Forgotten Inventions
World of Flora
Geography
Remarkable Animals
Vintage Trends
100
What was the "quill pen" typically made from?
A feather, typically from a goose.
100
What tree produces the acorn?
What is an Oak Tree?
100
What is the smallest country in the world?
What is the Vatican City?
100
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
What is a bat?
100
1950s hairstyle is associated with greasers and requires a lot of pomade?
What is the pompadour?
200
What early communication device used a series of dots and dashes?
What is a telegraph?
200
What plant is known as the “mother-in-law’s tongue”?
What is a snake plant?
200
What city is nicknamed the “Big Apple”?
What is New York City?
200
Which bird is known for its colorful, fan-shaped tail and is often associated with pride?
What is a peacock?
200
What were “poodle skirts” adorned with in the 1950s?
What are images of poodles?
300
What obsolete tool was used for rewinding cassette tapes quickly?
What is a pencil?
300
Which flowering plant was used as a currency by the Dutch in the 1600s?
What are Tulips?
300
Which country has more pyramids than Egypt?
What is Sudan?
300
What marine animal can regrow its arms if they are lost?
What is a Starfish?
300
What fashion accessory was often kept on a chain to prevent loss in the 19th century?
What is a pocket watch?
400
The "abacus" is an ancient tool used for what?
What are arithmetic calculations?
400
What tree is known for having the longest lifespan?
What is the bristlecone pine?
400
What country is home to the world’s tallest waterfall, Angel Falls?
What is Venezuela?
400
What type of animal is known as a "ship of the desert"?
What is a camel?
400
Which dance craze of the 1960s involved swiveling your hips?
What is the Twist?
500
What was the purpose of a "smudge pot" in farming?
To keep frost off crops by burning oil.
500
Which fruit grows on palm trees?
What are dates?
500
What desert is the largest non-polar desert in the world?
What is the Sahara Desert?
500
What is the largest species of shark in the world?
What is a whale shark?
500
What 1970s toy spun around your waist and became a fitness craze?
What is a hula hoop?
600
What was the primary use of a “wind-up gramophone”?
Playing records without electricity
600
What plant is famous for trapping insects in its leaves?
What is a venus flytrap?
600
What city is built on 118 islands and connected by canals?
What is Venice?
600
What unique feature allows octopuses to escape predators and squeeze through tiny spaces?
Their soft, boneless bodies
600
Which type of shoe, popular in the 1970s, had extremely thick soles?
What are Platform shoes?
700
What were "moon boots" originally designed for in the 1970s?
Mimicking the footwear of astronauts
700
What spice is made from dried flower buds?
What are cloves?
700
What island nation is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
What is Japan?
700
Which mammal has the thickest fur of any animal?
What is a sea otter?
700
What 1980s workout gear was often neon and included leg warmers?
What are Aerobics outfits?
800
What ancient Roman device was used to heat homes by circulating warm air under floors?
What is the Hypocaust system?
800
What is the world’s largest flower, known for its strong odor?
What is Rafflesia?
800
What is the only country with a flag that doesn’t feature four sides?
What is Nepal?
800
What flightless bird from New Zealand is also the national symbol of the country?
What is a kiwi?
800
What popular 1960s chair design was shaped like a hollow sphere and lined with cushions?
What is a ball chair?
900
What forgotten 18th-century instrument was played by rubbing wet fingers along the rims of glass bowls?
What is glass harmonica?
900
What type of tree produces the “helicopter” seed pods?
What is a Maple Tree?
900
Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?
What is Alaska?
900
Which African animal’s name means “river horse” in Greek?
What is a Hippopotamus?
900
What 1920s fashion accessory was a long, decorative necklace often paired with flapper dresses?
What is a pearl strand?
1000
What plant is known as the "resurrection plant" because it can survive extreme dehydration and revive with water?
What is the Rose of Jericho
1000
What country is home to the world's driest place, the Atacama Desert?
What is Chile?
1000
What insect migrates up to 3,000 miles each year to escape the cold?
What is a Monarch Butterfly?
1000
What style of hat, popular in the 1940s and 1950s, was designed to sit snugly on the back of the head?
What is a pillbox hat?