Science Trivia
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
Who is the first ghost to visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Jacob Marley
First U.S. city to host the Summer Olympic Games.
Bonus: What year?
St. Louis, Missouri in 1904
How many words does the U.S. Constitution have? (Approximately)
4543
The Great Sphinx sits guard over what other famous landmarks?
The Pyramids
On what part of your body would you find the pinna?
Ear
During which century was John Milton’s Paradise Lost written?
1700
Who was the first president born in a hospital?
Jimmy Carter, our 39th president
What library is the largest in the world?
The Library of Congress
Which German landmark was pulled down, to scenes of mass celebration, in November 1991?
The Berlin Wall
What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?
Tendons
In which state do Mark Twain’s characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn live?
Missouri
Who was the only U.S. president to never marry?
James Buchanan, the 15th president
Which president, born in 1790, still has a living grandson?
President John Tyler’s claim to fame has little to do with politics, but it illuminates how young our country really is. The 10th U.S. president, in office from 1841 to 1845, was born in 1790, when George Washington was president and there were still only 13 states—and his grandson is still alive. How can this be? It’s all thanks to the Tylers’ longevity and, er, virility into old age. The president who had the most children (15), Tyler had his son Lyon in 1853 with his second wife when he was 63 years old.
Lyon also went on to have two wives and children born late in his life: At the ripe age of 72 in 1925, his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born; and in 1928, when he was 75, his son Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born. The younger Lyon lived until 95 years old and just recently died in 2020. Now 97, Harrison is still alive in 2025.
Pulpit Rock is an amazing sight, above the Fjords of which country
Norway
The oldest living tree is 4,843 years old and can be found where?
California
Missouri
Spanish
The first president to declare war.
Our fourth president, James Madison, became the first U.S. president to declare war in 1812
Which city has more people than 38 of the 50 U.S. states?
New York City. With more than 8 million people, the five boroughs of New York City have a population larger than all but 12 states: California, Texas, Florida, New York (state), Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia. More than 200 languages are spoken in New York City.
La Sagrada Familia is a famous landmark of Spain. In which city is it located?.
Barcelona
The earth has three layers of varying temperatures. What are its three layers?
Crust, mantle, and core
John Keats wrote what poem to a singing bird?
“Ode to A Nightingale”
Which state was "forgotten" for statehood?
Though Congress approved Ohio’s request for statehood in 1803, they forgot to officially ratify the state constitution. It wasn’t until 150 years later that Ohio representative George H. Bender made a move to make his state “official.” Congress voted to retroactively ratify the state constitution so that its official date of statehood remained March 1, 1803. But if you want to consider 1953 its year of admission, that would make it the 48th state.
Which state has the highest concentration of interstate highways?
Indiana has more miles of interstate highway per square mile than any other state. In 1937, the state’s General Assembly adopted “The crossroads of America” as the state motto. While there isn’t a consensus on why the slogan was chosen, some believe it’s because Highways 40 and 41—which were designated as part of the original federal highway system in 1926 and crossed in Terre Haute—made traveling and settling in the West easier.
Gulfoss is the most famous landmark and waterfall in which country?
Iceland