1. Which of the following NASA projects included the actual landing on the surface of the Moon? Apollo; Galileo; Gemini; or Mercury.
2. For which famous Roman ruler was the month of August named?
3. In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, what is the name of the Juliet's cousin who kills Romeo's friend Mercutio and who is himself killed by Romeo?
4. Which of the following was Alexander the Great's teacher? Bucephalus; Socrates; Aristotle; or Plato.
5. What is the common name of the human bone officially known as the scapula?
6. The wedding music commonly known as "Here Comes the Bride" was originally part of an opera named Lohengrin. Who wrote that opera?
7. What disease is most commonly associated with the African tse-tse fly?
8. What is the generally accepted name of any one of the Three Wise Men who visit the infant Jesus in Matthew 2: 1-12?
9. According to the rules of English grammar, a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in three ways. Name all three.
10. Which of the following is the best measurement for the volume of a sphere whose radius is 3.14 inches? 1297 cubic inches; 648 cubic inches; 130 cubic inches; or 13 cubic inches.
11. What war forms the historical background of Stephen Crane's novel The Red Badge of Courage?
12. Name the Roman Catholic nun from Albania who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her charitable work with the poor of India.
13. Name the book of the Bible whose name means "a going out or departure from" and which describes the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
14. Two of the families of instruments used in a symphony orchestra are the strings and the percussion. What are the other two families?
15. At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales give the same temperature?
16. Name the legendary outlaw of medieval England who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor.
17. The first six presidents of the United States all came from only two different states. Name both states.
18. How many sides does a dodecahedron have?
19. What is the next number in this series? (Your answer must be in French.) un; deux; trois; quatre; . . .
20. Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities. Which two cities was he referring to?
21. Name the famous American naval officer who, when ordered to surrender, replied "I have not yet begun to fight."
22. Which of the following is the best definition of the word aqueduct? part of the eye; a man-made structure for delivering water to a city; a measles-like illness; or a thoroughbred race horse.
23. In what famous story was a character named Ichabod Crane chased by an apparently headless horseman?
24. Which of the following best defines the expression "to trip the light fantastic"? to faint; to fall down; to tell an especially outrageous lie; or to dance.
25. According to classical mythology, whose wife was Penelope?