Which state produces the most corn per year (number 1 crop in this state)?

It wasn't that long ago in our nations history that only white, land owning men could vote and participate in government. Based on this, our early nation then could be classified as what type of government?

Which of the following best regulates prices of goods and services?

Which of the following is a United States Commonwealth?

Name this position currently held by John Roberts Jr., the head of the federal judiciary

What famous muppet speaks in simple phrases and loves to "BEAT DRUMS!"

Who is credited with writing the Star Spangled Banner?

What major world religion believes that life is suffering and that one can reach nirvana through good behavior, meditation and hard work?

What Greek hero was half-god and was nearly immortal, besides his foot and ankle which was not dipped into the river of Styx?

Vinegar, CH3COOH, is an example of a(n)

Which of the following is metamorphic?

Which of the following is igneous?

An imprint of a footprint or a nest found in a layer of rock is an example of a(n)

Which of the following is a cloud that is found high in the atmosphere and looks like fish scales?

What is a subduction zone?

In 1867, this state renamed its' capital for a then recently associated president?

Sodium, potassium and cesium are all examples of...

What American novel, depicting the life of slaves, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Name the four-stringed instrument, which is sometimes called the fiddle

The painting Scream is of a distorted figure holding his hands to his head. Who painted Scream?

The characters in this novel fight IT, who has imprisoned Dr. Murray, although Charles Wallace is able to defeat him after Meg loves him. Name this novel by Madeleine L'Engle.

Name this “packaging center” of the cell, which is divided into rough and smooth types and folds proteins to synthesize ribosomes.

The sun sends its' energy to the earth, including heat through this type of heat transfer.

These subatomic particles are not used in chemical attractions to make compounds

When a person is kicked out of the church, it is said that they are...

The Rosetta Stone was discovered during the French occupation of this nation.

Who was the author of the work "Fire and Ice" and "The Road not Taken"

In the United States, the fire ant, zebra mussel, kudzu, and cane toad are examples of what kinds of species?

This invasive mammal causes millions of dollars of agricultural damage a year in Australia. Twenty four of them were released into the wild in Australia in 1859, and then they starting reproducing like, well, you know.

The Hawaiian Islands were formed from these landforms, which are most commonly found in the Ring of Fire.

What vocal range is above, or a higher octave, than alto?

What role does Nancy Palosi hold?

Name this Abstract Expressionist pioneer of “action painting,” sometimes known as “Jack the Dripper.” He painted works such as "Tiger and " "Lavender Mist"

What golf shot penalizes you if you "ground your club" prior to the shot?

Name the French novel depicting the lovely gypsy Esmeralda and the title character Quasimodo, characters created by Victor Hugo

Which element is the focus of all "organic chemistry"?

This term describes animals who eat both meat and plants.

This fourteen-line poetic form was popularized in England by Thomas Wyatt. Name this type of poem whose Shakespearean form has rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

According to the theory of heliocentricity, the earth orbits around this body. Name this celestial body worshiped as Helios by the ancient Greeks.

Sandstone is primarily composed of this mineral. Silicon dioxide is the primary composition of, what mineral, number 8 on the Mohs scale, which is used in glass and sandpaper?

The theoretical universal speed limit is...

Sound waves are examples of this type of wave where vibrations are sent in the same direction as the wave travels.

This property of a sound wave is inversely proportional to its wavelength and is measured in hertz

Polyphemus, one of these one-eyed creatures, claimed that "No Man" blinded him while Odysseus and his men escaped.

Who was a teammate to Michael Jordan when he played for the Bulls?

When rolling a common 6-sided dice, What is the probability that John rolls two sixes? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.

Hinzman has hefty bee hives. He helps himself to his honey. This represents what poetic device?

Some musicians use this technique of making up new melody as the piece progresses, based on chords and scales.

Solve for x:

4x +8 = 24

What angle is complimentary to 60^o

What is 86/226

BP stands for

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

Sonar is an acronym for

JPeg is an acronym for...

simplify the fraction 63/147

What was the name of the ugliest Greek God, also the God of carpenters and metal workers.

In the Dr Suess book "Green Eggs and Ham" Sam asks the old man if he would eat them on a _______ or with a ________.

Which Dr Suess book periodically contains a female figure asking her male counterpart "do you like my hat?"

