Qid 1901: Who is Aaron Copland? 1901 1 vital american composer 1901 2 vital musical achievements ballets symphonies 1901 3 vital born brooklyn ny 1900 1901 4 okay son jewish immigrant 1901 5 okay american communist 1901 6 okay civil rights advocate 1901 7 okay had senile dementia 1901 8 vital established home for composers 1901 9 okay won oscar for "the Heiress" 1901 10 okay homosexual 1901 11 okay teacher tanglewood music center boston symphony Qid 1905: What is a golden parachute? 1905 1 vital Agreement between companies and top executives 1905 2 vital Provides remuneration to executives who lose jobs 1905 3 vital Remuneration is usually very generous 1905 4 okay Encourages execs not to resist takeover beneficial to shareholders 1905 5 okay Incentive for execs to join companies 1905 6 okay Arrangement for which IRS can impose excise tax Qid 1907: Who is Alberto Tomba? 1907 1 vital indicted/charched of tax fraud 1907 2 vital three time olympic champion skier 1907 3 okay five olympic medals 1907 4 okay won the overall world cup 1907 5 vital had 50 career wins 1907 6 okay movie and tv actor 1907 7 okay two time world cahmpion 1907 8 okay tour to raise money for junior racers 1907 9 okay had altercation with photographer Qid 1917: What is Bausch & Lomb? 1917 1 vital world's largest eye care company 1917 2 vital about 12000 employees 1917 3 vital in 50 countries 1917 4 vital approx $1.8 billion annual revenue 1917 5 okay maker Ray-Ban sunglasses 1917 6 okay based Rochester, New York 1917 7 okay refocused recently on eye care - contact lens, ophthalmic drugs, eye surgery instruments 1917 8 okay researches, develops, makes and sells contact lens, lens-care solutions and eye drops 1917 9 okay sold its animal research and hearing-aid businesses 1917 10 okay sponsor of Prevent Blindness America 1917 11 okay chief executive William Carpenter Qid 1933: Who is Vlad the Impaler? 1933 1 okay 16th century warrior prince 1933 2 vital Inspiration for Bram Stoker 1897 novel "Dracula" 1933 3 okay Buried in medieval monastery on islet in Lake Snagov 1933 4 vital Impaled opponents on stakes when they crossed him 1933 5 okay Lived in Transylvania (Romania) 1933 6 okay Fought Turks 1933 7 okay Called "Prince of Darkness" 1933 8 okay Possibly related to British royalty Qid 1955: Who is Akbar the Great? 1955 1 vital Grand Mogul (Emperor) of India 1955 2 vital Muslim who ruled millions of Hindus 1955 3 okay Real name was Jalal ud-Din Mohammed 1955 4 okay Allowed Christian influences in art 1955 5 okay Persuaded Portuguese ships to protect his citizens making pilgrimages to Mecca 1955 6 okay Ruled from 1556 to 1605 1955 7 okay Became ruler at age 13 Qid 1957: What are fractals? 1957 1 vital is a pattern that is irregular but self-similar at all size scales Qid 1964: Who is Allen Iverson? 1964 1 vital professional basketball player 1964 2 okay convict served time virginia 1964 3 okay all star nba team 1964 4 vital philadelphia 76 er 1964 5 okay NBA leading scorer 1964 6 okay the answer 1964 7 vital Sixers point guard 1964 8 okay NBA Rookie of the year 1964 9 okay georgetown hoya 1964 10 okay nickname bubba chick Qid 1972: Who was Abraham in the Old Testament? 1972 1 vital one of three bibical patriarchs 1972 2 vital father of judaism, christianity and islam 1972 3 okay married to sarah 1972 4 okay born in ur 1972 5 okay one of most important men in Old Testament 1972 6 vital bibical jewish prophet 1972 7 okay revered by Jew, Christians and Muslims 1972 8 vital first man to worship God 1972 9 okay willing to sacrifice son Isaac for God 1972 10 okay paid tithe to model priest Melchizedek 1972 11 okay God promised to make Abraham s great nation 1972 12 okay God promises to send His Son through Abraham's seed 1972 13 vital father of nation of Israel Qid 1987: What is ETA in Spain? 1987 1 vital letters stand for Basque Homeland and Freedom 1987 2 vital has killed nearly 800 people since 1968 1987 3 okay Arizkuren is an organizer of eta commando groups 1987 4 okay believedit was riddled with spies 1987 5 vital fighting for 30 years to create a homeland in northern spain and south france. 