Are You Smarter (Technology)
In 1945, a machine was built that was the size of a large room (1,800 square feet), weighed 30 tons, and was originally designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the U.S. Army.
Computer
What is the name of the largest country in the world?
Russia
If Sean had eight dozen eggs, how many eggs would he have in total?
96
12 x 8 = 96
Who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”?
William Shakespeare
Canada produces 85% of the world’s supply of what food item?
Maple Syrup
This gas works against the force of gravity.
Helium
This is the first Pixar movie to receive a higher than G rating.
The Incredibles (PG)
How many continents are there?
7
This many sides are in a pentagon
Five
What’s the name for the small dot on the letter “i”
a “tittle”- also applies to the dot on top of the j
This person invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Which force keeps people from floating while on Earth?
Gravity
In what early computer game did pioneers often die of dysentery? The game was later inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Oregon Trail
This country is both an island and a continent
Australia
If 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 5=4, then 6=?
3, because ‘six’ has three letters
What do you call plastic material at the end of a shoelace?
Aglet
Mount Vesuvius destroyed what ancient city?
Pompeii
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to create energy?
Photosynthesis
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
Name 3 of the 5 Great Lakes
HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
How many seconds make 1.5 hours (1:30)?
5400
Find the minutes in 1.5 hours (90)
90 x 60 (seconds in a minute) = 5400
What is the term for the main character in a story?
Protagonist
In 1915, this German strategy was designed to knock France out of World War I before turning to attack Russia.
Schlieffen Plan
What are the three basic states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
What delicious computer term did web browser programmer Lou Montulli coin to refer to information that is sent from the browser to the web server?
Cookie
What city is the Golden Gate Bridge located in?
San Francisco
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
SEVEN
What’s a pangram sentence?
A sentence that uses every letter in the English alphabet.
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
Who was the first man to step foot on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
What's the national animal of Scotland?
Unicorn