Don't Overthink It
If you have three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
What is 2?
This candy is famous for the slogan "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
What are M&M's?
MTV debuted, the Rubik's Cube became a worldwide craze, and E.T. phoned home.
What are the 1980s?
Botanically speaking, this yellow fruit is a berry, while a strawberry is not.
What is a banana?
What is the only even prime number?
What is 2?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
What is 9?
This expensive spice comes from the dried stigmas of a flower, with each flower producing only three of them.
What is saffron?
The first Harry Potter book was published, DVDs arrived in the U.S., and Google was founded.
What are the 1990s?
This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood.
What is an octopus?
What is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy?
What is photosynthesis?
Some months have 30 days and some have 31. How many months have 28 days?
What is all 12 months?
This Italian dessert's name literally translates to "pick me up."
What is tiramisu?
The first iPhone was released, YouTube launched, and Facebook expanded beyond its original college audience.
What are the 2000s?
This animal's fingerprints are so similar to humans' that they can be difficult to distinguish at a glance.
What is a koala?
The interior angles of a triangle always add up to this number of degrees.
What is 180 degrees?
You are running a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
What is second place?
Horatio Magellan is the surprisingly formal full name of this cereal mascot.
Who is Cap'n Crunch?
The first Earth Day was celebrated, Star Wars hit theaters, and disco reached its peak.
What are the 1970s? The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970
This famous university began teaching students decades before the Aztec Empire was founded.
What is Oxford University?
This organelle is commonly called the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is the mitochondrion?
A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every 30 minutes. How long will it take to take all three pills?
What is one hour?
Despite commonly being called nuts, almonds are technically the seeds of this type of fruit.
What is a drupe (stone fruit)?
Sputnik 1 launched, Disneyland opened, and rock 'n' roll exploded in popularity.
What are the 1950s? Sputnik launched in 1957 and Disneyland opened in 1955
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the construction of this famous fast-food chain's first restaurant than she did to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What is McDonald's?
In grammar, a word such as "and," "but," or "or" that connects words, phrases, or clauses is called this.
What is a conjunction?