Fun Trivia
Perspiration
According to Thomas Edison, 'genius' is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent what?
Peter Piper
According to the rhyme, who picked a peck of pickled peppers?
Oscars
By what other word are the Motion Picture Academy Awards also known?
left
Do books that have an even number pages end on the right or left side?
counterclockwise
Does a merry-go-round turn clockwise or counterclockwise?
the Civil War
During what war did the United States fight itself?
May
Emerald is the birth stone for what month?
The Godfather Part II
For which film did Robert de Niro win his first Oscar?
Oak
From what type of tree do acorns come?
Lady Gaga
How is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta better known?
38 minutes
How long did the 1896 war between Zanzibar and England last?
Five
How many U.S. states border the Gulf of Mexico?
3
How many curves are in a standard paper clip?
Five
How many eyes do bees have?
9
How many innings make up a professional baseball game?
26
How many letters are in the alphabet?
5
How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
20
How many matches are in a standard pack?
Six
How many of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" do not involve birds?
3
How many periods are in an ice hockey game?
8
How many sides does a stop sign have?
8
How many sides does an octagon have?
64
How many squares are there on a standard chessboard?
50
How many states are there in the US?
6
How many strings are on a standard guitar?
32
How many teeth does an adult human usually have?
52
How many weeks are in a year?
Every 2 weeks
How often does the human stomach produce a new layer of mucus?
Lower
If a coffee bean is darker, will its caffeine content be higher or lower?
the Atlantic Ocean
If you flew from New York City to London, what ocean would you cross?
Earthquakes
If you work in seismology, what do you study?
the piano
If you're a "master of the ivory keys," what instrument do you play?
The Blind Side
In 2009 Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in what movie?
The San Francisco Cable Cars
In America, what are the only mobile National Monuments?
Baggins
In Lord of the Rings, what is Frodo and Bilbo's last name?
James Earl Jones
In the 1994 movie, The Lion King, who narrated the voice of Mufasa?
Humpty Dumpty
In the nursery rhyme, who sat on a wall before having a great fall?
The Black Death
In the period from 1347 to 1351, what reduced the population of Europe by one third?
Australia
In what country is the natural habitat of kangaroos?
1912
In what year did the Titanic sink?
London
In which English city is Buckingham Palace located?
Australia
In which country is the Simpson desert found?
Egypt
In which country would you find the Great Pyramid of Giza?
right
In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
Winter
In which season do most burglaries take place?
Alaska
In which state is Prince William Sound?
Apples
May Queen, Wisley Crab, Foxwhelps, and Lane's Prince Albert are all species of what?
The Titanic
My Heart Will Go On came from which movie?
top
On a NY license plate, is "New York" on the top or bottom?
Bottom
On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
red
On our flag, is the top stripe red or white?
one
On the back of a dollar bill, what is in the center?
Saturday
On what day of the week do the most auto accidents happen?
John
Portugal has had six kings with what first name?
Buddhism
Sangha monks and nuns are found in which religion?
Bashful
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Dreams
Someone who suffers from oneirophobia is scared of what?
Spiderman
Superman works for the Daily Planet, but who works for the Daily Bugle?
Stephenie Meyer
The Twilight Saga movies are based on the novels written by what author?
* and #
There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
Q, Z
What 2 letters don't appear on a telephone keypad?
1,0
What 2 numbers's don't have letters below them on a telephone keypad?
Michigan
What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard?
string, brass, woodwind, and percussion
What are the four sections in an orchestra?
red, yellow, and blue
What are the three primary colors?
Nitrogen
What atmospheric gas is the most common?
English Channel
What body of water separates France and England?
Las Vegas
What city is nicknamed Sin City?
New York City
What city is nicknamed the Big Apple?
Los Angeles
What city is nicknamed the City of Angels?
Chicago
What city is nicknamed the Windy City?
red
What color are Mickey Mouse's shorts?
Clocks
What common machine can be found in most American classrooms, but not in Las Vegas casinos?
Antarctica
What continent has the fewest flowering plants?
Australia
What continent is cut into two fairly equal halves by the Tropic of Capricorn?
New Zealand
What country is closest to Australia?
India
What country is the Taj Mahal located in?
oxygen
What does a fire need to keep it going?
The rider died in battle
What does it mean if both front legs of a horse portrayed in a park statue are in the air?
North
What does the "n" stand for in NATO?
Krypton
What element begins with the letter "K"?
Christopher Columbus
What explorer introduced pigs to North America?
apple
What falling fruit supposedly inspired Sir Isaac Newton to discover the law of gravity?
Lactose
What ingredient in fresh milk is eventually devoured by bacteria, causing the sour taste?
8
What is 2 cubed, or 2 to the third power?
