Geography
What is the Capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City
You get a book! You get a book! You get a book! For 15 years, starting in 1996, what daytime talk show megastar’s book club recommended a total of 70 books leading to total sales of over 55 million copies?
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?
Omnivore
Where was Hawaiian pizza originated?
Ontario, Canada
What is it called when you get 3 strikes in a row in bowling?
Turkey
What is the highest point of elevation in the contiguous U.S.?
Mount Whitney - is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, and the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).
A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in what classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg?
The Polar Express
What's it called when animals are awake during the day and sleep?
Diurnal
Which kind of bird is the only kind that can fly backwards?
Hummingbirds
What is the national sport of China?
Ping-Pong
Stonehenge is located in which English town?
Salisbury
Oakland, California features a neighborhood named after what author of "The Call of the Wild," who often frequented the area?
Jack London
What is the main gas that makes up Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
True or false: A jiffy is an actual unit of time.
True! It's approximately one-fiftieth of a second.
How many black pentagons are on a standard classic soccer ball?
12
What is the deepest lake in the world?
Lake Baikal in Russia
Henry David Thoreau wrote about life in the woods in Massachusetts in what iconic 1854 work of nonfiction literature?
Walden
What is the name of the largest volcano in our solar system?
Olympus Mons on Mars
How many spikes are in the Statue of Liberty's crown?
Seven, to represent the seven continents and seas of the world.
Which tennis players faced off in the legendary 1973 match known as the “Battle of the Sexes”?
Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
How many countries are named after women?
Two. St. Lucia and Ireland!
"The Cricket on the Hearth" is a holiday novel, not nearly as well known as "A Christmas Carol," by what British author?
Charles Dickens
What forms at the end of a star’s life?
A Black Hole
Which American president had both the shortest term length and longest inauguration speech?
William Henry Harrison–his term lasted just 30 days, but his inauguration speech was 105 minutes and over 8,000 words long!
The ancient Mayan game, known as this was a ballgame with deep cultural and religious significance. Played with a rubber ball, players would use their hips, knees, and elbows to try and score by getting the ball through stone hoops attached to the ball court walls.
Pitz of Pok-a-Tok