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100

What surprising material is paper money actually made from?

Answer: Paper money isn’t actually paper. It’s made of a blend of cotton and linen fibers, which make it more durable than regular paper.

25% linen and 75% cotton

100

What color are the goalposts in football?

Yellow 



100

The phrase "sacred cow" to describe a person or thing immune from criticism comes from what religion that in fact does revere cows as holy animals?

Answer: Hindu

100

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Answer: A fruit. Fruits contain seeds and grow from the flowering part of a plant. A vegetable is an edible part of a plant.

100

What are California’s state colors? (2 colors)

Answer: Blue and Gold

200

Who is depicted on the U.S. half-dollar coin?

President John F. Kennedy


200

What is the only sport to be played on the moon?

A round of golf.

 

200

A bar mitzvah, literally meaning "son of the commandment," is traditionally celebrated when Jewish males turn what age?

13

200

What causes ocean tides?

The gravitational pull of the Moon.

200

What animal’s nickname is “sea cow”

Answer: Manatee 


300

Which bill holds the title of being the most counterfeited globally?

Answer: The most counterfeited bill in the world is the $20 bill. However, in recent years, security measures have significantly reduced counterfeit occurrences.

300

Which boxer first fought against Muhammad Ali and won?

 

Joe Frazier


300

In what country was Gautama Buddha said to have been born? Hint: the country neighbors India.

Answer: Nepal

300

What is the strongest muscle in the human body?

Jaw (masseter muscle)

300

Jim Henson is the creator of what beloved cast of characters?

Answer: The Muppets 


400

What’s the surprising cost of producing a U.S. penny?

As of 2022, it cost about 1.5 cents to make a single penny in the United States.

400

How long is a marathon? (in miles)

26.2 miles.

400

Who was the first prophet in Islam?

Adam

400

What gives human hair, skin, and nails their color?  

Melanin

400

Michael Jackson teamed up with what notable guitar player for the 1982 song “Beat It?”

Answer: Eddie Van Halen

 

500

 Who was the first woman to appear on modern U.S. currency? 

Answer: Martha Washington on the $1 Silver Certificate in the late 1800s.


500

What is the only team in the NFL to neither host nor play in the Super Bowl?

Cleveland Browns. 


500

What country is considered to have the highest wine consumption per capita? The demographics of the country skew towards additional wine consumption, including religious beliefs.

The Vatican

500

Mycology is the scientific study of what?

Fungi 



500

What is the name of the world's hottest chili pepper?

Answer: Carolina Reaper