1993 fun facts
Pepsi ran a contest in the Philippines promising 1 million pesos for a winning bottle cap, but mistakenly printed this many winning caps? (Within 50,000). Unfortunately, 5th grade and current day Wayne is still dreaming about that kind of money.
800,000
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What is the largest planet in our Solar system?
Jupiter
Why did a city in Canada banned kids older than 16 from trick-or-treating?
Bathurst, New Brunswick banned kids older than 16 from tick-or-treating as an attempt to decrease Halloween mischief.
This 1993 Blockbuster introduced us to Isla Nubar.
Jurassic Park
This founder of Wendy's returned to Highschool to earn his GED while Wayne was busy becoming a 5th grader?
Dave Thomas
What is the largest Desert in the world?
Antarctica
What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
How many pounds did the world's largest pumpkin pie weigh? (within 500lbs)
Bonus - Get within 100lbs
It weighed 3,699 pounds!
In 1993 The X-Files premiered. What iconic line was introduced?
"The truth is out there"
The one-armed nemesis in this movie had Dr. Richard Kimble on the run while everyone else in Grade 5 was on the run from Wayne because he still hadn't learned about deodorant :(
The Fugitive
Name all 5 of the Major circles of latitude on the globe.
The Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle
What is the sixth planet from the sun?
Bonus - list all planets in order (distance from the sun)
Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which Disney movie is in part an adaptation of Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
In 1993, The Toronto Blue Jays won their 2nd of back-back World Series Titles.
Who hit the HR?
Bonus: Who was the pitcher? (All other teams lose points if you get this part)
Joe Carter
Mitch Williams
This actress won the Oscar for "Best Supporting Actress" at age 11... Not surprisingly, significantly more than Wayne was doing while in grade 5.
Bonus: Name the movie
Anna Paquin for her role in "The Piano"
What is the population of America (within 10 million)
342.6 million
The asteroid belt is a region containing many rocky objects orbiting the Sun. Between which two planets is it located?
Mars and Jupiter
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, what is distinct about Charlie Brown's ghost costume?
He cut too many eye holes into the fabric
Name 4 of the top 10 Boy and Girl names from when Wayne was in Grade 5 (1993).
Hint: Wayne did not make the cut
Girls: Jessica, Ashley, Sarah, Samantha, Emily
Boys: Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua, Tyler
This #1 hit was a bodyguard on top of the billboard 100 for 9 weeks when Wayne was in Grade 5.
"I will always Love You" - Whitney Houston
Name the two smallest continents.
Bonus: List all 7 continents in order from Smallest to largest
Australia - 8.53M KM2
Europe - 10.18M KM2
Antarctica - 14.20M KM2
South America - 17.84M KM2
North America - 24.71M KM2
Africa - 30.37M KM2
Asia - 44.58M KM2
What is the difference between Area and Volume?
area is the space in a 2D object, where as volume is the space in a 3D object
Which celeb was born on Halloween in 1967?
Vanilla Ice. He was born on October 31, 1967, making him a scorpio.
Jim Abbott - Pitcher for the New York Yankees, pitched a no-hitter on September 4, 1993. What distinguished Jim from other pitchers?
He was born without a right hand. He had developed a technique for switching his glove from his left arm stump to his left hand immediately after releasing each pitch so he could field.