Sorry, I never gave you the answers. You got Mark Twain right.
Purin, kudos for you for 1) volunteering to do this and 2) actually knowing such a wide variety of stuff at 15.
Let’s see what I can come up with.
You mentioned you like Japanese things. Name three Japanese martial arts.
As long as we are on a martial arts kick (ha! :D) …can you name the martial art that originates in Korea? How about one that originates in China? I don’t need a style, just the 'generic" name of the art.
Moving on to U. S. history…what was the Great Compromise of 1787 (also known as the Connecticut Compromise)?
What does the 10th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution provide for?
And lastly (and somewhat more contemporary) - you’ve probably heard this guy’s music at some time or another. He was vastly popular back in the 70s and wrote major hits such as Year of the Cat, and Time Passages. He’s still touring, composing and recording. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, his name is…?
Who wants an ice cold glass of carbon monoxide?!
We’re now gonna brush up on your chemistry along with American Government, History and Lierature. And Math.
But you’re good on Adventure Time and Pokemon. So, there’s that…
Hey, guys, i’ll be doing my homework until 3 my time. I’ll answer all these questions then. I can already feel myself getting dizzy! 
It’s from Out of the Silent Planet, by C S Lewis; it’s the local name for both the planet Mars and the “archangel” who bosses up the place.
Powers and Principalities; collectively, these are the nine orders of angels according to tradition.
It’s too far to travel. Polar bears live in the Arctic and penguins in the Antarctic.
All right, all right. I mis-spoke. Bill Ford is the Executive Chairman and I should have been more specific. I realize the goal of this site is fighting ignorance, but sheesh! We certainly have some pedantic people here. :rolleyes:
Yowza, people are giving you lists of questions? I think I saw one dude with a list of 10 and some subcategories. … <hmmm> Methinks this has metastasized. Plus people are trying to stump you, I’m pretty sure. Interesting thread, though. Can I do one?
What is the difference between the meaning of the words *ensure *and insure?
Okay, I guess I’ll take a shot at interrogating you.
B. What are the lyrics to “Soft Kitty”?
III. Name three areas that need improvement for your father to raise his poll standings.
4th. What is the difference between scientific notation and engineering notation?
||||| |. Who or what is “Shamy”?
g. Besides having to wear a mask, what are the rules for Calvinball?
viii. How do you prefer your eggs?
I’ll chime in with a few.
Explain the joke in this political cartoon. Why is it funny?
Explain the joke in this xkcd comic.
Why is this New Yorker cartoon funny? (this one is probably the toughest of the bunch–hint, it references the 50’s).
Why is this Dilbert comic funny?
Why are the first two panels of this Calvin and Hobbes funny? (hint: vocabulary)
Not good on movies! not even Batman Begins. Whoops. And I think the star that ever moves is the north star?
It is fun!
Dubstep! I like dubstep. 
A vampire, a zombie, and …I’m stuck on that one! Probably some Norse beast.
Mosquito, leech, actual real vampires that are real. Vampires.
I forget!
Wasn’t it like… A week?
A lot of this has stoked my curiosity! About nothing in general, but certain subcategories like the cooking ones I had been asked made me want to learn how to cook. Since the only things I know how to cook are noodles… Ahah.
Fedora, Bowler hat, top hat, baseball hat, chef’s hat, beanie cap? uh, would a crown count? and… a newspaper hat. I used to make those in like the 2nd grade.
Um, maybe Los Angeles? Just a guess.
I don’t know either of those!
Hmm… Greenwich sounds really, really familiar… But I don’t know…!
I’m not sure! Maybe a desert in the Middle East or something?
You really are really well educated!
He sounds familiar too! Can’t say, though.
Well, there was Pearl Harbor. The Japanese dropped a bomb there. (Was it an atomic bomb? I’m not sure.)
Oh man, it’s plastered all over the news but i don’t know! Eh, I never pay too much attention to the news anyways… Maybe I should more often.
Damn it! I know this… I know this…! Uhh… One Piece? Maybe??
Unfortunately, I haven’t gone over much history yet. I really, really need to get on that. I’m not sure.
3-7 I have no idea! Yikes.
9 and 10… I don’t know! :smack:
Steamboat Wille?
I’m not sure!
I don’t know that, either! Ah!
Chip? I think?
No clue…! 
I don’t even know any of these! Although that last question… Jumanji is the movie, maybe? But I don’t know any actors from the movie.
A kotatsu is a table with a heater underneath! I want one badly, actually. Gunna sleep under it instead of my bed!
I don’t know!
I don’t know this either.
Oh man, I feel like I should know this, but I don’t!
Isn’t it rice based exterior, and then inside there can be a sweet filling, it’s kind of like cake… or ice cream? I had ice cream mochi before. Highly recommend them, they’re so good!
