Oxbow Trivia
What are the folds of skin on a cat's ears called?
"Henry pockets"
How many languages are written from right to left? `
12
How many items are in a bakers dozen?
13
In what year were the first Air Jordan sneakers released?
1984
Demolition of the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany began in what year?
1989
In a bingo game which number is represented by the phrase "two little ducks"?
22
How many ribs are there in the human body?
24
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
In the game of basketball, a three point shot is worth how many points?
3
How many branches are in the U.S. government?
3 Judicial, Executive, Legislative
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
The Great Lakes lie along the Canada/US border. How many are they?
5
How long is an Olympic swimming pool (in meters)?
50 meters
How long is New Zealand's 90 mile beach?
55 miles
In their slogan, how many varieties is the Heinz company famous for?
57 Varieties
Water has a PH level or around?
7
What punctuation mark ends an imperative sentence?
A period or exclamation point
The ancient Phoenician city of Constantine is located in what modern-day Arab country?
Algeria
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?
An aglet
What is the opposite of matter?
Antimatter
There have been several London Bridges. The last one was moved to the USA. Which state is it in? -Florida -California -Nevada -Arizona
Arizona When it was bought, the Americans thought they were buying Tower Bridge (which was built in the 19th century). What they actually bought, and moved across the Atlantic brick by brick, was the last in the line of London Bridges - the first was the very first bridge over the Thames in London.
Which two US states don't observe daylight savings time?
Arizona and Hawaii
What is earths largest continent?
Asia
Which country do cities of Perth, Adelade & Brisbane belong to?
Australia
Who is most often credited with the discovery that lightning was a form of electricity using a key?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
What famous actress, while on a war bond tour, died when her plane slammed into a mountain just outside of Las Vegas on 16th January, 1942?
Carole Lombard
Which country invented ice cream?
China
What type of music has been shown to help plants grow better and faster?
Classical
What was the first soft drink in space?
Coca Cola
Which of these animals is also a popular sports game? -Elephant -Cricket -Turtle -Jackrabbit
Cricket
Havana is the capital of what country?
Cuba
What is the hardest rock?
Diamond
Which Western holiday traditionally falls on a Sunday?
Easter
Which Central American country has a name which translates to English as the Saviour
El Salvador
Which woman was a U.S. president's niece as well as a First Lady? Eleanor Roosevelt Edith Wilson Elizabeth Truman Elizabeth Ford
Eleanor Roosevelt
Iceland diverted roads to avoid disturbing communities of what?
Elves
What are you cutting if you are using pinking shears?
Fabric
What company logo, featured in the movie "Cast Away", contains an arrow between two of the letters?
FedEx
Who named the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan
What would you be studying if you saw arches, whorls and loops?
Fingerprints
In the state of Georgia it is illegal to eat what with a fork?
Fried chicken
What countries made up the original Axis powers in World War 2?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Which former NBA player was Nicknamed "Agent Zero'?
Gilbert Arenas
What country is responsible for creating the Olympic Games?
Greece
Which two countries have not missed one of the modern-day Olympics?
Greece and Australia
What is the worlds biggest Island?
Greenland
Which of Shakespeare's plays is the longest?
Hamlet
Which children's game was the inspiration for TV's very popular 'Wheel of Fortune'?
Hangman
What were the last two states to join the US?
Hawaii & Alaska
Worship of Krishna is observed by which Religious Faith?
Hinduism
The name of which African animal means "river horse"?
Hippopotamus
Who started a world war trying to create the master race?
Hitler - WWII is often considered WWI part 2; Germany was in such a bad state after the war and peace treaties that no clear political party could gain control, leaving the way open for the smaller fringe parties, of which the Nazis were one. As the biggest bullies, they eventually found their leader, Hitler, as Chancellor and the rest, as they say, is history.
Which is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Honey
Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?
Horse
Superstition states that it will bring you good luck if you find what item and hang it over a door?
Horseshoe
What country touches the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal?
India
Which member of the Beatles married Yoko Ono?
John Lennon
In what month is the official first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
June
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1930?
Marie Curie
What old Coca-Cola product was withdrawn and later put back onto the market? - Pepsi One - Mello Yello - New Coke - Rite Cola
Mello Yello
What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What is the form of government based on Queens and Kings called?
