Nature/Animals
What is the largest mammal in the world?
The blue whale
True or False: A banana is actually a type of berry.
True!
Who is the lead vocalist for the band Queen?
Freddie Mercury
Who is credited with coming up with the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
How many cards are in a standard deck of playing cards?
52
What is the process by which plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
In cooking, what French term means a mixture of semisweet chocolate and cream heated and stirred together, often used to fill truffles and cakes?
Ganache
Who sang the 1980 hit ‘Call Me’?
Blondie
What do you call the study of weather, climate and the atmosphere?
Meteorology
What is the name for the plastic or metal tube found on the ends of shoelaces?
An aglet
Which is the only mammal that can truly fly?
Bat
In vegetarian cooking, in order to achieve a semi-solid and wiggly texture to your dessert, you might use Agar-Agar to replace what animal-derived ingredient?
Gelatine
What is the name of Michael Jackson's groundbreaking 1982 album?
Thriller
What is the heaviest internal organ in the human body?
The liver
The average adult liver weighs about 3.3 pounds!
What is James Bond's code name?
007
What is the main diet of the koala?
Eucalyptus leaves
First sold in 1946, Percy Spencer used WWII-developed radar tech to create the Radarange—the first of what modern day appliance for cooking food super-fast?
Microwave
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was a signature song for which female artist in 1983?
Cyndi Lauper
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation
Jim Henson is the creator of what beloved cast of characters?
The Muppets
Where is the only place on their body dogs have sweat glands?
The pads of their paws
What is the four-letter word for the paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt which is commonly used in Japanese cooking? This term can also be used to describe a type of soup thickened with the paste.
Miso
"In the Air Tonight" is a famous song by which 1980s artist?
Phil Collins
What planet is known as the ‘Red Planet’?
Mars
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance