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Cooking
1950's
100

Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If I eat it, you die. What is it?

Nothing

100

How long does it take a lobster to grow to be one pound?

A - 4 years

B - 7 years

C - 3 years

B- 7 years

100

What was the world's first nuclear powered submarine

USS Nautilus

100

What Is The Most Stolen Food In The World?

Cheese

100

What TV show is this:- The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends.

Leave It to Beaver

200

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?

Tomorrow

200

Approximately how much meteoric dust hits earth each year?

A- 20,000 ton

B - 40,000 ton

C - 60,000 ton

B - 40,000 ton

200

Counting Pope Francis, how many Popes have there been?

A - 256

B- 266

C -268

B - 266

200

What Do You Get When You Whip Egg Whites?

Meringue 

200

Name the famous movie director who hosted a popular TV series featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries

Alfred Hitchcock

300

What is big as you are and yet does not weigh anything?

Your Shadow

300

Approximately how much toilet paper does one person use a day?

A - 44 sheets

B - 53 sheets

C - 57 sheets

C- 57 sheets

300

Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?

A - Robert Peary

B - Brian North

C - Charles Roberts

A - Robert Peary

300

Which Is The Most Expensive Spice In The World By Weight?

Saffron

300

Which rock and roll pioneer, born in St Louis Missouri, had a hit in 1958 with "Johnny B Goode"?

Chuck Berry

400

 A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder. She wasn’t hurt. How?

 She fell off the bottom step.

400

Do astronauts become taller in space?

Yes or No

Yes 2 - 3 inches

400

Who was King Arthur's wife?

Guinevere

400

Which Is The Only Edible Food That Never Goes Bad?

Honey

400

In the Everly Brothers' hit of 1957, "Wake Up Little Susie", when did "Little Susie" finally wake up?

The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock

500

Grandpa went out for a walk and it started to rain. He didn’t bring an umbrella or a hat. His clothes got soaked, but not a hair on his head was wet. How is this possible?

Grandpa’s bald!

500

Which ocean holds more salt content

Atlantic Ocean

500

In what year was the summit of Mount Everest first reached?

A - 1947

B - 1951

C - 1953

C - 1953

500

Which Vitamin Is The Only One That You Will Not Find In An Egg?

Vitamin C

500

What TV show everybody loved with a Collie dog called?

Lassie

600

What is at the end of the rainbow?

The letter W!

600

Toilets in Australia flush which way?

Clockwise

600
  1. The Great Barrier Reef is located in which sea?
  1. Coral Sea
600

Garlic Helps To Prevent Heart Disease As It Helps To Lower The Level Of What In Our Blood?

Cholesterol

600

What was the name of Lucy's neighbour and friend in 'I Love Lucy'?

Ethel (Ethel and Fred Mertz)

700

Two people were playing chess. They both won. How is this possible?

They were playing two different games, against other opponents.

700

The average healthy human passes wind how many times a day?

A - 12 times

B - 15 times

C - 16 times

C - 16 times

700

In which year was gold discovered in the area near Ballarat in Victoria?

1851

700

What Is Bombay Duck?

Dried Salted Fish

700

Which popular female clothing item was introduced by Allen Gant in 1959?

The pantyhose

800

What two words, added together, contain the most letters?

Post office.

800

Adult bears can run as fast as?

A - Dears

B - Horses

C - Cats


B - Horses

800

Famous world war one digger John Simpson Kirkpatrick enlisted the help of what animal at Gallipoli?

Donkey

800

What Is The Best Selling Flavor Of Soup In The UK?

A - Chicken Noodle

B - Tomato

C - Pea and Ham

B- Tomato

800

What was the name of the major fashion fad of the 1950's and to this day probably the look that is most associated with the decade. 

Poodle skirts