Current Events
New York City passed a bill last week to end what Central Park tradition in 2028?
a) summer picnics
b) feeding animals in the children's zoo
c) horse-drawn carriage rides
c) horse-drawn carriage rides
Which bear won Fat Bear Week this month?
a) Marshmallow
b) Chunk
c) Walker
d) Backpack
d) Backpack
Phoebe Bridgers is banning what from her 45-date Lost Tour?
a) Food and beverages
b) Phones, AirPods, Smartwatches, Meta Glasses
c) Resale of her tickets
d) Singing along with her songs
b) Phones, AirPods, Smartwatches, Meta Glasses
In October of this year, Popular movies such as Pulp Fiction, The shawkshank Redemption, The Lion King and Forrest Gump were all in theatres at the same time.
1994
In the movie Hocus Pocus, what are the three witches known as?
The Sanderson Sisters
What country is upset with Google’s cutting down hundreds of thousands of trees to make way for its data centers?
a) Finland b) Brazil c) Zimbabwe d) Canada
a) Finland
How old is Jonathan, a giant tortoise living 1,200 miles off Africa’s west coast on the remote island of St. Helena?
a) 78. b) 99 c) 194 d) 200
c) 194
Can you finish the song lyric to "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr.?
"If there's something _________ in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?"
strange
Pumpkin Spice is the unofficial flavor of fall. Which ingredient in NOT used in Pumpkin Spice?
a) cinnamon b) ginger c) pumpkin d) cloves
c) pumpkin
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, who is the Pumpkin King?
Jack Skellington
In France, thousands of high school students blockaded schools and clashed with police officers this month. What are the students protesting?
a) Unfair exams and testing
b) Bans on cell phones and social media
c) Lack of teachers and overcrowded classrooms
c) Lack of teachers and overcrowded classrooms
How do dwarf reed snakes escape predators?
a) high pitched screaming
b) cartwheeling
c) spitting poison
d) curling into a tight ball
b) cartwheeling
Can you finish the song lyric to "Thriller" by Michael Jackson?
"It's close to midnight and something evil's ____________________________________"
Lurking in the dark
What is the best-selling Halloween candy in the United States?
a) Skittles b) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
c) M&Ms d) Candy Corn
b) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Who voices Dracula in Hotel Transylvania?
Adam Sandler
Japan is gearing up to launch a groundbreaking mission to return samples from a moon orbiting what planet?
a) Venus b) Mars c) Jupiter d) Neptune
b) Mars
What is the name of the species scientists hope can restore kelp forests in California?
a) sunflower sea star
b) reef manta rays
c) scalloped hammerhead shark
d) cuttlefish
a) sunflower sea star
Which song did the three witch sisters sing in Hocus Pocus 2?
a) I Put a Spell on You b) Spooky Scary Skeletons
c) Monster Mash. d) One Way or Another
One Way or Another
Which candy gets its shiny coating from Carnauba wax - the same wax used on cars and surfboards?
a) DumDums b) Gummy Bears
c) Jelly Beans d) Skittles
b) Gummy Bears
In Monsters, Inc., what powers the city of Monstropolis?
Children's screams (and later, their laughter)
Which two teams are in the World Series?
Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers
What is the name of the bird that disguises itself as a branch. But when night falls, it opens its enormous yellow eyes and emits a moaning, ghostlike call that echoes through the rainforest canopy?
a) Puffbird. b) Potoo c) Trumpeter. d) Nunbird
b) Potoo
What is the largest number of people doing the “Thriller” zombie-dance routine?
a) 5485 b) 8333 c) 10,000 d) 13,597
13,597 people in an event in Mexico City in 2009.
When was the first apple pie recipe printed?
a) 1381 b) 1492 c) 1640 d) 1701
a) 1381
In the world of Stranger Things, what is the name of the fictional Indiana town where the central events take place?
Hawkins