General
According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?
Pandora
What sport is considered the most popular in the world?
Football
What country has the most lakes?
Canada
What is the world’s largest river by volume?
The Amazon River.
The movie "Love Me Tender" premiered in November 1956. Which celebrities were the three MAIN stars of the movie?
Elvis Presley/Debra Paget/Richard Egan
Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
Arizona and Hawaii
What game is called the “sport of kings”?
Chess
What Australian city has the world's largest natural harbor?
Sydney
Which is hotter, the center of the Earth or the center of the Sun?
The center of the Sun. Its center is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. The center of the Earth is about 9,400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Which American television sitcom, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz was released on 15 October 1951?
I Love Lucy
Outside which New York building was John Lennon killed?
The Dakota Building
When Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls, how many NBA Championships did he win?
Six
Which country has the most islands?
Sweden.
Which country has the most active volcanoes?
Indonesia.
What were viewers shown in the first live commerical coast-to-coast broadcast?
Bridges
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
The Sperm Whale
What year is officially recognized as the beginning of the modern Olympic Games?
1896
What is the coldest sea on Earth?
The White Sea, in Russia, has the lowest temperature, only −25 °C.
What causes ocean tides? Answer:
The gravitational pull of the Moon.
CBS' logo was the "eye". What was in the background?
Clouds
What does BMW stand for (in English)?
Bavarian Motor Works
What NFL team was the first ever to finish a season with a record of 0-16 in 2008?
Detroit Lions
How long does it take water to complete a full circuit of Earth's ocean?
1,000 years
How long does a day on Mercury last?
59 Days
One of the most popular children's books published in the '50s was "If I Ran The Zoo". Who wrote this story we all heard at bedtime?
Dr. Seuss