Pop Culture
Whitney Houston went to the top of the music charts in 1992 with which Dolly Parton song?
“I Will Always Love You” *Whitney sang it better!!
What geyser in Yellowstone National Park is known for erupting roughly every 90 minutes?
Old Faithful
What was the first vegetable ever to be grown in space?
The Potato
How many cards are in a standard deck of playing cards?
52
How many justices serve on the US Supreme Court?
9
The 1988 movie “Mystic Pizza” launched the career of what “Pretty Woman?”
Julia Roberts
Aside from the Nile, what is the longest river in the world?
The Amazon
What food was the first to be microwaved?
Popcorn
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
What is the numeric value of the Roman numeral L?
50
Michael Jackson teamed up with what notable guitar player for the 1982 song “Beat It?”
Eddie Van Halen
Located between Israel and Jordan, this body of water is known for its high salt content, making it uninhabitable for most life forms.
The Dead Sea
What is the name of the world's hottest chili pepper?
Carolina Reaper
What is August’s birthstone?
Peridot
What does the term “IQ” stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
Name the actor who plays the memorable character Michael Scott in the popular TV series “The Office”?
Steve Carell
Which continent covers all four hemispheres of the earth?
Africa
What is a single strand of spaghetti called?
Spaghetto
Which branch of the U.S. armed forces used the slogan, “It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure”?
The Navy
What is the process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly called?
Metamorphosis
What 1927 film effectively ended the silent movie era by introducing synchronized talking and singing?
“The Jazz Singer”
What is the largest city in North America?
Mexico City....has 20 million people, significantly more than NYC (#2)or L.A (#3).
Where were Doritos invented?
Casa de Fritos at Disneyland (will accept just Disneyland also)
Doritos were invented at Disneyland in the early 1960s at the Casa de Fritos restaurant in Frontierland, where stale tortillas were repurposed by being fried and seasoned, becoming a hit snack that Frito-Lay later developed for national release in 1966
What do you call the visible part of the rivet commonly found on the pockets of jeans?
The burr
Which general led US troops during the Vietnam War?
General William Westmoreland