(Fun)
The birthday paradox states that in a group of 23 random people, there is a _____% chance of at least one shared birthday.
A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 50%
D. 70%
C. 50%
The first item sold on Ebay was what?
A. A copy of The Hardy Boys #75, Trapped At Sea
B. A VCR
C. A broken laser pointer
D. A cheeto shaped like Jesus
C. A broken laser pointer
The largest desert on Earth is:
A. Antarctic
B. Arctic
C. Sahara
D. Gobi
A. Antarctic
Which company’s motto is “don’t be evil”?
A. Amazon
B. Microsoft
C. Patagonia
D. Google
D. Google
The War of the Roses was fought between which English Royal Families?
A. The House of York and the House of Lancaster
B. The House of Normandy and the House of Tudor
C. The House of Tudor and the House of York
D. The House of Lannister and The House of Stark
A. The House of York and the House of Lancaster
According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the certified hottest pepper in the world is what?
A. Trinidad Scorpion
B. Carolina Reaper
C. Habanero
D. Dragon’s Breath
B.Carolina Reaper
Disney’s EPCOT is an acronym for what?
A. Exceptional Pioneering Community of Today
B. Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
C. Earthly Pioneering Creation of Travelers
D. Epic Planned Commune of Tomorrow
B. Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
Considered Bollywood royalty, this Indian actor consistently ranks among the top three spots of the richest celebrities in the world.
Shah Rukh Khan
This famous Hollywood starlet is known as “the mother of WiFi,” because in addition to acting in dozens of films, she also co-invented a frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication later used as the basis of wireless internet.
A. Hedy Lamarr
B. Katherine Hepburn
C. Audrey Hepburn
D. Anna May Wong
A. Hedy Lamarr
What is the first name of the Twitter bird?
A. Larry
B. Jack
C. Blue
D. Jabberjay
A. Larry
How many zeros are in one googol?
A. 1,000,000
B. 10,000
C. 1,000
D. 100
D. 100
Besides humans, which is the only other mammal that has been observed deliberately seeking out spicy food?
A. Raccoon
B. Tree Shrew
C. Kerala Rat
D. Pangolin
B. Tree Shrew
When challenged to write a book using no more than 50 words, Dr. Seuss created which children’s classic?
A. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
B. Green Eggs and Ham
C. The Cat in the Hat
D. Hop on Pop
B. Green Eggs and Ham
The southern equivalent of the Northern Lights goes by what name?
A. Aurora Meridionali
B. Aurora Descendit
C. Aurora Antarctic
D. Aurora Australis
D. Aurora Australis
Before settling on the title “Friends” the famous 90’s TV show went by which name?
A. Insomnia Cafe
B. Twentysomethings
C. Friends You’d Like to Have
D. Central Perk
A. Insomnia Cafe
This Japanese aesthetic revolves around accepting the impermanence and imperfections of worldly things.
A. Wabi-sabi
B. KonMari
C. Hygge
D. Kintsugi
A. Wabi-sabi
Hippotherapy is not the act of using hippos for therapy or giving therapy to hippos, but rather, a therapeutic process using which animal?
A. Guide Dogs
B. Cats
C. Rabbits
D. Horses
D. Horses
In 2012, Ikea trended online after a picture of what kind of animal was spotted and photographed in one of its stores?
A. Bear
B. Sloth
C. Kangaroo
D. Monkey
D. Monkey
What was the first product to have a barcode?
A. Can of Coca-Cola
B. Hershey Bar
C. Pack of Wrigley’s Gum
D. Copy of Time magazine
C. Pack of Wrigley’s Gum
Q: What is the national animal of Scotland?
A. Sheep
B. Nessie
C. Unicorn
D. Otter
C. Unicorn
This word is an animal, a city in NY, and also a verb that means to overawe or intimidate.
A: Buffalo
A shiver is the collective term for which type of animal?
A. Polar Bears
B. Sharks
C. Puffins
D. Lemmings
B. Sharks
Citizens of 19th Century Ireland carved jack-o-lanterns not out of pumpkins, but out of which vegetable?
A. Turnips
B. Radishes
C. Carrots
D. Potatoes
A. Turnips
This dessert is a combination of egg whites and sugar whisked together until peaks form.
A. Whipped cream
B. Buttercream
C. Meringue
D. Custard
C. Meringue
This country’s currency, called the Rand, features images of Africa’s “Big Five” animals on the notes:
A. Kenya
B. Madagascar
C. South Africa
D. Congo
C. South Africa
The phenomenon known as the “Gruen transfer” relates to the feeling of being lost in which location?
A. The Mall
B. The Park
C. The Library
D. The Suburbs
A. The Mall
The company Nintendo was founded in what year?
A. 1889
B. 1936
C. 1965
D. 1979
A. 1889 (Strange but true! Nintendo began not as a video game company, but as a playing card company.)