General Trivia
Which of the Greek Gods was considered the ruler of all Greek Gods? The Roman equivalent of this god is Jupiter.
Zeus
When I say the word atrium, your mind likely envisions a large, open-air room in a building. But if I then mention that the atria are connected to the ventricles, what organ comes to mind?
Heart
What word is often abbreviated as Fn on a keyboard?
Function
Approximately one quarter of the world's production of what type of nut is used to make Nutella?
Hazelnut
The wise owl on the label could tell you: Hatachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale is brewed in cedar casks previously used to brew what rice-based alcoholic drink?
Sake
In the U.S., a road sign which is an equilateral triangle is most often associated with what five-letter action?
Yield
Because black-and-white papers are sensitive to blue and green light, most safelights in photography darkrooms are what color?
Red
In May 2003, the fastest known speeding ticket in US history was handed out, with a Swedish sports car allegedly going 242 MPH in a 75 MPH zone. Fittingly, in what state did this occur? I suppose everything's bigger, and everything's faster there.
Texas
What is the somewhat rude term for an angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
Obtuse
What's the name of the famously angry British host on the reality TV show "Hell's Kitchen?"
Gordon Ramsay
What six-letter hairstyle is popularly associated with the semi-ironic phrase "business in front, party in the back"?
Mullet
Founded in 1922 by a retired, uh, agricultural professional, what insurance company didn't adopt their "Like a Good Neighbor" slogan until 1971?
State Farm
Arguably the second-most popular in the world after soccer, what lucky sport has defensive positions named gully, silly mid-off, and deep mid wicket?
Cricket
What holiday single, originally titled “The One Horse Open Sleigh” by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, was the first song played in space in 1965 by Gemini 6A astronauts Walter Schirra and Tom Stafford?
Jingle Bells
The Turkish clan that drove Byzantine forces out of modern-day Turkey became an empire that lasted nearly 600 years and also became the namesake for a specific piece of foot-friendly furniture. What is this empire?
Ottoman Empire
Also known as a vodka buck, a Moscow mule is traditionally served in a mug made of what metal whose name derives from the Latin word “cuprum”?
Copper
n the Christmas carol “Deck The Halls," the halls will be decked with boughs of what woody angiosperm, also referred to as Ilex?
Holly
What is the word used for the fractional measure of purity for gold alloys? As adopted by U.S. federal law, this is measured in parts fine per 24 parts whole.
Karat
Originally trotted out in 1985, the Nike Dunk shoe line was originally designed for what sport?
Basketball
Cephalofoil is the formal term for the distinctly shaped noggins of what 360-degree seeing shark group?
Hammerhead
If you slice a breakfast ball over the cabbage and get a fried egg in the bunker, you're not eating an eclectic brunch course. What sport are you playing and almost certainly not making a par?
Golf
The Boston terrier is the official dog of what U.S. state?
Massachusetts
According to a 1963 commercial, what toy uses "two-ordinary light bulbs and a special cooling chamber" to make "cakes, cookies, candy, brownies, pizza, pies, and biscuits"?
Easy-Bake Oven
What popular kids board game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott? Unlike most board games, it doesn’t use dice, just cards that direct players to the colorful spaces. It is very “sweet” and inoffensive.
Candy Land
Traditionally arranged carefully atop a tatami mat, the futon originated in what Asian nation?
Japan