Jeopardy

Random Trivia

100

Capybaras live mostly in what continent?

South America

200

What are potato chips called in the United Kingdom?

Crisps

300

What acid gives lemons their sour taste?

Citric Acid

400

What is the most common major in the US?

Buisness

500

What are the bones in your spine called?

Vertebrae 

US Trivia

100

What is by far the most populated American City?

NYC - New York City

200

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

Trumpet

300

What state is Mount Rushmore in?

South Dakota

400

What are the top 3 smallest US States by land mass?

Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut

500

Name a US President whose last name starts with the Letter M

James Madison, William McKinley, James Monroe

History Trivia

100

Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?

Ghandi

200

What band has sold the most music albums in History?

The Beatles

300

What African Country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

Ethiopia 

400

In what year did the US Civil War start?

1861

500

What is the oldest city in the world that is still inhabited?

Damascus, Syria

World Trivia

100

What ocean is West of Africa?

Atlantic

200

In which country is Stonehedge located?

England

300

What country has the longest coast line?

Canada

400

What country is famous for the Angkor Wat Temple Complex?

Cambodia

500

Name a country whose name is 8 letters long and borders 5 or more countries

Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Slovakia, Ethiopia, and Tanzania

Definitions & Terms

100

What is it called when you over-emphasize / over-state something in the English language? ( e.g the box weighs ten elephants! )

hyperbole

200

What is the Japanese Art of Folding Paper?

Origami

300

What does Onomatopoeia mean in the English language?

words that imitate sounds ( e.g pow, boom, etc ) 

400

What does the word Uncouth mean?

bad manners

500

What kind of pepper is Madam Jeanette?

Pepper