General Knowledge Trivia

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When did Facebook first launch?

2003

What does CODA stand for?

Child of Deaf Adults

An important ratio that helps home buyers determine how much house they can afford, DTI, stands for what in real-estate parlance?

Debt to Income

Who was the first televised President?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

In what country did the first Starbucks open outside of North America?

Japan

Known mainly for spreading a specific type of food, what Massachusetts-born 19th-century man was also fond of spreading religion throughout the country on his journeys?

Johnny Appleseed

Who is often credited with creating the world's first car?

Karl Benz

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie (1903)

Pocahontas was baptized and given what English name?

Rebecca

What does SPF in sunscreen stand for?

Sun Protection Factor

What food manufacturing company headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, uses several animal mascots to sell its cereals, such as Newton the Owl, Tony the Tiger, and a rooster named Cornelius?

The Kellogg Company (Kellogg's)

Which kind of bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?

Tulips

In a website browser address bar, what does "www" stand for?

World Wide Web

What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?

an aglet

Demolition of the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany began in what year?

1989

In what year was the internet opened to the public?

1993

In 2009, what became the first Morse code character to be added since WWII?

@

Which company's slogan is "You're in good hands?"

Allstate

Where were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights stored during World War II?

Fort Knox

What was the original purpose of the tiny pocket in jeans?

To store pocket watches

Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?

books

What does a camel store in its hump?

fat


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