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Welcome to the second editition of "The Final Answer". Please let me know how you like it and how the questions need to be changed. Also if you have friends who might like to see it, please pass it on. I plan to post the answers sometime soon on Is That Your Final Answer? Feedback and reader submitted questions welcomed. I intend to have a message board up on the website soon.
Fastest Finger Question
Put the following wars in order from earliest to latest:
| A. US Civil War | B. Mexican-American War |
| C. Mexican Revolution | D. Texas Revolution |
$100:
Which of the following is not a kitchen utensil?
| A. Knife | B. Spoon |
| C. Fork | D. Shovel |
$200:
In what state would you find the Everglades?
| A. Florida | B. Montana |
| C. Alaska | D. Hawaii |
$300:
Which of the following is not a position in baseball?
| A. Pitcher | B. Shortstop |
| C. Quarterback | D. Center Fielder |
$500:
Who starred in the movie Titanic?
| A. Kate Winslet | B. Alicia Silverstone |
| C. Nicole Kidman | D. Donna Reed |
$1000
Which mountains could you find in Arkansas?
| A. Rockies | B. Davis |
| C. Ozarks | D. Sierra Nevada |
$2000:
Which of the following is not a chemical element?
| A. Sulfur | B. Ammonia |
| C. Bismuth | D. Radon |
$4000:
What NBA team has retired the most number of jerseys?
| A. Cleaveland | B. Boston |
| C. New York | D. LA Lakers |
$8000:
Who was president of the United States at the beginning of
the Mexican-American War?
| A. Zachary Taylor | B. Andrew Jackson |
| C. John Tyler | D. James K. Polk |
$16000:
Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?
| A. F. Scott Fizgerald | B. Charles Dickens |
| C. David Shields | D.Thorne Smith |
$32000:
Who played Agent 99 on the 60's
sit-com "Get Smart"?
| A. Sally Field | B. Barbara Feldon |
| C. Barbara Eden | D. Elizabeth Montgomery |
$64000:
Which of the following
countries does Luxemborg not border?
| A. Germany | B. France |
| C. Belgium | D. The Netherlands |
$125,000:
Which of the following was not one of the 12 tribes of
Israel?
| A. Gad | B. Joel |
| C. Judah | D. Simeon |
$250,000:
What part did actor Ned Wertimer play on the television show
"The Jeffersons"?
| A. Harry Bentley | B. Tom Willis |
| C. Charlie the Bartender | D. Ralph the Doorman |
$500,000:
On what island is Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia?
| A. Sumatra | B. Java |
| C. Borneo | D. New Guinea |
$1,000,000:
Which Vincent van Gogh painting sold in three minutes at
Christie's in New York for $82.5 million on 15 May 1990 ?
| A. Still Life: Vase with Fourteen Sunflowers | B. Irises |
| C. Portrait of Doctor Gachet | D. Self-Portrait (Without Beard) |
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