1. Name the Old Testament character who was thrown overboard during a storm at sea, was swallowed by a great fish, and was vomited up alive by the fish after three days.
2. According to Greek mythology, which of the following rivers was the boundary of Hades? the Nile; the Styx; the Ganges; or the Tiber?
3. Name the famous coach of the Green Bay Packers who said: "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing."
4. Which of the following expressions means "to explode into anger"? hit the bricks; hit the ceiling; hit it off; or hit below the belt?
5. In what city is the action of The Hunchback of Notre Dame set?
6. In which of the following nursery rhymes do we find someone "under the haystack, fast asleep"? "Little Bo-Peep"; "Little Boy Blue"; "Little Jack Horner"; or "Little Miss Muffet"?
7. Which word in the following sentence is the direct object of the sentence? "When Jacob and Sarah were very young, they frequently gave each other trouble."
8. Which of the following painters cut his own ear off during a fit of depression? Gaugin; Michelangelo; Rembrandt; or Van Gogh?
9. On what famous date was Julius Caesar assassinated?
10. When Pope John Paul the Second died in 2005, who replaced him as Pope?
11. Name the English royal dynasty to which Henry the Eighth and Elizabeth the First belonged.
12. Which one of the following statements about the Civil War is true? The first shots of the war were fired by the South at Fort Sumter, South Carolina; the first shots of the war were fired by the North at Fort Pickens, Florida; the first shots of the war were fired by South at Fort Pillow, Tennessee; or the first shots of the war were fired by the North at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
13. Who became President of the United States when President William McKinley was assassinated?
14. Which of the following terms literally means "government by the very rich"? plutocracy; oligarchy; republicanism; or democracy?
15. Which official of the U.S. government is the head of the U.S. Department of State?
16. Brussels sprouts are named for the capital city of which European nation?
17. What famous U.S. military training facility is located on the Hudson River in New York State?
18. Topeka is the capital of Kansas. Name the state that lies just to the north of Kansas and also name that state's capital.
19. A person who cannot control his urge to steal is technically known as which of the following? pyromaniac; kleptomaniac; nymphomaniac; or paramaniac?
20. Name the New York City street where one can find the New York Stock Exchange.
21. Which of the following statements about Galileo is true? Galileo lived more than a century before Shakespeare; Galileo lived about the same time as Shakespeare; Galileo lived about a century after Shakespeare; or Galileo lived about two centuries after Shakespeare.
22. Which of the following shapes best describes a DNA molecule? double helix; dodecagon; Mobius strip; or hyperbola?
23. How does a scientist calculate the molecular weight of any molecule?
24. Name the largest of the nine planets in our Solar System.
25. Which of the following statements is true about obtuse angles? Obtuse angles measure less than 45 degrees; obtuse angles measure more than 90 but less than 180 degrees; obtuse angles measure more than 180 degrees; or obtuse angles measure more than 0 and less than 90 degrees.