Numbers Game
Tennis Menace
"A" Student
Senior Moment
Too Cool for School
100
How many rings are on the Olympic flag and logo?
5 rings
100
What is a "deuce" in tennis?
A tied score of 40-40
*To win a game from deuce, a player must win two consecutive points
100
Which U.S. state is nicknamed "The Yellowhammer State"?
Alabama
Because of the Civil War soldiers who wore bright yellow cloth on their uniforms
100
True or false: Older adults vote at higher rates than any other age group?
True
100
What food was commonly gifted to educators as a form of sustanence and token of appreciation?
An apple
200
How many oceans are there on earth?
5:
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
200
Tennis balls were originally white. Why did they change colors to optic yellow in the 70s?
So they could be easier to see on television
200
What type of bird has the largest wingspan of any living bird?
Albatross
(up to 11.5 feet)
200
What is the official term that means people living into their 80s?
Octogenarians
200
What is the material in a pencil that marks a page?
Graphite
300
How many feet are in a mile?
5,280 feet are in one mile
300
Tennis originated in what country in the 12th century?
Hint: it comes from the old word "tenetz" or "tenez" which means "take/hold"
France
300
What sweet paste made from ground almonds is commonly used in baking?
Marzipan
300
What do you call the regions of the world where people commonly live into their 90s and beyond in high concentrations?
Blue zones
300
What state has the largest U.S. school district?
New York
400
How many teeth does the average adult have?
**without missing any
32 teeth
400
In mph, how fast was the fastest tennis serve ever recorded?
(Within 10 mph)
163.7mph
By Australian Sam Groth in South Korea in 2012
400
When discussing the structure of a single atom, what is the center part called?
The nucleus
400
The oldest verified person in history lived to be how old? (within 5 years)
122 years old
Jeanne Calment from France, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days old.
400
The word "school" comes from the word "scholē," which originally meant "leisure" or "free time."
What language is it taken from?
Greek
500
How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?
27
500
What are the four Grand Slam tournaments? (Correctly name 3/4)
Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open
500
Who is this a picture of?
Alexander Graham Bell
500
The human brain can continue learning throughout life—a quality called __________?
Hint: Savannah mentions this word often!
Neuroplasticity
500
What year did Crayola launch its first box of crayons? (within 10 years)
Hint: None of us were alive for this event!
1903