Geography
What is the name of the world’s tallest mountain?
Mt. Everest
What are the names New York’s two major league baseball teams (both names)?
The Yankees and the Mets
What is the name of the author of many classic children’s books, including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham?
Dr. Seuss
“Raisin” is the name given to the dried version of what fruit?
Grapes
What’s the tallest land animal?
The giraffe
What is the capital of New York State?
Albany
How often are the summer Olympics?
Every four years
What is the name of Harry Potter’s godfather?
Sirius Black
Rice
What’s the name for an animal that eats only meat?
A carnivore
What is the smallest country?
Vatican City
What country won the FIFA World Cup this year (2026)?
Spain
What is the name of the king who removed the magic sword Excalibur from the stone where it was stuck?
King Arthur
Name two foods native to the Americas (meaning nobody from any other continent ate them before Christopher Columbus)
Answers could include: corn, beans, tomatoes, chocolate, coffee, etc.
What precious “stones” are created by oysters?
Pearls
New Zealand
Which hockey player holds the record for most points over the course of their career?
Wayne Gretzky
What type of monster did Odysseus lie to by saying his name was “Nobody”?
A cyclops
What is the name of the food category which includes peanuts, beans, lentils, and peas?
Legumes
What is the deadliest non-human animal?
The mosquito
What country has the longest total coastline?
Canada (125,567 miles)
What is the name for a rider who competes in horse races?
A jockey
Hamlet
What happens to you after you eat the West African fruit called Synsepalum dulcificum, more commonly known as “miracle berries”?
Right after you eat them, sour foods (like lemons and limes) will taste sweet instead of sour
What is the name for a group of owls?
A parliament