General Knowledge
What color were the original “orange” carrots before selective breeding made them orange?
Purple
What movie was the first to gross over $1 billion worldwide?
Titanic (1997)
What country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined?
Canada
What animal can’t jump?
Elephants
I’m taken everywhere but never move. I arrive and leave with you, yet I stay behind. What am I?
Your Shadow
What country consumes the most coffee per person?
Finland
Which singer once held a Guinness World Record for the most costume changes in a single music video?
Lady Gaga (“Telephone”
What U.S. city is nicknamed the “City of Fountains”?
Kansas City
What was the original use for bubble wrap?
Wallpaper
I have keys that open nothing, space but no room, and you can enter but never go inside. What am I?
A keyboard
What’s the only planet that rotates clockwise?
Venus
In Friends, what’s the name of Ross and Monica’s childhood dog?
Chi-Chi
Which historical figure is often credited with inventing bifocals?
Benjamin Franklin
What household item did NASA originally develop for space missions but later became a kitchen staple?
Memory Foam
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
a joke
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
Mr. Potato Head (1952).
What was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
Beauty and the Beast (1991).
What’s the world’s smallest country by area and population?
Vatican City
I fly forever, rest never; I may be loud or soft, and I leave no footprints. What am I?
Wind (or the wind’s sound).
What animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans that they can confuse crime scene investigators?
Koalas
What popular Netflix show was originally meant to be called Montauk?
Stranger Things
Which state was once its own independent country before joining the U.S.?
Texas
What celebrity once worked as a telemarketer selling pens?
Johnny Depp
I can be long or short; I can be grown or bought; I can be painted or tied. What am I?
Hair