MEMPHIS
30 of them... 14 are divisible by 7, 8 others end with 7, and 8 more start with 7.
DENGUE FEVER
Ambidextrous
FRANCE
FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER / CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS
SULFUR
RODS
138
7/8
GESTATION
LABYRITH / MINOTAUR
POLLEN
13,395 digits
Letters are in alphabetical order
NELSON MANDELA / FREDERIK DE KLERK
ARISTOTLE
Radius
HYDROGEN
FACETIOUS
Bronx-Manhattan-Queens-Brooklyn-Stanten Island
The words have different pronunciation depending on the meaning. Windy road. Windy day. Tears in half. Tears of a clown. Close to you. Close the door. Lead the band. Lead pencil.
REFUGEE
JAPAN / JORDAN / JAMAICA
Oscar Wilde
According to Greek mythology, the ingenious inventor Daedalus designed an intricate maze with a monstrous animal at the center, that could kill the people unfortunate enough to arrive there. What was the name of the maze and the animal?
How many numbers between 1 and 100 are either divisible by 7 or contain the digit 7? (example: the number 77 - count it once)
What is the very common name for the male sex cells in plants?
Not many long words have this quality, but ALMOST, BIOPSY, and CHIMPS are a few of the 6-letter words that do. What is it?
Can you name three countries that begin with "J"?
If you travelled directly south from London until you reached a foreign country, which one would it be?
In 1993, the Nobel Peace Prize was shared by two former political adversaries in Africa. Who are these people?
What is the three-word motto of the Olympic Games?
Among humans, the period of time between conception and birth is called pregnancy. What is this period of time called among other mammals?
How long is the largest prime number?
What is the lightest chemical element?
This chemical element, symbol S, was known to the ancients; it is the brimstone of the Bible. What is it?
What do we call those cells in the retina that respond to low levels of light and allow seeing in the dark?
What do these words, Windy, Tears, Close and Lead have in common? (has nothing to do with definitions, prefix, suffix, synonyms)
New York City is divided into 5 boroughs. Name them.
He was a disciple of Plato for almost 20 years. He was Alexander the Great's teacher for 9 years. Who was he?
When the Great Pyramid was being built, what was the capital of Egypt?
What is the term for a line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle?
One of the main characters of John Grisham's novel The Testament travels to Brazil where he catches a mosquito-transmitted virus known by what two-word name?
Who quoted the famous phrase "A true friend stabs you in the front"?
In 1980, the United Nations definited a word in the following manner: anyone who has been persecuted or who had a well-founded fear of persecution if he returned to his homeland. What was this word being defined?
If you flip a coin three times, what's the probability of getting at least one "tail"?
What slyly humorous word contains all the vowels in alphabetical order?
How many whole numbers between 100 and 400 contain the digit 2? ... not how many 2's are there...
What is the 12-letter work that means being able to do something equally well with both hands?
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What is the 12-letter work that means being able to do something equally well with both hands? |
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What is the three-word motto of the Olympic Games? | FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER / CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS |
Who quoted the famous phrase "A true friend stabs you in the front"? | Oscar Wilde |
In 1980, the United Nations definited a word in the following manner: anyone who has been persecuted or who had a well-founded fear of persecution if he returned to his homeland. What was this word being defined? | REFUGEE |
Not many long words have this quality, but ALMOST, BIOPSY, and CHIMPS are a few of the 6-letter words that do. What is it? | Letters are in alphabetical order |
What is the term for a line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle? | Radius |
How many numbers between 1 and 100 are either divisible by 7 or contain the digit 7? (example: the number 77 - count it once) | 30 of them... 14 are divisible by 7, 8 others end with 7, and 8 more start with 7. |
How long is the largest prime number? | 13,395 digits |
How many whole numbers between 100 and 400 contain the digit 2? ... not how many 2's are there... | 138 |
If you flip a coin three times, what's the probability of getting at least one "tail"? | 7/8 |
Can you name three countries that begin with "J"? | JAPAN / JORDAN / JAMAICA |
If you travelled directly south from London until you reached a foreign country, which one would it be? | FRANCE |
According to Greek mythology, the ingenious inventor Daedalus designed an intricate maze with a monstrous animal at the center, that could kill the people unfortunate enough to arrive there. What was the name of the maze and the animal? | LABYRITH / MINOTAUR |
When the Great Pyramid was being built, what was the capital of Egypt? | MEMPHIS |
New York City is divided into 5 boroughs. Name them. | Bronx-Manhattan-Queens-Brooklyn-Stanten Island
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What is the very common name for the male sex cells in plants? | POLLEN |
Among humans, the period of time between conception and birth is called pregnancy. What is this period of time called among other mammals? | GESTATION |
What is the lightest chemical element? | HYDROGEN |
What do we call those cells in the retina that respond to low levels of light and allow seeing in the dark? | RODS |
One of the main characters of John Grisham's novel The Testament travels to Brazil where he catches a mosquito-transmitted virus known by what two-word name? | DENGUE FEVER |
In 1993, the Nobel Peace Prize was shared by two former political adversaries in Africa. Who are these people? | NELSON MANDELA / FREDERIK DE KLERK |
This chemical element, symbol S, was known to the ancients; it is the brimstone of the Bible. What is it? | SULFUR |
He was a disciple of Plato for almost 20 years. He was Alexander the Great's teacher for 9 years. Who was he? | ARISTOTLE |
What do these words, Windy, Tears, Close and Lead have in common? (has nothing to do with definitions, prefix, suffix, synonyms) | The words have different pronunciation depending on the meaning. Windy road. Windy day. Tears in half. Tears of a clown. Close to you. Close the door. Lead the band. Lead pencil. |
What slyly humorous word contains all the vowels in alphabetical order? | FACETIOUS |