Animals
What is the tallest breed of dog?
Great Dane
What was the first nation to send an astronaut to space?
The Soviet Union
What is the world’s most expensive spice?
Saffron (at least $10 for one gram!)
What is the most common eye color in humans?
Brown
Fun Fact: Green is the rarest eye color with only 2% of the world's population having green eyes!
What bird has eyes bigger than its brain?
Ostrich
What is the fear of spiders called?
Arachnophobia
Name at least two of the four presidents on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt
Which condiment was used as medicine during the 1830s?
Ketchup
What is the shape of the human DNA called?
Double Helix
Who composed the "Moonlight Sonata"?
Ludwig van Beethoven
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
What is the longest wall in the world?
The Great Wall of China
Which is the only edible food that never expires?
Honey
What was the first satellite to enter space called?
Sputnik
How many colors are in a rainbow?
7 (Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)
What creature with an equine name has no teeth or stomach, mates for life and is the only species on Earth where the male carries the unborn offspring?
Seahorse
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she became the queen of England?
25
Scurvy is caused by a lack of this vitamin?
Vitamin C
Which is the only metal to be in liquid form at room temperature?
Mercury
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
Name one of the only two mammals that lay eggs.
Echidna or platypus
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
What’s the name/title of a chef who works directly under the executive chef?
Sous
What is the human body’s largest organ?
The skin!
What mythical creature is Scotland’s national animal?
Unicorn