Question: What creature can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light?
Answer: Goldfish
Interesting Fact: The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light. The goldfish was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated and is still one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish and water garden fish. A relatively small member of the carp family, the goldfish is a domesticated version of a dark-gray/brown carp native to East Asia. It was first domesticated in China and introduced to Europe in the late 17th century.
Goldfish may grow to a maximum length of 23 inches and a maximum weight of 9.9 pounds. The oldest recorded goldfish lived to 49 years, but most household goldfish generally live only six to eight years. A group of goldfish is known as a troubling.
Question: Do rocks grow?
Answer: Some do
Interesting Fact: Some rocks do grow. Rocks called iron-manganese crusts grow on mountains under the sea. The crusts precipitate material slowly from seawater, growing about 1 millimeter every million years. The same rate your fingernails grow every two weeks.
Question: Who invented masking tape?
Answer: Richard G. Drew for 3M
Interesting Fact: Masking tape was invented in 1925 by 3M employee Richard Drew. Drew observed auto-body workers growing frustrated when they removed butcher paper they had taped to cars they were painting. The strong adhesive on the tape peeled off some of the paint they had just applied. Touching up the damaged areas increased their costs. Drew realized the need for tape with a more gentle adhesive.
Question: Are mole's blind?
Answer: Nearly
Interesting Fact: Since moles live in underground tunnels, which they burrow, or dig, themselves, they have no need to see well. Their eyes are small, and a layer of fur and skin droops over them. Moles can be found in North America, Europe and Asia. They eat small invertebrate animals living underground. Male moles are called boars; females are called sows. A group of moles is called a labor.
Question: What percent of the body's energy does the human brain use?
Answer: 20 percent
Interesting Fact: The mature brain consumes some 20% of the energy used by the body, while the developing brain of an infant consumes around 60%.
Question: Big dinosaurs gulped these objects to aid with digestion?
Answer: Stones
Interesting Fact: Gastroliths, also known as stomach stones or gizzard stones, are rocks, which are or have been held inside the digestive tract of an animal. Among living vertebrates, gastroliths are common among herbivorous birds, crocodiles, alligators, seals and sea lions. Domestic fowl, for instance, require access to 'grit', for the purpose of food-grinding. Gastroliths are retained in the very muscular gizzard and serve the masticatory function of teeth, in an animal without suitable grinding teeth. The grain size of the gastrolith depends upon the size of the animal and its special needs. Particles as small as sand and stones the size of cobbles or greater have been found. Some extinct animals, such as sauropod dinosaurs, appear to have used stones to grind tough plant matter. Gastroliths have only rarely been found in association with fossils of theropod dinosaurs and a trituration of their food with the stones is not plausible. Aquatic animals, such as plesiosaurs, may have used them as ballast, to help balance themselves or to decrease their buoyancy, as crocodiles do. More research is needed, to understand the function of the stones in aquatic animals. While some fossil gastroliths are rounded and polished, many stones in living birds are not polished at all. Gastroliths associated with dinosaur fossils can be several kilograms in weight. Stones swallowed by ostriches can also reach a length of more than 10 cm.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
General Knowledge Quiz Questions From The QuizQueen
Question: What is a blue moon?
Answer: Second full moon in a calendar month
Interesting Fact: 'Once in a Blue Moon' is a common way of saying not very often, but what exactly is a Blue Moon? According to the popular definition, it is the second Full Moon to occur in a single calendar month. The average interval between Full Moons is about 29.5 days, while the length of an average month is roughly 30.5 days. This makes it very unlikely that any given month will contain two Full Moons, though it does sometimes happen. On average, there will be 41 months that have two Full Moons in every century, so you could say that once in a Blue Moon actually means once every two-and-a-half years.
Question: Where was chess invented?
Answer: India
Interesting Fact: The invention of Chess has been attributed to the Indians by the Persians. Abu al-Hasan 'Ali al-Mas'udi, an early Islam historian, provided scholarly details of the game as it was played in India and Persia. He details the use of chess as a tool for warfare strategy, mathematical calculations, gambling and even its vague association with astronomy. Mas'udi notes that Ivory was chiefly used for the production of chess and backgammon pieces, and asserts that the game was introduced from India to Persia along with the book Kelileh va Demneh during the reign of Persian emperor Anushirwan.
Question: What was Gatorade named for?
Answer: University of Florida Gators football team
Interesting Fact: Gatorade was created by Drs. Robert Cade, Mandel Dequesada, Alex DeQuesada, Dana Shires and Jim Free at the University of Florida in 1965 for the school’s football team and named after the university’s athletic nickname, the Gators. Cade entered into an agreement with the Indianapolis-based fruit and vegetable canning company Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. (S-VC) to produce the product, which he had already patented.
Question: Why do whales spout?
Answer: To Breath
Interesting Fact: All whales have to surface to breath and when they exhale they produce a "spout" of moist, warm air from blowholes on the top of their heads. The different whale species can be distinguished by the size and shape of their spout.
Question: Who thought of Daylight Savings Time?
Answer: William Willett
Interesting Fact: Traditionally, Americans adjusted their hours to fit changes in daylight. Farmers, as well as railroads, steamship lines, shops, and factories changed their hours of operation seasonally. These seasonal schedules declined after American railroads implemented standard time zones in 1883. In 1907, an English builder and golfer named William Willett proposed the basic outline of what became daylight saving time. His plan found ready ears in the United States.
Question: What is the longest insect?
