Quick, what's the capital of New Zealand? Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?"  What is the definition of bootylicious? 

If you answered Wellington, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Having a Round, Firm Booty, then you may have what it takes to be a KGB special agent.

No, comrade, you won't be spying for the Soviets.  You'll be answering questions just like those for the millions of people who text the Knowledge Generation Bureau (KGB--get it?).

"You text your question to 542-542 which, by the way, also stands for KGB-KGB on a dial pad," explains KGB CEO Bruce Stewart.  "Once you text us your question, it comes into our technology server and human agents who can give you a precise and timely answer."

"Just ask us the question as you normally would.  For instance, 'why is the sky blue?' could be a question you ask, or maybe something more practical like 'what's the price of a new Nikon camera online?' "

Recent questions for KGB agents include What are good foods for people with arthritis?  Who named the planets?  and How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

From the silly to the deeply philosophical, each answer costs 99 cents and will be texted back to your phone within 10 minutes or it's free.

For the record, good foods for people with arthritis include strawberries, mango, salmon, whole wheat bread, and almonds.  The Romans matched planetary attributes with particular deities and named the planets accordingly.  And in case you were curious, a woodchuck would chuck an average of 113 cords of wood per day (not, as a popular myth has it, all the wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood).

The KGB is now recruiting special agents from across the country, including southeast Wisconsin, and know-it-alls and know-nothings alike can apply online at KGB.com.

"We have something there that's very fun," says Stewart.  "It's called the KGB Challenge.  Prospective special agents take an online test that mimics the experience of having to answer questions on a timely and accurate basis."

Applicants who pass this challenge are then invited to become special agents and can make up to 10 cents per answer, meaning one can make hundreds of extra dollars a month working at home texting out answers with the help of KGB's online answer database.

"We've answered a billion questions already in just a year," Stewart explains.  "The idea is that we know and are increasingly looking for precise information when they're out and about on mobile."

And perhaps you could help them find that information as a new KGB agent. 

Fluency in Russian not required.