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What country will fine you if your car is too dirty?
Russia, mainly this is so your license plate is visible.
What part of the human body heals the fastest?
Your eyes, if there is a scratch or small injury to your outer eye, it will only take 1-2 days to heal fully.
What is considered the "safest" color of car?
White, because it is easier to see no matter how visible the road is.
What country produces 70% of the world's toys?
China
Is there any sound in space?
No. This is because sound normally travels by vibrations in the air. However, there are no molecules of air to vibrate in space.
What tall, spotted animal is considered one of the worst swimmers in the animal kingdom?
Giraffes, this is due to the length of their necks and legs. They do not have the energy to move them through water.
What part of your body are you most likely to get bitten by an insect?
Your feet/ ankles.
In what country, if you are still single at 25, do they throw cinnamon at you for your birthday?
Denmark. If you are still single by 30, they throw pepper instead.
Japan has invented a robot for runners to wear on their backs, and while running, the robot feeds them what fruit?
Tomatoes. The robot's name is TOMATAN
What celestial event helped end a war in 585 BC?
A solar eclipse.
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for what?
Voting. She never paid the fine.
Who invented the first football helmet?
George Barclay in 1894
Finland has been putting on an annual championship for throwing what handheld device since 2000?
Cell phones
Should you actually shake a polaroid photo?
No. If the photo is shaken, there is a chance the picture will have discoloration or blobs in it.
Barcelona, Spain has hundreds of "playgrounds" for what group of people?
*Hint- it's not children
Senior Citizens
What former First Lady snuck out of the White House during a dinner party to fly around the Capitol with Amelia Earhart?
Eleanor Roosevelt
What college did Al Gore graduate from?
Harvard University
Who was the only civilian killed in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Jennie Wade
What year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
1773
In which city did Conrad Hilton (of Hilton Hotels) build his first hotel in 1925?
Dallas, Texas
In what year did the U.S. make it a crime to burn draft cards?
1965
When did the U.S. Postal Service release its first Christmas stamp?
1962
The wild turkey is the official state bird of which state?
Alabama
What US city's nicknames include "The Crescent City" and "The City that Care Forgot"?
New Orleans
What color were stop signs originally?
Yellow
What is one plant that is known to absorb radiation?
Cactus
What year was the American Red Cross founded?
1881
Which maritime explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
Ferdinand Magellan
The Black Forest is located in what European country?
Germany
What object marks the ceremonial location of the South Pole?
Metallic sphere
In what decade did the game "Monopoly" go on sale?
1930s
Who was the US president at the end of the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Where is the oldest, continuously operating zoo?
Vienna, Austria
What year did Alfred Hitchcock release his first American made film?
1940
Which US state is home to Craters of the Moon National Monument?
Idaho
What state is home to the Crazy Horse Memorial?
South Dakota
What year did J. D. Salinger publish the novel "The Catcher in the Rye"
1951
What is the axilla better known as?
Armpit
What city did the S.S. Minnow leave from on its three-hour tour on the original TV series "Gilligan's Island"?
Honolulu
In what US state would you find Fort Knox?
Kentucky
Which Olympics did the US boycott?
1980- to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
"The Blue House" is the official residence of the leader of what country?
President of the Republic of Korea
How long is a lane in a bowling alley, measured from the foul line to the head pin?
60 feet
What country has a national park called the "Valley of Flowers"?
India
What garden vegetable was known for years as green Italian squash?
Zucchini
What continent can one find the pudu, the world's smallest deer?
South America
Where would you find the Sistine Chapel?
Vatican City
Yellowstone National Park protects the wilderness of what mountain chain?
The Rocky Mountains
What U.S. mountain range has a "road to nowhere"
The Great Smoky Mountains
Which country originated opera?
Italy
In which Texas city will you find the famous Alamo?
San Antonio
What was baseball great Jackie Robinson's uniform number?
42
In the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare", what animal judges the race?
The Fox
Speed Skating originated in which part of the world?
The Netherlands
What type of dog did Queen Elizabeth II of England call her favorite?
Corgi
How many tablespoons are there in a standard US cup?
16
The first significant gold rush in the US occurred in what state?
North Carolina
What does the abbreviation NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What is another name for the aubergine?
Eggplant
Which U.S. state has the highest percentage of federal land?
Nevada