U.S History
What was the name of the ship that transported the Pilgrims to the New World?
Mayflower
In the entire animal kingdom, what is the only male animal known to give birth?
Seahorses
What wind instrument is closely associated with Scottish folk music?
The bagpipe.
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
What is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
The COVID-19 pandemic hit full force, stopping nearly all of the world, beginning in what year?
2020
Which mammal is known to have the most powerful bite in the world?
Hippopotamus
What musical instrument did Elvis Presley receive on his 11th birthday?
Guitar. Elvis picked up a guitar as an 11-year-old in Tupelo, when his mother, purchased a guitar for him for his birthday from Tupelo Hardware. He used that guitar all through high school, and even in his early career.
Dolly was the first ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?
Sheep
Dramatically different from today's sweet fruit associated with summertime, what large fruit was cultivated for hundreds of years simply for hydration purposes rather than food?
Watermelon
Name the English colony that, in 1607, became the first permanent colony in the U.S.
Jamestown
Why are flamingos pink?
Due to their main source of food being shrimp, their skin takes on a pinkish color.
What prison did Johnny Cash famously perform at, resulting in an iconic album name?
Folsom State Prison.
Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this
Vitamin C
What popular condiment would you use as a base for a remoulade or a tartar sauce?
Mayonnaise
What was the name of the first English settlement in the New World that failed miserably?
Roanoke
What determines the gender of a baby turtle?
The temperature of the sand their eggs are laid in.
Who was the original lead singer of The Drifters on their hit song “Save the Last Dance for Me”?
Ben E. King.
Scientists believe that the continents of the earth were all one large landmass 280 million years ago. The moving of tectonic plates caused this mass to break off into different pieces, making up the continents as we know them today. What was this landmass called?
Pangea
"Where's the beef?" is a catchphrase in the United States and Canada introduced in 1984 by what fast food chain? The phrase eventually entered popular culture as a multipurpose phrase questioning the substance of an idea.
Wendy's
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
To develop the Atomic Bomb during WWII
In what year did the bald eagle become the national emblem and mascot of the United States of America?
1789
In what country was the banjo invented?
The United States. Along with the fiddle, the banjo is a mainstay of American styles of music, such as bluegrass and old-time music.
Discovered by Alexander Fleming, this is now used to treat infections and is considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of medical science. What is it?
Penicillin
What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?
Caviar