Spelling Practice
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Trivia
100

Argument or Arguement?

ARGUMENT

100

What movie's two-and-a-half minute stampede scene took approximately three years to animate?

Lion King

100

I feel like someone should have "checked their math" on this one, but _________, a character in the Wizard of Oz, actually states the Pythagorean Theorem wrong after receiving his diploma.

Scarecrow

100

What are the only two states to not observe Daylight Savings Time?

Hawaii and Arizona

100

Good Grief, what Christmas movie was originally considered a terrible movie and scheduled to only play once on TV. It has since been shown for almost 50 years now.

Charlie Brown

200

Believeable or Believable?

BELIEVABLE 2

200

_________, Superman's weakness, was only "invented" because the original voice actor for the super hero wanted to take a day off from work and the only way to do so was to make Superman sick.

Kryptonite

200

The first subject of what modern medical invention exclaimed “I have seen my death”?

X-ray

200

Originally, ________ were filled with banana-filling that only lasted two days. Banana shortages and a need to change the "shelf-life" of this item led to the modern version that is supposed to last "forever".

Twinkies

200

What are female lumberjacks called?

lumberjills

300

Pidgeon or Pigeon?

2 Pigeon

300

_____ is the world's second most consumed beverage. It falls behind water but is consumed more than numbers 3, 4, and 5 (on the most consumed list) combined.

Tea coffee, soda, alcohol

300

When ___________ "auditioned" for the Sistine Chapel, he drew a perfect circle free-hand (which, BTW, is practically impossible)

Michaelangelo

300

Ketchup is some crazy popular stuff. But one particular man invented a way to make the way ketchup is sold even better for consumers, sold his idea for 13 million, and made even more when he sold it to other companies as well. What was his invention?

Upside Down Bottles

300

In WWI, an animal saved 194 men by continuing its journey after losing a leg, an eye, and having been shot through the chest. That is one special delivery.

Homing pigeon

400

Exercise or Excercise

1 Exercise

400

What company is the largest producer of rubber tires (when considering units produced) in the world? You will never do an easier tire change than with these things (might take 10 sec), although I'm pretty sure these tires last forever.

Lego

400

What device was originally invented because the Computer Scientists at Cambridge University wanted to be able to check and see whether the coffee pot was ready from different rooms?

Web Cam

400

In the 1920s and 30s, a company called Proctor & Gamble (originally known for candles and bathroom items) sponsored several dramatic radio shows, which eventually became known as _____________.

soap operas

400

Who is the only Disney prince that does not sing in his movie?

Prince Eric from Little Mermaid

500

Acquaintance or Acquaintence?

1 with an A

500

Nowadays, you probably couldn’t take your cat or dog to the zoo, but in the 18th century bringing a pet was required for admission. Why?

It was the price of admission, to be fed to Lions

500

The song “Livin la Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin was the first #1 hit record to be recording using only a _________.

computer

500

A term for “one who holds records of financial transactions, maybe for a business”, it is the only unhyphenated word to contain 3 consecutive double letters

Bookkeeper

500

This iconic food was actually only ever implemented on one mission. It was deemed too crumbly, was not very popular with the crew, and the technology to carry the real version was in place in the 1970s.

picture

astronaut ice cream

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