Art
Coffee
Geography
Tattoos
What am I?
200
What artist's work has been stolen more than any other’s?
Pablo Picasso.
According to the Art Loss Register, 550 of his works have been listed as missing.
200
What country produces ⅓ of the world's coffee?
Brazil.
In 2018, Brazil produced 3.6 billion kilograms of beans, which is more than twice as much as any other country. (Vietnam was second with 1.79 billion)
200
What is the oldest city in the world?
Damascus.
Damascus, the capital of Syria, is widely believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, with evidence of habitation dating back at least 11,000 years. Its location and persistence have made the city a nexus for civilizations come and gone. Today its metropolitan area is home to about 2.5 million people, and in 2008 it was named the Arab Capital of Culture.
200
What feat did sailors have to accomplish for them to earn the right to have an anchor tattooed?
The stereotypical anchor tattoo indicated a sailor had crossed the Atlantic.
200
I have a head and a tail that will never meet. Having too many of me is always a treat. What am I?
A Coin.
400
In what room did Napoleon Bonaparte keep the Mona Lisa?
The Bathroom.
400
What are the only two states that produce coffee?
Hawaii and California.
Hawaii, famous for its Kona coffee, had long been America’s only coffee-producing state. But since coffee plants were introduced to California in the early part of this century, the state’s industry has grown to 30 farms.
400
What is the smallest independent country on Earth?
Vatican City.
With an area of just 0.44 kilometers, Vatican City is the world's smallest country. Also known as the Holy See, it fits within the Italian capital city of Rome, and is the center of the Catholic Church.
400
Who was the first Disney princess with a tattoo?
Pocahontas.
Pocahontas was the first Disney princess with a visible tattoo, a red armband around her right bicep.
400
I’m at the start of the end, and the end of every place. I’m the beginning of eternity, and the end of time and space. What am I?
The Letter E.
600
Which famous artist lived in his own museum until his death?
Salvador Dali.
600
The first espresso machine was made in which country?
France!
600
What is the most populated country in Africa?
Nigeria.
With an area of just 0.44 kilometers, Vatican City is the world's smallest country. Also known as the Holy See, it fits within the Italian capital city of Rome, and is the center of the Catholic Church.
600
In the late 1800s, Navy sailors had an animal tattooed on each foot that they believed would protect them from drowning. What two animals were tattooed?
A pig on one foot and a rooster on the other.
600
What can you keep after giving it to someone?
Your Word / A Promise.
800
What artist was sentenced to death by the Pope after killing a man?
Caravaggio.
On 29 May 1606, Caravaggio killed (possibly unintentionally) a young man named Ranuccio Tomassoni. The circumstances of the brawl remain shrouded in mystery, although several contemporary newspapers referred to a quarrel over a gambling debt and a tennis game.
800
Fill in the blank:
In 1732, composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a comic opera called about a ______.
Coffee Addict.
Titled Coffee Cantata, the opera is about a coffee-crazy young woman whose father tries to come between her and her coffee.
800
What are the westernmost and easternmost states in the United States?
Alaska and Alaska.
Alaska is the westernmost and northernmost state in the United States, but parts of Alaska are so far west that the state actually stretches into the eastern hemisphere, making it the easternmost state as well!
800
Whose invention of the electric pen eventually led to the first design for a tattoo machine?
Thomas Edison.
The electric pen, invented by Thomas Edison in 1875, was converted into the first electric tattoo needle by Samuel O'Reilly in the 1890s.
800
I may have eyes but I don’t use them to see. I live in the dark until you have need of me. What am I?
A Potato.
1000
Nike was the greek goddess of what?
Of Victory.
1000
What country consumes the most coffee?
Finland.
Based on 2016 data, Finland consumes more coffee per capita than any country in the world, about 12 kilograms per year. Americans average 4.2 kg.
1000
What is the fastest flowing river in the world?
The Amazon River.
At the height of the wet season, the current can reach a speed of 7 km/hr.
1000
What Greek philosopher believed that people found guilty of sacrilege should be forcibly tattooed?
Plato.
While tattooing was used during ancient times to increase fertility, strengthen warriors, and express status, the Greek and Roman empires used tattoos as a form of punishment. Anyone believed to have committed an unforgivable offense would be forced to get a tattoo “to mark their bad character”, and afterwards found themselves permanently exiled from society.
1000
What brute strength struggles to get through, I make it easy for you to undo. What am I?
A Key.