1. HISTORY: Who wrote a series of Revolutionary War pamphlets titled “The American Crisis”?
2. MOVIES: Where does the film “Casablanca” take place?
3. MEDICAL: What disease also has been known as the “great pox”?
4. LITERATURE: Which famous Russian novel was published in a serialized format first?
5. SCIENCE: What does an anemometer measure?
6. U.S. STATES: What is Hawaii’s state bird?
7.GAMES: How many pieces does each backgammon player receive at the start?
8. MYTHOLOGY: What was the name of the whirlpool that swallowed ships whole in “The Odyssey”?
9. BIBLE: What was the name of Moses’ wife?
10. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Gulf of Carpentaria located?
Answers
1. Thomas Paine
2. Morocco
3. Syphilis
4. “Anna Karenina”
5. Wind speed and direction
6. The nene, or Hawaiian goose
7. 15
8. Charybdis
9. Zipporah
10. Northern Australia
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