1. "There is nothing new under the sun." That famous phrase comes from one of the books of the Old Testament. Which book is that?
2. What was the Roman name for the god whom the Greeks called Zeus?
3. What is the common name of the following piece of advice? "Do unto others as you have them do unto you."
4. Read the following sentence carefully: "When it comes to public speaking, Senator Dodd can't hold a candle to Senator Byrd." Which of the following best fits the idea that the speaker is expressing? Senator Dodd is a much better speaker than Senator Byrd; Senator Dodd refuses to agree with Senator Byrd; Senator Byrd is a much better speaker than Senator Dodd; or Senator Byrd has no objection to what Senator Dodd is saying?
5. Name the famous ancient Greek philospher who was Plato's teacher and who was condemned to death by suicide when he was about 70 years old.
6. "Friends, Romans, contrymen, lend me your ears. / I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Those lines open one of the most famous speeches in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Which character makes that speech?
7. Read the following sentence carefully, and then tell me which prepositional phrase is used as an adverbial modifier: "The man with red hair was almost assassinated when he travelled to Zimbabwe."
8. In The Wizard of Oz Dorothy makes three new friends as she travels down the Yellow Brick Road towards the Emerald City. Name those three friends.
9. Name the double skyscraper in Manhattan that was destroyed by terrorists on September 11, 2001.
10. Name the second wife of the English King Henry the Eighth.
11. Louis the Sixteenth of France and his queen died on the guillotine during the French Revolution. What was the famous queen's name?
12. According to his official eulogy, "he was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Who was this famous American military and political leader?
13. Who became President of the United States when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
14. In 1781 British General Lord Cornwallis lost the last battle of the American Revolutionary War and surrendered his army to General George Washington. What was the name of that battle?
15. What was the purpose of the top secret operation during World War Two known as the Manhattan Project?
16. The nation of Spain has common borders with only two other countries. Which of the following pairs correctly names those two countries? Portugal and France; France and Monaco; Portugal and San Marino; or France and Switzerland?
17. Which of the following is the best definition of dark horse? a candidate whom almost everyone expects to win the election, but who loses; a candidate whom everyone expects to lose the election, but who wins; a candidate who wins his election by rigging the voting; or a candidate who loses his election because he has a history of mental illness?
18. Give me the name of the rather large nation whose capital is located in the city of Canberra?
19. Which of the following best describes the location of the huge Kalahari Desert? central Asia; northen Arabia; western Australia; or southern Africa?
20. Which of the following is the best definition for the term aphrodisiac? a substance that reduces one's sexual desire; a substance that increases one's sexual desire; a substance that increases one's desire for alcohol; or a substance which descreases one's desire for alcohol?
21. Give me the result of dividing 3/4 by 4/3.
22. Arrange the following four terms for classifying organisms in order from the most general down to the most specific. family, phylum, genus, kingdom.
23. What is the most easily observed symptom of anorexia nervosa?
24. In which of the following parts of your body will you find the carotid artery? the lower leg; the neck; the upper arm; or the abdomen?
25. Which of the following is not a gas at normal temperatures? argon; krypton; neon; or boron?