Television
What current TV show is the longest-running live-action primetime show ever?
Law & Order: SVU
True or false — more than a quarter of the bones in the human body are in the hands?
True
True or false: Flies vomit on food after they land on it.
True! After flies land on food, they will vomit on it to break it down, then slurp it back up again. Yummy!
March 9, 1997, what rapper was killed in Brooklyn after leaving a club?
Biggie Smalls
True or False: The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland .
True
On the cartoon series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You, which character usually wears an ascot?
Fred
Each year, swirling storms form over warm ocean waters. Once they reach a certain wind speed, these storms are given one of three names. Which of the following is NOT one of those names? A. Hurricane B. Tsunami C. Cyclone D. Typhoon
B. Tsunami. A tsunami is a massive wave, often caused by an earthquake.
What type of farm animal can sunburn? A. Pig B. Chicken C. Cow D. Goat
A. Pig
On March 12, 1894, this beverage was first sold in a glass bottle.
Coca-Cola
Which figure from Greek mythology flew too close to the sun?
Icarus
On TV’s “Family Guy,” creator Seth MacFarlane voices all but which of these members of the Griffin family?
Chris
Hammer, anvil and stirrup are components of which part of your body? A. Leg B. Foot C. Ear D. Forearm
C. Ear
Which of these homesick animals migrate to the place they were born to lay their eggs? A. Monarch Butterfly B. Whooping Crane C. Humpback Whale D. Chinook Salmon
D. Chinook Salmon
March 12, 1933, FDR broadcast his first of what regular radio addresses?
Fireside Chats
In Arthurian legend, what is the name of the magical sword wielded by King Arthur ?
Excalibur
Passed by the Senate in 2010,the CALM Act requires TV broadcasters to limit the volume of what?
Commercials
Where in the body would you find your olfactory receptors?
Nose
Appaloosa, Thoroughbred, Knabstrupper, and Friesian are all types of what?
Horse
On March 11, 1918, the first reported cases of what disease hit a military base in Kansas?
Spanish Flu
Which brain "fact" is actually true?
A. We only use 10% of our brains
B. We need to exercise the brain because it's a muscle
C. Our brains weigh 3 pounds
D. Too much TV kills brain cells
C. Our brains weigh 3 pounds
On TLC’s “19 Kids & Counting,” all 19 children in the Duggar family have first names that begin with what?
J
The Earth rotates once every 24 hours. About how fast would the Earth have to spin at the equator to overcome gravity and fling us off the Earth and into space? A. Once every 8 minutes B. Once every 80 minutes C. Once every 8 hours D. Once every 800 minutes
B. Once every 80 minutes (about 17 times faster than it currently spins!)
What is a group of cats called? A. A slink B. A gang C. A clowder D. A shimmy
A. A clowder
On March 10, 2006, what band made headlines by saying they are ashamed to be from the same state as President Bush at a concert?
Dixie Chicks (now known as The Chicks)
In the earliest days of colonial America, the Roanoke colony disappeared with almost no trace. What was the only clue they left behind?
A. A word carved into wood
B. An incomplete map
C. A letter
D. An engraved ring
A. A word carved into wood -- when more colonists arrived, they found the word "Coatoan" carved into a post - the name of both a nearby island and the Native tribe who inhabitated it. The single lead turned up nothing conclusive, and the fate of the colony remains a mystery.