Q1: The U.S.

& the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of nuclear war during this in October
1962?

The crrect Answer is: the Cuban Missile Crisis

Q2: Darius I ruled this vast empire from 2 capitals, Susa & Persepolis?

The crrect Answer is: the Persian Empire

Q3: At these events, Calvin Coolidge might drop pre-submitted queries to the floor & then
say, "No questions today"?

The crrect Answer is: a press conference

Q4: According to the title of a 1984 movie musical, they "Take Manhattan"?

The crrect Answer is: The Muppets

Q5: Named for the oven it's baked in, this dish gets its unique coloring from a special paste
that's applied before cooking?

The crrect Answer is: tandoori

Q6: The official airline of Disneyland & Walt Disney World, or actress Burke?

The crrect Answer is: Delta

Q7: Heinlein, Ellison & Pohl were masters of this genre?

The crrect Answer is: science fiction

Q8: This leader of the Likud Party is the first prime minister born after the founding of
Israel as a nation?

The crrect Answer is: Netanyahu

Q9: In mammals, eggs move from the ovaries to the uterus via these tubes named for an
Italian anatomist?

The crrect Answer is: the Fallopian tubes

Q10: Evan Hunter wrote the popular 87th precinct novels under this pen name?

The crrect Answer is: Ed McBain

Q11: The assets you pledge as security for a loan are your this?

The crrect Answer is: collateral

Q12: The small steps taken by this man seen here will be long remembered?

The crrect Answer is: Neil Armstrong

Q13: Pre-presidency, George Washington was in debt in the early 1760s farming the
"sweetscented" type of this crop?

The crrect Answer is: tobacco

Q14: "Limit alcohol" is No. 1 of the CDC's health & safety tips for this student hiatus?

The crrect Answer is: spring break