Math
What is 18472920 miles per 479 hours as a unit rate?
38565.5949896
What is the first known book?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Where were the first schools?
Sumeria
When was slavery abolished in the US?
1865
Someone comes up to you and thanks you for a present. What do you do?
a) Ignore them and run away
b) Thank them and smile
c) Start doing the chicken dance and shouting "I want a cracker!"
The correct answer is b.
What is (102 + 164 + 150) - 400,000?
-334363
What is the first known printed book?
The Diamond Sultra
Where was the first kindergarten?
Germany
How many people died in the holocaust?
6 to 11 million
Who is known as Miss Manners?
Judith Martin
The Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramaujan knew that there were four different positive integers A, B, C, and D such that A3 + B3 = 1729 and C3 + D3 = 1729. What is the sum of A + B + C + D? (Source: Prealgebra by Richard Rusczyk, David Patrick, and Ravi Boppana)
32
When was the printing press invented?
1440
What is the oldest college?
Harvard
What day was Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated?
April 4, 1968
Who wrote the book of manners?
Emily Post
Solve this problem: Three years ago, I was two-thirds as old as I will be eight years from now. How old am I now? (Source: Prealgebra by Richard Rusczyk, David Patrick, and Ravi Boppana)
25
What was the first form of writing known?
Cuneiform script
What country has the hardest education system in the world?
China
Why did WW1 start?
The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
True or false: if this is your second baby, it is considered rude to throw a baby shower unless it's been at least three years since your last pregnancy, your second baby is the opposite gender of your first, you throw your own shower and call it a "sprinkle," and you make gifts optional.
True
The lockers in my school are numbered in order from 1 to 1000. Initially, they are all closed. There are 1000 students in my school. The 1st student goes through every locker at school and opens every locker. The 2nd student goes through the school, and if the locker is closed, she opens it, and if it's open, she closes it. The 3rd student goes through the school does the same for every 3rd locker, the 4th for every 4th locker, and so on until all 1000 students have gone through the school. After all the students are finished, how many lockers are open? (Source: Prealgebra by Richard Rusczyk, David Patrick, and Ravi Boppana)
31
What is the oldest written documents?
Sumerian cuneiform tablets
Which school has the most stressful school program?
Italy
What day was the 19th Amendment ratified?
August 18, 1920
What book did Amy Vanderbilt write?
Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette, also known as Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette.