1. MEASUREMENTS: How long is a stade, an early Greek measurement?
2. MOVIES: What movie featured the Bing Crosby song “Swinging on a Star”?
3. AD SLOGANS: What car-rental company’s slogan was “We try harder”?
4. GAMES: In parcheesi, what number do you have to roll to move a piece to its starting position?
5. TELEVISION: What TV series showed network television’s first interracial kiss?
6. MEDICAL: What ancient food has been traditionally used as an ointment for wounds?
7. COMICS: What breed of dog is Charlie Brown’s Snoopy?
8. MUSIC: What was the name of the pop band that had a 1990s hit with “Hold My Hand”?
9. BIBLE: How old was David when he became king of Israel?
10. LITERATURE: What was pseudonym of author Karen Blixen?
Answers
1. About 600 feet, or the length of a stadium
2. “Going My Way”
3. Avis Rent A Car
4. Five
5. “Star Trek”
6. Honey
7. Beagle
8. Hootie and the Blowfish
9. About 30 years old
10. Isak Dinesen (“Out of Africa”)
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