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2-George Seurat is the painter of which famed work of art? (American Gothic, A
Sunday Afternoon on the La Grande Jatte, The Scream, The Water Lilies)
3-How did Virginia Woolf die? (She stuck her head in the oven with her children
asleep upstairs, She jumped off of the lighthouse, She asphyxiated herself in her
4-Which Stephen King novel-based movie does NOT contain a dead animal?
7-Fill in the blank: “It was many and many a year ago/In a kingdom by the sea/That
a maiden lived there whom you may know/By the name of_____” (Edgar Allan Poe)
8-Who is the only dwarf without a beard? (Happy, Dopey, Doc, Grumpy)
9-Which Disney princess has both parents for the entire movie? (Belle, Jasmine,
Merida, Pocahontas)
10-Carole King’s “One Fine Day” was performed by which girl-group? (The Crystals,
11-What is the name of the geeky outcast whom football player Zach Siler
“transforms” in the 1999 film She’s All That? (Rachael Lee Cook, Cher Horowitz,
12-In You’re Always Welcome at Our House, what did we do to the lady who came to
find out why I was not in school? (Hit her with a hammer and hid her in the closet of
my father’s room, Gave her poisoned lemonade and put her in the freezer,
Took her in the basement and sealed her up inside the basement wall, Put her in the
14-What is the Spanish word for “carpet?” (Carpeta, Alfombra, Llave, Piso)
15-Which Muirhead child did Grandma nearly drown by accident? (Nancy, Billy,
Marylou, Tom)
16-How many siblings did Benjamin Franklin have? (13, 16, 15, 12)
17-Which musical won the Tony for Best Musical in 2004? (Caroline or Change,
18-Which play was NOT written by Tennessee Williams? (A Streetcar Named Desire,
19-Who designed Cher’s iconic costumes? (RuPaul, Bob Mackie, Cinna, Ray
Aghayan)
20-Who is NOT a former Miss America? (Vanessa Williams, Kate Shindle, Lee
22-On whom did Grandma Dot pour milk? (Eddie, Billy, Tom, Timmy)
23-Why did Billy get in trouble in first grade? (He bragged about putting his sister in
an oven, He hit someone with a spoon, He wore his glasses while still in the
-How many total colleges and universities are in the state of Massachusetts? (114,
26-Which classic American novel begins with the sentence, “Call me Ishmael?”
(Moby-Dick, The Grapes of Wrath, Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby)
28-What is the Greek myth that concerns a musician who travels to the Underworld
to save a lover? (Daedalus and Icarus, Orpheus and Eurydice, Echo and
29-Which Russian novel concerns a war? (Doctor Zhivago, War and Peace, The
30-Who was Helen Keller’s teacher/personal tutor? (She didn’t have one, Patti Duke,
31-Which March sister died in Little Women? (Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy)
32-Which Chris is NOT a Marvel actor? (Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt,
Chris O’Donnell)
33-What is the 20th century musical that contains the well-known songs “Life Upon
the Wicked Stage,” “Ol’ Man River,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” and “You Are
34-Michael Keaton and Winona Rider starred in which film involving the songs
35-Which female artist has the fewest Grammy awards? (Alanis Morisette, Janis
36-Which female scientist was not credited for her discoveries with DNA? (Marie
37-For whom did Condoleezza Rice serve as U.S. Secretary of State? (George H.W.
38-Which event is NOT part of a decathlon? (shot put, discus throw, hammer
39-Which wife of Henry VII was not decapitated? (Catherine Howard, Anne Boleyn,
Jane Seymour)
40-Which founding father had the most guidance from his wife? (George