"She blinded me with SCIENCE"
What vitamin does the sun’s ultraviolet rays help the skin produce?
Vitamin D
Trivia Question: Name 2 people printed on our money who were not president?
Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Trivia Question: What color is human blood inside the body?
red
Where was Democracy born?
Greece
The Statue of Liberty was given to the US by which country?
France
What is the highest grossing movie of all time world wide?
Gone With the Wind
How many signs are there in the Zodiac?
12
Trivia Question: What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Trivia Question: What is the most common letter in English?
E
Trivia Question: What is the scientific name of the process where plants prepare their food?
Photosynthesis
What is the oldest language in the world?
Which country has a capital city whose name translates as Capital City in the native tongue?
Seoul, South Korea
What is Woody’s full name from Toy Story?
Woody Pride
What does Na stand for on the periodic table?
Sodium
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
What is the oldest European founded city in the United States?
St. Augustine in Florida (1565)
Trivia Question: Quebec is a province in Canada. What language do they speak there?
French
In Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair and could turn people into stone if they looked at her?
Medusa
This country has the most pyramids in the wordl
What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea?
Samsung
What does a Scoville unit measure?
Spiciness
There are this many elements on the periodic table
118
How do historians refer to the time period in the 1730s and 1740s when colonists began embracing secular rationalism over religion?
The Great Awakening
Somnambulating is a fancy term for what nighttime activity?
Sleepwalking
Which Greek God or Goddess is the master of the hunt and the moon
How many timezones are there in China?
Tiger Woods is known for which sport?
golf
What month of the year doesn't always have the same number of days?
February
What is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Honey
Trivia Question: What bird symbolizes America?
The Eagle
What common Latin phrase literally means "something for something?
Quid pro Quo
Who is Socrates most famous student?
Which country has a festival to appreciate their monkeys?
Thailand
What company used to be called "Automatic Binding Bricks"? (This is a building toy company.)
Lego
What is the plural of sheep?
Sheep
What does the Atomic number tell us
The number of protons in an element
Trivia Question: What’s the most populous city in the United States?
New York
Which language does the word "serial killer" or "serienmorder" come from?
German
Which planet is associated with Zeus?
Jupiter
Which country has the most visitors annually?
France
Which famous artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
On What Japanese City Was The First Atomic Bomb Dropped?
Hiroshima
Which famous painter was believed to have cut off his ear for his love?
Vincent Van Gogh
Which city was the first capital of the United States?
New York City
Which language is the most common worldwide?
Chinese
What is the most important aspect of Greek culture?
What percent of the world’s countries has Great Britain invaded?
90%
On average, how much tv does the American family watch per day?
8 hours
Grapes grow on trees? True or False
False.. They grow on vines.
Seven
(Roy G Biv= red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)
Who is the first president to live in the White House
Although he was not able to speak English fluently until his mid-twenties, this Polish-British writer is often considered one of the great masters of the English language. He helped popularize the concept of an anti-hero, frequently featured nautical settings, and wrote both "The Secret Agent," "The Secret Sharer," and "The Heart of Darkness." Who is this author?
Joseph Conrad
What is the first fraternity to be founded?
Phi Beta Kappa (1776)
Which is the only country in the world that doesn’t have any rivers?
Saudi Arabia
“______ killed the radio star”
Video
What is the only metal that is a liquid at normal pressure?
Mercury
What is the name of the tallest grass on earth?
Bamboo
Who is the first president to be impeached?
President Andrew Johnson in 1868
In American Sign Language (ASL), closing your hand into a fist with your thumb resting across the front of a couple fingers represents what common letter in the alphabet?
S
What is the official name of Greece?
Hellenic Republic (or Hellas or Hellada)
What is the deepest place on earth?
The Marianna Trench in the Pacific Ocean
What is the biggest source of entertainment?
The Gaming Industry
Many named places throughout the state of Minnesota have “Minne” as part of the name: Minnehaha, Minnetonka, Minnetrista, and more. This word “Minne” derives from a word in the Dakota language meaning what?
Water