Riddles
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
What is the common name for dried plums?
Prunes
The sleepy town of Mount Airy, North Carolina was the inspiration for what fictional town and its famous sheriff, both of whom appeared on TV for the first time in 1960?
Mayberry
True or False: Pineapples grow on trees.
False. They grow in the ground.
This animal is the fastest land animal on Earth.
The Cheetah
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
Which country is known for croissants?
France
Built in the late 1890s by a member of the Vanderbilt family, what Asheville, North Carolina estate bills itself as "America's largest home?"
The Biltmore Estate
True or False: An ant can lift 5,000 times its body weight.
True!
What were the four main characters' names in the movie Wizard of Oz?
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion, and the Tin-man
What belongs to you but everyone else uses it?
Your Name
Which food product never goes bad?
Honey
North Carolina's Research Triangle Park is made up of three major universities in the Raleigh area - North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and what third university?
Duke University
True or False: Fortune cookies were invented in China.
False. They were invented in California.
What is the McDonald's logo?
A Yellow M
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
Deer meat is commonly known by what name?
Venison
North Carolina's Piedmont region has historically been known for the growth of what crop, with modern companies such as Phillip Morris, Reynolds American, and Lorillard still having a heavy presence within the state?
Tobacco
True or False: New York City is composed of between 36 and 42 islands.
True - New York has three main islands: Manhattan Island, Staten Island and part of Long Island, and it also has a number of smaller islands within each borough.
In which city can you find the Liberty Bell?
Philadelphia
What begins with an "e" and only has one letter?
An Envelope
What is the rarest M&M color?
The biggest research park in America is located between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Given its position, which geometric shape is in its name?
Triangle
True or False: Taste buds can only be found on the tongue.
False - while most taste buds are on your tongue, there are also taste cells in the back of your throat, on your epiglottis, your nose and sinuses, throat and upper part of the esophagus.
In The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man wanted to see the Wizard about getting a...
Heart
You see me once in June, twice in november, and not at all in may, what am I?
The Letter E
This fruit floats because 25% of its volume is air.
The Apple
What Vicks product was conceived in pharmacist and North Carolinian Lunsford Richardson after mixing menthol into petroleum jelly?
Vicks VapoRub
True or False: Dr. Pepper is the oldest soft drink in America.
True! It was first sold in 1885
What organ does an octopus have 3 of?
Hearts
Poor people have it. If you eat it you die, what is it?
Nothing
What is the most consumed manufactured drink in the world?
Tea
Raleigh, North Carolina was named after a favorite courtier of Queen Elizabeth I. Raleigh was his surname, but what was his first name?
Walter
True or False: The human body is about 24% water
False: The human body is approximately 60% water!
35 years old
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive in the wind. what am i?
An Echo
What was the first soft drink consumed in space?
Coca Cola
What is North Carolina's state beverage?
Milk
True or False: There is no English word that rhymes with the word orange.
True
How many days are in a Leap Year?
366
Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I'm nothing. What am i?
The number 8
Approximately what percentage of Americans eat a sandwich every day? +/- 10%
49%
Fittingly, what company has been headquartered at the corner of Cucumber & Vine since its founding nearly 100 years ago? (Make sure you "pick" the right one).
Mt. Olive
True or False: On average, there is a new skyscraper built in China every 2 weeks.
False. They build one every 5 days!
What is Elvis Presley's wife's name?
Priscilla
A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and rode out on Friday. How is this possible?
His horse's name is Friday
Which country invented ice cream?
China
Famous for her recordings of "I Put a Spell on You" and "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black," Eunice Kathleen Waymon of Tryon, North Carolina was best known by what name?
Nina Simone
True or False: Hawaii has the longest life expectancy in the US.
True: Hawai'i life expectancy: 81.5 years U.S. average: 78.8 years
What is the least populated US state?
Wyoming