Answer: Giant Stick Insect
Interesting Fact: Giant stick insects are some of the longest insects in the world. In fact, the longest insect on record is a stick insect of the species Pharnacia kirbyi, found living in the rainforests of Borneo, and it can grow up to 20 inches long.
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Answer: Second full moon in a calendar month
Interesting Fact: 'Once in a Blue Moon' is a common way of saying not very often, but what exactly is a Blue Moon? According to the popular definition, it is the second Full Moon to occur in a single calendar month. The average interval between Full Moons is about 29.5 days, while the length of an average month is roughly 30.5 days. This makes it very unlikely that any given month will contain two Full Moons, though it does sometimes happen. On average, there will be 41 months that have two Full Moons in every century, so you could say that once in a Blue Moon actually means once every two-and-a-half years.
Question: Where was chess invented?
Answer: India
Interesting Fact: The invention of Chess has been attributed to the Indians by the Persians. Abu al-Hasan 'Ali al-Mas'udi, an early Islam historian, provided scholarly details of the game as it was played in India and Persia. He details the use of chess as a tool for warfare strategy, mathematical calculations, gambling and even its vague association with astronomy. Mas'udi notes that Ivory was chiefly used for the production of chess and backgammon pieces, and asserts that the game was introduced from India to Persia along with the book Kelileh va Demneh during the reign of Persian emperor Anushirwan.
Question: What was Gatorade named for?
Answer: University of Florida Gators football team
Interesting Fact: Gatorade was created by Drs. Robert Cade, Mandel Dequesada, Alex DeQuesada, Dana Shires and Jim Free at the University of Florida in 1965 for the school’s football team and named after the university’s athletic nickname, the Gators. Cade entered into an agreement with the Indianapolis-based fruit and vegetable canning company Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. (S-VC) to produce the product, which he had already patented.
Question: Why do whales spout?
Answer: To Breath
Interesting Fact: All whales have to surface to breath and when they exhale they produce a "spout" of moist, warm air from blowholes on the top of their heads. The different whale species can be distinguished by the size and shape of their spout.
Question: Who thought of Daylight Savings Time?
Answer: William Willett
Interesting Fact: Traditionally, Americans adjusted their hours to fit changes in daylight. Farmers, as well as railroads, steamship lines, shops, and factories changed their hours of operation seasonally. These seasonal schedules declined after American railroads implemented standard time zones in 1883. In 1907, an English builder and golfer named William Willett proposed the basic outline of what became daylight saving time. His plan found ready ears in the United States.
Question: What is the longest insect?
Answer: Giant Stick Insect
Interesting Fact: Giant stick insects are some of the longest insects in the world. In fact, the longest insect on record is a stick insect of the species Pharnacia kirbyi, found living in the rainforests of Borneo, and it can grow up to 20 inches long.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
General Knowledge Quiz Questions From Fun Trivia
Question: Who were ziggurats?
Answer: Stepped towers or temple towers
Interesting Fact: A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
Question: Who wrote Bambi?
Answer: Siegmund Salzmann aka Felix Salten
Interesting Fact: Bambi, ein Leben im Walde (Bambi, A Life in the Woods) is a book by Felix Salten, first printed in 1923. Bambi is the name of the main character, a male roe deer beginning life as a fawn, then an adolescent spike, and finally a buck. Felix Salten was the pen-name of Siegmund Salzmann, who was born in Budapest, Hungary but grew up in Vienna, Austria. The book was translated from German into English by Whittaker Chambers, who needed to supplement his income while working at a Communist newspaper. Felix Salten wrote a sequel, entitled Bambi's Children.
Question: What percent of its life does an albatross spend gliding?
Answer: 90 percent
Interesting Fact: Albatrosses are among the most spectacular gliders of all birds; in windy weather they can stay aloft for hours without flapping their wings. They drink seawater and usually eat squid. Albatrosses come ashore only to breed, in colonies typically established on remote oceanic islands. Adults of common species attain wingspans of 7 – 11 feet. Albatrosses live long and may be among the few birds to die of old age. They were once held in awe by seamen, who held that killing one would bring bad luck.
Question: What is the world?s smallest primate?
Answer: lesser mouse lemur
Interesting Fact: These are 1 ounce in size and are nocturnal, with correspondingly large eyes, and essentially arboreal, with relatively long tails. The tarsal bones in the heel region of the foot are mildly elongated. The fur is dense and woolly in all species. As a general rule, species inhabiting the eastern rainforest tend to be rufous (reddish brown) in dorsal coloration, while those living in the dryer forests in the west are grayer. In all species, the ventral fur is considerably lighter and varies from white through cream to yellowish brown. The external ears (pinnae) are relatively large and, in some species, very conspicuous.
Question: In September 1925 what safety feature was added to London streets?
Answer: White lines to mark the center of the road
Interesting Fact: The idea of painting a centre white line was first experimented in 1921 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. Following complaints by residents over reckless driving and several collisions, the Sutton Coldfield Corporation decided to paint the line on Maney Corner in the area of Maney.
Question: How many different kinds of animals are represented in animal crackers?
Answer: 37
Interesting Fact: Animal shaped crackers, first produced in 1902 by National Biscuit Co. as Barnum's animal crackers.
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Answer: Stepped towers or temple towers
Interesting Fact: A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
Question: Who wrote Bambi?
