Trivia Extravaganza

General Knowledge 1

1

This country is known as the Land of White Elephants.

Thailand

1

This US state is known as the Empire State.

New York

1

This group of animals, when together, is referred to as a band.

Gorillas

2

This country consumes the most chocolate per capita.

Switzerland

2

According to Greek mythology, she was the first woman on earth.

Pandora

2

This soft drink was the first to be consumed in space.

Coca Cola

3

Gouda cheese originates from this country.

The Netherlands

3

This city was formerly known as Constantinople.

Istanbul

3

This is the loudest animal on Earth.

Sperm Whale

General Knowledge 2

1

This is the smallest ocean on Earth.

The Arctic

1

This many countries count themselves as members of the United Nations.

193 

1

The baseball term "home run" was borrowed from this sport.

Cricket

2

An Olympic swimming pool is this many meters in length.

50 meters

2

"Cynophobia" is the clinical term for what fear?

Fear of Dogs

2

This explorer is credited with naming the Pacific Ocean.

Ferdinand Magellan

3

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Marie Curie

3

This singer's legal name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

Lady Gaga

3

Robert Cawdrey, an English clergyman, produced one of the first of these in the English language.

A Dictionary

General Knowledge3

1

The Caesar salad originated in this country.

Mexico

1

What is the largest type of deer?

Moose

1

This group of animals, when together, is referred to as a troop or mob.

Kangaroos

2

 The human body contains this many rib bones.

24

2

An octopus has three of these.

Hearts

2

This animal can be seen on the Porsche logo.

Horse

3

This many of Snow White’s seven dwarves have names ending in the letter Y.

5

Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy

3

A bee has five of these.

Eyes

3

This African mammal has no vocal cords.

Giraffe 

General Knowledge4

1

Other than our sun, this is the brightest star in the sky.

Sirius 

1

This animal is constitutionally protected in Florida.

Pig

1

In the case of a medical emergency, coconut water can be used as a substitute for this bodily fluid.

Blood Plasma

2

Starbucks opened its first store in this city in 1971.

Seattle

2

This the only US state that borders just one other state.

Maine

2

This man became President of the United States when John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Lyndon B. Johnson 

3

This is the name for a community of ants.

A colony 

3

The bagel originated in this country.

Poland

3

This law, postulated by Issac Newton, states that, "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

Third Law of Motion

General Knowledge 5

1

This was the first Disney animated film based on the life of a real person.

Pocahontas

1

This is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust.

Aluminum

1

The unicorn is the national animal of this country.

Scotland

2

This fruit floats because 25% of its volume is air.

Apple

2

This blood type is known as the universal donor.

O-negative

2

This board game, with a movie of the same name, requires players to solve a murder mystery.

Clue

3

This is the most abundant element in the universe.

Hydrogen

3

Tanks were used in battle for the first time in this international conflict.

World War 1

3

A male donkey is known as a jack, and a female donkey is known as this.

Jennet

General Knowledge 6

1

The human body contains 56 of these bones, which make up our fingers and toes.

Phalanges

1

This is the official air traffic control designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.

Air Force One

1

The one-hundred folds in a chef’s hat represent the 100 ways to cook this common kitchen ingredient.

An Egg

2

This country is the largest in terms of land area.

Russia

2

This US state is known as "The Garden State."

New Jersey

2

This watch company shares the same name as the term for an archaeological artifact.

Fossil

3

Pixar released this, its first movie, in 1995.

Toy Story

3

This is the primary language spoken in Mexico.

Spanish

3

This is the longest artery in the human body.

Aorta

General Knowledge 7

1

This is the correct name for the hash or "#" symbol.

Octothorpe

1

Originally, Amazon sold only this type of product.

Books

1

This is the primary language of approximately one-quarter of Canadians.

French

2

At 28,169 feet, Kanchenjunga (kuhn·chuhn·juhng·guh) is the tallest mountain in this country, and the third highest mountain in the world.

India

2

To date, this many people have walked on the moon.

12 

2

This boxer was known as "The Greatest" and "The People’s Champion."

Muhammad Ali

3

Facebook launched in this year.

2004 

3

This continent contains 54 countries.

Africa

3

This is the rarest of all M&M candy colors.

Brown

General Knowledge 8

1

This group of animals, when together, are referred to a smack.

Jellyfish

1

These are the only mammals capable of flight.

Bats

1

Red blood cells produced here in the human body.

Bone Marrow

2

At 665,400 square miles, this is the largest US state.

Alaska 

2

India shares its longest land border with this neighboring country.

Bangladesh

2

According to legend, the tea drinking began in this country in 2737 BC.

China

3

Bananas glow this color under ultraviolet light.

Blue

3

This group of animals, when together, is referred to as an ambush.

Tigers

3

This group of animals, when together, is referred to a murder.

Crows