Worldwide Trivia
New Haven, home to Yale University, is in this state.
What is Connecticut?
The state also claims to be the home of the hamburger, which was first served at Louis’ Lunch in 1900.
Money doesn’t grow on these.
What are trees?
Farmers often wake up to these barnyard animals crowing.
What are roosters?
They crow at daybreak due to their internal clock to announce they made it through the night and to define their territory
It’s considered bad luck to walk under this.
What is a ladder?
Her image appears on the U.S. one-dollar coin.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
She was the first woman to appear on a U.S. coin, minted from 1979 to 1981 and again in 1999. The coins are still in circulation.
This country’s flag depicts an eagle snacking on a snake.
What is Mexico?
The flag is divided into three stripes: From left to right, the stripes are green, white, and red. The golden eagle perched on a cactus in the center of the white stripe depicts a scene from an Aztec legend.
If someone is tickling the ivories, they are playing this instrument.
What is piano?
The piano is one of the most popular instruments today.
This fruit shares its name with a flightless bird.
What is kiwi?
Knock on or touch this for good luck.
What is wood?
This was the nickname for LBJ’s wife.
What is Lady Bird?
Bavaria, an area of this country, is famous for Oktoberfest.
What is Germany?
This masterpiece was stolen in Paris by Vincenzo Peruggia.
What is the Mona Lisa?
The monarch is one of the most beautiful of this type of flying insects.
What are butterflies?
A butterfly tastes with its feet. Monarchs migrate up to 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from Canada and the northern United States down to southern California and Mexico for the winter
Throwing this over your shoulder is said to bring good luck.
What is Salt?
In 1926, this woman introduced the Little Black Dress (LBD).
Who is Coco Chanel?
Covent Garden and South Kensington are stops on the subway system in this city.
What is London?
There is a full day’s worth of tourist attractions along this line.
Folklore tells us this U.S. president got stuck in a bathtub.
Who is (William Howard) Taft?
There is no record of this happening; however, when he became president, an oversized tub was installed to accommodate “Big Bill.” He is the only person to have been both U.S. president and a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
These Arctic animals’ gold eyes turn blue in the winter.
What are reindeer?
Their blue eyes allow them to see better during winter, when there is little daylight.
This kind of mirror is a bad omen that signals seven years of bad luck.
What is cracked or broken?
Jane Goodall is the British animal advocate best known for her work with these animals.
What are chimpanzees?
This country’s name comes from the Latin word for “silver.”
What is Argentina? The Latin word argentum means “silver.” On the periodic table of elements, silver is represented by Ag.
Madrid and Barcelona are in this country.
What is Spain?
These marine animals call each other by name.
What are dolphins?
Dolphins whistle to call each other by name. When they whistle, they wait for a return whistle from the dolphin they called.
They say that bad luck comes in this number of occurrences.
What is three?
She was educated in the United States in the 1970s, long before becoming the current president of the European Central Bank.
Who is Christine Lagarde?