Riddles
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
In some parts of the US, what is eaten on New Year's Day to bring prosperity?
Black-eyed peas
How long does it take for blood to circulate through the entire human body?
About 20 seconds
Which Simon and Garfunkel hit is considered their most successful single, won 5 Grammy’s and was covered by over 50 artists?
Bridge over Troubled Water
In what state was “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” the highest-grossing film of the 1980s, set?
California
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
What is something that is eaten on New Year's Eve that is a Spanish tradition believed to bring good luck?
12 grapes
How long is the human large intestine?
About 5 feet
‘School’s Out For Summer’ was a hit for which musician?
Alice Cooper
What 1986 film features the famous line, "I ain't got time to bleed"?
Predator
What has many needles, but doesn't sew?
A Christmas tree
Besides bears what other animal hibernates during January in colder climates?
Bats
How many germs does the average human belly button have?
about 2400 germs
Name the protest song by Bob Dylan, about a boxer wrongly convicted of murder.
Hurricane
Who wrote, directed, and produced “Do the Right Thing”?
Spike Lee
Two fathers and two sons are in the car, yet there are only 3 people in the car. How?
They are a grandfather, father and son
The first full moon of the year is typically occurs in January. What is it called?
The Wolf Moon
How often do taste buds regenerate?
Every 1-2 weeks
Which artist was known by his glam rock alter ego ‘Ziggy Stardust’ in the 1970s?
David Bowie
Who directed the film adaptation of S. E. Hinton’s classic novel “The Outsiders”?
Francis Ford Coppola.
What has a bottom at the top?
Your legs
In January 1914, Henry Ford introduced this for automobile manufacturing.
The assembly line
How many joints does the average human foot have? This includes the ankle joint and the interphalangeal joints found between the toes.
33 joints
Name the rock band formed by the brothers Malcolm and Angus Young
AC/DC
What real-life phenomenon inspired Wes Craven to create A Nightmare on Elm Street?
A) Sleep paralysis
B) Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome
C) A serial killer from his childhood
D) A recurring nightmare he had B) Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome
B) Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome
Wes Craven read newspaper articles about Southeast Asian refugees who mysteriously died in their sleep after experiencing terrifying nightmares. This eerie real-life occurrence planted the seed for Freddy Krueger’s haunting premise.