Food and Drink
What is a wiener schnitzel traditionally made of?
Veal
Who created the first successful printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Frogs belong to which animal group?
Amphibian
Who has won more tennis grand slam titles, Venus Williams or Serena Williams?
Serena Williams, with an 85% win rate of W: 192, L: 34
Name the Chinese game played with small tiles.
Mah-jong
What is the most widely eaten meat in the world?
Pork
What nation separated from the United Kingdom in 1921?
Ireland
What sense is most closely linked to memory?
Smell
What team won the very first NBA game in 1946?
The New York Knicks
Who composed the music for the ballets Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake?
Tchaikovsky
What manufacturer introduced Pringles potato chips in 1969?
Proctor and Gamble
Which U.S. President was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the long pipe’s name that moves food from the back of the throat down to the stomach?
Esophagus
In which year was the first Super Bowl played?
1967
Name the four main human blood groups
A, B, AB, and O.
What do you make by whipping egg whites?
Meringue
What was the family name of the Russian rulers from the 17th century until the 1917 revolution?
Romanov
How long is an eon?
A billion years
What is the only team in the NFL to neither host nor play in the Super Bowl?
The Cleveland Browns
Which hormone controls the supply of sugar between muscles and blood?
Insulin
If you order an ‘affogato’, what would you get?
Vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso
One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?
Babylon
Who formulated the theory of evolution in his book, The Origin of Species?
Charles Darwin
The Triple Crown award is given to a horse that wins which three races?
The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
How many squares are there on a chess board?
64 Squares