Game 1

Geography

100

What is the official nickname of Texas?

A. The Free State

B. The Friendship State

C. The Lone Star State

D. The Wild West State

C. The Lone Star State

200

What US state has the longest border with Canada? 

A. Montana

B. Alaska

C. New York

D. Michigan

B. Alaska

300

What ocean surrounds the Maldives? 

A. Atlantic Ocean

B. Indian Ocean

C. Arabian Sea

D. Pacific Ocean

B. Indian Ocean

400

Name the biggest Island of the world. 

A. Greenland

B. Ireland

C. Australia

D. Antarctica

A. Greenland with an area of 2,131,000 square kilometers.

According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.” By that definition, Australia can’t be an island because it’s already a continent.

500

What are the two US states who don’t observe daylight savings time? 

A. Arizona and Colorado

B. Vermont and Arizona

C. Hawaii and Arizona

D. Arizona and Alaska

C. Hawaii and Arizona

Culture

100

Who is the wife of Barack Obama? 

A. Michelle

B. Hillary

C. Melania

D. Jill

A. Michelle

200

Which American comedy series has won a record 37 Emmy Awards? 

A. Friends

B. Frasier

C. Seinfield

D. Happy Days

B. Frasier

300

Who’s face was said to have launched 1,000 ships? 

A. Athena

B. Arete of Cyrene

C. Agnodice of Athens

D. Helen of Troy

D. Helen of Troy

400

Will.i.am is a member of what band?

A. One Direction

B. Black Eyed Peas

C. DNCE

D. Metro Station

B. Black Eyed Peas

500

What language has 4x more people who speak it as a second language than native speakers? 

A. Italian

B. Spanish

C. English

D. French

C. English

Math

100

What is larger: 50% or five-eighths? 

A. 50%

B. Five-eighths

B. Five-eighths

200

How many years are in a century?

A. 500 years

B. 100 years

C. 25 years

D. 10 years

B. 100 years

300

How many sides, in total, would three triangles and three rectangles have? 

A. 21

B. 9

C. 12

D. 24

A. 21

400

What is the smallest perfect number? 

A. 4

B. 6

C. 2

D. 0

B. 6

500

What letter does every odd number have in it? 

A. An “O”

B. An “N”

C. An “E”

D. An “S”

C. An “E”

Sports

100

In American Football, a touchdown is worth how many points? 

A. 6 points

B. 7 points

C. 3 points

D. 2 points

A. 6 points

200

What NFL team has a plant for it’s logo? 

A. The Dallas Cowboys

B. The New Orleans Saints

C. The Pittsburgh Steelers

D. The Washington Football Team

B. The New Orleans Saints

300

What is Canada’s national sport? 

A. Hockey

B. Lacrosse

C. Baseball

D. Cricket

B. Lacrosse

400

During the first ever modern Olympics, what were the first placers awarded with? 

A. Diamonds

B. Gold medals

C. Silver medals

D. Rubies

C. Silver medals

500

Before 1894, basketball games were played with what sort of ball? 

A. Rugby ball

B. Cricket ball

C. Handball

D. Soccer ball

D. Soccer ball

Anatomy

100

What is the human body’s biggest organ? 

A. Skin

B. Brain

C. Large intestine

D. Stomach

A. Skin

200

True or false: Your tongue has different areas that are most sensitive to different flavors? 

A. True

B. False

B. False. This is a common myth taught in primary schools and it the result of a mistranslated scientific paper, from German to English.

300

How many bones does an adult human have? 

A. 206

B. 226

C. 306

D. 326

A. 206

400

What is the hardest substance in the human body? 

A. The skull

B. Tooth enamel

C. Fingernails

D. Cartilage     

B. Tooth enamel

500

What is the largest bone in the human body? 

A. The jaw

B. The femur

C. The humerus

D. The fibula

B. The femur