History
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Who is Roald Amundsen
What Is the longest river?
Amazon River
How much shorter is the average woman than the average man?
5 inches
Who invented printed press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Who released the single ‘What a Wonderful World’ in 1967?
Louis Armstrong
What year did the Cold War end ?
1989.
How many countries are in Africa?
54
What is the most common eye color in humans?
Brown
True or False? Most Lipsticks Contain Fish Scales ?
True
The kids TV show “CrackerJack” was shown on which day of the week?
Friday
What was the largest contiguous empire in history?
Mongol Empire
What is the only country that borders the United Kingdom?
Ireland (which shares a border with Northern Ireland)
What is the lightest planet?
Saturn ( it’s so light that it would float in water)
Where is it illegal to own a red car?
In Shanghai, China
the first woman in space came from which country?
Soviet Union, in 1963 Valentina Tereshkov, she spent 3 days in the Vostok 6 space capsule orbiting Earth 48 times.
What was the first capital of Ancient Egypt?
Memphis
In the United Kingdom, what is the day after Christmas called?
Boxing Day
What tree do acorns come from?
Oak Trees
How many legs does a butterfly have ?
6
What was the name of the report in the late 60s that the US Air Force released concluding there were no such thing as UFOs or Extra Terrestrials?
Project Blue Book
Which Civil War battle had the most casualties in any single day of fighting?
Battle of Antietam (with 22,726 casualties in one da)
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia
How many eyes do bees have?
5
Who wrote the song entitled ‘Yesterday’?
Paul McCartney
What popular long-running soap opera still running on TV debuted in 1965?
Days of our Lives
Who was the first person in space ?
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
What is the name of the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Angel Falls (located in Venezuela)
What are human nails made out of?
Keratin
How many strings does a violin have?
4
In 1967 Dr Christian Barnard performed the first transplant of what human organ in South Africa ?
Heart
Which president served the shortest term in office?
William Henry Harrison (he died of an illness two months into his presidency)
Which country contains both the highest and lowest points of Elevation in South America?
Argentina?
How many elements are in the periodic table ?
118
By letter count, what’s the longest month of the year?
September
In 1964, Jack Ruby was convicted of murdering which other accused assassin ?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who was the first person to appear on the $1 bill?
Salmon P. Chase (secretary of the treasury in 1862, when the dollar bills were created)
According to the UN’s 2020 World Happiness Report, which country has the happiest inhabitants?
Finland
What are 3 types of Rock?
Igneous, sedimentary, & metamorphic
Minced in a pesto, Fully-leaved atop a marinara sauce. Either way, you first de-stem what herb goes in both sauces?
Basil
What did the U.S Postal Service add in 1963 that is apart of every address today ?
ZIP codes
What was the last country in the Western Hemisohere to legalize divorce?
Chile ( in 2004 )
What are the three countries that don’t use the metric system?
United States, Myanmar & Liberia
What flap on your windpipe helps keep food particles out?
Epiglottis
What confectionary did Singapore ban the import and sales in 1992 ?
Gum ( due to vandalism & littering)
In 1960 the most powerful earthquake ever recorded 9.5 on the Richter scale was where?
South America (Valdivia Earthquake) it caused global tsunamis & destruction