QUIZ 12

1. What scientist is known for saying “God does not play dice with the universe”?
Albert Einstein

2. Each Halloween, whose arrival does the comic-strip character Linus eagerly await?
The Great Pumpkin

3. What sport playing field is known as ‘Gridiron’?
American Football

4. In which part of the human body would you find the iris?
Eyes

5. Who was the first American woman to travel into outer space?
Sally Ride

6. In what sport is Janet Evans an Olympic gold medalist?
Swimming

7. From what novel character do the coffee chain Starbucks got its name?
Moby-Dick

8. What was the name of the first manned American space capsule?
Freedom 7

9. What was the first company traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
Bank of New York

10. What religion sub-sect is ‘Wahhabi’?
Islam

11. What does England call its police officers?
Bobbies

12. What is the traditional cocktail of the Kentucky Derby?
Mint Juleb