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What word is used for a group of lions?
Pride
Fun Fact: A group of peacocks is also called a pride
If someone tells you to “cut to the chase,” what do they want?
They want you to skip the details and get to the point. The term was first used in the silent film industry, where the story’s climax tended to be a chase scene. The director would literally want to move to the chase scene.
The Harry Potter series is set in this country.
What is United Kingdom (or England or Britain)? The movies are filmed across the United Kingdom.
There’s a one story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any - it’s a one-story house
What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
A fence
What is the largest artery in the human body called?
The aorta
The artery is attached to the heart's left ventricle and circulates oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
What is the area of gases that surround Earth’s surface called?
Atmosphere. There are six layers to the atmosphere. Starting at ground level, they are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, and exosphere.
In 1992, America’s largest mall opened in this state
What is Minnesota? Mall of America opened with 330 stores. The mall was opened by the Canadian firm Triple Five Worldwide
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
What do Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Vermont, and Washington have in common?
They all border Canada. An additional three states have water-only borders with Canada: Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
This dairy product can be churned into butter but is most often used as a whipped topping on dessert
What is cream? It’s slightly yellow, like the color named for it. Cream from pastured cows can have a more distinct yellow hue, which is derived from the carotenoid pigments found in the plants they eat.
In 1989, this wall in Germany came down
What is Berlin? The wall fell two years after President Ronald Reagan’s “tear down that wall” speech
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples.
What is the most populated city in Canada?
Toronto, Ontario. As of the last census, Toronto is home to 6.2 million people, making it the fourth-largest city in North America
This is the equivalent of states in Canada
What are provinces? Canada also has three territories, which are under more direct control of the federal government than the provinces are. Recently, the territories have begun to develop their own governing bodies
In World War II, who were the three great Allied Powers?
Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union
What has legs but can’t walk?
A table
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An envelope
What branch of mathematics uses letters as variable numbers? Example: 2(a + b) = 2a + 2b
Algebra. Although there are differences in opinions about what word algebra is derived from, its origins are Arabic
This is a body of water in the middle of a desert
What is oasis? They are usually created by underground aquifers that reach the surface of the ground. The Sahara Desert has around 90 oases
Who was the 44th President of the United States?
Barack Obama
On November 4, 2008, Obama defeated the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President.
What has hands but can’t clap
A clock
A little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken?
Three