HOLIDAYS
What is the most common New Year’s resolution that people break by January 15th? 1,000 POINTS!!!!!
A) To be nicer to people
B) To do better at work
C) To speak another language
D) To do more exercise and eat healthy
D) To do more exercise and eat healthy
What is the exact value of -3^2 - 3^2?
A) -18
B) 18
C) 0
D) -9
C) 0
What colour is couscous? -1,000 POINTS if you get it wrong!!!!!
Yellow
Be careful! The floor is wet after being cleaned, and you might _______. 1,000 POINTS!!!!
A) slip
B) slide
C) spill
D) trip
A) slip
A) Don't hang up / Please hold
Which Roman god shoots people with arrows to make them fall in love?
A) Venus
B) Cherubim
C) Cupid
D) Eros
C) Cupid
When rolling two standard 6-sided dice, which sum is statistically the most likely to occur? 1,000 POINTS!!!!!
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
C) 7
7 has the maximum number of combinations: (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), and (6,1)
Where does couscous come from (originally)? TRIPLE POINTS if you can name one of the countries in the region!!!
A) South Asia
B) North Africa
C) South Africa
D) The Middle East
B) North Africa
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Mauritania
It is not nice to _______ at someone when they are trying to learn a new language. 1,000 POINTS for the BEST answer!!!!!!
A) laugh
B) cry
C) wave
D) dance
A) laugh
B) To hire someone
BEFORE green took over, what colour was originally associated with St. Patrick ? 1,500 POINTS!!!
A) Pink
B) Blue
C) Yellow
D) Purple
B) Blue
A jacket originally costs $100. It is first increased in price by 20%, and then the new price is decreased by 20%. What is the final price of the jacket? TRIPLE POINTS!!!
A) $80
B) $95
C) $96
D) $100
C) $96
In one normal bowl of couscous, approximately how many tiny grains do you have? 1,500 POINTS if you can guess the approximate number!
A) dozens & dozens
B) hundreds
C) thousands
D) there is actually only one giant mega grain that is crushed into many tiny pieces...
C) thousands
There are roughly 100,000 to 250,000 individual granules
The _________ cartoon on television made the whole family laugh out loud. DOUBLE POINTS!!
A) fun
B) funny
C) fantastic
D) entertaining
B) funny
B) An internship
If a vampire bites you, what will you most likely turn into? 1,000 POINTS!!!!!
A) A giant bat
B) Another vampire
C) A pile of dust
D) A deadly vegetarian
B) Another vampire
Mary's mother has four children: April, May, June, and... what is the name of the fourth child? TRIPLE POINTS!!!
A) January
B) August
C) Mars
D) Mary
D) Mary
What is traditional couscous made from? TRIPLE POINTS if you know the culinary/agricultural term!!!
A) Durum wheat flour
B) Smashed dry pasta
C) Baby corn chopped into pieces
D) Flour, eggs, and seeds
A) Durum wheat flour
AKA semolina
To celebrate winning the gymnastics competition, Mia did a joyful _______ across the mat. TRIPLE POINTS!!!!!
A) Somersault
B) Handspring
C) Cartwheel
D) Handstand
C) Cartwheel
A) Diving
What do naughty children traditionally find in their Christmas stockings instead of toys? -500 if you get it WRONG!!!!!
A) A baked potato
B) A piece of coal
C) A dirty sock
D) A broccoli floret
B) A piece of coal
A square piece of paper with a side length of 10 cm has a small 2 cm by 2 cm square cut out from one of its corners. What is the perimeter of the resulting shape? QUADRUPLE POINTS!!!!
A) 36 cm
B) 40 cm
C) 44 cm
D) 48 CM
B) 40 cm
Couscous belongs to which of the 5 food groups?
Cereals/grains
My spouse and I left the party and _______ goodbye. DOUBLE POINTS!!
A) cheered
B) waved
C) whispered
D) kissed
B) waved
A) Do you have any siblings?