History
History:
What language is the most popularly spoken worldwide?
Chinese
General:
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Australia
Science:
How many layers of the Earth are there?
4 layers. Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Trivia:
How old do you have to be to enter the Hunger Games drawing?
12
True or False:
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
False: Lightning can and often does strike the same place multiple times (like the Empire State Building!).
History:
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
General:
In a website browser address bar, what does “www” stand for?
World Wide Web
Science:
Fe is the chemical symbol for which element?
Iron
Trivia:
Name 3 of the 7 dwarfs in Snow White
True or False:
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins.
True: Sloths can slow their heart rate and hold their breath for up to 40 minutes--longer than a dolphin.
History:
Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?
Athena
General:
What card game makes you take a chance on not getting a score that is higher than a 21
Science:
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (1903)?
Marie Curie
Trivia:
What are the four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series?
Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, & Hufflepuff
True or False:
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth from base to peak.
False: Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller when measure from base (underwater) to summit.
History:
Which ancient Greek figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?
Answer:
Socrates
General:
Which house was Harry Potter almost sorted into?
Slytherin
What is sodium chloride commonly called?
Salt
Trivia:
Jim Carrey stars in this 2000 Christmas movie about Whos in Whoville. What’s the movie called?
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
True or False:
Bananas grow on trees.
False: Banana "trees" are actually giant herbs, not real trees.
History:
Who were the ancient peoples of Mexico called?
Aztecs
General :
A flamboyance is a group of what animals?
Flamingos
Science:
What is the first element on the Periodic Table?
Hydrogen
Trivia:
What do you call a group of ants?
a colony
True or False:
Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas.
True: Even though it sounds bananas, it's true--all living things share some DNA!