General Knowledge
Who is most often credited with inventing electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the chemical symbol for the element mercury?
Hg
What’s the chemical formula of water?
H2O
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?
Omnivores
In Elf, Buddy travels from this city to New York to find his father.
What is the North Pole?
How many years are in a millennia?
1,000
Who is the writer of The Merchant of Venice?
William Shakespeare
The earth has three layers that are different due to varying temperatures. What are its three layers?
Crust, mantle, and core
What do you count on a tree to tell how old it is?
It’s rings
In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, the gift given on the ninth day is nine of these.
What are ladies dancing?
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Physics"?
Albert Einstein
Which animated film features a character named Timon?
The Lion King
What is the tallest type of grass?
Bamboo
How many chambers make up the human heart?
Four
This traditional Christmas plant was once thought to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits in Europe.
What is holly?
Who claimed he could "drive away the devil with a fart?"
Martin Luther
True or false: If you go into space, you get taller
True—the cartilage disks in your spine expand due to the lack of gravity
What is it called when you make light change direction by passing it through a lens?
Refraction
What is the calm center part of a hurricane called?
Eye
This country is believed to be the origin of the tradition of using a Yule Goat, which historically delivered gifts long before Santa took over the job.
What is Sweden?
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified this planet.
Pluto
What is the largest desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What is the quality of an object that allows it to float on water?
Buoyancy
What is the scientific word for push or pull?
Force
This 1823 poem popularized the idea of Santa Claus flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
What is “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (’Twas the Night Before Christmas)?