Bold Brain Teasers
What is more useful when it is broken?
An egg
When did dinosaurs become extinct?
65 Million Years Ago
What city is known as the birthplace of Memorial Day?
Waterloo, New York
Where does the origin of the word “picnic” come from?
The French word “piquer,” which means “to pick,” combined with the word “nique,” meaning “thing of little importance.”
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
1. David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?
2. What has a neck but no head?
1. David
2. A bottle
What is the only dinosaur lineage to survive the mass extinction event?
A. Lizards
B. Frogs
C. Snakes
D. Birds
D. Birds!
The modern descendants of feathered dinosaurs, having evolved from theropod ancestors during the Jurassic Period.
Memorial Day was originally known as what?
A. Ornament Day
B. Beautification Day
C. Decoration Day
D. Medal Day
C. Decoration Day
Comes from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags in remembrance of those who have died in service to our country.
Who is the sandwich named after?
A. Reginald Mortimer, the 3rd Duke of Hoagie
B. John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich
C. Alistair Montgomery, the 2nd Baron of Submarine
D. Earnest Montaine, the 3rd Viscount of Toasty
B. John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich
It is commonly said that Lord Sandwich, during long sessions of cribbage and other card games at public gambling houses, would order his valet to bring him salt beef between two pieces of toasted bread.
Who has married many women but was never married?
The priest
A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and rode out on Friday. How is this possible?
His horse's name is Friday.
1. The meteor that many scientists believe killed the dinosaurs struck in what modern-day country?
2. Which dinosaur had the smallest brain for its body size?
1. The Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico
2. The Stegosaurus!
It had the smallest brain for its body size of any known dinosaur. Its body was the size of a van, but its brain was the size of a walnut (about 2.8 oz).
Arlington National Cemetery used to be a plantation belonging to whom?
Bonus: Who did it originally belong to?
Robert E. Lee
Bonus: George Washington's step-grandson, George Washington Parke Custis
1. Potato sack races were an actual Olympic sport at one time. True or false?
2. What is the name of the classic red and white check fabric seen on picnic blankets?
1. True
Sack racing was an official Olympic event in the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis.
2. Gingham
If two snakes marry, what will their towels say?
Hiss and hers
1. What is full of holes but still holds water?
2. Why is Europe like a frying pan?
1. A sponge
2. Because it has Greece at the bottom.
1. What was the first mounted dinosaur skeleton?
A. T-Rex
B. Stegosaurus
C. Iguanodon
D. Hadrosaurus
D. Hadrosaurus!
Three stories high, the monstrous animal drew record-breaking crowds at Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences
1. Memorial Day initially only honored the fallen from which war?
2. Which historical monument was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1922?
1. The American Civil War
2. The Lincoln Memorial
Finish the lyrics:
If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise!
If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise...
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because
________________________________!
Bonus: Name the song!
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic!
Bonus: The Teddy Bear Picnic
What is the longest word in the dictionary?
Smiles, because there is a mile between each ‘s’.
1. What goes up, but never comes down?
2. Where do you take a sick boat?
1. Age
2. To the dock-tor.
1. Which dinosaur was named after a commercial airline?
A. Deltasaurus
B. Qantassaurus
C. Lufthansasaurus
D. Jetbluedon
B. Qantassaurus!
Named after the Australian airline Qantas, which helped transport the fossil.
1. When there was a shortage of natural poppies in 1924, which city was the first to manufacture artificial poppies?
2. Memorial Day is held in May for what reason?
1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2. So flowers will be in bloom to decorate soldiers' graves
1. When an ant finds food at your picnic, how does it pass the information on to the other ants?
2. What does Yogi Bear try to steal from campers?
1. As it goes back to its nest, it lays down a scent nest that the other ants can follow.
2. Their pic-a-nic baskets!
What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W!