Sports
Cal Ripken, Jr. holds the MLB record for most consecutive games played.
How many games did he play in a row?
2,632
Ripken went over 16 years without missing a day of work
How many Vice Presidents have become President?
15
In what year did the first episode of The Simpsons air?
1989
Greenland is the world's largest island. What percentage of it is continuously covered with a sheet of ice?
81%
How many eggs does the average American eat per year?
286
How many pounds did Mike Tyson weigh when he first won the WBC heavyweight boxing championship?
218.5
In 1986, Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20.
What percent of U.S. presidents have been lawyers?
Approximately 60%
27 out of 45, have been lawyers prior to taking office. 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises from two individuals elected to non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Donald Trump is counted as the 45th and 47th president.
As of 2020, how many movie theaters were there in the U.S.?
5,798
There are 195 countries int he world.
How many of them have Spanish as their official language?
21
How many slices of pizza does the average American eat in a year?
46
As of 2007, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held the NBA basketball record for most career points scored.
On average, how many points did he score per game?
24.61
Ronald Reagan was the third oldest president, behind Trump and Biden.
In years and days, how old was he when he first took office?
69 years, 349 days
In what year did Sesame Street first air?
1969
How many countries are members of the European Union?
27
The European Union ( EU ) is an economic and political union of 27 countries. It operates an internal (or single) market which allows free movement of goods, capital, services and people between member states.
How many cups of coffee does the average American drink per year?
1,095
Which equates to about 3 cups per day.
What year were the first winter Olympics held?
1924
The games in Chamonix, France featured 5 sports - bobsledding, figure skating, hockey, Nordic skiing, and speed skating
How old was Lee Harvey Oswald when he fatally shot President John F. Kennedy?
24
How many people did main character Jack Bauer personally kill during the shows 9 season run?
309
How many different countries border China?
14
How many times a year does the average American go out to eat?
36
On average, Americans dine out about 3 times a month.
How many times did tennis great Pete Sampras win Wimbledon?
7
During his run, Sampras lost only one Wimbledon match from 1993-2000
What percent of U.S. presidents have been elected to at least two terms in office?
35.71%
Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only president to be elected more than twice.
In what year was the film The Wizard of Oz first released?
1939
While The Wizard of Oz did fairly well in theaters, it wasn't until its TV debut that its popularity soared.
How many feet tall is Venezuela's Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall?
3,212
That is about 2.5 times the heights of the Empire Sate Building.
On average how many pounds of fruit does each American eat per year?
116
Approximately 350 apples or bananas