500 Questions, Part Three Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jan Brady

Jan claimed to have a boyfriend of her own. When she was challenged on that statement, she made up the first name "George," then looked around the room "Usual Suspects" style until she saw a glass, which is how she made up George's last name.

Answer: Canada

The kids of South Park went to see a new movie starring Canadians Terrance and Phillip, and started acting up. The moms of the town then decided to blame Canada for the children's bad behavior, rather than having to blame themselves.

Answer: 22

There's the (white) cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and one ball of each of these colors: yellow (worth two points), green (three), brown (four), blue (five), pink (six), and black (seven). The maximum break under normal circumstances, or the most points possible at a single time up, is 147 points. To get this, you must alternate sinking, or potting, a red ball and the black ball.

Then, when all red balls are gone, you must pot each of the other colored balls.

Answer: The stomach

The cardia is where food from the esophagus initially passes into the stomach, and the pylorus connects the stomach with the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.

Answer: Yahoo Serious

Yahoo Serious - surprise, surprise - sued Yahoo!. Other than that, he is best known for being the star of the movie "Young Einstein."

Answer: Catherine of Aragon

Henry VIII fathered three of the final four monarchs of the house of Tudor: Edward VI (his mother was Jane Seymour, he reigned 1547-1553), Mary I (Catherine of Aragon, 1553-1558), and Elizabeth I (Anne Boleyn, 1558-1603). The only Tudor monarch he didn't father was Lady Jane Grey (reigned nine days in 1553).

Answer: Madagascar

The capital of Botswana is Gaborone, the capital of Lesotho is Maseru, and Swaziland's capital is Mbabane.

Answer: Amaranth

Amaranth is a shade of red, not a shade of green.

Answer: Darts

The oche is the line behind which the players must stand before they are allowed to throw their darts.

Answer: The Princess Bride

Rugen was the one who killed Inigo Montoya's dad, prompting his decades-long quest for revenge, as well as the immortal line, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

"The Princess Bride" was originally a book written by William Goldman, and published in 1973.

Answer: Conservatory

Other famous Manet paintings include "The Absinthe Drinker," "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère," and "The Fifer."

Answer: Poland

He reigned from 1333 to 1370, and was the last ruler of the Piast dynasty, the first historical dynasty of Poland.

Answer: Yokohama

Yokohama is a city, not an island, and is also one of the more populated cities of Japan.

Answer: Cats

Cynophobia is the fear of dogs, ornithophobia is the fear of birds, and icthyophobia is the fear of fish.

Answer: John

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is most famous for having written the novels "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings," and "The Silmarillion."

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Harrison (President from 1889-1893) was a Republican. Polk (1845-1849), Pierce (1853-1857), and Cleveland (1885-1889, 1893-1897) all were Democrats. As the years indicate, Polk and Pierce only served one term, whereas Cleveland's terms were non-consecutive.

Answer: The Chase

"The Chase" is an immensely popular program in countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, and for my money was one of the more underrated game shows when it aired in the United States. It centers around a team of trivia buffs who try to out-quiz one of the greatest trivia minds in the world. Burns hosted the US version, Walsh hosts the UK version, and O'Keefe the Australian.

Answer: The Office

For fans of the U.S. version of "The Office" that have never seen the U.K. version, Michael is based on Brent, Dwight on Keenan, Jim on the character Tim Canterbury, and Pam on Dawn Tinsley.

Answer: Semicolon

Solange Knowles features on the song "Semicolon," in which they sing about a bunch of (eventually revealed to be incorrect) examples of proper semicolon usage.

In addition to music, The Lonely Island has worked in the TV (on shows including "Saturday Night Live") and movie (on movies like "Hot Rod" and "Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping") industries as well.

Answer: Australia

It was named after Maria Ann Smith, who originally lived in the United Kingdom. After she moved to Australia, she went to a Sydney market and bought some crab apples. She discarded some of what she didn't use, and eventually noticed a new tree growing from the remains. She then decided to cultivate that, as well as some other new trees of the same type.