unusual Foods
In which country are tuna eyeballs considered a delicacy?
Japan
What did Queen Anne Die from?
A Stroke
True or False:
Shark liver is commonly used to make lipstick and hair conditioners.
True
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What did the horse say after it tripped?
Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t giddyup!
Where can you dine on a 100-year-old egg?
China
Zurich is the capital of?
Switzerland
Through what part of the body do dogs sweat?
Paw pads
The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?
Guatemala
What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?
Y2K
Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom?
Because the “P” is silent
In which country are fried spiders a popular street food?
Cambodia
What was the nationality of Marco Polo
Venetian
What bird can fly backward?
Hummingbird.
Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?
Socrates
Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?
Brazil
Where do polar bears keep their money?
In a snowbank
The Sardinian specialty known as casu marzu is cheese with what special addition?
Maggots
Which is the World’s Largest Ocean?
Pacific
What dog breed has a black tongue?
Chow Chow.
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road
The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?
Mars
How do you make an egg-roll?
You push it!
What is hakarl?
Meat from the Greenlandic shark, fermented
What is the hardest rock on earth?
Diamond
What is the name of the richest cat in the world until 2018?
Blackie, inherited a $12.5 million fortune.
Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?
Teotihuacán, Mexico
Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?
Malala Yousafzai
What do you call a pile of cats?
A meow-ntain.
What Korean delicacy is liable to squirm right off of your plate?
Sannakji is fresh octopus tentacles, chopped and served raw
Who was the most beautiful woman in the 50s and 60s?
Marilyn Monroe
What bird has the largest wingspan?
Wandering albatross, typically ranging from 2.51 to 3.5 m.
When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?
332 BC
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Why do cows wear bells?
Because their horns don’t work.
What is a Carolina Reaper?
The hottest chile in the world.
What are nails made of?
Keratin
What bird has a brain smaller than its eyes?
Ostrich
The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?
The Roman Empire
What year was Facebook created?
2004
What did the triangle say to the circle?
You’re pointless
Stink heads are a delicacy for which native culture?
Native Alaskans fermented salmon heads
true or false Oprah Winfrey is married
False
What kind of animal is illegal to tease in Minnesota?
Skunks.
How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?
282
Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?
Pluto
What do lawyers wear to court?
Lawsuits
In Mexico, if you order tacos de sesos, what will you be served?
Cow Brain tacos.
What sliver of land makes up more than half of South America’s western coastline?
Chile
How many hippos would you have to stack to reach the height of a giraffe?
4 hippos. The hippopotamus is about 1.5 meters tall, and the giraffe reaches 6 meters.
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?
Britain and Ireland
What lights up a soccer stadium?
A soccer match
Which fruit takes up to a year to ripen, plus it's toxic if eaten unripe?
Monstera deliciosa
What legendary European-produced “Spaghetti Western” starred which American writer/director?
Clint Eastwood
What is the only animal that can’t jump?
Elephant.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?
Pompeii and Herculaneum
In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?
Dolly
What does corn say when it gets a compliment?
Aw, shucks!