Republican
The most requested alcoholic beverage in the world.
Margarita
True or False: Paper cup and string telephones work up to 100 ft.
True! They work just like a land line. Vibrations from your voice vibrate the string carrying the sound waves to the recipient ears. The string must be tight and straight.
Africa
Name the shark species that inspired the invention of the sharkskin swim suits.
Mako
The original purpose of the green visors worn by accountants, telegraphers, copy editors, etc...
A: industry-wide recognized uniform
B: to stop the numbers from reflecting in the person's eyes
C: To reduce eye strain due to early incandescence lightbulbs and candles
C: To reduce eye strain due to early incandescence lightbulbs and candles
September
Give the average number of Lego Sets sold per second during the Christmas season.
A: 15 B: 50 C: 33 D: 28
D: 28
Name the radioactive element more abundant in the Earth's curst than silver.
Uranium
Provide the name for a group of penguins:
A: Gaggle B: Flock C: Trot D: Waddle
True or Fales: Known today as the Metric System, the original name of this measurement system, developed in 1826,was the Imperial System.
True
DIA: 16,001 Feet
The only color that bees can see.
A: Red B: Purple C: Blue D: Yellow
B: Purple
Provide the number of mines surrounding Central City, Colorado.
A: 2,000 B: 1,500 C: 3,500 D: 5,000
D: 5,000
Provide the species name of the world fastest penguin.
Gentoo
The only president election decided by the House of Representatives was in this year:
A: 1824 B: 1792 C: 1900 D: 1932
A: 1824
Ranked the world's most expensive hotel, located in Geneva, give the total cost per night for the Royal Penthouse Suite at the Hotel President Wilson.
A: $100,000/night
B: $55,700/night
C: $83,200/night
D: $45,750/night
C: $83,200/night
Name the eye color that can be traced back to one ancient ancestor.
Blue
Eucalyptus
Ranchers used this animal other than dogs to protect their herd of sheep.
Emus
The percentage of the stock market made up by railroads in 1881.
A: 50% B: 60% C: 25% D: 80%
D: 80%
Name the country that is most linguistically diverse.
A: Papa New Guinea B: Togo C: India D: Thailand
A: Papa New Guinea. They have 839 native dialects.
Three famous writers brainstormed the idea of copyright laws and started the process of turning them into official laws. Give the name of one of these writers.
Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Edgar Alan Poe
Name the only known element that was not discovered on Earth.
A: Nitrogen B: Helium C: Sulphur D: Hydrogen
B: Helium It was discovered on the sun.
Walrus