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Who was the US President at the beginning of the 20th century?
William McKinley
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What is the spooky term that describes a deserted village or town with remains of infrastructure and buildings?
Ghost Town
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Who wrote the short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”?
Edgar Allen Poe
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What were the very first hockey pucks made of?
Frozen cow dung and leather liver pads, eventually they were replaced with wooden pucks before finally settling on the rubber pucks we know of today
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How many taste buds do catfish have?
Anywhere from 100,000-200,000. For comparison, humans only have anywhere from 2,000-10,000!
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When were Oreo cookies sold for the first time?
1912
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What are the three colors on the Italian flag?
Green, white, and red
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Garden gnomes originated in what European country?
Germany
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Medusa is the name of the largest snake (in captivity) in the world, how long is she?
About 25 ft and 2 inches long
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Iceland diverted roads to avoid disturbing communities of what mythological creatures?
Elves
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Where does the largest snowball fight tournament in the world take place?
Canada, at its top record, there were 7,681 participants!
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What year was the first color photograph taken?
1861
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In what children’s book does a train say, “I think I can, I think I can”?
The Little Engine That Could
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What is the name of the mischievous fairy character in Peter Pan?
Tinkerbell
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Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci is the world's most expensive painting- how much was it sold for?
$450,312,500!
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What fictional detective does 25% of Americans believe to be a real person?
Sherlock Holmes
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What is the name of Yogi Bear's best friend?
Boo-Boo Bear
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How many peanuts does it take to make 1 jar of peanut butter?
540 peanuts
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Grandma Moses started painting at age 78, how old was she when she stopped painting?
101
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What is the name of the fairy-tale creature who teaches a girl to spin straw into gold?
Rumpelstiltskin
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Which ear did Vincent Van Gogh cut off?
Left ear
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The zodiac sign "Capricorn" refers to what animal?
A goat (more like a mixture between a goat and a fish)
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Which US president appears on the far left at Mount Rushmore?
George Washington
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Alaksa has more of what animal than people?
Caribou- Alaska's population is just over 740,000. the population of caribou is 750,000!
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What kind of animal was “Dolly,” the cloned animal that made headlines in 1997?
Sheep
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In what museum are the ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz"?
The National Museum of American History
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Which play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?
Our American Cousin
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In which U.S. state did the world's largest recorded snowflake fall?
Montana- it was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick!
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Antarctica is surrounded by which ocean?
The Antarctic Ocean (or the Southern Ocean)
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Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
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What number does not exist in Roman numerals?
0-but, in recent times, it has been represented by the letter 'N" from the Latin term "nullae" meaning nothing
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How many hours are there in 1 week?
168
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The art of tie-dyeing comes from which continent?
Asia
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What color are many casinos decorated in to make patrons less aware of passing time?
Red
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Which company first introduced the assembly line in 1913?
The Ford Motor Company
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When was glass made for the first time?
3500 BC
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Would you find polar bears in the North or South Pole, or both?
North Pole
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What kind of toy was “Betsy Wetsy”?
A "drink-and-wet" baby doll
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What color is the first belt that a karate student receives?
The white belt
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Where is the Horse racing Hall of Fame located?
Saratoga Springs, New York
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Although officially neutral, which side did Britain support in the US Civil War from an economic perspective?
The Confederacy
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What was the first billion-dollar movie?
Titanic
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What is the name of the 2 Chinese symbols that represent "perfect harmony and balance"?
Yin and Yang
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How many species of dinosaur have been discovered?
1,000!
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Who wrote the famous novel “1984”?
George Orwell
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The first vending machines in the US dispensed what?
Chewing gum
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What was Abraham Lincoln's wife's name?
Mary Todd Lincoln
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Which country is home to the world’s oldest known cave paintings?
Indonesia- they date back at least 51,200 years
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What circular innovation dates back to around 3500 BC and is still used today?
The wheel
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In what year was the first 3D film in theaters?
1922- it was "The Power of Love"
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In Tennessee, it’s illegal to drive if you are what?
Asleep
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What superhero is known as the "Caped Crusader"?
Batman
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Which U.S. city is known as the City of Bridges?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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What is the capital city of Spain?
Madrid
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True or false? Plants have been scientifically proven to respond to sounds.
True!
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What animal has been, and still is, used in the Chinese police force?
Geese! They apparently make really good security guards!
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Japan and Indonesia banned what children's toy?
Hula Hoops- they said it promoted "inappropriate hip movements" and was "socially unacceptable"
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What was the Tin Man looking for in the Wizard of Oz?
A heart
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Who said, "I am the president of USA, and I am not going to eat any more broccoli"?
George H. W. Bush
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What is the name of the horse in the song “Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet”?
Dobbin. The line is “Put on your old grey bonnet with the blue ribbons on it while I hitch old Dobbin to the shay.”