1. What is the name for an eight-sided figure?

an octahedron
an octogenarian
an octogan

2. The land between Penobscot and Cape Cod was named New England by whom?

Roger Williams
Charles, Prince of Wales
John Adams

3. What event happened May 11, 1910?

Glacier National Park was established
Irving Berlin was born
First Olympics was held in the U.S.

4 . This was once said about President Lincoln: "He has unwarrentably abused the privilege, which all politicians have, of being ugly?

true-in the 1860 election
it's a lie!!
Not in public

5. Where is this from? "That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world"?

the Declaration of Independence
The preamble to the Constitutuion
The Lone Ranger Creed

6. You should wear pearls and emeralds on which differnt days of the week?

Monday & Friday respectivly
Sunday & Thursday respectivly
Wednesday & Tuesday respectivly

7. The luckiest and best day to be born on is what?

Sunday
Saturday
Wednesday

8. Why do we have a coin with the likeness of Susan B. Anthony on the front?

She was the first congresswoman
she was a great businesswoman
She worked for women's right to vote for 50 years

9. What does September have in common with July?

They have the same number of days
It was once the 7th month of the year
they have an even number of letters in their names

10. During a battle, if the flag touched the ground what did it mean?

the flag bearer was shot
the flag pole broke
the king was dangerously wounded or dead

11. "Heads you win, tails you lose" came from where?

Julius Caesar- his face was on coins & he always won

Vikings-if they speared a fish in the head they won it, but the fish slipped away if they got it in the tail
Batman comics character Two-Face

12. Madison is the capital of which state?

Ohio
Vermont
Wisconsin

13.What two states are in a childs joke as a play on words?

Maine & Indiana
tennessee & arkansas
Florida & California

14. Is the number 13 considered lucky or unlucky in the united states?

both
lucky
unlucky

15. Who said "I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch"?

George Burns
Carol Burnett
GIlda Radner

16. Which of the following are said to be remedies for hiccups; 1-pull your tongue 2-stand on your head 3-count to 20 in a foreign language?

all
1 & 2
2 & 3

17. In an informal poll, Domino's Pizza found the best pizza delivery hour was?

televised police chase of OJ Simpson
superbowl 1993 half-time
a Melrose Place episode

18. The sap of what plant was used by the aztecs to reduce fever?

milkweed
aloe
poinsetta

19. The elephant was first used as a republican symbol by?

Martin Van Buren
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson

20. Shrovetide is a time for confession & festivity. When is it?

a week before Thanksgiving
2 days after Valentine's day
3 days before Ash Wednesday