Animals
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
a) elephant
b) blue whale
c) giraffe
Giraffes have the highest known blood pressure of any creature on earth for a very good reason: their hearts are fighting gravity every step of the way.
Which nursery rhyme character "sat in a corner, eating his Christmas pie"?
a) Little Georgie Pie
b) Little Jack Horner
c) Little Jamie Warner
Little Jack Horner
How many books are in the Chronicles of Narnia series?
a) 7
b) 5
c) 8
7
What was the original meaning of the phrase "shish kebab"?
a) Pierced meat
b) Fried meat
c) Boiled meat
Fried meat
What is the name of Peter Parker’s Aunt in Spider-Man?
a) May
b) Bessie
c) Mable
May
A snail can sleep for how many years?
a) 8 years
b) 3 years
c) 1 year
3 years. Although this extended nap may sound appealing at first, it is actually caused by less-than-ideal conditions.
What's the name of the family in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"?
a) Griswold
b) Gormond
c) Gladmen
Griswold
Which of her own characters did Agatha Christie call "a detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep"?
a) Parker Pine
b) Miss Marple
c) Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot appeared in 33 novels, one play, and more than 50 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
What sort of shoes must be worn in the kitchen?
a) Cloth and enclosed
b) Steel toed and enclosed
c) Leather and enclosed
Leather and enclosed
What is a Green Lantern’s weakness?
a) The colour yellow.
b) The Green Hulk.
c) The blackest night.
The colour yellow
How many heart chambers does a cockroach have?
a) 15
b) 11
c) 13
A cockroach's heart is a tube that runs the length of its body. It has 13 chambers, linked like a string of sausages.
What was the name of the first atomic powered submarine?
a) Nautilus
b) Octopus
c) Squid
The Nautilus was commissioned on September 30, 1954, it first ran under nuclear power on the morning of January 17, 1955.
Which of the following is the world's best-selling book?
a) The Hobbit
b) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
c) The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings — 150 million copies sold
What is "jaggery", used in Indian cooking?
a) Sugar
b) Butter
c) Spice
a) Sugar. It is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in Asia.
What was the name of Superman’s dog?
a) Krypto
b) Superdog
c) Caper
Krypto
Which animal never sleeps?
a) horses
b) bullfrogs
c) Ostriches
Bullfrogs do not go into a sleep state, but they do go into states of rest throughout the day.
What is the Welsh name for Wales?
a) Cymru
b) Onco
c) Phili
Cymru is the Welsh name for Wales, meaning "fellow-countrymen".
What was Stephen King’s first published novel?
a) The Shining
b) Carrie
c) Misery
Carrie. Although it wasn’t technically the first book he wrote, it was the first one picked up and published (by Doubleday, in 1974).
Bouillabaisse is a French term for which type of stew?
a) chicken
b) pork
c) fish
Bouillabaisse was originally a stew made by Marseille fishermen using the bony rockfish which they were unable to sell to restaurants or markets.
Which comic book hero is sometimes called the Scarlet Speedster?
a) The Flash
b) Red Tornado
c) Superman
The Flash
A group of hedgehogs is known as what?
a) Column
b) System
c) Array
Array
Mexico's Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo, is celebrated in what month?
a) May
b) June
c) July
Cinco de Mayo in Mexico, Spanish for "Fifth of May") is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire.
What was the working title of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone With the Wind?
a) Tara
b) The Plantation
c) Ba! Ba! Black Sheep
Believe it or not, Ba! Ba! Black Sheep was one of several working titles Margaret Mitchell used for her most famous novel, Gone With the Wind. She also considered the titles Tote the Weary Load, Bugles Sang True, Not In Our Stars, and Tomorrow is Another Day.
What is the name of the person who makes sauces in a professional kitchen?
a) sauté chef
b) sous chef
c) tournant Chef
A sauté chef or saucier is a position in the classical brigade style kitchen.
What does the DC in DC Comics stand for?
a) District Comics
b) Dangerous Comics
c) Detective Comics
Detective Comics