true or false
The "black box" on a commercial aircraft is painted black.
False
They are bright orange so search teams can easily spot them.
"Breakfast of Champions"
Wheaties
What are baby kangaroos called?
Joeys
What TV show, airing in the 1960s, featured a family of animated stone-age characters?
The Flintsones
Who was the President of the United States at the end of World War II?
Harry S. Truman
Human blood contains real gold.
True
The human body contains about 0.2 milligrams of gold, mostly in the bloodstream.
"Taste the rainbow"
Skittles
What is the slowest animal on land?
Sloth
What U.S. state was added as the 50th state in 1959?
Hawaii
Which major event led to the United States entering World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
False
It simply pops gas bubbles in your joint fluid and does not cause arthritis.
"Save money. Live better."
Walmart
What is the largest living bird?
Ostrich
What iconic hairstyle became popular in the 1960s, often associated with the band The Beatles?
The Mop Top
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
Goldfish have a three-second memory.
False
Research shows goldfish can remember things for months.
"Don't leave home without it"
American Express
How many bones does an octopus have?
Zero
The only hard structure it has is a beak, but that doesn’t count as a bone.
What 1969 music festival is often considered the defining moment of the counterculture movement?
Woodstock
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during the Great Depression?
The New Deal
Fruit flies were the first animals sent into space.
True
The U.S. launched fruit flies on a rocket in 1947.
"Go Further"
Ford
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
Giraffe
The blood pressure of giraffes measures 280/180 mm Hg, which is two times higher than ours
Who was the lead singer of The Rolling Stones in the 1960s?
Mick Jagger
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt