Stayin' Alive
What are the five basic senses?
Touch, sight, taste, hearing, and smell
What do you call a baby goat?
A Kid
How many things are included in a "Baker's dozen"?
13
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
The 13 Colonies
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
What does an antibiotic do?
It treats bacterial infections
How many legs do most insects have?
6
How many ounces are in a pound?
16
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What is the difference between affect and effect?
Affect is an action and effect is the result of an action
What common pantry ingredient puts out a grease fire?
Baking Soda
What is the fastest-growing plant?
Bamboo
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), your smoke detector batteries should be replaced how often?
Once a year
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
According to the AP Style Guide, you spell out numbers one through what before switching to numerals?
You spell out numbers one through nine
How much of our brain do we use?
100% of it, although different areas may be more active at different times. The idea that we only use 10% of our brain is a myth!
What is the biggest difference between alligators and crocodiles?
Their snout shape: alligators have a wide, u-shaped snout while crocodiles have a skinny, v-shaped snout.
This professional organizer and home tidier went viral during the pandemic for her show and for asking the question "does it spark joy". What's her name?
Marie Kondo
While Cleopatra was born and raised in Egypt, she wasn’t actually Egyptian. Where was her family line from?
Greece
(She and the rest of the Ptolemaic dynasty were of Macedonian Greek origin, descendants of Alexander the Great's. She was also the first Ptolemy in 300 years of ruling to learn the Egyptian language)
English is the most commonly used language on the Internet however, it is not the most commonly spoken. Which language has the most number of native speakers?
Mandarin Chinese
(1.3 billion native speakers, by comparison English has only 380 million native speakers making it the third most spoken)
How many bones does the adult human body have?
206
(fun fact, babies are born with around 300. They fuse together as we age.)
How many noses does a slug have?
4
Water boils at 100°C, but in all of our other measurements in the US we measure in Fahrenheit. So at what temperature does water boil in Fahrenheit?
212o F
This famous (and still running) University is older than the Aztec Empire.
University of Oxford
(Oxford first opened its doors to students in 1096. By comparison, the Aztec Empire is said to have originated with the founding of the city of Tenochtitlán in the year 1325.)
This accent was popularized in the early 20th century in the United States, becoming the standard for 1930s and 40s Hollywood before fading out. It was learned way of speaking that blends British and American English, what was it called?
The Transatlantic accent