CRIMES, SCAMS & GREAT ESCAPES
What famous painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 and later recovered?
The Mona Lisa
What country has a town where thousands of people live underground because of extreme heat?
Australia
What sweet treat was accidentally invented when someone dropped ice cream into soda?
Ice cream soda
Which famous scientist had a wild hairstyle and developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
What animal can recognize itself in a mirror?
A dolphin
What famous American gangster was nicknamed "Scarface"?
Al Capone
What sea has no coastline and is surrounded entirely by ocean currents?
The Sargasso Sea
What invention came about after Percy Spencer noticed a chocolate bar melting near radar equipment?
The microwave oven
Which famous artist was known for painting melting clocks?
Salvador Dalí
What creature can regrow lost arms?
A starfish
What prison was famously located on an island in San Francisco Bay?
Alcatraz
What country has a lake that is famous for its naturally pink water?
Australia
What famous medical discovery happened after Alexander Fleming noticed mold killing bacteria?
Penicillin
Which former U.S. president was also a Hollywood actor?
Ronald Reagan
What fruit is actually classified as a berry, while strawberries are not?
A banana
What famous bank robber supposedly jumped from a plane with stolen money and was never found?
D.B. Cooper
What is the only country whose flag is not a quadrilateral?
Nepal
What popular snack was invented after a chef made extremely thin, crispy potato slices?
Potato chips
Which famous composer continued creating music despite losing his hearing?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What animal's heart is so large that a human could swim through its largest blood vessel?
A blue whale
What art theft in 1990 involved two men disguised as police officers stealing paintings from a museum in Boston?
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist
There is a country where you can stand in one spot and technically be in two different continents. What country is it?
Answer: Turkey (Europe and Asia).
What invention was inspired by observing how burrs stuck to clothing and animal fur?
Velcro
Which famous writer and mathematician helped develop an early concept for computer programming?
Ada Lovelace
What animal can recognize individual human faces and remember them for years?
A crow