General Trivia Questions
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
When was Earth Day first celebrated?
Answer: 1970
Who is considered the "Father of Relativity?"
Answer: Albert Einstein
What is the currency of Poland?
Answer: Złoty
Who was the President of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who was the first president of the United States to live in the White House?
President John Quincy Adams
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
Six
Awarded posthumously in 2001, who is the only U.S. President to have received the Medal of Honor?
Theodore Roosevelt
What is the capital city of Bhutan?
Thimphu
How long was the first Thanksgiving?
Three days
How many states does the Appalachian Trail cross?
14
What year was Kodak founded?
1892
In what year and in which city were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1896 in Athens, Greece
What year was the first Barbie doll released?
1959
In which year did Serena Williams win her first Grand Slam singles title?
1999 (US Open)
When was the first iPod released?
2001
How many presidents served during the American Revolution?
3
How many days was William Henry Harrison president?
31 days
How old must a person be to run for President of the United States?
35
a soft drink named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" was known for containing lithium.
7UP)
What is the distance from earth to the sun?
93 million miles (or 150 million kilometers)
What identity document is required to travel to different countries around the world?
A passport
What is the rarest blood type among humans?
AB-negative
What was the first message sent by morse code?
Answer: "What hath God wrought?"
How tall is the Empire State Building (without the spire and antenna)?
Answer: 1,250 feet
What year did World War I begin?
Answer: 1914
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
Answer: 27
What was the first animal to ever be cloned?
Answer: A sheep
What president was a licensed bartender?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Which three states share a border with California?
Answer: Arizona, Nevada and Oregon
What sport was featured on the first curved U.S. coin in 2014?
Answer: Baseball
Which American financier was convicted of running the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history?
Answer: Bernie Madoff
In the United Kingdom, what is the day after Christmas known as?
Answer: Boxing Day
Which three zodiac signs are water signs?
Answer: Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio
Which country produces the most tea?
Answer: China
What was the first state?
Answer: Delaware
What is the name of the pet dinosaur on the TV cartoon "The Flintstones"?
Answer: Dino
Where is the coldest place on Earth?
Answer: Eastern Antarctic Plateau
By U.S. law, exit signs must be one of what two colors?
Answer: Green or red
What U.S. state grows coffee beans?
Answer: Hawaii
What is Prince Harry's official first name?
Answer: Henry
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Answer: Honey
Which country gives students the longest summer holiday?
Answer: Italy
What is the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Answer: Jamestown
Which month of the year is National Ice Cream Month?
Answer: July
What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?
Answer: Leo
What U.S. state is home to Acadia National Park?
Answer: Maine
What state has the longest freshwater shoreline?
Answer: Michigan
What U.S. woman was appointed as the first woman Speaker of the House?
Answer: Nancy Pelosi
What is an eight-sided shape called?
Answer: Octagon
What is August's birthstone?
Answer: Peridot
What is the northernmost point in the United States?
Answer: Point Barrow, Alaska
Who was the first president to visit all 50 states?
Answer: Richard Nixon
Which country is the largest in the world?
Answer: Russia
Nearly all fossils are preserved in what type of rock?
Answer: Sedimentary
How many points does the Star of David have?
Answer: Six
Who is Barbie's little sister?
Answer: Skipper
Who did the U.S. buy Florida from?
Answer: Spain
M&M'S Fruit Chews would eventually become what popular candy?
Answer: Starburst
What is Texas' state flower?
Answer: The Bluebonnet
How many floors does the Eiffel Tower have?
Answer: Three
Relative to the internet, what does "URL" stand for?
Answer: Uniform resource locator
Which Italian town is the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: Verona
What state is known as the "Badger State"?
Answer: Wisconsin
What was America's first national park?
Answer: Yellowstone National Park
Where do U.S. vice presidents live?
Answer: on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory
Who is the Greek god of war and son of Zeus and Hera?
Ares
Which U.S. President was a law professor?
Bill Clinton
What is the scientific term for the "little brain" at the base of the brain that coordinates movement and balance?
Cerebellum
Who was the President of France during World War II?
Charles de Gaulle
What did President Zachary Taylor die of during his term?
Cholera Morbus
In mathematics, what is the name for a number that is not a prime number and has more than two factors?
Composite number
What was the name of President James Madison's wife?
Dolly Madison
What guitarist notably performed on the Michael Jackson song "Beat It"?
Eddie Van Halen
Mark Zuckerberg created a website that allowed users to compare the attractiveness of two people
Facemash
Every how many years does a presidential elections happen in Colombia?
Four
How many successful assassination attempts on US presidents have there been?
Four
Which president implemented a Europe first strategy and started the Lend-Lease program?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Who was the 14th US president?
Franklin Pierce
What is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter?
Ganymede
Which US president holds the nickname "Father of His Country"?
George Washington
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Which President is on the United States 1,000 dollar bill?
Grover Cleveland
What is the chemical symbol for the element mercury?
Hg
In 1952, Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of which country?
Israel
What inspired the creation of Google images?
Jennifer Lopez's dress at the 2000 Grammys
Who is the United States' eighth president?
Martin Van Buren
At the time of his assassination, what play was Abraham Lincoln watching?
Our American Cousin
Benjamin Franklin was a key figure in the drafting of the United States Constitution. Which state did he represent
Pennsylvania
Which US president focused on winning the Cold War and the rollback of communism?
Ronald Reagan
According to Guinness World Records, what's the best-selling book of all time?
The Bible
What is the oldest political party in Australia?
The Labor Party
Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" hangs in what museum?
The Louvre Museum in Paris
Which branch of the U.S. armed forces used the slogan, "It's not just a job, it's an adventure"?
The Navy
What occasion corresponds with the longest day of the year?
The summer solstice
Who was the youngest U.S. president?
Theodore Roosevelt
What is the name of John Travolta's character in the film "Saturday Night Fever"?
Tony Manero
What is the capital city of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
Which US president served from 1869 to 1877?
Ulysses S Grant
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person in history to do what?
Walk on the moon
