Geography
What is the official nickname of Texas?
A. The Free State
B. The Friendship State
C. The Lone Star State
D. The Wild West State
C. The Lone Star State
Who is the wife of Barack Obama?
A. Michelle
B. Hillary
C. Melania
D. Jill
A. Michelle
What is larger: 50% or five-eighths?
A. 50%
B. Five-eighths
B. Five-eighths
In American Football, a touchdown is worth how many points?
A. 6 points
B. 7 points
C. 3 points
D. 2 points
A. 6 points
What is the human body’s biggest organ?
A. Skin
B. Brain
C. Large intestine
D. Stomach
A. Skin
What US state has the longest border with Canada?
A. Montana
B. Alaska
C. New York
D. Michigan
B. Alaska
Which American comedy series has won a record 37 Emmy Awards?
A. Friends
B. Frasier
C. Seinfield
D. Happy Days
B. Frasier
How many years are in a century?
A. 500 years
B. 100 years
C. 25 years
D. 10 years
B. 100 years
What NFL team has a plant for it’s logo?
A. The Dallas Cowboys
B. The New Orleans Saints
C. The Pittsburgh Steelers
D. The Washington Football Team
B. The New Orleans Saints
True or false: Your tongue has different areas that are most sensitive to different flavors?
A. True
B. False
B. False. This is a common myth taught in primary schools and it the result of a mistranslated scientific paper, from German to English.
What ocean surrounds the Maldives?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Arabian Sea
D. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
Who’s face was said to have launched 1,000 ships?
A. Athena
B. Arete of Cyrene
C. Agnodice of Athens
D. Helen of Troy
D. Helen of Troy
How many sides, in total, would three triangles and three rectangles have?
A. 21
B. 9
C. 12
D. 24
A. 21
What is Canada’s national sport?
A. Hockey
B. Lacrosse
C. Baseball
D. Cricket
B. Lacrosse
How many bones does an adult human have?
A. 206
B. 226
C. 306
D. 326
A. 206
Name the biggest Island of the world.
A. Greenland
B. Ireland
C. Australia
D. Antarctica
A. Greenland with an area of 2,131,000 square kilometers.
According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.” By that definition, Australia can’t be an island because it’s already a continent.
B. Black Eyed Peas
What is the smallest perfect number?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 2
D. 0
B. 6
During the first ever modern Olympics, what were the first placers awarded with?
A. Diamonds
B. Gold medals
C. Silver medals
D. Rubies
C. Silver medals
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
A. The skull
B. Tooth enamel
C. Fingernails
D. Cartilage
B. Tooth enamel
What are the two US states who don’t observe daylight savings time?
A. Arizona and Colorado
B. Vermont and Arizona
C. Hawaii and Arizona
D. Arizona and Alaska
C. Hawaii and Arizona
What language has 4x more people who speak it as a second language than native speakers?
A. Italian
B. Spanish
C. English
D. French
C. English
What letter does every odd number have in it?
A. An “O”
B. An “N”
C. An “E”
D. An “S”
C. An “E”
Before 1894, basketball games were played with what sort of ball?
A. Rugby ball
B. Cricket ball
C. Handball
D. Soccer ball
D. Soccer ball
What is the largest bone in the human body?
A. The jaw
B. The femur
C. The humerus
D. The fibula
B. The femur