Cats
How many domestic cats are there in the world?
500 million
1 in 5 Americans confuse Astronomy with what?
Astrology
This Fall event began as a royally-decreed day of thanksgiving called the “Observance of 5th November Act”
Guy Fawkes Day
What is the base liquor in Newfoundland’s screech?
Rum
Does Yoda sorta remind you of someone? He was actually modelled after this famous person
Albert Einstein
What unique cat feature allows cats land on their feet when you drop them?
Extremely flexible backbone. Its called the “righting reflex”
This beloved meteor shower happens every August
Perseids
This fall festival originated in 1810 with the celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria
Oktoberfest
Name 3 types of alcoholic drinks created from apples
Cider, apple wine, apple brandy (Calvados), Applejack (brandy), Pommeau (aperitif), apple cream liquor)
The absolute top speed of a non-planing boat is based on its length. So, for a 32 ft cabin cruiser the speed would be what?
HS [in kts] = 1.34 x sq rt (LWL). For the boat in question, 6 kts (11 km/h). Just thought all should know...
How many times their height can a (fit) cat jump?
5
What is the difference between a reflector telescope and a refractor telescope?
A refactor type uses lens – basically a magnifying glass. A reflector type uses mirrors to accomplish the same thing
This fall festival is the 2nd most important festival for Chinese after the Chinese New Year. Flying paper lanterns are involved
Moon Festival
This fruit that looks like a cactus is the base for this drink. Name the fruit and the drink
Agave, Tequila
How much more heat energy can you get out of hardwood vs softwood? (10%, 20%, 30%, etc)
30% more energy. Since all timber contains about the same energy/kg, hardwood = heavy, softwood = light
A cats tongue contains backwards facing hooks . What’s the main purpose for the rough tongue?
Clean meat off the bone
Binoculars provide better images than telescopes because they offer a 3D depth of field. So why aren't telescopes made like binoculars?
Telescopes are designed for far-away objects (planets, etc). Depth of field is meaningless at this range
This supernatural figure associated with Halloween was created from the mind of Linus Van Pelt in 1959
Great Pumpkin. He rises from the pumpkin patch on Halloween and flies around bringing toys to sincere and believing children
Dan Aykroyd launched ‘crystal head’ vodka in 2009. What was so unique about this vodka?
Bottle is the shape of a skull
The “Wife Carrying World Championship” in Finland has a very unusual fist prize. What is it?
Wife’s weight in beer
Sleeping and grooming takes up to what percent of a (fit)cats day?
85%
In 1997 a UFO-based religous cult committed mass suicide in order to be teleported to an alien spaceship allegedly following this comet.
Hale-Bopp comet. Most widely observed comet of the 20th century and the brightest one seen in decades
Halloween means ‘ all hallows eve’, which refers to the evening before what special day? (Nov 1)
All Saints Day
Name correctly the type of liquor in Pimm’s 6 variations (5 out of 6 OK).
#1 – gin, #2 – scotch whiskey, #3 – brandy, #4 – rum, #5 – rye whiskey, #6 - vodka
How does the Farmers’ Almanac predict the weather for the coming season?
The Farmers’ Almanac use a ‘secret formula’ devised by the founder Robert Thomas in 1792. It is based on counting the number of sunspots. The Almanac claims an accuracy of 80%. Actual is 52%