8/29/2024

Car Technology

100

Question: What does "ABS" stand for in automotive terms?

Answer: Anti-lock Braking System

200

Question: What is the main purpose of a catalytic converter?

Answer: Reduce exhaust emissions

300

Question: What does "EV" stand for in the context of cars?

Answer: Electric Vehicle

400

Question: What type of engine uses both gasoline and electric power?

Answer: Hybrid

500

Question: What does "AWD" stand for?

Answer: All-Wheel Drive

600

Question: What technology allows for hands-free calling in a car?

Bluetooth

700

Question: What does "DRL" stand for in automotive lighting?

Answer: Daytime Running Lights

Cooking

100

Question: What type of nuts are used to make macarons?

Answer: Almonds

200

Question: What type of meat is pancetta?

Answer: Bacon

300

Question: Which expensive spice is taken from a crocus flower?

Saffron

400

Question: What is also known as Japanese horseradish?

Wasabi

500

Question: What type of ingredient is Nduja?

Answer: Sausage

600

Question: Up until the Middle Ages, which popular vegetable was always purple in color?

Carrot

700

Question: Polenta is made from which grain?

Answer: Corn

Continents/Countries

100

Question: The Dalai Lama is most associated with which country?

Tibet

200

Question: There is an eagle and a snake on which national flag?

Mexico

300

Question: The island of Madagascar lies off the coast of which country?

Mozambique

400

Question: Which country is Tasmania part of?

Australia

500

Question: Which country is the largest in the world?

Russia

600

Question: Which waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Central America?

Answer: Panama Canal

700

Question: In the 19th century, what was the most powerful country in the world?

Britain

Amusing Historical Incidents

100

Question: What U S state accidentally banned all marriage by wording a law incorrectly?

Mississippi

200

Question: Who won the 1904 Olympic Marathon while riding in a car?

Answer: Fred Lorz

300

Question: What United States President got stuck in the White House bathtub?

Answer: William Taft

400

Question: What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

Answer: Vatican City

500

Question: Which New York City landmark is known as “The Big Apple”?

Answer: Times Square

600

Question: Which famous Paris landmark was initially intended to be a temporary exhibit?

Answer: Eiffel Tower

700

Question: What fruit shares its DNA with humans?

Bananas

800

Question: How much does a cloud weigh?

Answer: 1.1 million pounds

Sports & games

100

Question: What is the color of the center of an archery target?

Answer: Gold

200

Question: Duckpin is a variation of what?

Answer: 10-pin bowling

300

Question: Knickerbocker Rules' were the first set of official rules for which sport in 1845?

Answer: Baseball

400

Question: In lacrosse, the area within the semi-circle surrounding the goal is known as what?

Crease

500

Question: In poker, which of the following is the highest hand ranking?

Answer: Straight flush

600

Question: Hobby beer-makers start the fermentation process by adding what?

Answer: Brewers' yeast

700

Question: The American Philatelic Society is an organization based around what hobby?

Answer: Stamp collecting