Random Trivia (March)

1

100

What doll, one of the most popular in the world, was revealed to the world in March of 1959?

Barbie

200

What mythical creature normally has the upper half of a human and the lower half of a fish?

Mermaid

300

On March 19, 2003, the USA invaded what Middle Eastern country in order to overthrow Saddam Hussein?

Iraq

400

How many teeth does an adult human have?

32

500

Besides the sun, what is the closest star to Earth?

Proxima Centauri (Alpha Centauri acceptable)

2

100

James Naismith invented what sport played on a court involving baskets?

Basketball

200

What painter of Starry Night and Cafe Terrace was born on March 30, 1851?

Vincent Van Gogh

300

The USA was involved in a war in what SE Asian country from 1955-1975?

Vietnam

400

What amendment granted (white) women the right to vote in the USA?

19th

500

What American pioneer became famous for planting apple trees across the country?

Johnny Appleseed

3

100

March 31 celebrates what famous steel landmark of Paris?

Eiffel Tower

200

Alexander Graham Bell invented what form of communication?

Telephone

300

Junko Tabei was the first woman to summit what mountain, the tallest in the world?

Everest (Sagarmatha)

400

Frogs use not their tongues, but what body part on their head to help them swallow?

Eyes

500

How many countries around the world have French as an official language?

29

4

100

Despite being called "sea cows", manatees' closest relatives are actually what large trunked mammals?

Elephants

200

In Calaveras County, California, people race what amphibians in jumping contests every year?

Frogs

300

St. Patrick's Day commemorates when St. Patrick supposedly drove what reptiles out of Ireland?

Snakes

400

What paired organs in the human body are responsible for filtering blood and maintaining chemical balance?

Kidneys

500

A fire at the ____ Shirtwaist Factory in 1911 raised awareness of the poor conditions of women workers in New York, thus leading to more safety regulations. (hint: it's a shape)

Triangle

5

100

What is the largest ocean in the world?

Pacific

200

Annie Edson Taylor was the first woman to go over what famous waterfall (USA and Canada) in a barrel?

Niagara Falls

300

On March 6, 1836, this Texan fort fell to the Mexican army, immortalized by the battle cry "Remember the ____!" 

Alamo

400

What country, located in southern Africa, has three capitals?

South Africa

500

Name a type of cloud for 100pts each and up to 500pts per team.

Cirrus, cumulus (alto-, strato-, cirro- etc), cumulonimbus, mammatus, stratus (cirro-, nimbo-), fog, mist, noctilucent, polar stratospheric, nacreous, lenticularis, fractus, arcus, shelf, funnel, horseshoe, etc