General Knowledge
Who is known as the “Father of the United States” and the first President of the country?
George Washington
What is the term for a group of flamingos?
Flamboyance!
Before becoming President, Barack Obama served as a U.S. Senator from which state?
Illinois!
A majority of adults have how many permanent teeth?
32!
What country has the most people living in it?
China is home to more than 1.39 billion people.
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
What is the rarest blood type among humans?
AB-negative
What is the world record for the longest hiccupping spree?
A. 68 years
B. 50 years
C. 82 years
68 years! Charles Osborne holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-lasting hiccup attack, suffering from involuntary diaphragm spasms for 68 years, from 1922 to 1990. Triggered by a fall, the spasms occurred 20–40 times per minute, totaling an estimated 430 million, before unexpectedly stopping one year before his death.
How many countries are there in the world?
195
Why did the skeleton not go to the party?
Because he had no body to go with.
What is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same backward as forward?
Palindrome
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
In what year and in which city were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1896 in Athens, Greece
What animal’s milk is pink?
Hippopotamus
Leonardo da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” hangs in what museum?
The Louvre Museum in Paris
ow many noses does a slug have?
4!
Mr. Blue lives in the blue house. Mr. Yellow lives in the yellow house. Mr. Black lives in the black house. Who lives in the white house?
The President!
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
Benjamin Franklin was a key figure in the drafting of the United States Constitution. Which state did he represent during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Pennsylvania
I have hundreds of wheels, but move I do not. Call me what I am; call me a lot. What am I?
A parking lot.
According to Guinness World Records, what's the best-selling book of all time?
The bible
What candy was originally known as “chicken feed?
Candy Corn
What is the most common surname in the United States?
Smith!
What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
A deck of cards
What is the only planet that rotates on its side?
Uranus
Which animal is the symbol of wisdom in many cultures?
The Owl
n 1863, what memorable speech did Abraham Lincoln give during the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery?
The Gettysburg Address
Which organ is the heaviest?
Your skin is an organ, and it’s the heaviest one you’ve got. The heaviest organ inside your body is your liver.
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The Future!
What building has the most stories?
The Library!