General Knowledge
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Which country is known as the Land of White Elephant?
Thailand
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
Arctic
Which country was the Caesar salad invented in?
Mexico
Other than our sun, what’s the brightest star in the sky?
Sirius
Who was the first basketball star to appear on a box of cereal?
Michael Jordan
What are the bones in the fingers called?
Phalanges
Which company owns Lamborghini, Ducati, Porsche, Audi and Bugatti?
Volkswagon
What group of animals, when together, are referred to a smack
Jellyfish
Which state is known as the Empire State?
New York State.
How many countries are the members of the United Nations?
193
What is the largest type of deer?
Moose
Who has the most Instagram followers after Instagram?
Cristiano Ronaldo
What is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust?
Aluminium
What is the name of the president's airplane?
Air Force One
Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?
Books
What are the only mammals that can fly?
Bats are the only flying mammal
What group of animals, when together, are referred to as a band
Gorillas
The baseball term ‘home run’ was borrowed from what sport?
Cricket
What group of animals, when together, are referred to as a troop or mob
Kangaroos
In the case of a medical emergency, coconut water can be used as what?
Blood plasma
What is the first monster Percy Jackson defeats in The Lightning Thief?
The Minotaur
What tree is the largest and tallest in the world?
California Redwood
What is a language spoken in 1/4 of Canada?
French
Where in the body is blood produced?
Bone marrow
Name the biggest Island in the world.
Greenland with an area of 2,131,000 square kilometers.
Which city is known as the “City of Love”?
Paris
How many ribs are in a human body?
24
What does the acronym “smh” stand for?
Shaking my head
Which fruit floats because 25% of its volume is air?
An apple
What is the biggest country in the world?
Russia
What sporting event is held every Memorial Day?
The Indy 500
What is the largest state in the US?
Alaska
According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?
Pandora
How tall is Mr. Schenkman?
5'8" (on a good day)
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly
What is the only state that borders just one other state?
Maine
What blood type qualifies as a universal donor?
O negative
Which U.S. state has “Garden State” as its nickname?
New Jersey
How many people have walked on the moon?
12
What goes up but never down?
Your Age
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
Because they were all married.
In which US city is Broadway located?
New York City
How old is Mr. Schenkman?
50
This man became President when JFK was shot.
Lyndon B. Johnson
In which board game do you try to solve a murder?
Clue
Which watch company has the same name as an archaelogical artifact?
Fossil
What is Mr. Schenkman's prep period?
3rd Period
What is Mickey Mouse's original name?
Mortimer Mouse
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
Six
What year did Princess Diana die?
1997
How many of Snow White’s seven dwarfs have names ending in the letter Y?
Five: Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy
What is a community of ants called?
A colony
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
What was the first Pixar movie?
Toy Story
What year did Facebook launch?
2004
What color do bananas glow under black light?
Blue
Which city was formerly known as Constantinople?
Istanbul
Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga
How many eyes does a bee have?
5
Which country did bagels originate from?
Poland
Tanks were used in battle for the first time in which conflict?
World War I
Stan Lee made his last cameo in which Marvel movie?
Avengers: Endgame
How many countries are in Africa?
54
What group of animals, when together, are referred to as an ambush?
Tigers: an Ambush or Streak of Tigers.
How many stars are in our solar system?
1
In the United Kingdom, what is the day after Christmas known as?
Boxing Day
Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
When was the iPad first released?
2010
What holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States?
Juneteenth
What is the biggest artery in the human body?
The Aorta - is the main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body.
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
Three different doctors said that Karthik is their brother yet Karthik claims he has no brothers. How is this possible?
The three doctors are Karthik's sisters.