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Random facts
Countries
Silly facts
Christmas
100
Who's weddings did we celebrate this year?
Dana and Kevin, and Ben and Jenny
100
The first soft drink in space
What is Coca-Cola?
100
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
100
Dump, floated and wipe are terms used in which team sport?
Volleyball
100
Why are Christmas candy canes red and white in color?
Purity and Blood: The white of the cane allegedly represents the purity of Jesus Christ. The red stripes, on the other hand, are for the blood he shed when he died on the cross.
200
The president became the first octogenarian president, what does octogenarian mean?
Biden turned 80 in November.
An octogenarian is a person who is from 80 to 89 years old.
200
The first toy to be advertised on television
Mr. Potato head from Toy story
200
Iceland diverted roads to avoid disturbing communities of what?
Elves
200
Who invented the word "vomit"?
William Shakespeare
200
Can you name all the reindeer on Santa's slay?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
300
Who said this quote, and what is it referencing, "Well, I think if they win, I should get all the credit. If they lose, I should not be blamed at all."?
Donald Trump said this quote in reference to the republican candidates for the Midterms.
300
Double Jeopardy!
300
The unicorn is this country's national animal
What is Scotland?
300
What is the oldest recorded joke (1900 BC.) about?
It was a fart joke.
It is a saying of the ancient Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq, and goes: “Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap.”
300
What do they call Santa Claus in Italy?
Babbo Natale
400
Which country won this years Eurovision?
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine
400
What awards has an EGOT winner won?
Bonus points: if you can name an EGOT winner
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony.
EGOT winners: Richard Rodgers, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Scott Rudin, Robert Lopez (won twice), John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Alan Menken, and Jennifer Hudson.
400
This country invented ice cream
What is China?
400
How fast can Farts travel?
According to an NBC News report, upon release, farts can travel about 10 feet per second, or approximately 6.8 miles per hour.
400
The first song ever broadcast from space was this Christmas carol
What is “Jingle Bells”?
500
This year astronomers were able to take the first photo of the supermassive Milky Way black hole. How many miles does this black hole span?
27 million miles- Scientists around the world worked together and used the Event Horizon Telescope to take the first photo ever of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which spans 27 million miles.
500
In the state of Georgia, It's illegal to eat what with a fork?
Fried Chicken
500
This country borders 14 nations and crosses 8 time zones.
What is Russia?
500
Name the 7 dwarves from Snow White.
Double points if you can guess their original names.
Dopey, sneezy, Doc, grumpy, sleepy, bashful, happy
The dwarves originally didn't have a name in The Brothers Grimm in 1854, then when it went to Broadway in 1912 their names were Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick, and….Quee.
500
In total, how many gifts were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
364