Wits and Wagers
How close is the nearest star to the sun? (in light years)
4.22
What yard line do NFL teams kickoff from?
40
Approximately how many teeth does a dog have?
42
How many books did Dr. Seuss write?
44
How many letters are there in the longest word recognized by the Oxford Dictionary?
45
number of chromosomes in a human body cell
46
How many "Great Lakes" are there?
5
How many U.S. states border the Gulf of Mexico?
5
How many centimes did a pre-decimalised Frenchman have in one Sou?
5
How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
5
How many stars are on the Chinese flag -- 2,5, or 12?
5
The Iroquois Confederacy included this many tribes, originally.
5
What is the number of Great Lakes?
5
how many oceans are there
5
How many cities were there in England at the start of 2006?
50
How old was Michael Jackson when he died?
50
How many weeks are in a year?
52
How many U.S states have fewer than 1 million people?
6
How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
6
What percentage of the Solar System's mass is made up by planets?
0.14%
For how many days does a typical mayfly live?
1
How many of every four Americans say that they believe in astrology?
1
How many #1 singles has Madonna had on the Billboard hot 100 chart?
12
What is the square root of 144?
12
Martin Scorcese won his 1st Best Director Oscar for the departed. How many feature films had he directed beforehand?
25
Fun fact: it takes the Moon the same time to spin on its axis as it takes to go around the Earth!
27.3
How many chambers are there in the heart of a frog?
3
How many curves are in a standard paper clip?
3
How many eyelids does a cat have on each eye?
3
How many official languages are used by the UN?
6
In American football, how many points is a touchdown worth?
6
What is the maximum number of Space Shuttle Missions flown by a single person?
6
At what age were young boys sent to military school in Sparta?
7
How many meltdowns of reactors happened in the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan?
7
What is the square root of 81?
9
How many people have won all of the major art awards?
11
How many judges did the Israelites have in 300 years?
15
How many feature films did Alfred Hitchcock direct that had only one word in the title?
16
The area of the original 13 colonies is now this many states.
16
How many claws does a Housecat have in total?
18
How old is Rapunzel in the movie 'Tangled'?
18
What is the number of holes on a golf course?
18
The number of people tried and executed during the Salem Witch Trials.
19
How many Heisman winners does Texas have?
2
How many pairs of wings does a bee have?
2
How many days does it take the Moon to go around the Earth?
27.3
How many times do the beatles sing the word "yeah" in the song She loves you?
29
How many Earths would fit inside Jupiter's big red spot?
3
How many strings are on a standard guitar?
6
How many zeros were dropped when Turkish Lira became New Turkish Lira in 2005?
6
Fun fact: Pluto has officially been derecognized as a planet because it does not clear its neighborhood
8
How many US states border on the Great Lakes?
8
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
How many sides does a stop sign have?
8
How many sides does an octagon have?
8
Number of Fast and the Furious movies released in theaters
8
What is 2 cubed, or 2 to the third power?
8
the number of legs of an arachnid
8
What percentage of people are affected by light pollution?
80.00%
How many innings make up a professional baseball game?
9
How many members are there in the Supreme Court?
9
How many players are there in a baseball team?
9
How many times did hockey great Wayne Gretzky win the NHL mvp?
9
What percentage of normal matter is composed of Hydrogen?
90.00%
What is the maximum number of players to be on a basketball court at any time?
10
How many books does the novel 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' have?
13
Triskadeccaphobia is the fear of what?
13
What is the number for a "Baker's Dozen"?
13
How many periods are in an ice hockey game?
3
How many reactors are there in Japan?
3
The number of "lower counties" ruled by Pennsylvania.
3
How many teeth does an adult human usually have?
32
How many books are in the old testament of the King James bible?
39
How many Heisman Trophy Winners have become Super Bowl MVPS? (Number Form)
4
How many NFL teams are named after cats?
4
How many U.S. state capitals are named for presidents?
4
How many bases are there on a baseball field?
4
How many castes are there in Hinduism?
4
How many months have exactly 30 days?
4
How many rings are there on a five-zone archery target?
4
What is the number of months that have exactly 30 days?
4
A Shakespearean sonnet consists of how many lines?
14
