Sports
What country won the first world cup?
Uruguay
In the first World Cup final, held on July 30, 1930, 93,000 spectators looked on as Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in a rematch of the 1928 Olympic gold medal game.
Which Teletubby has a triangle on its head?
Tinky Winky
Tinky Winky is the first Teletubby, as well as the largest and oldest of the group. He is covered in purple terry cloth and has a triangular antenna on his head.
When you make decisions based on both logic and emotion you are using your what?
Wise mind
Wise mind is the balance between a reasonable mindset and an emotional mindset.
Where was Albert Einstein born?
Germany
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879.
In the Winnie-the-Pooh stories what is Kanga’s baby called?
Roo
Roo is Kanga's cheerful, playful, energetic son, who moved to the Hundred Acre Wood with her.
How many strings are in a tennis raquet?
Two
Racquets are strung either with two separate strings (and thus four knots), or with a single string (resulting in only two knots).
What brand of beverage has its containers visible in many shots in the movie "Fight Club"?
Starbucks
Since David Fincher revealed that there is a Starbucks cup hidden in (we assume) every scene of his 1999 masterpiece Fight Club, fans have tried their hardest to find every one.
What are three DBT skills?
Mindfulness, distress tolerance, selfless context, etc.
DBT refers to dialectical behavioral therapy. It’s an approach to therapy that can help you learn to cope with difficult emotions.
Who was the first vice president of the United States?
John Adams
On April 21, 1789, John Adams, the first vice president of the United States, began his duties as president of the Senate.
Generally, humans are considered diurnal, which means what?
It means that we are awake during the day and asleep at night.
In comparison, organisms that sleep during the day and are awake at night are labeled nocturnal.
What is the record for red cards given in a single soccer game?
36
In 2011, referee Damien Rubino set a world record by giving out THIRTY-SIX (36) red cards in a single match between Claypole and Victoriano Arenas. After a brawl erupted, Rubino sent off all 22 players, every substitute and some technical staff.
What video game character was named after F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife?
Zelda
Zelda’s name came from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife of the same name.
What is the difference between a reflex and a learned behavior?
The difference between a reflex and a learned behavior is the fact that reflexes are behaviors natural to humans which they have the ability to do following birth. Learned behaviors are not.
Reflexes are automatic responses as a result of environment and stimuli. (Ex: salivation, blushing, etc.) Learned behaviors, on the other hand, are behaviors that must be learned through practice or experience. Learned behaviors include behaviors that we are not born with the ability to do automatically. (Ex: painting, writing, etc.)
During what decade did the twist become the big dance craze?
The 1960s
The Twist became the first worldwide dance craze in the early 1960s, enjoying immense popularity among young people and drawing fire from critics who felt it was too provocative.
What painting was stolen in broad daylight from a museum in Oslo in 2004?
The Scream
The Norwegian police were scouring the country on Sunday for ''The Scream'' -- Edvard Munch's masterpiece of existential angst and one of the world's most famous paintings -- after armed robbers grabbed it and another painting off the wall of a crowded museum and sped off in a black station wagon.
Z-ball shots, splat shots, and pinch shots are all basic techniques in what sport?
Racquetball
Some basic techniques in racquetball include pass shots, cross court pass shots, ceiling shots, off the back wall shots, z-ball shots, around the walls shots, into the back wall shots, kill shots, pinch shots, and splat shots.
Which Disney cartoon character's love interest is named Faline?
Bambi
Faline is both Bambi's love interest later wife, the daughter-in-law of Bambi's Mother and the Great Prince of the Forest and the mother of Geno and Gurri.
What part of the brain is involved in eating and drinking?
The hypothalamus
The hypothalamus is involved in different daily activities like eating or drinking, in the control of the body's temperature and energy maintenance, and in the process of memorizing and in stress control.
The founder of Atari also founded which pizza restaurant?
Chuck E. Cheese
Excluding vowels with macrons, how many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?
12
There's an extra I. The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w).
On average, how many dimples does a golf ball have?
336 dimples
The dimples on a golf ball are designed to make it more aerodynamic, allowing it to travel further in the air. There are no official rules about how many dimples a golf ball can have and most feature between 300 and 500.
What Sesame Street Muppet was bright orange during the show's first season?
Oscar the Grouch
The Oscar Muppet remained orange for the first season of Sesame Street and then changed to green, which became his permanent color.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, was originally developed to help people diagnosed with what?
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
The first uses of DBT were in the field of borderline personality disorder, where patients found renewed confidence and assertiveness thanks to the therapy. DBT is more than just a “band-aid” on the problem.
What are the earliest-known Christmas tree decorations?
Apples
The first decorated trees were adorned with apples.
What type of instrument is a Celesta?
A keyboard
A Celesta is an orchestral percussion instrument resembling a small upright piano, patented by a Parisian, Auguste Mustel, in 1886.