Answer: Siegmund Salzmann aka Felix Salten
Interesting Fact: Bambi, ein Leben im Walde (Bambi, A Life in the Woods) is a book by Felix Salten, first printed in 1923. Bambi is the name of the main character, a male roe deer beginning life as a fawn, then an adolescent spike, and finally a buck. Felix Salten was the pen-name of Siegmund Salzmann, who was born in Budapest, Hungary but grew up in Vienna, Austria. The book was translated from German into English by Whittaker Chambers, who needed to supplement his income while working at a Communist newspaper. Felix Salten wrote a sequel, entitled Bambi's Children.
Question: What percent of its life does an albatross spend gliding?
Answer: 90 percent
Interesting Fact: Albatrosses are among the most spectacular gliders of all birds; in windy weather they can stay aloft for hours without flapping their wings. They drink seawater and usually eat squid. Albatrosses come ashore only to breed, in colonies typically established on remote oceanic islands. Adults of common species attain wingspans of 7 – 11 feet. Albatrosses live long and may be among the few birds to die of old age. They were once held in awe by seamen, who held that killing one would bring bad luck.
Question: What is the world?s smallest primate?
Answer: lesser mouse lemur
Interesting Fact: These are 1 ounce in size and are nocturnal, with correspondingly large eyes, and essentially arboreal, with relatively long tails. The tarsal bones in the heel region of the foot are mildly elongated. The fur is dense and woolly in all species. As a general rule, species inhabiting the eastern rainforest tend to be rufous (reddish brown) in dorsal coloration, while those living in the dryer forests in the west are grayer. In all species, the ventral fur is considerably lighter and varies from white through cream to yellowish brown. The external ears (pinnae) are relatively large and, in some species, very conspicuous.
Question: In September 1925 what safety feature was added to London streets?
Answer: White lines to mark the center of the road
Interesting Fact: The idea of painting a centre white line was first experimented in 1921 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. Following complaints by residents over reckless driving and several collisions, the Sutton Coldfield Corporation decided to paint the line on Maney Corner in the area of Maney.
Question: How many different kinds of animals are represented in animal crackers?
Answer: 37
Interesting Fact: Animal shaped crackers, first produced in 1902 by National Biscuit Co. as Barnum's animal crackers.
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Interesting Facts By Trivial Topics
Question: What was the first animal to fly in a manmade device?
Answer: If you answered a sheep, duck, rooster or dog you were right!
Interesting Fact: A dog was the first in space and a sheep, a duck and a rooster the first to fly in a hot air balloon.
Question: What is the fastest creature in the sea?
Answer: Sailfish
Interesting Fact: The fastest fish is the Cosmopolitan Sailfish. It swims at about 109kms an hour! Sailfish are found in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with different scientific names assigned to the fish in either ocean (Pacific - Istiophorus albicans; Atlantic - Istiophorus platypterus). However, scientists now believe that these fish are actually the same species, the only difference being the ocean in which they live and their size - the Pacific ocean sailfish tend to grow significantly larger (up to 10 feet).
Question: What is the wettest place in the world?
Answer: Cherrapunji, India
Interesting Fact: It's ironic that the wettest place in the world manages to thirst for water each winter when no rain falls at all for months at a time. The type of weather phenomenon that brings so much rain to this part of the world is called the monsoons. Monsoons are seasonal winds that blow from one direction for approximately six months, bringing torrential rains, and then blow from the opposite direction for the remaining six months, during which little rain falls.
Question: What was the original meaning of third world?
Answer: Less developed countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America
Interesting Fact: The Third World is a term used, along with First World and Second World, to broadly categorise the nations of the Earth to three social, political, and economic divisions. Economist Alfred Sauvy coined the term Third World in referring to countries currently called either "developing" or "under-developed", especially in Latin America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia, that were unaligned with either the Communist Soviet bloc or the Capitalist NATO bloc during the Cold War (1945–1989). Today, Third World is synonymous with all countries in the developing world, regardless of their political status.
Question: Who invented the Frisbee?
Answer: Walter Fredrick Morrison
Interesting Fact:The Frisbie Baking Company (1871-1958) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, made pies that were sold to many New England colleges. Hungry college students soon discovered that the empty pie tins could be tossed and caught, providing endless hours of game and sport. In 1948, a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter Frederick Morrison invented a plastic version of the Frisbie that could fly further and with better accuracy than a tin pie plate. Morrison produced a plastic Frisbie called the Pluto Platter, to cash in on the growing popularity of UFOs with the American public. The Pluto Platter has become the basic design for all Frisbies. The outer third of the Frisbie disc is called the 'Morrison Slope', listed in the patent. Rich Knerr and A.K. 'Spud' Melin were the owners of a new toy company called 'Wham-O' which marketed the Hula-Hoop, Super Ball and Water Wiggle. They convinced Morrison to sell them the rights to his design. Morrison received over one million dollars in royalties for his invention.
Question: Which is our nearest star? (after the sun)
Answer: Proxima Centauri
Interesting Fact: Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one-tenth the mass of the sun, which accounts for its low surface temperature. It is possibly an outlying member of the triple alpha Centauri system just a few light days closer to us than the other, much brighter stars in the group.
Question: Where did Hershey kisses get their name?
Answer: From the machine “kissing” the conveyor belt
Interesting Fact: Hershey kisses were first introduced in 1907. While it's not known exactly how Hershey kisses got their name, it is a popular theory that the candy was named for the sound or motion of the chocolate being deposited during the manufacturing process.
Question: What color must gondolas in Venice, Italy, be painted?
Answer: Black
Interesting Fact: During the black plague all gondolas were painted black to signify morning of the dead.Before that time they were painted all colors.
