1940s & 50s Games trivia
What was a 1950's children's game that required nothing more than chairs and music?
Musical Chairs
What’s the name of the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
"I wish I had a million dollars. HOT DOG!"
It's a Wonderful Life
True or False:
Identical twins have the same fingerprints
False
How many tines does a standard fork have?
Four
How many sides does a trapezoid have?
Four
What was the original name of "Yahtzee" when it was invented in 1954?
The Yacht Game
What is the name of the famous wizard school Harry Potter attends?
Hogwarts
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Casablanca
True or False
There is such a thing as zero calorie foods.
False
Even low-calorie foods, such as celery and watercress, contain more energy than the body needs to process them.
What was the first vegetable to be grown in space.
the potato
What is the scientific unit for power?
Watt
In 1957, the Wham-O Company bought the rights to which flying disk game?
Frisbee
Which organ in the human body filters blood and removes waste?
Kidneys
"The stuff that dreams are made of."
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
True or False
Chainsaws were first invented for childbirth
True
It was developed in Scotland in the late 18th Century to help aid and speed up the process of symphysiotomy (widening the pubic cartilage) and removal of disease-laden bone during childbirth. It wasn’t until the start of the 20th Century that we started using chainsaws for woodchopping.
What kind of chef works directly beneath the head or executive chef?
Sous
What blood type is known as the universal donor?
O Negative
Which board game, released in 1944, has a character named Miss Scarlett?
Clue
Which ocean is the biggest?
Pacific Ocean
"Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to."
Miracle on 34th street
True or False
Mars is Round
False
Unlike any other rocky planet in the Solar System, Mars is actually shaped like a rugby ball, but with different sizes along all three axes.
What is the name of the world's hottest chili pepper?
Carolina Reaper
What is known a the "powerhouse of the cell"?
Mitochondria
"Play-Doh" was originally tested in the 1950's for what use?
Wallpaper Cleaner.
What type of animal is a koala?
Marsupial
"But there's a body in the window seat"
Arsenic and Old Lace
True or False
Earlobes have a Biological Purpose.
False
While they are rich in nerve endings and may play a role in social bonding, many scientists argue that earlobes don’t have any true biological purpose.
How many folds are in a chefs hat? (Closest wins)
100
What mineral can you add to water to make things float easier?
Salt
What toy did French inventor Arthur Granjean develop in the late 1950's?
Etch-A-Sketch
Which natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale?
Earthquake
"What kind of name is that? C.K. Dexter Haven?"
The Philadelphia Story
True or False
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth.
False.
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the twin volcanoes, are taller than Mount Everest as 4.2km of their height is submerged underwater. The twin volcanoes measure a staggering 10.2km in total, compared to Everest’s paltry 8.8km.
What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
Herring
What produces the majority of the breathable air on Earth?
The oceans.
Which game, invented in 1948, uses a game board with 225 squares on it?
Scrabble
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
"I'll be all around in the dark--I'll be everywhere. Wherever you can look--wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be there in the way guys yell when they're mad. I'll be there in the way kids laugh when they're hungry, and they know supper's ready, and when people are eatin' the stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they built--I'll be there, too."
Grapes of Wrath
True or false
Our solar system has a wall
True
The heliopause – the region of space in which solar wind isn’t hot enough to push back the wind of particles coming from distant stars – is often considered the “boundary wall” of the Solar System and interstellar space.
What Indian bread is cooked in a tandoor oven?
Naan
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Which game, created in 1959, involved buying, selling and trading?
Big Buisness
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
"It's Mrs. Danvers. She's gone mad! She said she'd rather destroy Manderley than see us happy here."
Rebbecca
True or False
Earth's rotation is changing speed
True
It's actually slowing. This means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century. 600 million years ago a day lasted just 21 hours.
What is the Italian word for "to the tooth," used to describe perfectly cooked pasta?
Al dente
What is the symbol for sodium on the periodic table?
Na
When was the "Hula Hoop" first manufactured?
1958
Which ancient Greek storyteller wrote famous fables?
Aesop
"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges!"
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
True or false
Comets smell like rotten eggs.
True.
A comet smells like rotten eggs, urine, burning matches, and… almonds. Traces of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, sulphur dioxide, and hydrogen cyanide were all found in the makeup of the comet 67P/Churyumove-Gerasimenko. Promotional postcards were even commissioned in 2016 carrying the pungent scent of a comet.
What fermented tea drink has been consumed for over 2,000 years and recently became a health food trend?
Kombucha
What is the biggest part of the human brain?
Cerebrum
The object of which 1940's board game was to race a yacht around the playing board?
Ship Ahoy
Which explorer was the first European to reach India by sea?
Vasco da Gama
“He’s got a lot of charm.”
“He comes by it naturally. His grandfather was a snake.“
His Girl Friday 1940
True or false
You lose most of your heat through your head.
False
Your face, head and chest are more sensitive to temperature changes, but this myth isn’t entirely true. In reality, covering any part of the body helps prevent heat loss in the same way.
What element gives red wine its characteristic bitter, dry mouthfeel?
Tannins
What does a "Newton" measure?
Force