Are You Smarter (Technology)
Dolly the Ewe's birth in 1996 and subsequent life helped prove the viability of what scientific and technological process?
Cloning
What is the name of the largest country in the world?
Russia
If Sean had eight dozen eggs, how many eggs would he have in total?
96
12 x 8 = 96
Who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”?
William Shakespeare
Canada produces 85% of the world’s supply of what food item?
Maple Syrup
This gas works against the force of gravity.
Helium
What search engine makes changes to its logo, known as "doodles," to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and famous people, such as a pointillist version in honor of artist Georges Seurat?
This is the first Pixar movie to receive a higher than G rating.
The Incredibles (PG)
How many continents are there?
7
This many sides are in a pentagon
Five
What’s the name for the small dot on the letter “i”
a “tittle”- also applies to the dot on top of the j
This person invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Which force keeps people from floating while on Earth?
Gravity
To honor him after his 2016 passing, the Pantone Color Institute announced a new rain-inspired shade of purple called Love Symbol #2 for what one-named rock star?
Prince
In what early computer game did pioneers often die of dysentery? The game was later inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Oregon Trail
This country is both an island and a continent
Australia
If 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 5=4, then 6=?
3, because ‘six’ has three letters
What do you call plastic material at the end of a shoelace?
Aglet
Invented in the 1940s, what is a Radarange kitchen appliance better known as?
A Microwave Oven
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to create energy?
Photosynthesis
Created by Warner Communications and premiering in 1981, what TV channel featured affable young hosts serving as "veejays"?
MTV
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
Name 3 of the 5 Great Lakes
HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
How many seconds make 1.5 hours (1:30)?
5400
Find the minutes in 1.5 hours (90)
90 x 60 (seconds in a minute) = 5400
What is the term for the main character in a story?
Protagonist
Whose appearance marks the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Santa
What are the three basic states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson was given what nickname after the leader of the evil Decepticons in Transformers?
Megatron
What delicious computer term did web browser programmer Lou Montulli coin to refer to information that is sent from the browser to the web server?
Cookie
What city is the Golden Gate Bridge located in?
San Francisco
When is Pi Day celebrated?
March 14
What’s a pangram sentence?
A sentence that uses every letter in the English alphabet.
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
Who was the first man to step foot on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
What's the national animal of Scotland?
Unicorn
What locomotive-themed 2004 Board Game of the Year winner shares its name with a popular Beatles song?
Ticket to Ride