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100
What is the most popular gift to give dads on Father’s Day?
A Necktie
100
Which of the following is not needed for photosynthesis: water, carbon, or soil?
Soil
100
Built in Australia’s biggest city, this building is famous for its roof architecture resembling shells or sails. The opera house was designed by Jørn Utzon from Denmark and it was built between 1959 and 1973.
Sydney Opera House
The roof is covered with more than 1 million roof tiles. These were manufactured in Sweden. The opera house has several performance halls and theatre and exhibition spaces.
More than 40 shows are staged here every week. Every year, more than 8 million visitors visit this Australian landmark! Every evening the roof is lit up in a colourful spectacle. More info on the opera house.
100
What is the only land mammal that cannot jump?
The elephant
100
Easter or Halloween or Christmas
Holiday
200
What day is Father’s Day celebrated on every year?
The third Sunday in June
200
Pickles start out as which vegetable?
Cucumbers
200
The original hight of the tower was 60 meters/196ft, but as it is leaning, the lowest side is now less than 56 meters/184ft.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of Italy’s major tourist attractions. The freestanding bell tower of the Pisa Cathedral was built over almost two hundred years and was finished in 1399.
200
What weighs more? All of the insects on Earth or all of the humans?
All of the insects
200
Where you might drop off a child.
Daycare
300
Father’s day is the fourth largest holiday for sending cards according to Hallmark. What three holidays are ahead of it?
Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and Christmas
300
"Let them eat cake" is a famous misquote attributed to who?
Marie Antoinette.
While the phrase is commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette, it was coined by 1765, when she was 9 years old and had never been to France, and it was only attributed to her decades after her death. It is unlikely that she ever said it.
300
Today the wall is the most popular tourist attraction in China with more than 10 million visitors per year.
The Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the world. It runs in sections over a very long distance across China.
The wall is also referred to as ‘Long Wall’ as it is over 21,196 km/13,171 miles long. It was built with stones, bricks and tiles, earth as well as of wooden material. The wall was completed in 1644, but it took more than 2,000 years to build.
300
Porcupines use these to protect themselves for predators
Quills
300
Piece of bedroom furniture.
Nightstand
400
What flower do you wear in your lapel if your father is deceased?
A white rose
400
Which of the following was invented first: televisions, radios, or hair dryers?
Hair dryers
Televisions were invented in 1927, radios were invented in 1895, hair dryers were invented in 1888.
400
Where is Michelangelo's famous Statue of David located?
Michelangelo's David is currently in the Accademia Gallery of Florence (Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze) in Florence
400
How many legs do insects have?
6
400
Drink before bed.
Nightcap
500
The average age of fathers at the time of the birth of their first biological child in Canada in 2011.
28.3 years
The average age at which men become fathers has also been rising, from 27.8 years in 1995 to 29.1 years in 2006. At the same time, the average age of first births rose for women from 28.2 to 29.3 years. The phenomenon of older fathers is consistent with the overall aging of the population.
500
Who is the first Canadian golfer to win the Canadian Open since 1954?
Nick Taylor won the RBC Canadian Open, becoming the event's first Canadian winner since Pat Fletcher in 1954 and since 1914 for a player born in Canada. The drought is no longer, extinguished at 69 years.
500
The ruins of this Lost City in Peru are located in the mountains, at more than 2,400 metres/8,000 feet above sea level. This ruin site has more than 200 different buildings and structures. The ruins were never discovered by the European conquistadors but only became known in 1911 when an American archeologist was led to the site by locals.
Machu Picchu which means ‘Old Mountain’ in the local Quechua language is a famous site in Peru. It is also referred to as 'The Lost City of the Incas'.
500
What's the biggest reptile in the world?
The Saltwater Crocodile
500
Nocturnal songbird
Nightingale
600
Which type of fish father will keep the eggs of his children in his mouth until they hatch?
Catfish
600
Ray Charles was famous for playing which instrument?
Piano
600
The world-famous moai are monolithic statues located on one of the most isolated islands on Earth. The famous statues were carved by the Polynesian colonizers of the island, mostly between circa 1250 AD and 1500 AD. Where are they located?
Easter Island
600
Salamanders are capable of regenerating when injured. What two parts of a salamander can grow back?
It's tail and toes!
600
"Help" at sea.
Mayday!
700
Which century was the word “dad” first recorded?
In the 1500s
700
Which of these is NOT a soft cheese: Emmental, Gorgonzola, or Camembert?
Emmental
Emmental, Emmentaler, or Emmenthal is a yellow, medium-hard cheese that originated in the area around the Emmental, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
700
This famous statue found in Copenhagen, Denmark is based on the 1837 fairy tale of the same name by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon and has been a major tourist attraction since its unveiling in 1913.
The Little Mermaid (Danish: Den lille Havfrue)
700
What fish never stops moving, even when it's asleep?
Sharks
700
Police officer’s weapon
Nighstick
800
The father with the most children is most likely Ismail Ibn Sharif, who fathered this many children in the late 17th century.
888 children
He ruled Morocco from 1672–1727, as the second ruler of the Alaouite dynasty. He holds the Guinness World Record for the Most Children Fathered by a Man.
800
What month was Julius Caesar stabbed in?
March
800
The Terrace of the Lions is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in this country
Located near Mykonos, the island of Delos is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece. Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.
The Terrace of the Lions was dedicated to Apollo by the people of Naxos shortly before 600 BC and had originally 9 to 12 marble guardian lions along the Sacred Way. Only 5 lions survived and from 3 lions fragments exists. The weather-battered originals were moved to the Archaeological Museum of Delos in 1999.
800
This is the smallest bird egg in the world. Hint: It's wings are speedy!
Hummingbird
800
Vampires avoid this
Daylight
1000
This traditional Catholic holiday associated with honoring fathers is celebrated in Europe and Latin America on March 19th.
Joseph's Day
1000
Which two rivers did the Mesopotamian civilization rely on?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
1000
This famous statue called "The Motherland Calls", commemores the Battle of Stalingrad. When the memorial was dedicated in 1967 it was the tallest sculpture in the world, measuring 85 meters (279 feet) from the tip of its sword to the top of the plinth. The figure itself measures 52 metres (170 feet), and the sword 33 metres (108 feet). Where is it located?
In "Mother Russia", in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia
The two hundred steps leading up to it, symbolizing the 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad, lead from the bottom of the hill to the monument. The statue is currently leaning due to groundwater level changes causing movement of the foundations.
1000
What is the biggest fish in the ocean? Hint: the name is combination of a sea mammal and a sea predator
A Whale Shark
1000
Cabaret
Nightclub