Geography
What is the tallest mountain on Earth?
Mauna Kea
How many pounds of dead skin, the body sheds per year?
9 Pounds
What Ancient Romans used as mouthwash?
They used human and animal urine. They also used it as laundry detergent.
Which US President was a licensed Bartender?
Abraham Lincoln
What item do the state of KY has more than people?
Barrels. KY produces 95% of the world's bourbon, and there are over 8.5 million barrels. There are 2 barrels for every resident.
What is the only continent that sits in all four hemispheres?
(North, South, East and West)
African Hemispheres
Can trees communicate with each other?
Yes. Trees can communicate with each other using am underground network of fungi. Also known as "Wood Wide Web".
What animal's food was better than space food in 1963?
Cat food.
Who had the shortest presidency in history?
William Henry Harrison. He gave a 1 hour and 45 minutes inaugural address in history under freezing rain. He got sick and died 31 days after taking office in 1841.
Which city is built inside a meteor crater?
Middlesboro, KY is the only city in the United States that is built inside a meteor crater.
Where is located an Island in a lake, on an Island?
The Philippines, Vulcan Point.
Is an Island located within a crater lake, on an island, locates within a lake on an island.
What acid is so powerful that can actually dissolve razor blades?
Stomach Acid
What was the shortest war recorded in history in 1896 between Britain and Zanzibar?
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes of War.
Which three presidents died on the 4th of July?
John Adams (1826), Thomas Jefferson (1826), and James Monroe (1831)
Which song was written in Louisville KY in 1893?
"Happy Birthday"
Where in the US are the world's longest cave system?
the State of Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave National Park has nearly 400 miles of underground passages.
What part of the body is stronger than steel?
Bone. A cubic block of bone can support up to 18,000 pounds of weight.
What animal won a war against Australia?
Emus. In 1932, the Australian military was deployed to wage a war against a large population of emus that were destroying crops.
Which president got pulled over for speeding on a horse?
Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President got pulled over by a police officer and given a $20.00 fine for speeding through the streets of Washington, D.C.
Which city of KY holds the gold?
Fort Knox
Which large river, does not have a bridge, in spite of the fact of the river's size?
The Amazon River
How many gallons of blood do the human heart pumps daily?
About 2,000 gallons of blood. It beats about 2.5 billion times if the person gets to live to age 70.
Which Emperor of History was defeated by a horde of rabbits in 1807?
Napoleon
Which president had dentures made from animal teeth?
George Washington had dentures made of hippopotamus ivory, brass screws and a mixture of human, cow and horse teeth.
Where in KY is the shortest street?
Mammoth Street in Danville, KY. Only 20 feet long, making it the shortest street in the country.