Question: What are the origins of the word "testify"?
Answer: Men swore in Roman courts by swearing on their testicles
Interesting Fact: The origins of the word testimony and testify are closely related to that of testis. Some historians believe that the Romans placed their right hands on their testicles and swore by them before giving a testimony. This is part of the reasons that eunuchs and women weren't allowed to testify in in court. It is documented Roman law though that no man could bear witness unless he possessed both testes.
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Answer: If you answered a sheep, duck, rooster or dog you were right!
Interesting Fact: A dog was the first in space and a sheep, a duck and a rooster the first to fly in a hot air balloon.
Question: What is the fastest creature in the sea?
Answer: Sailfish
Interesting Fact: The fastest fish is the Cosmopolitan Sailfish. It swims at about 109kms an hour! Sailfish are found in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with different scientific names assigned to the fish in either ocean (Pacific - Istiophorus albicans; Atlantic - Istiophorus platypterus). However, scientists now believe that these fish are actually the same species, the only difference being the ocean in which they live and their size - the Pacific ocean sailfish tend to grow significantly larger (up to 10 feet).
Question: What is the wettest place in the world?
Answer: Cherrapunji, India
Interesting Fact: It's ironic that the wettest place in the world manages to thirst for water each winter when no rain falls at all for months at a time. The type of weather phenomenon that brings so much rain to this part of the world is called the monsoons. Monsoons are seasonal winds that blow from one direction for approximately six months, bringing torrential rains, and then blow from the opposite direction for the remaining six months, during which little rain falls.
Question: What was the original meaning of third world?
Answer: Less developed countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America
Interesting Fact: The Third World is a term used, along with First World and Second World, to broadly categorise the nations of the Earth to three social, political, and economic divisions. Economist Alfred Sauvy coined the term Third World in referring to countries currently called either "developing" or "under-developed", especially in Latin America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia, that were unaligned with either the Communist Soviet bloc or the Capitalist NATO bloc during the Cold War (1945–1989). Today, Third World is synonymous with all countries in the developing world, regardless of their political status.
Question: Who invented the Frisbee?
Answer: Walter Fredrick Morrison
Interesting Fact:The Frisbie Baking Company (1871-1958) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, made pies that were sold to many New England colleges. Hungry college students soon discovered that the empty pie tins could be tossed and caught, providing endless hours of game and sport. In 1948, a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter Frederick Morrison invented a plastic version of the Frisbie that could fly further and with better accuracy than a tin pie plate. Morrison produced a plastic Frisbie called the Pluto Platter, to cash in on the growing popularity of UFOs with the American public. The Pluto Platter has become the basic design for all Frisbies. The outer third of the Frisbie disc is called the 'Morrison Slope', listed in the patent. Rich Knerr and A.K. 'Spud' Melin were the owners of a new toy company called 'Wham-O' which marketed the Hula-Hoop, Super Ball and Water Wiggle. They convinced Morrison to sell them the rights to his design. Morrison received over one million dollars in royalties for his invention.
Question: Which is our nearest star? (after the sun)
Answer: Proxima Centauri
Interesting Fact: Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one-tenth the mass of the sun, which accounts for its low surface temperature. It is possibly an outlying member of the triple alpha Centauri system just a few light days closer to us than the other, much brighter stars in the group.
Question: Where did Hershey kisses get their name?
Answer: From the machine “kissing” the conveyor belt
Interesting Fact: Hershey kisses were first introduced in 1907. While it's not known exactly how Hershey kisses got their name, it is a popular theory that the candy was named for the sound or motion of the chocolate being deposited during the manufacturing process.
Question: What color must gondolas in Venice, Italy, be painted?
Answer: Black
Interesting Fact: During the black plague all gondolas were painted black to signify morning of the dead.Before that time they were painted all colors.
Question: What are the origins of the word "testify"?
Answer: Men swore in Roman courts by swearing on their testicles
Interesting Fact: The origins of the word testimony and testify are closely related to that of testis. Some historians believe that the Romans placed their right hands on their testicles and swore by them before giving a testimony. This is part of the reasons that eunuchs and women weren't allowed to testify in in court. It is documented Roman law though that no man could bear witness unless he possessed both testes.
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Free Trivia Questions From Fun Trivia
Question: What is the heaviest snake?
Answer: Anaconda
Interesting Fact: There is a lot of controversy over which snake holds the world's record for massive size. The dimensions that have earned the anaconda the title of king is its total body mass or weight. While the Asiatic Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) holds the world's record for length of a snake, with the longest ever measured at 33 feet, the girth of the anaconda is far bigger. Anacondas in the jungles of South America can grow as big around as a grown man!
Question: Who first patented chewing gum?
Answer: Amos Tyler
Interesting Fact: On July 27, 1869, Amos Tyler received the first patent in the United States for chewing gum. Although chewing gum had existed for thousands of years, Tyler, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, was the first person to patent it in the United States. Tyler's gum consisted of white rosin and olive oil, which he heated and mixed thoroughly. After the mixture cooled, it had a white color. Then, Tyler cut his product into sticks and packaged each strip individually. There is no evidence that Tyler ever sold his gum commercially, although he probably at least had a local market for it in Toledo.
Question: When did the Peanuts comic strip first include Snoopy?
Answer: Oct. 4, 1950
Interesting Fact: Originally a minor figure, Snoopy grew to become the strip's best-known character. His quirks were famous: sleeping on top of his doghouse, pretending he was a WWI airplane pilot or Foreign Legionnaire (in costume), showing the ropes to his bird friend, Woodstock, and even playing shortstop on Charlie Brown's sandlot baseball team.
