Lake Shore Trivia
Sports
Money
Animals
100
What is Lake Shore High's zip code?
14006
100
How many points is a touchdown in a game of American football?
6 (only afterwards can a team try for an extra point OR a two-point conversion)
100
An ATM machine is most frequently visited on what day of the week?
Friday
100
What is the color of a polar bear's skin?
Black
200
What year was Lake Shore High Built (completed)?
1955
200
How long is a marathon race?
(within a Margin of Error of 1 mile)
26.2 miles
200
Paper dollars are NOT actually made of paper. From what material are they made?
A blend of cotton (from the cotton plant) and linen (from a plant called "jute").
200
What land animal has the most powerful bite?
The hippopotamus.
300
(approximately) how many students attend Lake Shore High School?
About 650
300
What is the maximum score in a game of 10-pin Bowling?
300 points (called a "perfect game").
300
How many women have appeared on U.S. paper currency (NOT coins)?
One. Martha Washington, for a few years in the 1880's and 1890's.
300
What animal has the densest fur of any animal?
The sea otter.
400
There is no ceiling in our hallway because of WHAT type of construction work?
(in other words, what was changed/updated?)
The installation of AC
400
What country has the most World Cup victories?
Brazil (with 5).
400
Recently the U.S. total debt surpassed what dollar amount?
(Within a Margin of Error of $1 Trillion)
$40 Trillion, the largest amount in history.
400
What is a group of camels called?
A caravan.
500
What room was ORIGINALLY where the LMC/Library is now?
The gym. You can see part of the old gym floor in the LGI. That's the original floor from 1955.
500
What basketball legend famously said, "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" ?
Michael Jordan (yes, Wayne Gretzky also said it)
500
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "e pluribus unum" that appears on U.S. currency?
Of many, one.
(in other words, many diverse ethnicities [like Italian, Seneca, German, Irish, British] joining together to make one new place: The United States of America)
500
What is the deadliest animal in the world (in terms of deaths per year)?
A mosquito.
Mosquitos have killed more people than all wars combined, by far.