Famous Figures
In 1979, Albert II, Prince of Monaco gave up his American citizenship which he had inherited from his mother. Who was his mother?
Grace Kelly
What sport’s hall of fame enshrined Abraham Lincoln for having a stellar record of just one loss?
Wrestling
Why do we tell actors to break a leg
Because every play has a cast
What does CNN stand for?
I want some nice fluffy buttercream to fill my cake with. How do I get it really light in texture, and pale coloured?
beat it well
In 1957, a teenaged lad from Liverpool went to a garden fete in the hope of meeting some girls. Instead, in a chance encounter, he was introduced to a fellow scouser and together they were to form one of the greatest songwriting partnerships ever. Who were they?
Paul McCartney and John Lennon -The Beatles
Which Founding Father had a house which was discovered to have had about one thousand two hundred bone pieces from about ten human skeletons?
Benjamin Franklin
Why don't scientist trust atoms
Because they take up everything
What did the first vending machine dispense?
Holy Water
Simnel cake is a rich fruit cake with marzipan balls on top. When is it traditionally eaten?
Easter
Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational company, headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. The company's founder Henri Nestlé was born in which country?
Germany
Who preceded Ronald Raegan’s presidency in the United States of America
Jimmy Carter
Why did the chicken go to the seance
to get to the other side
Where in the body is blood produced?
Bones
Which culture baked the first known cakes?
Egyptians
He united the nomadic tribes in northern China during the 12th and 13th centuries. What conqueror of northern China extended his conquest to territories as far as Afghanistan?
Genghis Khan
Through which national park does the Continental Divide not pass?
Yosemite
Rocky mountains
Glacier Park
Yellowstone
Yosemite
What sits at the bottom of the sea and twitches?
A nervous wreck
What is the name for a small current of air with a vertical motion?
Updraft
Which cake derives its name from the French word for lightning?
Eclair
Which long-reigning British queen had nine surviving children?
Victoria
What automobile brand was named after Henry Ford’s only son?
Edsel
How do you keep a bagel from getting away?
You put LOX on it!
When is national trivia day in America?
What will happen if I add eggs that have come straight from the fridge to a cake batter?
The eggs could curdle