Physics
Where does sound travel faster, water or air?
Water
What poet wrote the following lines: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ... I took the one less traveled by"?
Robert Frost
How many original British colonies existed in America?
13
Who is the "Father of Soul"?
Ray Charles
What is the Vermont state butterfly?
The Monarch
If you mix all colors of light do you get black, white or rainbow?
White. Adding all colors of light together is called color addition, while adding all colors of paint together is called color subtraction.
What is the best selling novel of all time?
With over 500 million copies sold, Don Quixote is the best selling novel of all time.
Who was the first United States president to appear on television?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
What did the Everly Brothers ask Susie to do in the lyrics of their hit song?
Wake up little Susie
Which river forms the border between Vermont and New Hampshire?
The Connecticut River
What year was the sound barrier broken?
The ‘sound barrier’ refers to the speed of sound and breaking it means travelling faster than sound itself. It was first broken in 1947.
What famous literary character offers this sage advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be"?
In Hamlet (Act I, Scene III), Polonius offers the sage advice "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" to his son Laertes who is about to leave home.
Who was the shortest-serving United States president?
William Henry Harrison got sick and died 31 days into his term after being elected in 1841.
Who originally sang the song "Stand By Me", when released in 1960?
Ben E. King
John Lennon covered this song and it appeared on his greatest hits CD "Lennon Legend" which was released in 1997.
Not being one of the original thirteen colonies, Vermont adopted its own constitution in 1777. This document made Vermont the first political body in the U.S. to do what?
Ban Slavery
Why is Merino wool so good at keeping you warm in winter?
Merino wool fibres are wavy, not straight. Wavy wool traps air which is an excellent insulator. This trapped air can be heated by the body. 'Fine' wool fibres have 12 repeating waves for every cm, whereas 'coarse' wool fibres have less than 2 waves per cm. Merino wool can be 'super fine', making an awesome material for warm sweaters
Which of Shakespeare's plays features a sorcerer named Prospero?
The Tempest
How long ago do historians estimate the first settlers arrived on what is now American soil?
More than 12,000 years ago.
Which song by Danny & The Juniors hit Number One on The Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles in 1958?
At the hop
Like many smaller states, Vermont has a relatively small number of counties at fourteen. How many of Vermont's counties DO NOT border another US state or Canadian province?
Two. Lamoille and Washington Counties are the only ones of the fourteen that do not border New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Quebec.
What is the unit measurement for the activity of a radioactive source?
The Becquerel (Bq.) 1 Bq = 1 disintegration per second
Which of her own characters did Agatha Christie call "a detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep"?
Hercule Poirot. He appeared in 33 novels, one play, and more than 50 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
When was the first American currency created?
1775. The Continental Congress began issuing paper money called Continentals after the Revolutionary War began.
n 1952, which female singer had a song called 'Till I Waltz Again With You'?
Teresa Brewer
What proportion of Vermont residents live in rural areas, defined as either in the country or in towns of less than 2,500 people?
Two thirds. Vermont has the highest proportion of its residents living in rural areas of all the fifty states.