Question: Who discovered aspirin?
Answer: Edmund Stone
Interesting Fact: The compound from which the active ingredient in aspirin was first derived, salicylic acid, was found in the bark of a willow tree in 1763 by Reverend Edmund Stone of Chipping-Norton, England. (The bark from the willow tree—Salix Alba—contains high levels of salicin, the glycoside of salicylic acid.) Earlier accounts indicate that Hippocrates of ancient Greece used willow leaves for the same purpose—to reduce fever and relieve the aches of a variety of illnesses.
Question: How did junk email come to be known as Spam?
Answer: Monty Python “spam” skit
Interesting Fact: Yes, Monty Python and not that mysterious meat product we usually associate with that word. In this popular skit by the British comedy troupe Monty Python, a group of Vikings dining in a restaurant sing "Spam, spam, spam" repeatedly, annoying the other patrons and making conversation difficult. Gee, wonder what that has in common with junk email?
Question: How long is a Giant Anteater's tongue?
Answer: 23 inches
Interesting Fact: The great anteater, or ant bear (Myrmecophaga), has an elongated, almost cylindrical head and snout, a long sticky tongue, a coarse-haired body about 4 feet long, and a long, broad tail. The large, sharp claws on the forefeet are weapons of defense and are used to open the hard earth mounds of termites and ants, which are then picked up on the saliva-coated tongue. The tongue extends to a length of nearly 2 feet.
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Answer: Anaconda
Interesting Fact: There is a lot of controversy over which snake holds the world's record for massive size. The dimensions that have earned the anaconda the title of king is its total body mass or weight. While the Asiatic Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) holds the world's record for length of a snake, with the longest ever measured at 33 feet, the girth of the anaconda is far bigger. Anacondas in the jungles of South America can grow as big around as a grown man!
Question: Who first patented chewing gum?
Answer: Amos Tyler
Interesting Fact: On July 27, 1869, Amos Tyler received the first patent in the United States for chewing gum. Although chewing gum had existed for thousands of years, Tyler, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, was the first person to patent it in the United States. Tyler's gum consisted of white rosin and olive oil, which he heated and mixed thoroughly. After the mixture cooled, it had a white color. Then, Tyler cut his product into sticks and packaged each strip individually. There is no evidence that Tyler ever sold his gum commercially, although he probably at least had a local market for it in Toledo.
Question: When did the Peanuts comic strip first include Snoopy?
Answer: Oct. 4, 1950
Interesting Fact: Originally a minor figure, Snoopy grew to become the strip's best-known character. His quirks were famous: sleeping on top of his doghouse, pretending he was a WWI airplane pilot or Foreign Legionnaire (in costume), showing the ropes to his bird friend, Woodstock, and even playing shortstop on Charlie Brown's sandlot baseball team.
Question: Who discovered aspirin?
Answer: Edmund Stone
Interesting Fact: The compound from which the active ingredient in aspirin was first derived, salicylic acid, was found in the bark of a willow tree in 1763 by Reverend Edmund Stone of Chipping-Norton, England. (The bark from the willow tree—Salix Alba—contains high levels of salicin, the glycoside of salicylic acid.) Earlier accounts indicate that Hippocrates of ancient Greece used willow leaves for the same purpose—to reduce fever and relieve the aches of a variety of illnesses.
Question: How did junk email come to be known as Spam?
Answer: Monty Python “spam” skit
Interesting Fact: Yes, Monty Python and not that mysterious meat product we usually associate with that word. In this popular skit by the British comedy troupe Monty Python, a group of Vikings dining in a restaurant sing "Spam, spam, spam" repeatedly, annoying the other patrons and making conversation difficult. Gee, wonder what that has in common with junk email?
Question: How long is a Giant Anteater's tongue?
Answer: 23 inches
Interesting Fact: The great anteater, or ant bear (Myrmecophaga), has an elongated, almost cylindrical head and snout, a long sticky tongue, a coarse-haired body about 4 feet long, and a long, broad tail. The large, sharp claws on the forefeet are weapons of defense and are used to open the hard earth mounds of termites and ants, which are then picked up on the saliva-coated tongue. The tongue extends to a length of nearly 2 feet.
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Interesting Facts From Trivial Topics
Question: How do honey bees communicate?
Answer: Dance
Interesting Fact: The ability of honeybees to communicate direction and distance from the hive to nectar sources through dance "language" has received widespread attention. In 1973, Karl von Frisch received a Nobel Prize for deciphering the language.
Question: What is the deepest lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Baikal
Interesting Fact: Lake Bakail is not only deepest lake in the world; it is also the oldest and most voluminous in the entire world! It lies in Southern Siberia in Russia between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and Buryatia to the southeast near the city of Irkutsk.
Question: Who invented blue jeans?
Answer: Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss
Interesting Fact: Levi Strauss invent blue jeans?
For Profit: Levi Strauss ran a successful dry goods business in San Francisco.
One of his customers was a tailor named Jacob Davis who hit upon the idea of putting metal rivets at the points of strain, such as on the pocket corners and at the base of the button fly, to prevent his workman customers from ripping out their pockets. The riveted pants were a hit with his customers and so he worried that someone might steal the idea. But he didn't have the $68 necessary to file a patent. Levi Strauss saw the potential for this new product and agreed to partner with Davis. On May 20, 1873, the two men received patent no.139,121 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. That day is now considered to be the official "birthday" of blue jeans.
