Random Trivia
Which of Shakespeare's plays is the longest?
Hamlet. The play contains 30,557 words and was written sometime between 1599 and 1601.
Which chemical element, symbol Xe, was discovered in 1898 by Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers?
Xenon. Its name comes from the Greek word xenos, which means stranger.
In the 1970's, Frisbee golf became a popular game, played with tin discs once manufactured for this other purpose.
pie plates
This is the star closest to Earth.
Sun
What profession would use a rolling pin in their work?
Baker
Which liquid measure is largest: gallon, quart, or liter?
Gallon. A gallon is about 3.78 liters or 4 quarts.
What significant milestone did naval officer Marc Garneau achieve in 1984, becoming the first Canadian to do so?
He flew into space. He was aboard the Challenger STS-41G mission as a payload specialist.
In 1969, Parker Brothers debuted balls made from non-expanding recreational foam, also called this four-letter name.
Nerf
This is the study of the stars and other heavenly bodies beyond Earth.
Astronomy
A 4-leaf specimen of which plant is considered lucky?
clover
Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, and Jake LaMotta all shared what profession?
Boxing
What television show of the 1960s features a pet dolphin?
Flipper
Introduced in 1989, this miniscule doll was designed to be portable and came in a compact just right for fitting in a pocket.
Polly Pocket
This galaxy includes our own solar system.
Milky Way
What prickly plant usually grows in the desert?
cactus
What actress stars as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind?
Vivien Leigh
Where would you find the Maid of the Mist ferry boat ride?
Niagra Falls
These alliterative stuffed animals were a '90s craze produced by Ty Inc.
Beanie Babies
This determines the color of a star.
temperature the hotter it is, the bluer the star is.
What is the shortest month of the year?
February
Lateral epicondylitis is a medical condition affecting which body part? neck, shoulder or elbow?
elbow- tennis elbow
James Earl Jones voices this on-screen dad in 1994's animated classic The Lion King.
Mufasa
This three-wheeled, low riding children's toy was first produced by Louis Marx and Company in 1969 and was popular in the 1970's as a safer bike alternative.
Big Wheel
The sun is the source of these two common forms of energy.
Light and heat
When do children traditionally go "trick-or-treating?
Halloween- Oct.31st