MISC
According to Guinness World Records, what's the best-selling book of all time?
The Bible
In 1864, this man became a lieutenant general and assumed command of all U.S. armies.
Ulysses S. Grant
All living organisms in an ecosystem
What is a community?
What year did the Mayville Inn open?
1994
The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin?
Birth
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey
In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb.
New Mexico
Which is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
What famous cheese cellar is located just down the road from Mayville?
Widmers
The modern Santa Claus is mainly a mix of what two figures?
Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas
Relative to the internet, what does “URL” stand for?
Uniform resource locator
What historic figure in this room had a successful teaching career and is named after a month of the year?
June
Which animal possesses the largest brain relative to its body size?
Sperm whale
What Mayville field is widely considered to be one of the finest baseball parks in Wisconsin?
Fireman's field
In what decade did Coca-Cola start using Santa Claus in advertisements?
1920’s
When was Earth Day first celebrated?
1970
This singer was homeless for the year before her big break, winning an amateur contest at The Apollo Theater in 1934.
Ella Fitzgerald
In what year was the structure of DNA discovered?
1953
How long has the post office in Mayville been in operation?
1847
In what decade did NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command, formerly CONAD) start tracking Santa on Christmas Eve?
The 1950’s (specifically 1955)
According to Instacart, what the most disliked food in America?
Anchovies
In 1937 his sister said he had “hats of every description,” which he would use as a “foundation of his next book.”
Dr. Seuss
Name the company that introduced the first commercially available lithium-ion battery in 1991.
Sony
What was the population of Mayville at the 2010 census:
1. 1,367
2. 5,154
3. 7,114
4. 4,783
5,154
In what country did Silent Night originate?
Austria
Real vanilla flavoring comes from certain climbing species of this tropical plant.
What is an orchid?
One theory about Van Gogh’s odd behavior is poisoning from this liqueur made from wormwood.
Absinthe
What zero gravity simulation did Chris Perkins get to try?
Space flight
What 2006 children's horror comedy film is based on Mayville, Wisconsin?
Monster House
How were the writer of the story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the writer of the song Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer related?
They were brothers-in-law