Question: Where did Legos originate?
Answer: Denmark
Interesting Fact: Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, began producing miniature versions of his products as design aids. These miniatures then inspired him to begin producing toys. It was in 1934 that the company name Lego was coined. A staff contest, offering a bottle of homemade wine as a prize, resulted in "Lego", a self-made contraction from the Danish phrase leg godt, meaning "play well." Later the Lego Group discovered that "Lego" can be loosely interpreted as "I put together" or "I assemble" in Latin. It was not until the 1947 that the Lego company first investigated selling interlocking plastic bricks.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Shanghai, China
Interesting Fact: Shanghai, China, is the largest city in the world with its population of 13.3 million within the recognized city limits. The largest metropolitan area is Toyko, Japan, at 31.2 million.
Question: How many teeth do elephants have?
Answer: Four
Interesting Fact: Their tusks (or for Asian females, tushes) are the incisive. Behind are the molars, flat and "mill-like", one in each upper and lower jaw, making a total of four. Most mammals have a set of baby teeth that eventually fall out and are replaced by adult teeth, which they keep for their entire lives. Elephants are different, however. They go through six sets of large, brick-like teeth that grow in at the back of their mouths and slowly move to the front as they are worn down. The teeth then fall out and are replaced by fresh ones.
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Answer: Dance
Interesting Fact: The ability of honeybees to communicate direction and distance from the hive to nectar sources through dance "language" has received widespread attention. In 1973, Karl von Frisch received a Nobel Prize for deciphering the language.
Question: What is the deepest lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Baikal
Interesting Fact: Lake Bakail is not only deepest lake in the world; it is also the oldest and most voluminous in the entire world! It lies in Southern Siberia in Russia between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and Buryatia to the southeast near the city of Irkutsk.
Question: Who invented blue jeans?
Answer: Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss
Interesting Fact: Levi Strauss invent blue jeans?
For Profit: Levi Strauss ran a successful dry goods business in San Francisco.
One of his customers was a tailor named Jacob Davis who hit upon the idea of putting metal rivets at the points of strain, such as on the pocket corners and at the base of the button fly, to prevent his workman customers from ripping out their pockets. The riveted pants were a hit with his customers and so he worried that someone might steal the idea. But he didn't have the $68 necessary to file a patent. Levi Strauss saw the potential for this new product and agreed to partner with Davis. On May 20, 1873, the two men received patent no.139,121 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. That day is now considered to be the official "birthday" of blue jeans.
Question: Where did Legos originate?
Answer: Denmark
Interesting Fact: Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, began producing miniature versions of his products as design aids. These miniatures then inspired him to begin producing toys. It was in 1934 that the company name Lego was coined. A staff contest, offering a bottle of homemade wine as a prize, resulted in "Lego", a self-made contraction from the Danish phrase leg godt, meaning "play well." Later the Lego Group discovered that "Lego" can be loosely interpreted as "I put together" or "I assemble" in Latin. It was not until the 1947 that the Lego company first investigated selling interlocking plastic bricks.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Shanghai, China
Interesting Fact: Shanghai, China, is the largest city in the world with its population of 13.3 million within the recognized city limits. The largest metropolitan area is Toyko, Japan, at 31.2 million.
Question: How many teeth do elephants have?
Answer: Four
Interesting Fact: Their tusks (or for Asian females, tushes) are the incisive. Behind are the molars, flat and "mill-like", one in each upper and lower jaw, making a total of four. Most mammals have a set of baby teeth that eventually fall out and are replaced by adult teeth, which they keep for their entire lives. Elephants are different, however. They go through six sets of large, brick-like teeth that grow in at the back of their mouths and slowly move to the front as they are worn down. The teeth then fall out and are replaced by fresh ones.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Alaskan Adventure Trivia Questions And Answers
1. Which state is the largest in the union?
A. Alaska
B. Texas
C. California
D. Hawaii
A. Alaska
TOPICS: That’s with a land area of 570,374 square miles!
2. What is Alaska’s position relative to the United States?
A. It lies along the northern boundary of the 50 contiguous states
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
C. It is an island like Hawaii
D. It lies in the exact center of mainland United States
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
TOPICS: Gosh, I certainly hope no North Americans guessed it lies in the exact center of the U.S.!
3. In 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Union. What state was it?
A. 50th
B. 49th
C. 40th
D. 1st
B. 49th
TOPICS: It was admitted as the 49th state in 1959
4. Who did the United States buy Alaska from in 1867?
A. Spain
B. Britain
C. France
D. Russia
D. Russia
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. At different times, the Russians, the Spanish, the British, and the French all tried to lay claim to part or all of Alaska.
5. What is the capital of Alaska?
A. Anchorage
B. Sitka
C. Juneau
D. Nome
C. Juneau
TOPICS: Juneau is the capital and Anchorage the largest city. There are plans to move the capital to Willow, near Anchorage.
6. When the Alaskan territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 it was known as Seward’s Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase). What changed that perception?
A. Gold
B. Fur
C. World War II
D. Free land
A. Gold
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800's.
7. Who originally discovered Alaska?
A. Russians
B. Danes
C. Siberians
D. English
C. Siberians
TOPICS: Experts agree that America was discovered by Siberian hunters, ancestors of most of the present-day Native Americans, who were following Ice Age mammals into Alaska.