Monarchy
What was the first toy to be advertised on TV
Mr. Potato Head
From which country does Gouda cheese originate?
Netherlands
Area 51 is located in which state?
Nevada
What City is Robin Hoods enemy the Sheriff of?
Nottingham
Where does the Musical Wicked take place?
OZ
What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?
Octagon?
In what state is the amusement park Cedar Point?
Ohio
The musical comedy "Wicked" takes place in _______.
Oz
What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth
Pacific
What is the largest ocean on earth?
Pacific Ocean
According to Greek mythology who was the first woman on earth?
Pandora
In which European city would you find Orly Airport?
Paris
What is the name given to a screwdriver with a four pointed pattern?
Phillips Head
What is the name of the man who launched eBay back in 1995?
Pierre Omidyar
What language mainly is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
What is the common name for dried plums?
Prunes
What is the romanized Arabic word for moon?
Qamar
What type of animal is a Flemish giant?
Rabbit
Which animal is sometimes nicknamed a "trash panda"?
Raccoon
The first Dictionary was written by?
Robert Cawdrey
What animal do these names have in common: Cornelius, Cogburn, Foghorn, and Chanticleer?
Rooster
which country borders 14 nations and crosses 8 time zones?
Russia
Who is the Patron saint of Ireland?
Saint Patrick
What is the name of the biggest tech company in South Korea?
Samsung
The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland
Who has won more tennis grand slam titles, Venus Williams or Serena Williams?
Serena Williams
What's on the outside of a turtle?
Shell
In what country would you find Lake Bled?
Slovenia
What sport is dubbed the "king of sports"?
Soccer
In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
Solids
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
What is the softest mineral in the world?
Talc
What is the name given to Indian Food cooked over charcoal in a clay oven?
Tandoori
What is the most consumed manufactured drink in the world?
Tea
What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?
Tendons
According to popular opinion, where does the rhyme 'Ring Around The Rosie' come from?
The Black Plauge The popular theory was that 'all fall down' was dropping dead. People who had it stank, so they would fill their pockets with posies. The phrase 'ring of rosies' also stood for the rash people developed.
What is the most expensive home in the world?
The Buckingham palace
The City of Light did see me rise, to great heights I do soar, by strength of iron my feet never leaving the earthen floor. What am I?
The Eiffel Tower
In little red riding hood who does the wolf dress up as?
The Grandmother
What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?
The Great Dane
The Roaring Twenties ushered in some new and unusual styles of clothing. On what part of your body would you wear a cloche?
The Head
Riyadh is the capital of this Middle-Eastern Country
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Which is the only American Football team to go a whole season undefeated including the Super Bowl?
The Miami Dolphins
What is the largest type of deer?
The moose
Spinach consumption rose by over 33% in the USA in 1931. What is the main reason commentators give for this?
The release of the "Popeye" comic strip
In 2004 what was discovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia?
The remains of a hobbit-sized human
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
The sperm whale
Which of Newton's laws states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
The third law of motion
In the poem Humpty Dumpty, where was Humpty when he fell?
The wall
How many items are in a baker's dozen?
Thirteen
What is the name of the professional ice hockey team based in Toronto Canada?
Toronto Maple Leafs
Which two countries share the longest international border?
USA and Canada
"Stars and Stripes" is the nickname of the flag of which country?
United States of America
Which country won the first-ever soccer World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus with a temperature of 460 degrees celcius
Which dutch artist painted "Girl with a Pearl Earring?"
Vermeer
Dump, floater and wipe are terms used in which team sport?
Volleyball
Who invented the word vomit?
William Shakespeare
What does "www" stand for in a website browser?
World Wide Web
what is a duel between three people called?
a Truel
On the farm what is a kid?
a baby goat
What did the Crocodile swallow in Peter Pan?
alarm clock
what mammals lay eggs?
anteater and platypus
In the UK what is the day after Christmas known as?
boxing day
What color eyes do most humans have?
brown
How many countries still have the shilling as currency? Bonus point if you can guess which country
four: Kenya Uganda Tanzania Somalia
What color is your blood when it is inside of your body?
red
How many colors are in the rainbow?
seven
Power outages in the US are mostly caused by what?
squirrels
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
the Arctic
What is cynophobia?
the fear of dogs
