KU Facts
What event is celebrating their 71st year this summer at Kutztown?
Kutztown Folk Festival!
What food product can be found in dynamite?
Peanuts! The oils in the glycerol content allows for there to be nitroglycerin
What movie features a singing beared woman?
The Greatest Showman! She deserved more love
What mountain is closest to the moon?
Mount Chimborazo! Although Mt. Everest has the highest altitude in terms of sea level on the planet, because of the equatorial bulge Mount Chimborazo is the closest to the moon.
What president is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame?
Abe Lincoln! That man had 300 wins and 1 loss. what a legend!
What were the names of mascots that preceded Avalanche?
Griz and Goldie!
Where was American cheese invented?
Switzerland!
This science fiction movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is about a thief who is hired to implant an idea in an unconscious victim's mind, in order to break up a conglomeration. Which film is this?
Inception! This movie makes no sense to me :)
What is the flattest continent?
Austrailia! Australia is one of the oldest continents, and because of the effects of 250 million years of erosion it has become the flattest land mass on earth.
What is the largest living organism in the world? (This is historical I promise)
A giant mushroom! There’s a giant mushroom in Oregon’s Malheur National Forest with a root system that covers over 2,200 acres, making it the largest living organism in the world. This just made me laugh a lot
How much does Avalanche weigh?
300 lbs, but slims down to 280 for swim suit season
Space Mountain!
Name: Whos!
Movie: Horton Hears a Who!
What is the oldest city in the world?
Damascus! the capital of Syria, is widely believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, with evidence of habitation dating back at least 11,000 years. Its location and persistence have made the city a nexus for civilizations come and gone. Today its metropolitan area is home to about 2.5 million people, and in 2008 it was named the Arab Capital of Culture.
What item did most people make clothing from during the Great Depression?
Potato sacks! Companies started making colored potato sacks so that people could be fashionable! How kind of them!
What is the 50s themed diner on Main Street?
Pops! So good! :)
What is the average number of times people open Tiktok every day?
8!
This fun, animated flick is the third in a series. Starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith (also Sacha Baron Cohen reprising his role as King Julian) as four displaced animal friends, this film is circus-y and family friendly. This time, the four friends join a circus and must learn to fit in. What is its name?
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Which US state has the most active volcanoes?
Alaska! There are 169 volcanoes in the United States that scientists consider active. Most of these (about 130) are located in Alaska, where eruptions occur virtually every year.
What job did people have before alarm clocks?
"knocker-ups"! They shot dried peas from a blow gun at the windows. This also made me laugh.
What was the name of Kutztown before Kutztown?
Cootstown, which is now a borough name!
Santa Claus is a mix of what 2 figures?
Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas!
"Rio" was a movie about a macaw named Blu. In the movie, Blu met a 'suave' cardinal who gave him dating advice. Which of these rappers voiced Pedro, the cardinal?
What is the dryest place on Earth?
The McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antactica. It hasn't rained there for more than 2 million years!
What bird was treated as god-like by the Mayans and almost became the national bird/symbol of the United States due to Ben Franklin?
Turkeys! While the turkey is currently America's favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal, in 300 B.C., these big birds were heralded by the Mayan people as vessels of the gods and were honored as such, so much so that they were domesticated to have roles in religious rites. They were symbols of power and prestige and can be found everywhere in Maya iconography and archaeology.