1. During a 17th century buying trip, a French gem dealer, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, acquired a 112 3/16-carat “beau violet” diamond that would eventually yield the Hope Diamond. What country was the only known source of diamonds at this point in time? China; India; Russia; South Africa.
2. Which 1992 Olympic gold medalist and teammate of Lance Armstrong was killed in a high-speed crash during the Tour de France three years later? Steve Bauer; Fabio Casartelli; Alvaro Mejia; Francisco “Frankie” Andreu
3. How many of the below sayings can be found in the book of the Song of Solomon? “Love is better than wine.”; “Love is as strong as death.”; “Love cannot be bought.”; “Water cannot quench love.” None; one; all; two
4. “Picture yourself in a boat on a river” is a dreamy sequence from “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. Also mentioned in the imagery are creatures that dine on “marshmallow pies”. Who are these hungry beasts? Rocking horse people; Plasticine porters; Newspaper taxis; Henry The Horse
5. Which two college football teams play in Jacksonville, Fla. each October in a game dubbed “The World’s Largest Cocktail Party”? Georgia Tech and Bowling Green State University; Florida A&M and Texas A&M; Florida State and The University of Alabama; University of Florida and University of Georgia
6. Name the largest battleship in Europe in World War II. Bismarck; Scharnhorst; Spee; Tirpitz
7. After World War II ended, who became the military governor of Japan?
8. When did Kobe change his jersey number from 8 to 24? At the end of the 2006-07 season; During the 2007-08 season; At the start of the 2006-07 season; At the start of the 2005-06 season
9. Which cattle breed is bred expressly as a dairy producer? Hereford; Shorthorn; Angus; Holstein
10. What was the name of the first programmable digital computer? Oxford 221B Baker; Cambridge Monarch; Yale Cipher X; Harvard Mark I
ANSWERS
1. India
2. Fabio Casartelli
3. All
4. Rocking Horse people
5. The University of Florida and University of Georgia. This game is one of the great college football rivalries and was first held in Jacksonville in 1915. The weekend of the game sees tens of thousands of college student invade Jacksonville, and their annual revelry has led to the event’s nickname.
6. The answer is the Tirpitz, the Bismarck’s sister ship. Although she never fired a shot at the enemy, she kept British ships tied down to keep watch over her, and she often scattered enemy convoys.
7. General Douglas MacArthur.
8. At the start of the 2006-07 season.
9. Holstein
10. The Harvard Mark I, It was designed by Howard Aiken, a Harvard graduate. The machine was 50 feet long, eight feet tall, and weighed approximately five tons.