1. The tango, the rumba, and the samba are examples of which of the following categories? -- dances; card games; clothing styles; or poetic stanzas?

2. What is the name of Leonard Bernstein's classic 1957 musical which retells the story of Romeo and Juliet in terms of the Sharks and Jets, two street gangs from New York City?

3. Which of the following best describes what a daguerreotype is? -- a kind of counterfeit money; a very early form of photography; a steam-driven printing press; or a kind of costume worn by clowns?

4. Math Time! Take the number 4 and square it. To that result add 4. Divide that result by 4. From that result subtract 4. What is the final result?

5. As of 2004, which of the following numbers is the best estimate for the total human population of the world? -- 1.5 billion people; 6.9 billion people; 15 billion people; or 69 billion people?

6. In 1497 Vasco Da Gama sailed around Africa's Cape of Good Hope and crossed the Indian Ocean to Calcutta, India. Under what nation's flag did Da Gama sail?

7. Name the small Massachusetts town where a witchcraft scare in the 1690's led to execution of 21 people for witchcraft.

8. According to Article Two of the U.S. Constitution, what is the minimum age that someone can be elected President of the U.S.?

9. In 1951 The Catcher in the Rye was published. It was one of the most successful novels of the 20th Century. Which of the following authors wrote that novel? -- Philip Roth; Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; Norman Mailer; or J.D. Salinger?

10. Who was the American commander at the 1814 Battle of New Orleans?

11. What part of the human body is most directly affected by disease known as cystic fibrosis?

12. What is the official name of the religion known popularly as the Mormons?

13. What is the common name for the galaxy in which we live?

14. What is the common name for the element whose Latin name is argentum and whose atomic symbol is Ag?

15. What sort of animal are you afraid of if you suffer from arachnophobia?

16. The most obvious symptom of the disease known as anorexia nervosa is which of the following? -- stuttering; baldness; outbursts of violent anger; or extreme thinness?

17. Which words in the following sentence are properly classified as adjectives? -- "The excessive pride of Lucifer caused him to revolt against God, so he and his evil followers were booted out of heaven and cast into the fiery pit known as Hell."

18. Which word or phrase in the following sentence is an example of direct address? -- "The trouble with you, you little smart-aleck, is that you are always talking when you should be listening!"

19. The Spanish word abuela means "grandmother." But what I want to know is what does the Spanish word abuelo mean?

20. In which of the following arts, crafts, professions, or occupations did both Gentleman Jim Corbett and Jack Dempsey become most famous? -- heavyweight boxing; gourmet cooking; robbing trains; or flying World War One fighter planes?

21. The capital city of this country is Kathmandu. The country lies between China and India. Mount Everest is in this country. Name the country.

22. In 2002 a musical comedy named Chicago won the Oscar for Best Picture. It was the first time a musical had won the Best Picture Oscar since the 1960's. Name any one of the four musicals that won Best Picture Oscars in the 1960's.

23. Name the 19th Century advocate of abolishing slavery who led a raid on the U.S. Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and who was executed by hanging in 1859.

24. Which of the following men ran for the U.S. presidency three times but was never elected? -- James Buchanan; John Tyler; William Jennings Bryan; or William Howard Taft?

25. Name the American writer who in 1912 published the first of his many stories about Tarzan, King of the Jungle.