1987 6 okay top ETA members arrested 1996/1997 1987 7 vital declared an open-ended cease fire in Sept. 1987 8 okay killed two local politicians of Popular Party Qid 2006: Who is Aga Khan? 2006 1 vital Mozambician Prince 2006 2 vital Spiritual leader World's Ismaili Muslim community 2006 3 okay 49th iman of the Ismaili community 2006 4 okay most important figure in world of architecture 2006 5 okay leader of Shia Muslim Ismaili community 2006 6 okay Prince Karim 2006 7 okay son of Prince Aly Khan and Princess Joan Aly Khan Qid 2008: What is the vagus nerve? 2008 1 vital vagus nerve extends from the brainstem to most of the body's internal organs 2008 2 vital it relays orders from the brain to regulate things like heart rate, while keeping the brain informed about what's going on in the organs, such as whether the stomach is full Qid 2024: Who is Andrea Bocceli? 2024 1 vital operatic tenor 2024 2 vital blind 2024 3 vital also sings pop songs 2024 4 vital start 1992 with pop rock star Zuchero 2024 5 vital light voice 2024 6 vital blindness due to childhood accident 2024 7 vital nominated for grammy 2024 8 vital opera debut Weuther 2024 9 vital Bocelli sings with natural emotion 2024 10 vital sincerity of expression 2024 11 vital sold millions of pop and classical CDs 2024 12 vital student of Franco corelli 2024 13 vital first record 1996 Con te Partiro 2024 14 vital nominated for a grammy 2024 15 vital concerts instead of operas Qid 2041: What is Iqra? 2041 1 vital Arabic word for "read" 2041 2 vital Gabriel's first word to Mohammed 2041 3 vital Arab satellite TV channel 2041 4 okay broadcast childrens shows,games shows,soap opera's,economicprograms,& religious talk shows 2041 5 vital goal is to reach all muslims 2041 6 okay goal is to combat corruptive TV 2041 7 okay brainchild of Saleh Kamel Qid 2042: Who is Abu Sayaf? 2042 1 vital Name of Muslim extremist group in Phillipines 2042 2 okay Founded by Abdurajak Janjalani 2042 3 okay Name translates to BEARER OF THE SWORD 2042 4 vital Terrorized civilians and religious leaders in southern Phillipines 2042 5 vital Had direct relations with members of the Osama bin Laden group based in Afghanistan 2042 6 okay Leader is Galib Andang (Commander Robot) Qid 2060: Who is Albert Ghiorso? 2060 1 vital co-discovered element 106 2060 2 vital co-creator of 12 artificial elements 2060 3 okay nuclear physicists/experimentalist 2060 4 vital designed and built cyclotron accelator Qid 2082: Who is Anthony Blunt? 2082 1 vital Infamous British spy 2082 2 vital Eminent art expert 2082 3 vital Spied for Soviet Union Qid 2095: What is TB? 2095 1 vital Tuberculosis 2095 2 vital highly infectious lung disease 2095 3 okay Bacterial disease by mycobacterium 2095 4 okay airborne disease spread close quarter contact 2095 5 okay DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment) 2095 6 okay MDR-TB (Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis) 2095 7 okay incurablle and deadly bovine strain of TB 2095 8 okay common communicable disease 2095 9 okay contagious respiratory disease 2095 10 okay cause by micro-organism called TB bacillus Qid 2112: Who is Antonia Coello Novello? 2112 1 okay Doctor 2112 2 vital Surgeon General Under Bush I 2112 3 okay Puerto Rican 2112 4 vital First Hispanic Surgeon General 2112 5 vital First female Surgeon General 2112 6 vital New York State Health Commissioner 2112 7 okay Worked at UN Children's Fund 2112 8 okay Worked at Johns Hopkins University 2112 9 okay Opponent of Abortion Rights Qid 2125: Who is Charles Lindberg? 2125 1 vital first aviator to fly nonstop between new york and paris 2125 2 vital flew more than 25 combat missions in world war II 2125 3 okay shot down a jap zero 2125 4 okay invented the artificial heart 2125 5 okay lindbergh's son kidnapped 2125 6 okay bruno hauptmann indicted for murder of lindbergh's son Qid 2130: Who is Ben Hur? 2130 1 vital Fictional title character in novel by Lew Wallace 2130 2 vital Fictional title character in movies 2130 3 okay Fictional title character in stage musical 2130 4 okay Fictional Jewish Judean Prince 2130 5 okay Fictional character who becomes galley slave 2130 6 okay Fictional character who challenges former tribune friend to chariot race 2130 7 okay Fictional character who once received a kindness from Christ 2130 8 vital Fictional character portrayed by both Ramon Novarro and Charlton Heston Qid 2146: Who is Bill Bradley? 2146 1 vital basketball hero 2146 2 vital US senator 2146 3 vital presidential candidate 2146 4 vital rhodes scholar 2146 5 okay elected to the NBA Hall of Fame Qid 2148: What is Ph in biology? 