Science
Politics / USA
Geology
Local Knowledge
General knowledge
100

What is the shortest day of the year

Shortest day & longest night, so it is 21st of December

100

How many branches of are in the US government?

3

100

Capitol of California

Sacramento

100

How many people live in San Jose ?

1 million people.

100

What is larger, the sun or the moon ?


Sun if 400 times larger. 

Interestingly it is about 400 times further away.

200

If a wet towel dries out, does it absorb heat or releases heat?

It absorbs heat

200

How many branches of Goverment does a Dictatorship has ?

1


200

Is there a place called Christmas island ? If so is it because :

A. Someone arrived there at Christmas ?

B. There is not such an place as Christmas Island.

C. It was discovered by Captain William Christmas in 841 A.D.

A. Captain William Mynors discovered the island in 1643. It is located next to Australia.

200

Is most water pollution cause by humans, plants or animals?

Humans

200

What is the religion of the Muslims ?

Which is Islam.

300

What is the fastest thing in the universe?

1. Asteriods

2. Sound

3. Light

4. Mr. Spock and his space ship

Light (186,000 miles per second)

300

What's the minimum voting age in the United States?

18

300

Name 5 Countries in Europe

Germany, France, England, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Greece, Netherlands...

300

What mountain range is in California?

1. The Rockies

2. The Sierra Nevada

3. The Cascade Range

The Sierra Nevada

300

If a British guy comes into the store and says he is looking for a 'dummy for baby'. Is he looking for 

A. Baby monitor

B. A CPR monitor

C. Baby pacifier

A pacifier

400

Female ostriches give birth to live babies. True or False?

False (They lay eggs)
400

How long did the Independence war last?

Closest answer wins.

6 years and 6 months

400

Name 4 Countries in South America

Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia...

400

Who built the Missions in California ? was it

A. 12 & 13 Century

B. 8 & 9 Century

C. 18 & 19 Century

The Spaniards, 

C. 18 & 19 Century

400

which one has 3 pairs of legs ?

A. Spider

B. Crab

C. Mosquito

A mosquito (all insects have 6 legs)

500

What does a seismograph measure?

1. Size of mountains

2. Distance of mountains

3. Earthquakes

4. Volcanoes

3. Earthquakes

500

Who was the second president of the United States?

1. James Madison

2. Thomas Jefferson

3. John Adams

3. John Adams

500

Everyone heard of a place called "down under". What is it?

A. An Island that broke apart due to a volcano eruption.

B. An Island that flooded & became inhabitable w/ global warming.

C. The continent Australia.

C. Australia

500

Why do we have 2 mountain ranges in the bay area. One along East bay, one along Peninsula.

The mountain ranges follow the fault lines. Earthquakes and shifting of the tectonic plates created this ranges.

500

Heared of 

A. Millennials 

B. Post Millennials

C. Generation X

D. Baby Boomer

What Generation do you belong to ?

Correct answer : 

A. Baby Boomer - 1946 - 1964

B. Generation X - 1965 - 1980

C. Millennials - 1981 - 19996

D. Post Millennials 1997 - present

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