Misc Trivia
Cartoonist Gary Larson illustrated a satirical comic about a made-up phobia called anatidaephobia. What is anatidaephobia?
Fear that a duck may be watching you
What fiction author outsold the Bible in 2022?
Colleen Hoover
Which fast-food company piloted a chicken-flavored nail polish?
KFC
Lady With an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci originally omitted what in the painting?
The ermine
Who is the shortest player in NFL history?
Jack Shapiro, at 5’1″
In which sport are barani, rudolph, and randolph all techniques?
Trampolining
What famous country singer once lost in her own “look-alike” contest?
Dolly Parton
Name 3 of six fruits are in the rose family?
Apples, pears, plums, cherries, apricots, and peaches
What is the name of the French author who wrote the book Around the World in Eighty Days?
Jules Verne
Who won the first Super Bowl?
The Green Bay Packers
What materials were used to create the first artificial Christmas trees?
Goose feathers that were dyed green.
How many instruments could Prince play?
At least 27
Bananas are really an herb distantly related to what other food item?
Ginger
Before Michelangelo sculpted his monumental 17-foot-high David, this artist created a smaller sculpture of David at the start of the Renaissance.
Donatello
What is the length of an NFL game?
4 quarters, each lasting 15 minutes
What animal was successfully trained to tell the difference between Monet and Picasso3?
Pigeon
Darth Vader is voiced by James Earl Jones. However, George Lucas also considered another person for the role. Who was it?
Orson Welles
One ostrich egg is equal in volume to roughly how many chicken eggs?
2 dozen chicken eggs
Some say that Vincent Van Gogh didn’t actually kill himself. Instead, who do they believe shot him?
Teenage boys in the community
How many teams are there in the NFL?
32
Cows produce 3% less milk when listening to what kind of music?
Country
Whitney Houston famously covered “I Will Always Love You”—who sang the original?
Dolly Parton
What is the main ingredient in white chocolate?
Cocoa butter
What surrealist artist famously recreated Jean-François Millet’s painting, The Angelus?
Salvador Dali
When was the NFL founded?
The NFL was founded on August 20, 1920.