18mathematicsAn airplane departs at exactly 8:08:08 a.m. and arrives at its destination at exactly 3:03:03 p.m. To the nearest second, exactly what was the plane's travel time?Show AnswerShare
11historyThis 17th century French clergyman and political leader was the chief of government under King Louis XIII who establishied absolute monarchy in France and broke the political power of the Huguenots (French Protestants). Who was he?Show AnswerShare
19entertainmentWhich deaf person won the Oscar as Best Actress in 1986 and for which film?Show AnswerShare
8geographyThe steps of the New York public library are guarded by what animals (in statue form)?Show AnswerShare
3entertainmentFor her role in the 1939 classic, Gone With the Wind, she became the first African-American winner of an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress). Who was she?Show AnswerShare
2peopleChildren of the Queen of England have had rocky married lives. Can you name the Queen's son and daughter-in-law whose 6 year old marriage is on the rocks, and can you name the Queen's daughter and son-in-law who recently divorced, ending 18 years of marriShow AnswerShare
9historyWhich European country controlled the land of Somalia from about 1889 until World War II?Show AnswerShare
16wordsHistorically, many main roads have been built by throwing the earth from the side ditches toward the center, thus elevating the road above the surrounding ground. This gives rise to what common word?Show AnswerShare
1entertainmentWhich two people won the Oscars as Best Actor and Actress at the March, 2000 Academy Award ceremony, and for what films?Show AnswerShare
13wordsThe longest word that can be typed all on one row of the typewriter keyboard, is a 10-letter word that can be typed on the top row of typewriter keys. This row includes the letters Q,W,E,R,T,Y,U,I,O,P. What is this 11-letter word?Show AnswerShare
17mathematicsIf a family has three children, what's the probability that at least two of them are girls?Show AnswerShare
10current eventsIt is said that when he returned home after serving as Ambassador to France in 1789, he brought the first pasta-making machine to America. Who was he?Show AnswerShare
13peopleFor the last 25 years of his life, Howard Hughes was a recluse, and spent the last six years wasting away in a drug stupor, in which islands?Show AnswerShare