2148 1 vital measure of acid to base 2148 2 vital acid in rain or snow soil land cover 2148 3 vital ph above 9 fish die 2148 4 vital Ph level (acid) in swinning pool above 7 basic 2148 5 vital acid rain has very low pH 2148 6 vital low ph can corrode pipes, copper tubing 2148 7 vital alkalinity affects resistance of water pH level to change 2148 8 vital pH, soils acidity, determines flower bloom color 2148 9 vital parametaers test for pH level alkalinity calcium haradness cholorine content 2148 10 vital pH in paint can indicate corrosion by color change Qid 2150: What is El Shaddai? 2150 1 vital catholic charismatic group 2150 2 okay christian organization 2150 3 vital mariano velarde leader and founder 2150 4 okay head servant 2150 5 okay catholic sect 2150 6 okay joseph estrada president philippines 2150 7 vital philippines 2150 8 okay religious group 2150 9 okay hong kong members Qid 2158: what is the Hague? 2158 1 vital netherlands 2158 2 vital home of international criminal court 2158 3 vital dutch capital 2158 4 vital Home of international court of justice 2158 5 vital International war crimes tribunal 2158 6 vital world court 2158 7 okay home of parliament and royal family 2158 8 okay convention on intercountry adoption 2158 9 okay covention for settlement international disputes 2158 10 okay convention on international child abduction Qid 2174: Who was Alexander Hamilton? 2174 1 vital Secretary of the US Treasury 2174 2 vital killed in duel with Arron Burr 2174 3 okay congress refused to impeach 2174 4 okay confessed to adultery 2174 5 vital charged with financial corruption 2174 6 okay leader of the federalist party 2174 7 okay named chief of staff by washington Qid 2177: Who is Angela Davis? 2177 1 vital Afro-American woman 2177 2 vital Political activist/militant 2177 3 vital Taught philosophy at UCLA 2177 4 okay Tenured professor at UC-Santa Cruz 2177 5 vital Member of Communist Party 2177 6 okay Was once on FBI's 10 Most Wanted List 2177 7 okay Advocates the abolishment of prisons 2177 8 okay Wrote "Women, Race and Class" (1980) Qid 2201: What is Bollywood? 2201 1 vital is Bombay-based film industry 2201 2 okay bollywood is indian version of Hollywood 2201 3 okay name bollywood derived from Bombay 2201 4 vital second largest movie industry outside of hollywood 2201 5 okay thre bollywood movies in UK's top ten this year 2201 6 okay empty theaters because films shown on cable 2201 7 okay Bollywood awards equivalent to Oscars 2201 8 vital 700 or more films produced by india with 200 or more from bollywood 2201 9 vital Bolywood --an industry reeling from its worst year ever Qid 2203: What is a quasar? 2203 1 vital sources of tremendous energy 2203 2 vital a fiery reddish dot 2203 3 okay object that died billions of years ago 2203 4 vital believed powered by matter falling into massive black holes 2203 5 vital found in the center of galaxies 2203 6 okay about size of our solar system 2203 7 okay have brightness equal to 100 galaxies or more 2203 8 okay most distant quasar 12 billion light years from earth 2203 9 okay extremely distant and bright objects Qid 2208: Who is Al Sharpton? 2208 1 vital Best known of Miss Brawley advisers 2208 2 vital exploited black teenager fake rape 2208 3 vital an outspoken activitst 2208 4 vital black minister and political activist from Brooklyn 2208 5 vital activist attended Million Youth March 2208 6 vital involved in Diallo case 2208 7 vital not anti-police but anti-police brutality 2208 8 vital supported "Justice for Patrick 2208 9 vital led civil disobedience campaign 2208 10 okay Sharpton controversial preacher 2208 11 vital leader black community in new york 2208 12 vital ran for US sentate 2208 13 vital Sharpton has become a power broker 2208 14 okay Prresident national action group 2208 15 vital civil rights activist 2208 16 vital bombastic and divisive person 2208 17 vital articulate leader 2208 18 vital Harlem civil rights leader 2208 19 vital advocate anti war against Iraq 2208 20 vital A run for president of US 2208 21 vital known for quick punch lines 2208 22 vital accused of antisemitism 2208 23 vital founder national action network for police protests Qid 2222: What is Friends of the Earth? 