Gardening
Photography
Baking
Reading and Writing
Miscellaneous
100

True or False: Plants respond to sound in terms of their growth.

True

Studies have found that plants tend to grow better when exposed to sounds of some kind.

100

True or False: The chemicals used for creating the flash for the early photographs could explode if mixed incorrectly.

True

100

True or False: The invention of chocolate chip cookies was an accident. 

True

Ruth Graves accidentally created the iconic chocolate chip cookie Wakefield in the 1930s. She substituted baker's chocolate with broken pieces of Nestlé's semi-sweet chocolate, leading to the creation of this
beloved treat.

100

How long is the longest sentence in English? 

A. 10,385

B. 8,353

C. 4,391

D. 13,955 

D. 13,955 words

Jonathan Coe’s The Rotter’s Club, 13,955 word sentence

100

What is the most popular hobby in the United States?

A. Reading

B. Baking/Cooking

C. Gardening

D. Photograph

B. Baking/cooking

200

How many flowers are within one sunflower?

A. 1 

B. 3-4

C. 1,000-2,000

D. 100-200

C. 1,000 to 2,000 individual flowers

Each individual flower (the ones in the brown part of the flower) produces one sunflower seed. 


200

True or False: It was as common for the deceased to be photographed as it was for the living in the 1800s. 

True

200

Where was the first pizza made? 

A. Naples, Italy

B. Rome, Italy 

C. Bologne, Italy

D. Florence, Italy

A. Naples, Italy

The specific flatbread used was invented in the 1800s. 

200

True or False: Chaining books to shelves was a widely used practice in the Classical Period.  

False

This was widely used in the Middle Ages to the 18th Century.


200

What is the oldest method of fishing? 

A. Jigging

B. Fly fishing

C. Spear fishing

D. Fishing with nets

C. Spear fishing 
300

How many microbes are in one teaspoon of topsoil? 

A. 1 billion

B. 700 million

C. 1.2 billion

D. 2 billion

A. 1 billion 

300

When was the first photograph taken?

A. 1813

B. 1826

C. 1838

D. 1840


B. 1826

300

True or False: Pretzels were invented by monks.

True 

Pretzels were invented by European monks in the Middle Ages, with the shape supposedly representing the trinity. 

300

How big is the world's tallest book? 

A. 16.4 feet tall

B. 17.3 feet tall

C. 19.8 feet tall

D. 15.7 feet tall

A. 16.4 feet tall by 26.44 feet wide 

It is titled, "This the Prophet Mohamed."


300

True or False: Artists used to store paint in animal bladders.

True 

Artists used to store paint in pigs' bladders before paint tubes were invented

400

True or False: Many fruits belong to the rose family.

True

Apples, pears, strawberries, peaches, cherries, and more are a part of the rose family. 

400

When was the first digital camera invented? 

A. 1968 

B. 1980

C. 1973

D. 1975

D. 1975

400

How much did the world's largest cupcake weigh? 

A. 3,294 lbs

B. 2,594 lb

C. 1,988 lbs 

D. 4,328 lbs

B. 2,594 lbs 

The cupcake was 56 inches in diameter and 36 inches tall.


400

How many letters does the longest word in the world have?

A. 190,204

B. 287,284

C. 189,819 

D. 163,462

C. 189,819 letters

The word is the full name for the element Titin.

(Extra fun fact- this word can take up 42 pages of paper)


400

How big is the wingspan on the world's largest origami crane? 

A. 168 ft 2 in

B. 345 ft 5 in 

C. 238 ft 10 in

D. 268 ft 9 in

D. 268 ft 9 in


500

What flower was once more valuable than gold?

A. Tulips

B. Roses

C. Lavender

D. Orchids

A. Tulips

During the 1600s, tulips were so valuable in Holland that their bulbs were worth more than gold. The craze was called tulip mania, or tulipomania, and caused the crash of the Dutch economy. 

500

How long did the first photograph take to develop?

A. 8 hours 

B. 10 hours 

C. 24 hours 

D. 6 hours?

A. 8 hours

500

When was the first refrigerator invented?

A. 1853

B. 1828

C. 1834

D. 1889

C. 1834

The first refrigerator was invented by Jacob Perkins in 1834. It used ether vapor compression to cool the air, but it wasn't until the early 1900s that electric refrigerators became popular.

500

How many rare books did the most famous book thief steal over his criminal career? 

A. 20,900

B. 23,600

C. 32,500

D. 18,700

B. 23,600 books 

Steven Bloomberg stole at least 23,600 rare books from 268 libraries.

500

When was the game Sodoku invented?

A. 1968

B. 1936

C. 1979

D. 1984

C. 1979

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