FOXVIEW JEOPARDY TRIVIA

Bust a Move

100

What country does popular dance styles such as the Salsa, Mambo and Cha Cha originate from? 

Cuba

200

This is a group of social dancers that developed with a particular style of Jazz music in the 1920s to 1940s 

SWING

300

One of the two dancers that signify a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet? 

Tango or Foxtrot 

400

This type of dance is accompanied by lively music and originates from the Czech Republic

POLKA

500

This two-word dance pomoted by Rufus Thomas in 1970 hit involves "flapping" your arms

The Funky Chicken 

Just Desserts

100

This cake was named for being made with 16oz of each - flour, butter, sugar and eggs

Pound Cake

200

A Vienna library has a recipe from 1696 for this flakey pastry with jam apple filling

Strudel

300

Different from the New York Style, the Japanese variety of this dessert is known for extreme fluffiness 

Cheesecake

400

Literally "lighting" in French this long, thin chocolate-covered pastry really gives me a charge 

Eclair

500

This four-letter caramel custard dessert associated with Spanish recipes dates back to Roman times

Flan

Rhyming Terms

100

Rhyming phrase for a hairstyle that looks like a result of just waking up 

BED-HEAD 

200

The long-haired flower children of the 1960s were sometimes described this way

HIPPIE DIPPIE

300

It instructs "you put your right foot in, you put your right foot out" 

HOKEY-POKEY

400

Greek term for the unwashed masses 

HOI POLLOI

500

This phrase meaning "raring to go" could describe a horse that's warmed up and ready to run

HOT TO TROT

In the Wild

100

What animal has the longest life span?

The Giant Tortoise 

200

How many times can a hummingbird flap its wings per second? 160, 80, 20 or 40? 

A hummingbird can flap its wings about 80 TIMES PER SECOND

300

What animal has the highest blood pressure? 

Giraffes - because of its extremally long neck it relies on its oversized heart to pump blood all the way 

400

What is the primary purpose of a kangaroos tail? 

Propulsion - they use their tails like an extra leg to propel themselves. The tail provides more power to help them move than their front and hind legs combined 

500

How do geckos stick to walls? 

Hair - geckos can stick to surfaces because their toes are covered in hundreds of tiny microscopic hairs 

World Geography

100

What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America ? Bolivia, Chile, Peru or Ecuador? 

CHILE

200

What is the flattest continent? Australia, Asia, South America or Antarctica ? 

AUSTRALIA 

300

What country has the most coastline? Canada, USA, Russia or China? 

CANADA 

400

What is the fastest flowing river in the world? Mississippi, Congo, Amazon or Nile? 

AMAZON

500

What is the most populated country in Africa ? Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa or Ghana? 

NIGERIA