2222 1 vital an environmental network operating in 63 countries 2222 2 okay it has 20000 members in the u.s. 2222 3 vital washington-based non-profit group Qid 2224: Who is Andrew Carnegie? 2224 1 vital philanthropist 2224 2 vital built carnegie hall in new york 2224 3 vital steel magnate 2224 4 okay on the list of the richest americans of all time 2224 5 okay built more than 1600 libraries in the United states 2224 6 okay established carnegie hero fund commission 2224 7 okay immigrant from scotland Qid 2229: What is Freddie Mac? 2229 1 vital Congressionally chartered mortgage company 2229 2 okay one of America's biggest financial institutions 2229 3 vital private corporation created by Congress in 1970 2229 4 okay 3000 employees 2229 5 vital buys mortgages from lenders, packages them as securities, and sells them to investors 2229 6 vital Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., better known as Freddie Mac 2229 7 okay created with mandate of making mortgages available to less affluent people 2229 8 okay financed homes for more than 2 million families in 1999 2229 9 okay Fannie Mae is sibling of Freddie Mac Qid 2234: Who is Althea Gibson? 2234 1 vital won 5 grand slam titles 2234 2 vital one of only two African-American women ever to win a grand Slam singles title 2234 3 vital broke sports (tennis) color barrier in 1950 2234 4 okay established the Althea Gibson Foundation 2234 5 okay from a sharecropping family in Alabama 2234 6 okay has suffered two stokes, now lives almost a recluse in East Orange, N.J. 2234 7 vital first black player to win Wimbleton and U.S. Singles titles 2234 8 okay served as the state's athletic commissioner 2234 9 vital born April 25, 1927 in Silver, South Carolina Qid 2258: What is feng shui? 2258 1 vital Pronounced FUNG SHWAY 2258 2 vital Translates to WIND AND WATER 2258 3 vital Ancient Chinese art 2258 4 okay 3000-4000 years old 2258 5 vital Involves principles of creating harmonious environments 2258 6 vital 5 principal materials are earth, water, wood, fire, and metals 2258 7 okay Involves clutter free simplicity 2258 8 okay Banned by Mao 1949-76 2258 9 okay Adherence leads to balanced life Qid 2267: Who is Alexander Pope? 2267 1 vital English poet 2267 2 okay Greatest poet of his age 2267 3 okay Known for his biting wit 2267 4 vital Catholic who was unacceptable as laureate to the English Protestant House of Hanover Qid 2274: Who is Alice Rivlin? 2274 1 vital federal reserve vice chairman 2274 2 vital financial assistance Authority for DC 2274 3 vital director of OMB 2274 4 vital first woman to serve as president of AEA 2274 5 okay divorced from Lewis Rivlin 2274 6 okay White house budget chief 2274 7 vital chairman of the district of columbia financial control board 2274 8 okay head of congressional budget office (CBO) 2274 9 vital Assitant secretary for planning and evaluation dept. Of Health, Education and welfare 2274 10 okay works at Brookings Institute 2274 11 okay received doctorate from Radcliff Qid 2304: Who is Niels Bohr? 2304 1 okay Jewish 2304 2 vital Danish 2304 3 vital Nuclear physicist 2304 4 vital Helped create atom bomb 2304 5 okay Worked on Manhattan Project 2304 6 okay Institute in Copenhagen bears his name 2304 7 okay Mentor of Dr. Heisenberg, head of Nazi atom bomb program 2304 8 okay Developed theory of Complementarity re atomic matter 2304 9 vital Nobel Prize winner Qid 2321: What is Restorative Justice? 2321 1 vital Canadian progrm-offender makes amends vice imprisonment 2321 2 okay mediator establishes relationship between offender and victim 2321 3 okay discussion crime, effects restoration 2321 4 okay Restorative Justice Ministries Network - Christian ministry counseling education 2321 5 okay criminal and victim same room face to face 2321 6 okay introduced in U.S. in the 1970's Qid 2322: Who is Absalom? 2322 1 vital Son of biblical David 2322 2 vital Traitor to his father 2322 3 okay Name in title of Faulkner novel Qid 2324: Who is Nostradamus? 2324 1 vital 16th century seer 2324 2 vital Astrologer 2324 3 okay Physician 2324 4 vital In rhymed prophecies called CENTURIES predicted future events 2324 5 okay Real name - Michel de Notre-Dame 2324 6 okay Closet Lutheran during Inquisition 2324 7 okay Catherine de Medici was patron 2324 8 okay Supposedly predicted the rise of Hitler 2324 9 okay Second best selling author Qid 2327: Who is Ari Fleischer? 