I actually don’t know!
…Ew. I know, but it’s gross, and I know it is used in a lot of hentai, and just the thought grosses me out.
Ichi, ni, san, yon (shi), go. I could go on past the ten thousands, if you wanted. Hah, put a number that’s less that 100,000 and I will translate it for you. 
I only know one, and that’s karate. I used to take it.
For one that originates in Korea, I think Tai Kwon Do does. For china, Kung Fu.
I don’t know… Ha!
I …again, don’t know.
I don’t know that either, although the song titles sound slightly familiar.
ensure means you’ll ensure something happens… basically making sure. Insure means to insure someone… like insurance. 
L: Soft kitty, Warm kitty, little ball of fur~ Soft Kitty, Warm kitty, purr, purr, purr…~! (Something along the lines of that)
三: History, Japanese (huhuhaha), and …Maybe math.
ム: …I don’t even know.
…: Cheese, onions, sausage, mushrooms… Yeah. Forget pepperoni.
six: I have no clue…!
k: I don’t even know what Calvinball is.
∞: Scrambled.
To me, I think this is about how people who don’t know how to advertise throw in politics and religion in their media. It’s an ironic kind of funny.
Ha! Correlation and causation basically caused him to say ‘Well, maybe’. Because it seemed like he was biased on the idea of correlation implying causation, but the statistics class changed his mind. It’s basically correlation and causation happening in the comic itself?
I don’t know.
Maybe because the requirements are complex, yet he wanted to add ‘easy to use’? Oh boy, that happens a lot. I’m looking at you, IKEA.
He claims he’s so smart, when he’s actually dumb? His pants are on backwards. I couldn’t figure out if the tiger was sarcastic if he said ‘most children are’. If it was, that would be funny.
I know you said you’re not into movies, but this actor’s really famous, so I’ll give it a try.
He started his career 55 years ago today on the TV Western “Rawhide,” playing trail ramrod Rowdy Yates. He broke into movies in the Italian-made Westerns “A Fistful of Dollars,” “For A Few Dollars More,” and “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Numerous other roles followed, including as San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan, whose catchphrases were “Do you feel lucky, punk?” and “Go ahead. Make my day.” He won a Best Director Oscar for “Unforgiven.” The letters in his name can be rearranged to spell “Old West Action.”
I would have accepted basil as a correct answer, though I figured you probably were fishing for oregano. I personally usually do not use oregano in most spaghetti sauces I make, and there’s plenty of restaurant spaghetti sauces (and pizza sauces) that do not use it. If you look up a recipe for simply “marinara sauce,” you will find many do not contain oregano.
Net Score after 2 rounds: 0
1: Geography: What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
2: History: What British monarch is also referred to as “the Virgin Queen”?
3: Arts & Literature: Who wrote “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”?
4: Science & Nature: What hits the ground first when dropped from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: a ton of feathers or a ton of lead?
5: Entertainment: Name a role Rowan Atkinson made famous (multiple acceptable answers!)
6: Sports & Leisure: What board game as spaces named after locations in Atlantic City, NJ?
“Jack” is usually is nickname for John.
You may know him as JFK - John Fitzgerald Kennedy - last President to be assassinated.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed by the USA.
A Polar Vortex is sucking high-altitude weather down to the surface.
A serval is (very cool) wild cat. Second nly to the snow leopard as my fav.
What is Scott Joplin’s most famous composition? Clue: a Paul Newman film.
Two of these are tricky when they stand alone. When put together this should be an easy test of your ability to reason.
In what year did the US enter WWII?
What is the answer to ‘Life, the Universe, and Everything’?
What is George Bush’s number?
What’s the ‘hitter’s number’?
In what year was the first atomic bomb dropped?
Marion_Wormer, on one of your questions you need to be more specific.
On the answers to mine:
1: Legislative, executive, and judicial. The House and Senate together make up the legislative.
2: The legislative branch passes laws, the executive (the President) enforces them, and the judicial (the courts) interpret them.
3: The electoral college chooses the president. When we elect the president every four years, we’re actually choosing who’s going to be part of the electoral college.
4: This will vary depending on where you are.
5: The biggest difference is that every state has exactly two senators regardless of size, but have a number of members of the House roughly proportional to population.
6: Right.
7: Michelangelo (who was mostly a sculptor) painted the Sistine Chapel.
8: Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities.
9: Cervantes wrote Don Quixote.
10: Homer wrote The Odyssey.
11: Pope Francis, and his predecessor retired, instead of dying like they usually do.
12: A really big meteor fell.
13: Nelson Mandela
14: I’ll give credit for this, though Palin is a long shot.
The answers to mine where…“White,” “White,” and “Mrs. White” (from 1985’s "Clue).
