POTPOURRI

(e.g., What strait separates Europe from Africa? Answer: Strait of Gibraltar.)

Freshman level

1. What is meant by the nautical term “weigh anchor”?

2. In the nursery rhyme, what happens “when the wind blows”?

3. The Pont Neuf is a bridge across what river?

Graduate level

4. What is jai alai?

5. Who disappeared in 1937 along with Fred Noonan?

6. What four-letter word means to protrude the lips in an expression of displeasure?

Ph.D. level

7. What is the long form of “HTML”?

8. What is the surname of Shakespeare’s character Juliet?

9. His painting of melting clocks is named “The Persistence of Memory.”

Answers: 1. To raise the anchor (prior to sailing). 2. The cradle will rock. 3. Seine. 4. A sport (played on a court). 5. Amelia Earhart. 6. Pout. 7. Hypertext Markup Language. 8. Capulet. 9. Salvador Dali.

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