History
The oldest continuous sporting event in the United States.
Kentucky Derby
Dry ice is made of ......
Solid carbon dioxide
Which part of the plant makes the most of the food, and by what process?
Most of the plant's food is made in the leaves through the process photosynthesis.
This country has a school that teaches you how to be funny. The first one opened in 1882.
Japan
What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t?
An anchor
Though rare, Ancient Rome had female gladiators. What is the term for female gladiators.
Gladiatrix, plural gladiatrices
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
23
This is the only continent without spiders.
Antarctica
This rock and roll star was originally blonde. He colored his hair black for an edgier look.
Elvis Presley
There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and one in the middle. How many ducks are there?
Three ducks
This former United States President is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Abraham Lincoln, at 6'4" he had only one loss among his 300 matches.
This scale measures the intensify of earthquakes.
The Richter Scale
The most widely grown crop in the United States.
Corn
This musical bow is commonly made from horse hair.
Violin
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents but were not brothers. How can this be possible?
They’re the same man. Grover Cleveland
During 1900 and 1920 Tug of War used to be an Olympic sport, occurring in five different Summer Olympic Games. This nation won the most medals.
Britain with 5 medals.
United States was second with 3.
Earth is located in this galaxy.
The Milky Way
In the numbered sequence, .0347, the 3 is in which decimal place?
Hundredths
This Hanna-Barbera animated show was the first to air during primetime, September 30, 1060.
The Flintstones
What do the numbers 11, 69 and 88 all have in common?
They all read the same upside down
In 18th century England, this particular fruit was considered a status symbol.
Pineapple
Those rich enough to own one would carry them around to signify their personal wealth and high-class status. In that day and age, everything from clothing to housewares were decorated with the tropical fruit.
When a bus stops sudenly, passengers tend to fall forward, which law of Newton is presentin this situation?
Newton's First Law
What is the proper English grammar for the only plants that consume other animals and protozoans?
Carnivorous Plants
This food item is a member of the sunflower family.
Lettuce
Where can you finish a book without finishing a sentence?
A prison
Before alarm clocks these people would literally knock on people's windows to wake them up. Up until the 1970's they used a long stick, soft hammers, rattles or even pea shooters to reach their clients' windows.
Knocker-uppers
How long is the memory of a goldfish?
3 days
This force was discovered and named by Sir Isaac Newton in 1665.
Gravity
A cluster of bananas is called a what?
Hand
A single banana is called a finger.
What building has the most stories?
A library
This famous British poet kept a pet bear in his dormitory while studying at Cambridge.
Lord Byron
You will not find bees on this continent.
Antarctica
How many syllables are in a haiku?
17 total
Three lines:
5
7
5
This Caribbean country is the only country in the world named after a woman.
Saint Lucia
I’m always there, a distance away. You may move toward me, yet I stay at a distance. What am I?
The horizon
This famous inventor turned down the presidency of Israel, but turned it down in 1952.
Albert Einstein
Einstein wasn't a citizen of Israel, however, he was Jewish.
This system used to used to convert the kinetic energy into clean, renewable electrical energy, kills between 10,000 and 100,000 birds a year.
Wind turbines
(In the U.K.)
How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?
28 days
This town in Nebraska has a population of one. The only resident is a woman who is Mayor, Bartender, and Librarian.
Monowi
How can the number four be half of five?
By using Roman numerals, four (IV) uses two letters from the word ‘five’.
In 1908 Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer wrote this waltz and it is one of the most recognizable songs in American history.
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame"
The idea came to Norworth while riding the New York City subway.
Neither had ever been to a baseball game.
This part of the human body can grow faster in the summer.
Nails
This person wrote the original words to "The Star Spangled Banner."
Francis Scott Key
These two planets are the only ones in our solar system that do not have any moons.
Mercury and Venus
What is taken before you can get it?
Your photo
This book was written to settle pub disputes over the fastest game bird. It debuted in 1955 as a brewery promotion, and within a decade more than one million copies had been sold worldwide.
This scientist willingly let insects sting him to find out which hurt the most.
Justin Schmidt
The Schmidt Pain Scale - and discovered the South American bullet ant delivers the most excruciating sting.
Name the three main groups that invaded Europe during the middle ages.
The Vikings, the Magyars, and the Muslims
This popular TV show was set in New York City, but, was entirely filmed in California.
Friends
What three-word question can you never answer "yes" to?
"Are you sleeping?" or "Are you dead?"