2327 1 okay Elizabeth Dole's Communications Director 2327 2 okay Campaign Spokesman for Elizabeth Dole 2327 3 okay Spokesman for Texas Govenor George W. Bush 2327 4 okay Spokesman for Representative Bill Archer 2327 5 okay Majority spokesman for Ways and Means Committee 2327 6 okay Aide to Rep. Archer 2327 7 okay Elizabeth Dole's Press Secretary 2327 8 okay Communications director House Ways and Means Committee 2327 9 okay Aide - Senior Adviser to Bush 2327 10 okay Bush-Cheney campaign spokesman 2327 11 vital White House Press Secretary 2327 12 okay Lobbiest for Aircraft makers and cattle ranchers 2327 13 okay Press Secretary to New York Congressman Norman Lent Qid 2332: Who is Machiavelli? 2332 1 okay Florentine 2332 2 vital Political philosopher 2332 3 vital Wrote political classic THE PRINCE 2332 4 okay Served as 2nd chancellor of the Signori 2332 5 okay With Leonardo da Vinci devised plan to divert Arno River 2332 6 vital Successful statesman 2332 7 okay Superb strategic thinker unburdened by sentiment 2332 8 okay First name was Nicolo 2332 9 okay Playwright Qid 2348: What is the medical condition shingles? 2348 1 vital painful skin disease 2348 2 vital infection of chicken pox virus 2348 3 vital burning piercing electric shock-like pain 2348 4 vital rash 2348 5 vital risk to anyone who has had chicken pox 2348 6 vital pain can last for months possibly years 2348 7 vital tropical capsaicin relieves pain of shingles 2348 8 vital debilitation, depression suicide may follow shingles 2348 9 vital debilitation, d epression suicide may follow shingles Qid 2349: Who is Anwar Sadat? 2349 1 vital assumed presidency of Egypt in 1970 2349 2 vital assassinated in 1981 2349 3 okay sadats assassin, Khaled Al-Islamboli 2349 4 vital signed 1979 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt 2349 5 okay born Christmas Day, 1918 2349 6 vital shared Nobel Prize 2349 7 okay succeeded Nassar as president in 1970 2349 8 vital first Arab leader to make peace with Israel 2349 9 vital shared Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 2349 10 okay nephew Talaat Sadat 2349 11 okay first Egyptian president to officially visit United States 2349 12 okay staunch U.S. ally Qid 2366: What is Schadenfreude? 2366 1 vital German word 2366 2 okay Translates to MALICIOUS JOY 2366 3 vital Means taking pleasure in others misfortunes 2366 4 okay Involves element of shame at having felt pleasure 2366 5 okay Happens to virtually all non-infantile, non-comatose human beings 2366 6 okay A feeling savored without public display Qid 2369: Who is Annie Oakley? 2369 1 vital wild west sharpshooter 2369 2 vital star in Buffalo Bill Cody wild west show in 1880's 2369 3 okay romance with Frank Butler 2369 4 vital 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun based on Oaklely Butler romance 2369 5 okay depicted on commemorative postage stamp 2369 6 vital born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee 2369 7 vital born August 13, 1860 2369 8 vital markswoman Phoebe Ann Moses Butler 2369 9 okay married Frank Butler 2369 10 okay six of eight children 2369 11 vital died Novermber 3, 1926 Qid 2372: What is Destiny's Child? 2372 1 vital rhythm and blues pop group 2372 2 okay no. 1 single billboard magazine 2372 3 okay won mtv video award for r & b video 2372 4 vital R & B quartet 2372 5 vital Say my name 2372 6 okay lead singer beyonce knowles 2372 7 okay houston based 2372 8 okay awsuit against manager 2372 9 okay formed 1996 2372 10 okay all female quartet 2372 11 okay featured on movie sound tracks 2372 12 okay album writing on the wall 2372 13 okay producer mathew knowles 2372 14 okay houston based Qid 2373: Who is Alger Hiss? 2373 1 okay respected/former state department official 2373 2 vital accused of being a communist/spy 2373 3 okay served 44months in prison 2373 4 okay A Soviet spy 2373 5 vital indicted/convicted of perjury 2373 6 vital denied passing secrets to Chambers 2373 7 okay clerked for Supreme court Qid 2385: What is the Kama Sutra? 2385 1 vital Indian manual 2385 2 okay Written in Sanskrit 2385 3 okay Written in 5th century 2385 4 vital Written by Hindu sage Vatsayana 2385 5 vital Contains terse sayings about pleasure, sex, and love 2385 6 okay Translated by English explorer, Richard Burton, into English