Travel game trivia questions
2 million.
About how many words are there in the English language? A. 70,000, B. 500,000, C. 2 million
No; it initially referred to any child.
Did the word "girl" always refer to females? (yes/no)
January.
During which month is the Earth closest to the Sun? A. December, B. January, C. June, D. July
It got cracked when it was rung.
How did the Liberty Bell get cracked?
3.
How many hearts do octopi have? A. 1, B. 3, C. 5
10.
How many sides does a decagon have? 1. 8, 2. 10, 3. 12
24.
How many time zones are there in the world? A. 10, B. 3, C. 24
Every two hours.
How often is a new word added to the dictionary? A. every week, B. every day, C. every two hours
16th century.
In what century was the equals sign (=) invented? A. 12th century, B. 16th century, C. 14th century
Philadelphia
In what city was the first American stock exchange set up? A. New York City, B. Philadelphia, C. Boston
No, however it is an integer.
Is -5 a whole number? (yes/no)
Yes.
Is a square a rectangle? (yes/no)
John Hancock
Out of the people that signed the Declaration of Independence, which is known for his large signature? A. John Hancock, B. John Penn, C. Thomas Jefferson
Carbon.
What are diamonds almost entirely made up of? A. Calcium, B. Carbon, C. Sodium
Meter, liter, and gram.
What are the basic units of measurement in the metric system? (Three answers)
Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown
What are two of the five most common last names in the United States?
Ante-Meridian and Post-Meridian.
What do AM and PM stand for? (You may count this question as correct even if only one of these is correct.)
Boringly academic.
What does "pedantic" mean? A. Boringly academic, B. Children's doctor, C. A device for measuring footsteps
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
What does NASA stand for? (National ___ and ___ Administration)
The study of the angles of triangles.
What does trigonometry get its name from?
1.
What is 5,683,586,101 to the power of zero?
A tropical weevil
What is a zyzzyva? A. a species of tree, B. a type of germ, C. a tropical weevil
NaCl.
What is the chemical symbol for table salt? A. NaCl, B. Na, C. ClNa
Hyperbole means "extravagant exaggeration."
What is the definition of "hyperbole"? A. a four dimensional object, B. extravagant exaggeration, C. very fast
Parentheses
What is the first step in the order of operations? A. Exponent, B. Multiplication, C. Parentheses
11.
What is the next prime number after 7?
18.
What is the only number that is twice the sum of its digits?
Crises
What is the plural of "crisis"?
"I am."
What is the shortest complete sentence?
Binary digit.
What is the word "bit" (i.e. 0 or 1) short for? A. "Bit of information", B. "Binary digit", C. "Byte"
Ironclad
What new type of warship was introduced during the Civil War that replaced wood ships? A. Steelclad, B. Reinforced ships, C. Ironclad
The ENIAC.
What was the first computer called? A. ENIAC, B. UNIVAC, C. Rayovac
$0.25
What was the first minimum wage? A. $0.25, B. $0.75, C. $1.25
"Ahoy"
When the telephone was introduced, what greeting was most widely used? A. "Hello", B. "Ahoy", C. "Good afternoon"
-2.
Which is the largest even negative number?
E.
Which is the most common letter in the English language? A. "e", B. "a", C. "n", D. "p"
Antarctica.
Which of the continents does not have bees?
Definite article
Which part of speech (noun, verb, etc) is "the"? (This answer is two words)
Jupiter.
Which planet has the most moons? A. Jupiter, B. Mercury, C. Neptune, D. Venus
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which president served more than two terms? A. Dwight D. Eisenhower, B. Franklin D. Roosevelt, C. Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first president to be assassinated?
John Adams
Who was the second president of the US? A. Thomas Jefferson, B. John Adams, C. James Monroe
Gravity.
Why does Earth's atmosphere not float away into space? (One word answer)
Newport, Rhode Island is on an island called Rhode Island.
Why is Rhode Island called an island?
