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100
What is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Honey
100
Who was the "king of rock and roll"?
Elvis
100
What is Arachnophobia?
Fear of spiders
100
What organ does an octopus have three of?
Heart
100
What is the name of the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific ocean
100
What is the tallest dog breed?
Great Dane or Irish Wolfhound
200
What is the only US state to grow coffee beans?
Hawaii
200
Which fictional city is the home of Batman?
Gotham
200
What do you call animals that eat both plants and meat?
Omnivores
200
A flamboyance is a group of what animals?
Flamingos
200
What is the largest desert in the world?
Sahara
200
In Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair and could turn people into stone if they looked at her?
Medusa
300
Which fast food chain has the largest number of outlets in the world?
McDonalds
300
What are the names of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo
300
What is the hardest natural substance on earth?
Diamond
300
How many eyes does a bee have?
Five
300
What is the coldest state in the US?
Alaska
300
Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
Arizona and Hawaii
400
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
The current color proportions within a bag of M&M's is: 24% blue, 20% orange, 16% green, 14% yellow, 14% red, 12% brown.
400
In Sesame Street, who lives in the trash can?
Oscar the grouch
400
What planet in our solar system has the most gravity?
Jupiter
400
What color were carrots originally?
Purple
The modern day carrot wasn't cultivated until Dutch growers in the late 16th century took mutant strains of the purple carrot and gradually developed them into the orange variety we have today
400
The Statue of Liberty was given to the US by which country?
France
400
Where is the smallest bone in the human body located?
In the ear (Stapes)
500
Which president brought mac n cheese to the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
He encountered the dish in Paris and brought the recipe back to his home at Monticello to serve at dinner parties.
500
Who painted the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel?
Michaelangelo
500
What eye color is most common in humans?
Brown
500
What kind of tree is the world's tallest tree?
California Redwood
Redwood National and State Parks has been nicknamed "Hyperion" by scientists. "Hyperion" stands 115.55 m (379.1 ft) tall and is estimated to be 600 years old. According to researchers, woodpecker damage at the top may have prevented the tree from growing even taller.
500
What is the world’s biggest island?
Greenland
500
Which country produces the most coffee in the world?
Brazil
600
Which food was first eaten in space by an American?
Apple sauce
600
Who is the youngest Disney Princess?
Snow White
600
What is the rarest blood type in humans?
AB
600
What substances gives plant leaves their green color?
Chlorophyll
600
What is the lowest point (elevation) of the US?
Death Valley located in California
600
What does a Scoville unit measure?
Spiciness
700
What was ketchup used for in the 1800s?
Medicine
Claimed to cure indigestion
700
What is the name of the city that Spongebob Squarepants lives in?
Bikini Bottom
700
What do you call the liquid rock inside the earth?
Magma
700
Which bird can fly backward?
A Hummingbird
700
What is the largest bay in the United States?
The Chesapeake Bay
700
How many years must pass before you can celebrate a sesquicentennial?
150
800
What food was declared a vegetable by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1893?
Tomato
In 1887, U.S. tariff laws taxed vegetables, but not fruits. An importer, wanting to cut costs, went to court arguing that their tomatoes were fruits. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court, which settled the controversy on May 10, 1893, by declaring the tomato a vegetable based on the popular definition--that produce often served with meats or fish is a vegetable.
800
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
Mr. Potato Head on April 30th, 1952
800
What was the first animal to be cloned?
A Sheep
800
How many noses does a slug have?
Four
800
What is the flattest state in the United States?
Florida
800
Victorians once used what to predict the weather?
Leeches