1. What gem may be found inside certain oysters?

2. What Independent candidate for president raked in 19 percent of the votes in the 1992 election?

3. Did the candidate noted in the preceding question carry off with any states' electoral votes?

4. What high-valued substance is nothing more than a thickened form of dental enamel?

5. What does the term cabaret describe in theatrical terms?

6. What do the initials C.S.A. represent?

7. How many total pieces are on the chessboard at the start of a chess game?

8. The first solo round-the-world flight was accomplished in 1933. Who was that sole pilot?

9. What profound document was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister?

10. The tallest building in the world is 1,670 feet tall. Where is it located?

Answers

1. The gem sometimes found in the oyster shell is a pearl.

2. H. Ross Perot took in these votes in 1992.

3. Perot didn't take in any electoral votes.

4. The dental enamel is taken from the tusks of elephants, hippos and other large animals.

5. A cabaret is a performance presented while the audience is dining.

6. These were the initials representing the states that seceded from the Union in the Civil War: the Confederate States of America.

7. Each side of the board begins with 16, thus totaling 32 pieces.

8. Wiley Post swept around the globe alone in 1933.

9. Bellamy authored the Pledge of Allegiance, which would undergo minor changes and eventually become an official national document and oath.

10. Taipei 101 is in Taipei, Taiwan, the Republic of China.

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