Where is the longest river located?
northeastern Africa. Nile river
What two colors make the color green?
Blue and yellow
Is watermelon a berry, a vegetable, or a fruit?
A berry. It's a specific category of berries — one with a tough rind, multiple flat seeds and pulpy flesh
What name is given to the closest star to the Earth?
The Sun
What month in 1912 saw the Titanic go down?
April
The Battle of Gettysburg occurred in which US state?
Pennsylvania
What is a group of locusts called?
Plague
Where does German chocolate cake actually come from?
Dallas, Texas
What causes the holes in Swiss cheese?
Bacteria (carbon dioxide bubbles that form during the cheesemaking process. The bubbles are produced by bacteria that eat lactic acid)
Which country is credited with inventing hot dogs?
Germany
Which U.S. Interstate highway is the longest?
I-90
What is December's birthstone?
Turquoise
What is the name of the pasta that is shaped in wide, flat sheets?
Lasagna
Some animals spend the winter in a sleep-like state known as what?
Hibernation
What liquid did Romans use as mouth wash because of the presence of ammonia in it?
Urine
What is the largest North American country?
Canada
The game "cat's cradle" is played using what material?
String
What is the name of this fruit?
Passion fruit
A phytotoxin is a poison produced from what?
Plants
What image was on the world's first jigsaw puzzle?
A map
In what country was the Terracotta Army sealed underground?
China
What Hawaiian dish resembles a bowl of deconstructed sushi?
Poke -- Poke (POH-kay)
True or false: The seeds are the spiciest part of a pepper.
False inner wall
What makes up most of dust particles found in a house?
Dead skin
Queen Mary Tudor of England is better known to history by what name?
Bloody Mary
What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado
The soft drink Mr. Pibb was introduced as a competitor to which popular soft drink?
Dr Pepper
Which was the first country to set the minimum drinking age to 21?
Netherlands Scotland England Germany
England
How many planets in our solar system have rings around them? and can you name them?
4. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune.
Who is credited with writing three quarters of the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton
What Ivy League school is located in Ithaca?
Cornell University
What are you doing if you "yarn over" or "pop corn"?
Knitting
What does it mean to truss a chicken?
To tie it together
A benzene ring is made up of atoms of what element?
Carbon
The middle finger of which famous scientist is on display in a museum?
Galileo's
Which state is "Almost Heaven"?
West Virginia
The cobnut is the fruit of what tree?
hazel tree
Which yellow spice will improve your mood,
help to heal wounds and balance your blood sugar?
Turmeric
Which joint type can be found inside the human skull?
Suture
Which two battleships remain buried following the attack on Pearl Harbor?
USS Arizona and USS Utah
Which island was home to the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
Pharos, Egypt
What is known as Ireland's "kissing rock"?
The Blarney Stone
Are cashews drupes or nuts?
Drupes. ( Drupes are fruits that are fleshy on the outside and contain a shell covering a seed on the inside)
What color is oxygen in liquid or solid form?
Blue
What US founding father also founded the University of Pennsylvania?
Benjamin Franklin
What is Alcatraz Island named after?
Birds -- The island was originally named "La Isla de los Alcatraces," which is Spanish for "The Island of the Pelicans."
What snack was invented by European monks?
Pretzels
In which country would you find shish kebab as an everyday food?
Turkey
What living thing produces the most oxygen on Earth?
Plankton
In ancient Japan, all people who gave massages had to be what?
Blind