18scienceEach year an award is given for exceptional and outstanding achievement in the field of atomic energy. This award is named after the person who produced the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, in 1942. After whom is this award named?Show AnswerShare
7current eventsIn 1847, Michigan became the first state to abolish this, and since that time, less than half the states have followed. What is it?Show AnswerShare
15mathematicsIf a tax increase of one quarter percent causes you to pay an extra 15¢ for a product, what was the original price of the item?Show AnswerShare
10otherHow are Israeli postage stamps physically different from those of all other countries? (no relation to currency values...)Show AnswerShare
4current eventsWhat did Newton Minow, the chairman of the federal communications commission, describe in 1961 as "a vast wasteland"?Show AnswerShare
9wordsThis adjective, which can mean sensationally horrible, shocking, and gruesome, comes from the Latin word meaning pale. What is it?Show AnswerShare
2entertainmentCurrently, law-enforcement officers are begging Fox television network to keep this TV show, recently cancelled due to low ratings, on the air this fall. What's the title?Show AnswerShare
4entertainmentHe was one of the founding members of the Beatles, but was fired from the group in August 1962, before the fab four made their first recording. What was his name?Show AnswerShare
5wordsThe Scottish folk song, “You'll take the high road, and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland before you" is titled after what body of water?Show AnswerShare
3otherWithin 2 years, in which year did southern California's Disneyland open, and in which year did Florida's Disney World open?Show AnswerShare
13entertainmentCan you name four resort locations mentioned in the chorus of the Beach Boys song, Kokomo?Show AnswerShare
19peopleIn the fall of 1992, which singer tore up a photo of the pope as a protest during her performance on Saturday Night Live?Show AnswerShare
16entertainmentI'll name some famous films: you name the year they were produced: a. Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz b. The Absent Minded Professor, The Hustler, and the West Side Story c. Manhattan, Norma Rae, 10, and the Tin DrumShow AnswerShare
