World Records
Candy of the 40s
All Things January
Weird and Wild
Road Trip
100
What is the most populous country in the world?
**Hint: it recently has changed!**
What is India
India has recently surpassed China in population. India has an estimated population of about 1.43 billion people and China has and estimated population of about 1.41 billion people.
100
What chewy coconut candy was first introduced in 1946 and replaced the Dreams Bars of the 1930's?
What is Almond Joy
100
Why is January 6th significant?
What is it marks the day the Three Wise Men arrived with their gifts
100
True or false: Sunglasses were originally prescribed to people with syphilis.
What is TRUE!
Syphilis causes sensitivity to light, so in the 19th and early 20th centuries, people would wear sunglasses and rest them on metal nose coverings, since skin deterioration around your nostrils is another symptom of the disease.
100
Before GPS, what was the most common tool travelers used to navigate long road trips?
What is a Paper Map
Folding one correctly was the ultimate test of patience and teamwork
200
What is the largest dinosaur that has ever been discovered?
What is a Brontosaurus (which can reach lengths up to 33 feet!)
200
What is the name of the chocolate covered malted milk ball candy that was introduced in 1949 and initially were called "Giants"
What is Whoppers
200
What is the birthstone for January?
What is Garnet
200
What animal has the ability to clean its own ear with its tongue?
What is a Giraffe!
Giraffes–they have muscular tongues that can be up to 20 inches long, allowing them to groom their own faces and ears with them.
200
Which gas station snack reigns supreme for both flavor and regret?
What is a Gas Station Hot Dog
300
What is the name of the deepest point in the Earth's oceans.
What is the Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench’s Challenger Deep reaches a depth of about 10,994 meters below sea level.
300
What candy like product was introduced shortly after World War II by the Topps Company in New York? It was sold internationally and became a memorable candy from the 1940s.
What is Bazooka Bubble Gum
300
What is the name of the full moon that occurs in January?
What is the Wolf Moon
300
Which animal can actually hold its breath longer than a dolphin?
What is a sloth! Dolphins typically need to surface for air every 10-15 minutes but sloths can hold their breath for up to a whopping 40 minutes.
300
What’s the name of the famous 3,000-mile highway that stretches from Boston to Seattle?
It is the longest road in America
What is U.S. Route 20
400
What is the loudest sound ever recorded?
What is and volcanic eruption. Specifically, the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa produced sounds up to 180 decibels, heard over 4,800 km away.
400
This candy was founded in 1949 by Edward Dee. Dee used a repurposed pellet-making machine from World War II. He pressed fruit-flavored sugar and sold it like candy. They were delivered by car in the US and Canada, where they are sold as Rockets.
What is Smarties
400
In Norse mythology, what is the name of the god of winter associated with January?
What is Ullr
400
Which US president was rumored to have had a pet alligator that he kept in a White House bath tub?
What is John Qunicy Adams
Here’s how the story goes: John Quincy Adams, president from 1825 to 1829, supposedly received an alligator from the Marquis de Lafayette and kept it in a White House bathtub. He was said to enjoy showing it off to startled visitors near the East Room. It’s a vivid picture—foreign diplomats dodging a restless reptile—but there’s no record of it ever happening. Adams kept detailed diaries and letters, yet none mention a gator of any kind.
400
What’s the longest road in the world that you could drive from end to end (if you had a LOT of snacks)?
What is the Pan American Highway. It stretches from Alaska to Argentina — over 19,000 miles! That’s a lot of gas station coffee.
500
What was the height of the tallest man ever on record?
What is 8 feet 11 inches.
Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever, was 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) at his peak height. That’s taller than a grizzly bear standing on its hind legs.
500
What was considered both the most popular and ENTERTAINING candy of the 1940's?
What is Candy Cigarettes
Back then, smoking was not seen as a health concern, so it demonstrated different variations of cigarettes by that time. These mint-flavored candies resembled real cigarettes a lot. Even the packaging was hard to distinguish from the real ones.
500
If January 25 is celebrated as Burns Night, in which country is this tradition popular?
What is Scotland
500
Which states are the only two US states that the carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to?
What is North and South Carolina–specifically a coastal plain in between the two states.
500
Roadside attractions are half the fun — where would you find the world’s largest ball of twine?
What is Cawker City, Kansas
