//store the quotations in arrays

question = new Array(70);
answer = new Array(70);

question[0] = "Name the country whose capital is Amsterdam.";
answer[0] = "In a desert";

question[1] = "Men who fought wild animals in the Colosseum were called ... what?";
answer[1] = "Louis XIV, the French Revolution, Napoleon";

question[2] = "Spell the superlative form of the word &lsquo;fuzzy&rsquo;.";
answer[2] = "etymology";

question[3] = "What&rsquo;s a baseball game called when one pitcher doesn&rsquo;t allow any hits?";
answer[3] = "&lsquo;the Show Me State&rsquo;";

question[4] = "Add 1 and 2/100, using a decimal point in your answer.";
answer[4] = "XC";

question[5] = "What do herbivore eat?";
answer[5] = "true";

question[6] = "What kind of map would show how to drive from New York City to Boston?";
answer[6] = "Cuba";

question[7] = "Were the Crusades a success or a failure for the Christian church?";
answer[7] = "Pluto";

question[8] = "Which is the correct antonym of &lsquo;perfect&rsquo;: unperfect or imperfect?";
answer[8] = "prehistory (The prefix pre- means before)";

question[9] = "Which is a video game: Bingo, Scrabble or Super Mario Brothers?";
answer[9] = "Jim Thorpe (not a heavyweight champion)";

question[10] = "Which state has the largest rice crop: Iowa, Arkansas or Mississippi?";
answer[10] = "rice paddies";

question[11] = "Who are believed to have invented paper: the Sumerians or the Chinese?";
answer[11] = "an American traitor";

question[12] = "Which is the sequence of events in a story or play: plot, setting, theme?";
answer[12] = "smog";

question[13] = "What&rsquo;s the feminine version of the name Albert?";
answer[13] = "the Vietnam War";

question[14] = "Compare a mile and a kilometer. Which is longer?";
answer[14] = "2 (0.9 * 2 = 1.8)";

question[15] = "What is a light-year?";
answer[15] = "The Milky Way";

question[16] = "In what country can travelers see the mysterious huge stones of Stonehenge?";
answer[16] = "a physical map";

question[17] = "What period in European history is sometimes called the Dark Ages?";
answer[17] = "false (Women were even forbidden to watch the Olympic Games.)";

question[18] = "Which word doesn&rsquo;t come from French: baller, tableau, opera, cassette?";
answer[18] = "post office";

question[19] = "In the Bible, on what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?";
answer[19] = "the teachings of Jesus";

question[20] = "Is Stockholm the capital of Finland or Sweden?";
answer[20] = "Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida";

question[21] = "During the period known as Prohibition, what products were prohibited?";
answer[21] = "socialism";

question[22] = "Find the direct object and indirect object: &lsquo;Give me a break!&rsquo;";
answer[22] = "&lsquo;We have <u>chosen</u> a gift for Dad.&rsquo;";

question[23] = "In what country did Margaret Thatcher become prime minister?";
answer[23] = "red, green, blue, yellow, black";

question[24] = "Give the number of weeks and days in 25 days.";
answer[24] = "3 kilometers";

question[25] = "About how many electrons equal the mass of one proton: 100 or 2,000?";
answer[25] = "ventricles (part of the heart)";

question[26] = "What continent lies directly north of Africa?";
answer[26] = "the Pacific";

question[27] = "During World War II, what country bombed Pearl Harbor?";
answer[27] = "Plato";

question[28] = "Which isn&rsquo;t a synonym of &lsquo;help&rsquo;: assist, aid, avoid, lend a hand?";
answer[28] = "capillary";

question[29] = "William Shakespeare wrote only plays. True or fale?";
answer[29] = "Paris";

question[30] = "What food is Idaho famous for?";
answer[30] = "because they can convert the fat stored in their hump into food and water";

question[31] = "During what war did Anne Frank write her diary?";
answer[31] = "Pericles";

question[32] = "What historical period is described by the word &lsquo;medieval&rsquo;?";
answer[32] = "I&rsquo;ll";

question[33] = "What bird is on one side of a quarter?";
answer[33] = "a skullcap worn by Jewish males";

question[34] = "Socrates lived from 470 to 399 B.C. How old was he when he died?";
answer[34] = "You divide it into thirds.";

question[35] = "Is Skylab a space probe, a space station or a space shuttle?";
answer[35] = "fuse, circuit breaker";

