Animals
What do you call an animal that can live on land and in water?
Amphibian
There are no deserts in Europe.
True or False
True
What is the study of meteorology?
Weather
Mother Teresa was awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize for what?
Peace
“Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack _______.” What is the next line?
Jack jump over the candlestick.
Which animal can open its mouth the widest?
Hippo
Which continent is the flattest?
Australia
Which bones are babies born without?
Kneecaps
How long did the Hundred Years war actually last?
116 years
The person who invented machine-spun cotton candy was what kind of a doctor?
A dentist
How many eyes does a honey bee have?
5
What letter is not included in any of the 50 U.S. state names?
Q
What’s the fastest muscle in the body?
The human eye!
Where do you think the expression, “within the blink of an eye” comes from?
In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989
A Bloody Mary is a cocktail made with tomato juice and what type of alcohol?
Vodka
What do you call animals with out backbones?
Invertebrates
The Catskill Mountains are part of what larger mountain chain?
Appalachian Mountains
What is a haboob?
A type of sandstorm
Who was the US president at the end of the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The term "black market" was first used during which war?
World War I
Where is the Giant Panda found?
China
Trenton is the capital of which US state?
New Jersey
How many teeth does a human have?
32
At what popular Seattle market did Starbucks open its first store in 1971?
Pike Place
What is the alternative name of scallions?
Spring onions or green onions
Are worker bees male or female?
Female
What is the only US state whose entire northern border is formed by a river?
Kentucky
What color is given to the second full moon of the month?
Blue
Who was US's first Postmaster General?
Benjamin Franklin
Someone who raises false alarms is said to cry what?
Wolf
What is it called when birds fly to warmer climates for the winter?
Migration
Which waterfalls are between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
Niagara Falls
Arachnophobia is the irrational fear of what?
Spiders -- It is the oldest and most common phobia in Western culture, affecting up to 48% of women and 12% of men.
What does legend say started the great Chicago fire of 1871?
A cow
On which wedding anniversary would you buy your partner leather?
The 3rd
How many arms does a starfish have?
5
Which is the largest continent?
Asia -- Covering 171,210,000 square miles, Asia is home to 9% of the world’s cities and 60% of its population.
What organ in the human body produces insulin?
Pancreas
What brand of melty cheese was first introduced to the mass market in 1928?
Velveeta
What is a group of witches called?
A coven
What is the most common species of bird found in the world?
Chicken
Which state is located directly west of Louisiana?
Texas
The psychological test of human emotions and personality, using inkblots, is formally known as what?
The Rorschach test
The Scottish outlaw Robert Roy MacGregor was better known as?
Rob Roy
What name is given to the full moon closest to the autumn equinox?
Harvest moon
True or false, Dalmatians are born with spots?
False, Dalmatian puppies are born white, and their spots come later in life
What is the volcano near Tokyo, Japan called?
Mount Fuji
What comet can be seen from Earth about every 75 years?
Halley’s Comet -- Edmond Halley, an English astronomer, noticed records of a comet in 1531, 1607, and 1682 and predicted it would appear again in 75 years. It did, and astronomers named it after him.
In 1912, what did a Paris orphanage give away as prizes when it held a raffle to raise money?
Babies
What company’s tea shipment was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party in 1773?
East India Company