Animals
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bats. When flying at night, bats use echolocation to notice barriers and predators.
What is the Indian and Pakistani name for meat cooked in a clay oven over charcoal?
Tandoori. The name is derived from the clay oven or Tandoor.
What is the longest road in the world?
The Pan-American Highway. It runs 30,578 km through fourteen countries and connects to four more between North America and South America.
Brian Griffin is a fictional character from which American television series?
Family Guy. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following the 33rd Super Bowl!
What was the first file sharing software?
How many bones does a shark have?
None! The whole body of the shark is made up of cartilages.
What US state grows the most coffee beans?
Hawaii. The largest coffee farm in the United States is Hawaii’s Kauai Coffee Estate.
What’s the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City. The country is only 0.19 square miles.
What does Walter White teach in ‘Breaking Bad’?
Chemistry. Breaking Bad was turned down by HBO and TNT before being taken on by AMC.
What TDSB network can TDSB staff use to access share directories, such as Silo, through?
WLANTDSB01
What animal hibernates the longest?
Snails. Snails can hibernate up to 3 years!
What type of food holds the world record for being the most stolen around the world?
Cheese! It’s estimated that as much as 4% of the cheese produced around the world is stolen. That equates to as much as 90.6 million tons of cheese each year!
How many floors does the Eiffel Tower have?
3. While there are only 3 floors, the second and third floors do have 2 levels.
Where does the Simpson family live?
Springfield. The fictional city of Springfield was intended to represent "Anytown, USA," and not be derived from any specific real-life location.
In web browsing, what does URL stands for?
Uniform Resource Locator
What is the largest herbivore in North America?
The American Bison. Male American Bison, can weigh up to 2,200 pounds and stand up to 6 feet tall at the shoulder!
Which state were chocolate chip cookies invented?
Massachusetts. In 1930 when Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn, added broken pieces of a chocolate bar to her cookie dough expecting them to melt.
Which continent has the largest freshwater resources?
Antarctica. Antarctica contains 70% of Earth’s freshwater and 90% of its ice.
Who's the lead singer of the rock band U2?
Bono. His given name is Paul David Hewson but he adopted the name Bono Vox, which means “good voice” in Latin.
The speed of a computer mouse is measured in what units?
Mickeys. It’s the unit of measurement for how many pixels and millimeters a mouse moves.
What country has a unicorn as its national animal?
Scotland. In Celtic mythology, the unicorn symbolizes unity, purity, courage, and strength.
Mozzarella cheese is traditionally made from the milk of what animal?
Water Buffalo. While much of the mozzarella cheese in the United States is now made from cow’s milk, traditionally, it is produced using the milk of a water buffalo.
What is the longest river in Canada?
The Mackenzie River. Measured at 4,240 kilometers in length, it is also considered the second longest river system in North America, and the twelfth longest river in the world.
Which broadcast company does "60 Minutes" air on?
CBS. It debuted in 1968 on CBS and has become one of the most successful programs in broadcast history. 60 Minutes is television's longest continually running prime-time series.
Name 3 Cisco applications we use here at CSD.
Cisco ISE (Cisco Identity Services)
Cisco AnyConnect
Cisco Meraki