question[36] = "Is Lima the capital of Uruguay, Peru or Colombia?";
answer[36] = "South Africa";

question[37] = "The Great Sphinx has the head of a man and the body of ... what?";
answer[37] = "Robert E. Peary";

question[38] = "Are the words &lsquo;optimistic&rsquo; and &lsquo;pessimistic&rsquo; synonyms or antonyms?";
answer[38] = "dialogue";

question[39] = "Which costs more: a first-class stamp or an airmail stamp?";
answer[39] = "John F. Kennedy";

question[40] = "In what American city can you visit the Grand Ole Opry?";
answer[40] = "landforms";

question[41] = "Find the former name of England: Gaul, Britannia, Germania.";
answer[41] = "so they would always have plenty of fresh water";

question[42] = "Give the comparative form of the adjective &lsquo;bad&rsquo;.";
answer[42] = "bled";

question[43] = "What book tells about the adventures of Long John Silver and his pirate crew?";
answer[43] = "Robin Hood";

question[44] = "How many feet are in 10 yards?";
answer[44] = "6 (Genius Point!)";

question[45] = "Find the animal that&rsquo;s not a feline: jaguar, lynx, panda, ocelot.";
answer[45] = "one";

question[46] = "Name the largest state in the U.S.A.";
answer[46] = "Germany";

question[47] = "Who travel from place to place in search of food: farmers or nomads?";
answer[47] = "French";

question[48] = "Which syllable is stressed in the word &lsquo;capable&rsquo;?";
answer[48] = "onomatopoeta (words that imitate sounds)";

question[49] = "What country gave us curry and chutney?";
answer[49] = "&ldquo;Row, Row, Row Your Boat&rdquo;";

question[50] = "Which describes the climate of Central America: tropical, polar, or temperate?";
answer[50] = "true";

question[51] = "What new republic adopted the motto &lsquo;Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!&rsquo;?";
answer[51] = "pharaoh";

question[52] = "Give two words that can be abbreviated in this address: 2 State Street, Apartment B.";
answer[52] = "RI";

question[53] = "In what book does Winnie find out the Tuck family is immortal?";
answer[53] = "psychology";

question[54] = "How many pounds are in 3 tons?";
answer[54] = "an octagon";

question[55] = "What British naturalist wrote <i>The Origin of Species</i>?";
answer[55] = "velocity";

question[56] = "Which is not in Great Britain: England, Scotland, Denmark, Wales?";
answer[56] = "Pikes Peak";

question[57] = "Who was the Greek god of the sea: Neptune or Poseidon?";
answer[57] = "Andrew Jackson";

question[58] = "What&rsquo;s the contraction for &lsquo;we have&rsquo;?";
answer[58] = "brunch (a word formed by combining parts of &lsquo;breakfast&rsquo; and &lsquo;lunch&rsquo;)";

question[59] = "What do Muslims call their holy book?";
answer[59] = "a pirate ship";

question[60] = "Give the first five letters of the name Czechoslovakia.";
answer[60] = "the yak";

question[61] = "What king was the father of Queen Elizabeth I?";
answer[61] = "12";

question[62] = "What do you call the first version of a composition?";
answer[62] = "straight";

question[63] = "Which is not a ballet: <i>Swan Lake, Peter and the Wolf, The Nutcracker Suite</i>?";
answer[63] = "the Ten Commandments";

question[64] = "What do you call an angle of 123&deg;?";
answer[64] = "180&deg;";

question[65] = "What does the formula CO<sub>2</sub> represent?";
answer[65] = "Gregor Mendel";

question[66] = "Order from least to most populated: Chicago, New York, Los Angeles.";
answer[66] = "a lake (water completely surrounded by land)";

question[67] = "By A.D. 1000, was the population of Rome about 1 million or 2 million?";
answer[67] = "Aryans";

question[68] = "How is &lsquo;Tuesday&rsquo; abbreviated?";
answer[68] = "&ldquo;You <u>haven&rsquo;t</u> seen <u>anything</u> yet.&rdquo; Or, &ldquo;You <u>have</u> seen nothing yet.&rdquo;";

question[69] = "If you have a bad skin rash, what kind of doctor do you see?";
answer[69] = "both boys and girls";

//calculate a random index

index = Math.floor(Math.random() * question.length);

//display the quotation

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document.write("Question<br><font color=gray>" + question[index] + "</font>");

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//done



