Facts about time
How many months contain 30 days?
4 (November, April, June, and September)
Greece
Who invented the first car: Karl Benz or Henry Ford
Karl Benz
What is the most populated city in the world?
Which fast food chain was founded the earliest?
a) In-N-Out
b) Burger King
c) McDonald's
d) Wendy's
a) In-N-Out (in 1948)
Mercury, 88 days
What year were the first modern Olympics held in?
a) 1880
b) 1896
c) 1904
d) 1920
b) 1896
True or false: Da Vinci never built any of the inventions he designed
True
Which country has the most cities with 1+ million inhabitants?
China
Approximately how many McDonalds are there in the world?
a) 10,000
b) 20,000
c) 40,000
d) 100,000
c) 40,000
How many years are in a millennium?
1000
What does the Olympic motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, translate to in English?
Faster, higher, stronger
Alexander Fleming is credited with what major invention?
Penicillin
How many "megacities" (cities with 10+ million people) are there in the world?
a) 17
b) 28
c) 41
d) 73
b) 28
How much revenue does fast food generate annually?
a) 130 billion dollars
b) 210 billion dollars
c) 385 billion dollars
d) 570 billion dollars
d) 570 billion dollars
Approximately how long does it take for sunlight to reach the earth?
a) 30 seconds
b) 3 minutes
c) 8 minutes
d) 17 minutes
c) 8 minutes
Olympic gold medals typically have what percentage of silver in them?
a) 7.5%
b) 25%
c) 60%
d) 90%
d) 90%
By the time of his death, approximately how many patents had Thomas Edison amassed?
a) 50
b) 200
c) 700
d) 1100
d) 1100
Which city contains the most museums?
Paris, with 297 museums
Name three of the top five countries with the most fast food restaurants.
US, France, Canada, UK, South Korea
What century were the first mechanical clocks invented in?
14th century
Name 5 of the top 7 countries that have hosted the most Olympics (summer and winter combined)?
United States, France, Japan, The United Kingdom, Canada, Italy and Germany
When was the world's first traffic light was invented(within 10 years)?
1886
Which city has the most billionaires?
San Francisco, with 62 billionares
Which fast food chain invented the drive-through window?
Wendy's