For several years my family held "firefly days", which consisted of challenges and funky food combinations. One of the challenges was a quiz. How well would YOU do?


Another name for firefly is:

A. Arson Bug
B. June Bug
C. Lightning bug

Grammy’s middle name is:

A. Marlene
B. Darlene
C. Carlene

Haiku is:
A. A Japanese Fish
B. A Japanese Island
C. A Japanese Verse Form

The seventh president of the United States was:

A. Andrew Jackson
B. James Knox Polk
C. Bill Clinton

The capital of Montana is:

A. Great Falls
B. Butte
C. Helena

The R.R. in J.R.R. Tolkein stands for:

A. Ronald Reagan
B. Ronald Reuel
C. Ronald McDonald

H20 is the chemical symbol for:

A. Salt
B. Sugar
C. Water

The fifth book of the old testament is:

A. Deuteronomy
B. Joshua
C. Luke

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in:

A. 1765
B. 1770
C. 1785



The firefly signals to:

A. Help people find it at night
B. Attract a mate
C. See where food is




The eleventh president of the United States was:

A. Andrew Jackson
B. James Knox Polk
C. Bill Clinton

The capital of Florida is:

A. Tallahassee
B. Disney World
C. Orlando

Haiku consists of:

A. Eight lines of rhymed verse
B. Three lines of unrhymed verse
C. 14 lines of iambic pentameter


The light from a firefly comes when Luciferin in the body of the insect combines with:

A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen
C. Helium

Legolas last name is:

A. Greensleeves
B. Greenspartan
C. Greenleaf


The syllabication for haiku is:

A. Seven/Three/Seven
B. Three/five/three
C. Five/Seven/Five

(Also, how do you pronounce syllabication? This has turned into one of those running arguments.)


A species of firefly in Asia performs in sync with others in the area.

A. True
B. False
C. I want out of this dumb game


The capital of Ohio is:

A. Akron
B. Toledo
C. Columbus


Which firefly sits in the grass?

A. Male
B. Female

The capital of California is:

A. Los Angeles
B. Sacramento
C. San Diego

The northernmost state in the United States is:

A. Alaska
B. Montana
C. Michigan

The 18th President of the United States was:

A. James Knox Polk
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Rutherford B. Hayes

Which of these books is also written by J.R.R.Tolkein?

A. Silent Planet
B. · "The Silmarillion"
C. The Cyclone

East Jordan is known for making:

A. Man-hole covers
B. Tires
C. Soap

Luciferin, the lighting agent in fireflies, is also used in:

A. Street lights
B. Plant Food
C. Glow Sticks

The capital of Alaska is:

A. Juneau
B. Nome
C. Dawson

Which president followed McKinley:

A. Teddy Roosevelt
B. Taft
C. Woodrow Wilson

NASA may use Luciferin to detect if:

A. Any seals are leaking
B. Astronauts have colds
C. There is life on other planets

In Lord of the Rings, Orlando Bloom plays:

A. Frodo
B. Legolas
C. Paris