Popelka Family Trivia June 21

The Tribe

100

Native Americans living on tribal lands (millions)  A-1.15, B-1.31, C-1.74, D-1.92, E- 2.45

A-1.15

200

% of names of U.S. states derived from Amerindian words, such as Arizona, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Missouri: A-60%, B-50%, C-40%, D-30%, E-20%

B-50%

300

Not part of the Iroquois Confederacy: A-Mohawk, B-Oneida, C-Onondaga, D-Cayuga, E-Seneca

C-Onondaga

400

Not an Indian word: A-caribou, B-chipmunk, C-moose, D-muskrat, E-opossum

D-muskrat

500

“last wild Indian” in America. A-Hiwascus  B-Little Bear  C-Garto  D-Yellow Foot  E-Ishi

E-Ishi

Expose Yourself to the Elements

100

Atomic number of boron  A-5, B-4, C-6, D-8, E-9

A-5

200

element named after a village in Sweden near Vauxholm   A-Ytterby, B-Yttrium, C-Vanadium, D-Vauxium, E-Molybdenum

B-Yttrium

300

Heaviest of the naturally-occurring Noble gases  A-helium, B-neon, C-radon, D-argon, E- krypton 

C-radon

400

Not a Dobereiner triad

A-Iron, Cobalt, Nickel; B-Lithium, Sodium, Potassium; C-Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine; D-Calcium, Silver, Gold

D-Calcium, Silver, Gold

500

Alchemist who discovered phosphorous in 1649.  A-Robert Boyle, B-Lavoisier, C-Jons Jakob Berzelius, D-Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, E-Hennig Brand 

E-Hennig Brand

Food

100

Splitting a bird open down the back and spreading the two halves out flat is called  A-Spatchcock, B-Butterfly, C-Spatangus, D-Divaricate, E-Dimediate

A-Spatchcock

200

Knedle is a dish of boiled potato-dough dumplings filled with  A-Cheese, B-Plums, C-Veal, D-Potatoes, E-Mushrooms

B-Plums

300

Feathers on a mature turkey  A-2500, B-3,000, C-3500, D-4000, E-4500

C-3500

400

Douglas fir is also known as  A-Abies procera, B-Abies concolor, C-Picea pungens, D-Pseudotsuga menziesii, E-Picea omorika

D-Pseudotsuga menziesii

500

Millions of bubbles in one 750ml bottle of Champagne A-24, B-30, C-37, D-41, E-49

E-49

Literature

100

In what decade was Goodnight Moon published?  a-1940s,  b-1950s,  c-1960s,  d-1970s,  e-1980s

a-1940s

200

In From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, where the kids camp out.  a) American Museum of Natural History,  b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art,  c) The Museum of Modern Art,  d) The Bronx Zoo

b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art

300

Author of Harriet the Spy  a-Judy Blume, b-Betty MacDonald, c-Louise Fitzhugh, d-E. L. Konigsburg, e-Maurice Sendak

c-Louise Fitzhugh

400

Instrument Peter plays in Peter Pan.  a) Harmonica,  b) Guitar,  c) Mandolin,  d) Pipes,  e) Drums

d) Pipes

500

# girls attend Madeline’s school in Paris?  a) 20,  b) 11,  c) 15,  d) 10,  e) 12

e) 12

Presidents

100

Filed a UFO sighting  A- Carter, B-LBJ, C-Truman, D-Woodrow Wilson, E-Harding

 A- Carter

200

Spoke Chinese to his wife to keep their conversations private A- McKinley, B-Hoover, C-Truman, D-Woodrow Wilson, E-Harding

B-Hoover

300

Was a teacher before becoming president  A- Carter, B- Truman, C-LBJ, D-Woodrow Wilson, E-Harding

C-LBJ

400

Only president to have a PhD  A- McKinley, B-Hoover, C-Harding, D-Woodrow Wilson, E- Truman

D-Woodrow Wilson

500

Does not have a middle name  A- McKinley, B-Hoover, C-Lincoln, D-Woodrow Wilson, E- Truman

E- Truman