8. The name Alaska is believed to be derived from an Aleut word meaning…
A. Cold
B. Light
C. Dark
D. Mainland
D. Mainland
TOPICS: The name Alaska is probably derived from an Aleut word meaning “mainland.”
9. Of the major volcanoes active during the 20th century in North America, how many were located in Alaska?
A. 0
B. 7
C. 27
D. 100
B. 7
TOPICS: That’s right, there are volcanoes in Alaska! It seems the Alaska Range is full of them.
10. What is a bidarka?
A. A kayak
B. A sled
C. A dog
D. An alcoholic drink
A. A kayak
TOPICS: A one- or two-hole kayak used by the Aleut and various Alaskan Eskimo groups.
11. When was the first Idiatrod Trail Sled Race run?
A. 1888
B. 1901
C. 1956
D. 1973
D. 1973
TOPICS: The inaugural Idiatrod Trail Sled Race was won by Alaskan Dick Wilmarth, who covered the 1,158 mile course from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in 20 days 49 min 41 sec.
12. The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, in Alaska covers an area larger than what state?
A. Rhode Island
B. New York
C. Kentucky
D. Texas
A. Rhode Island
TOPICS: The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, covers an area larger than Rhode Island.
13. After the United States acquired Alaska how was it governed?
A. The law of the wild
B. Frontier law
C. Military rule
D. Civil law
C. Military rule
TOPICS: General Jefferson C. Davis, the U.S. Army commander in Alaska, became the virtual ruler of the new acquisition. Congress extended the laws governing commerce and navigation to Alaska and prohibited the importation, manufacture, and sale of liquor. Nothing was done to establish a civil government, and for 17 years, until 1884, Alaska remained under military rule.
14. Alaska was organized as a territory on Aug. 24, 1912, but when did it enter the union?
A. Aug. 25, 1912
B. Jan. 1, 1913
C. Aug. 24, 1913
D. Jan. 3, 1959
D. Jan. 3, 1959
TOPICS: This might be a hard question unless you knew Alaska was one of the last states admitted to the union—49th in fact!
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A. Alaska
B. Texas
C. California
D. Hawaii
A. Alaska
TOPICS: That’s with a land area of 570,374 square miles!
2. What is Alaska’s position relative to the United States?
A. It lies along the northern boundary of the 50 contiguous states
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
C. It is an island like Hawaii
D. It lies in the exact center of mainland United States
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
TOPICS: Gosh, I certainly hope no North Americans guessed it lies in the exact center of the U.S.!
3. In 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Union. What state was it?
A. 50th
B. 49th
C. 40th
D. 1st
B. 49th
TOPICS: It was admitted as the 49th state in 1959
4. Who did the United States buy Alaska from in 1867?
A. Spain
B. Britain
C. France
D. Russia
D. Russia
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. At different times, the Russians, the Spanish, the British, and the French all tried to lay claim to part or all of Alaska.
5. What is the capital of Alaska?
A. Anchorage
B. Sitka
C. Juneau
D. Nome
C. Juneau
TOPICS: Juneau is the capital and Anchorage the largest city. There are plans to move the capital to Willow, near Anchorage.
6. When the Alaskan territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 it was known as Seward’s Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase). What changed that perception?
A. Gold
B. Fur
C. World War II
D. Free land
A. Gold
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800's.
7. Who originally discovered Alaska?
A. Russians
B. Danes
C. Siberians
D. English
C. Siberians
TOPICS: Experts agree that America was discovered by Siberian hunters, ancestors of most of the present-day Native Americans, who were following Ice Age mammals into Alaska.
8. The name Alaska is believed to be derived from an Aleut word meaning…
A. Cold
B. Light
C. Dark
D. Mainland
D. Mainland
TOPICS: The name Alaska is probably derived from an Aleut word meaning “mainland.”
9. Of the major volcanoes active during the 20th century in North America, how many were located in Alaska?
A. 0
B. 7
C. 27
D. 100
B. 7
TOPICS: That’s right, there are volcanoes in Alaska! It seems the Alaska Range is full of them.
10. What is a bidarka?
A. A kayak
B. A sled
C. A dog
D. An alcoholic drink
A. A kayak
TOPICS: A one- or two-hole kayak used by the Aleut and various Alaskan Eskimo groups.
11. When was the first Idiatrod Trail Sled Race run?
A. 1888
B. 1901
C. 1956
D. 1973
D. 1973
TOPICS: The inaugural Idiatrod Trail Sled Race was won by Alaskan Dick Wilmarth, who covered the 1,158 mile course from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in 20 days 49 min 41 sec.
12. The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, in Alaska covers an area larger than what state?
A. Rhode Island
B. New York
C. Kentucky
D. Texas
A. Rhode Island
TOPICS: The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, covers an area larger than Rhode Island.
13. After the United States acquired Alaska how was it governed?
A. The law of the wild
B. Frontier law
C. Military rule
D. Civil law
C. Military rule
TOPICS: General Jefferson C. Davis, the U.S. Army commander in Alaska, became the virtual ruler of the new acquisition. Congress extended the laws governing commerce and navigation to Alaska and prohibited the importation, manufacture, and sale of liquor. Nothing was done to establish a civil government, and for 17 years, until 1884, Alaska remained under military rule.
14. Alaska was organized as a territory on Aug. 24, 1912, but when did it enter the union?
A. Aug. 25, 1912
B. Jan. 1, 1913
C. Aug. 24, 1913
D. Jan. 3, 1959
D. Jan. 3, 1959
TOPICS: This might be a hard question unless you knew Alaska was one of the last states admitted to the union—49th in fact!