Barbara Millicent Roberts
What is Barbie's full name?
the Man of Steel
What is Superman's nickname?
Kryptonite
What is Superman's weakness?
a kid (or billy)
What is a baby goat called?
a joey
What is a baby kangaroo called?
a cub
What is a baby lion called?
Seaweed
What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?
8,000 miles
What is the Earth's diameter?
Madrid
What is the capital of Spain?
a pride
What is the collective noun used to describe a group of lions?
Lake Superior
What is the largest fresh water lake in North America?
the Pacific Ocean
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Banana
What is the least expensive and most popular fruit?
88
What is the lowest numbered FM radio station?
Ten
What is the minimum number of musicians a band must have to be considered a "big band"?
the iris
What is the name for the colored part of an eye?
Harpo
What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's production company?
Tangled
What is the name of the Disney movie about Rapunzel?
Sebastian
What is the name of the crab in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"?
Alaska
What is the northernmost state in the United States?
Strawberries
What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
the bat
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Salt
What is the only rock regularly eaten by humans?
Aglet
What is the plastic thing on the end of shoelaces called?
ME
What is the postal abbreviation for Maine?
The Arctic Ocean
What is the shallowest ocean in the world?
February
What is the shortest month of the year?
12
What is the square root of 144?
9
What is the square root of 81?
Greenland
What is the world's biggest island?
Mt. Everest
What is the world's highest mountain?
the ostrich
What is the world's largest bird?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the world's largest ocean?
The Amazon River
What is the world's longest river?
F
What key do most American cars honk in?
V
What letter represents 5 in Roman numerals?
Iceland
What nation consumes the most Coca-Cola per capita?
Cuba
What nation was bounced from the Organization of American States in 1962?
The Day of the Dead
What national holiday in Mexico has picnickers eating chocolate coffins and sugar skulls?
Heart
What part of the body does "h" stand for in the charity AHA?
Fusion
What physics term is defined as "nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form a more massive nuclei"?
the knight
What piece on a chess board moves in an L-shape?
chlorophyll
What pigment gives leaves their green color and absorbs light for photosynthesis?
Motown
What record label did Michael Jackson first record with?
Hogwarts
What school did Harry Potter attend?
Buzz Lightyear
What special toy does Andy receive for his birthday in the original "Toy Story" movie?
Basketball
What sport is Michael Jordan associated with?
Hawaii
What state is nicknamed Aloha State?
California
What state is nicknamed the Golden State?
Texas
What state is nicknamed the Lone Star State?
Iron Man
What superhero owns Stark Industries?
Lizard
What type of animal is a 'skink'?
bamboo
What type of grass do pandas eat?
Respect
What was Aretha Franklin's first number one hit?
a pumpkin
What was Cinderella's coach made from?
Mr Potatohead
What was featured in the first TV commercial advertising a toy?
Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA
What was the first CD pressed in America?
Tom Sawyer
What was the first novel written on a typewriter?
Wrigley's gum
What was the first product to have a barcode?
Eggs
What was thrown, instead of rice, at the bride and groom in the Middle Ages?
A cottonmouth
What's a water moccasin often called, due to the white inside its mouth?
Pirouette
What's the ballet term for a 360-degree turn on one foot?
Earth
What's the largest and densest of the four rocky planets?
left
When you walk, does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
Loch Ness
Where in Scotland is there supposedly a lake monster called Nessie?
Atlanta
Where is the Hawks basketball team from?
Toronto
Where is the MBL team the Blue Jays from?
Denver
Where is the football team the Broncos from?
Daintree Forest (Australia)
Where would you find the world's most ancient forest?
The Beatles
Which band produced the hit song "Yellow Submarine"?
Czech Republic
Which country is Prague in?
Winnie the Pooh
Which fictional bear thought he had "very little brain"?
Pennsylvania
Which is the only American state to begin with the letter "p"?
Elephant
Which mammal has the longest gestation period?
Mercury
Which of the planets in our solar system is closest to the sun?
Nebraska
Which state is called The Cornhusker State?
clockwise
Which way do fans rotate?
towards bottom right
Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
Thomas Edison
Who averaged one patent for every three weeks of his life?
Spider-Man
Who is Peter Parker's secret identity?
Katniss Everdeen
Who is the main character in The Hunger Games?
Jennifer Aniston
Who played Rachel Green in Friends?
Pink Floyd
Who recorded the album Dark Side Of the Moon?
Sitting Bull
Who was billed as the "Killer of Custer" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?
George Washington
Who was the first President of the United States?
Amelia Earheart
Who was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Neil Armstrong
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Madeline Albright
Who was the first woman US Secretary of State?
JK Rowling
Who wrote the Harry Potter series?
Roosevelt
Whose face is on a dime?
the Dark Knight
what is Batman's nickname?