In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the potion that allows someone to temporarily take on the appearance of someone else?

What is the name of the dragon in the book "The Hobbit"?

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the least amount of gas, but is the thickest?

What is the goal of photosynthesis?

What is the thin layer that is found between the crust and mantle?

Genotype describes your dominant and recessive genes, where as what describes the physical manifestations of those genes (like hair color)?

Canopic jars are found in pharaohs tombs. These jars contain...

What is 3/5 ÷ 6/9? (Answer in lowest terms)

What country was home to the artist who painted the Birth of Venus and Primavera?

What country is home to the artist who painted the Gulf Stream and Nighthawks?

Where was this famous photo taken?

The song "Ohio" was released by the band Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young in June of 1970. This song is about the "four dead in Ohio", advocating for justice after this event that took place May 4th 1970

In terms of pi, what is the area of a circle with a diameter of twelve?

f(x) = 6x² + 3x – 5

Using this function, find f of 3

What is the area of a trapezoid with bases that measure 4cm and 6cm and a height of 3cm?

In what country was the Holocaust concentration camp of Auschwitz located?

What is the number of the Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, enacted in 1919,

prohibited the distribution and sale of alcohol in the United States?

What collective term beginning with “R” refers to Amendments 13, 14 and 15 of

the U.S. Constitution?

The novel Gone With the Wind and The Red Badge of Courage is set during what war?

What is the capital of Michigan?

Capital of Kentucky is...

What is the capital of Spain?

What is the capital of Turkey?

What state is found between Alabama and South Carolina?

What is the correct formula for glucose

What type of cloud is fog?

What landmark supreme court case ended segregation?

What is it called when you score a point off of a serve in volleyball?

What yellow fruit is the symbol for welcoming or friendship?

The first emperor of China had workers sculpt statues of warriors out of what material?

The Widow Douglas wants to “sivilize” the title character, who misses a turn at Cairo ("KAY-row") and keeps floating south. Name this novel that sees Jim and the title friend of Tom Sawyer travel down the Mississippi River,

At one point in this musical, Dr. Dillamond sings "Something Bad." At another point, Madame Morrible announces that the main character is now an enemy of the town, and that character then sings "Defying Gravity." The two heroines in it were originally played by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.

The Australian Open tennis tournament is hosted by this second largest city in Australia

Name this late nineteenth-century French art movement that focused on capturing the effect of the moment depicted, rather than clearly defining it.

A nineteenth-century famine that devastated Ireland resulted from British economic restrictions and a mold attack on this crop.

The Vedic (“VAY-dick”) religion was an early form of this faith whose primary texts include the Ramayana (“RAH-my-ahn-uh”) and the Mahabharata (“muh-HAH-buh-RAH-tuh”). Its fundamental principles include the reincarnation of one's soul, or atman (“OTT-mon”), and eventual liberation, or moksha (“MOCK-shuh”).

In this circuit configuration, current must pass directly from one light bulb to another; thus, if one light bulb goes out, all light bulbs in the circuit go out.

This is the colloquial name given to the 1980 Winter Olympics hockey semifinal, in which the underdog United States team improbably defeated a heavily favored U.S.S.R. team.

The gangster Meyer Wolfsheim (“WOLF-shime”) fixes the 1919 World Series in this novel. Identify this novel, which is partially set in West Egg and is narrated by Nick Caraway

In Peter and the Wolf, this double reed instrument, to which the orchestra tunes because it so difficult to keep this instrument in tune, represents the duck.

This colony was home to the first representative assembly in the colonies, the House of Burgesses, which met in Williamsburg after 1699.

This last of the original thirteen colonies to be founded was named after the king that granted James Oglethorpe a charter to found a colony to check Spanish expansion north from Florida.

This effect is often cited as the reason for the counterclockwise rotation of hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere and the clockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere.

After being caught with her, Zeus turned Io into one of these animals, which made its way to Egypt. The Egyptian goddess Hathor is often depicted with the head of one of these animals.

Gustave Geoffroy (“GOOS-tov jeff-FWAH”) said that if this statue “were to stand up and walk, the ground under [its] feet would tremor.” Name this bronze statue depicting a seated Dante, pondering his Divine Comedy. His head rests on his hand as he looks down, deep in contemplation