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Question: What bird is the longest lived?
Answer: Turkey buzzard
Trivia Teaser: Turkey buzzards have a long life span compared to most other birds; they can live up to 30 years in captivity.
Question: What mammal is the longest lived?
Answer: Human
Trivia Teaser: The mammal with the longest recorded life is man. Some human beings live more than 110 years. After humans, the Asiatic elephant lives the longest; one elephant lived to be 78 years old.
Question: What is the largest continent on earth?
Answer: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Currently, Asia is Earth's largest continent at approximately 17,300,000 square miles (44,806,812 sq km). Africa comes in second at about 11,700,000 square miles (30,300,000 sq km). However, Continental Drift Theory suggests that the continents have moved over the years through the process of plate tectonics. Many geologists believe that, during the Mesozoic era, all of the continents combined to form a supercontinent known as Pangaea which would have dwarfed the largest continent today. It is believed that Pangaea began to break up about 200 million years ago.
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Question: What bird is the longest lived?
Answer: Turkey buzzard
Trivia Teaser: Turkey buzzards have a long life span compared to most other birds; they can live up to 30 years in captivity.
Question: What mammal is the longest lived?
Answer: Human
Trivia Teaser: The mammal with the longest recorded life is man. Some human beings live more than 110 years. After humans, the Asiatic elephant lives the longest; one elephant lived to be 78 years old.
Question: What is the largest continent on earth?
Answer: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Currently, Asia is Earth's largest continent at approximately 17,300,000 square miles (44,806,812 sq km). Africa comes in second at about 11,700,000 square miles (30,300,000 sq km). However, Continental Drift Theory suggests that the continents have moved over the years through the process of plate tectonics. Many geologists believe that, during the Mesozoic era, all of the continents combined to form a supercontinent known as Pangaea which would have dwarfed the largest continent today. It is believed that Pangaea began to break up about 200 million years ago.
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Question: What is the deepest part of the ocean?
Answer: Marianas Trench
Trivia Teaser: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest point in Earth's oceans. The bottom there is 35,840 feet below sea level. If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, were placed at this location it would be covered by over one mile of water. The Challenger Deep is named after the British survey ship Challenger II, which discovered this deepest location in 1951.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Tokyo
Trivia Teaser: Tokyo, Japan, is Japan's capital and the country's largest city as well as the world's largest city with 28,025,000 people living in the metropolitan region. Tokyo is also home to many of the tallest buildings on Earth.
Question: What is the world's most popular single religion?
Answer: Islam
Trivia Teaser: A widespread religion with many countries majority Muslim, particularly in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asian archipelago (except the Philippines and East Timor), Central Asia, North Africa and West Africa.
Question: What is the most intelligent dinosaur?
Answer: Troodon
Trivia Teaser: Troodon had one of the largest known brains of any dinosaur, relative to its body mass (comparable to modern birds). Hence it is believed to have been one of the most intelligent dinosaurs.
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Question: What is the deepest part of the ocean?
Answer: Marianas Trench
Trivia Teaser: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest point in Earth's oceans. The bottom there is 35,840 feet below sea level. If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, were placed at this location it would be covered by over one mile of water. The Challenger Deep is named after the British survey ship Challenger II, which discovered this deepest location in 1951.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Tokyo
Trivia Teaser: Tokyo, Japan, is Japan's capital and the country's largest city as well as the world's largest city with 28,025,000 people living in the metropolitan region. Tokyo is also home to many of the tallest buildings on Earth.
Question: What is the world's most popular single religion?
Answer: Islam
Trivia Teaser: A widespread religion with many countries majority Muslim, particularly in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asian archipelago (except the Philippines and East Timor), Central Asia, North Africa and West Africa.
Question: What is the most intelligent dinosaur?
Answer: Troodon
Trivia Teaser: Troodon had one of the largest known brains of any dinosaur, relative to its body mass (comparable to modern birds). Hence it is believed to have been one of the most intelligent dinosaurs.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Loving Free Trivia Questions And Answers
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Question: Which continent is the largest?
Answers: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition. It covers 8.6 percent of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.4 percent of its land area, and it contains more than 60 percent of the world's human population. Australia is the smallest and lowest-lying of the Earth's continents, having a total land area of some 8,560,000 square kilometres.
Question: Name one of the first crops ever cultivated? (there are 3)
Answers: Rice, Millet, or Sorghum
Trivia Teaser: Rice, millet, and sorghum are thought to be the first crops ever cultivated. Rice has been cultivated for over 5000 years. There are thousands of different varieties of rice (Oryza sativa). At the International Rice Research Institute Genetic Resources Center in the Philippines, there are 80,000 rice samples in cold storage. Rice is grown on every continent except Antarctica. The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one, based on similar characteristics and uses. Sorghum originated in the north-east quadrant of Africa and spread from there throughout Africa and into India. In 1994, sorghum ranked fifth among the most important cereal crops of the world after wheat, rice, maize, and barley in both total area planted and production.
Question: What is the longest river in the world?
Answers: Nile
Trivia Teaser: The longest river in the world is the Nile River at 4,157 miles long. The Nile is located in northeastern Africa, originating from tributaries of Lake Victoria, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Question: Which continent is the largest?
Answers: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition. It covers 8.6 percent of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.4 percent of its land area, and it contains more than 60 percent of the world's human population. Australia is the smallest and lowest-lying of the Earth's continents, having a total land area of some 8,560,000 square kilometres.
Question: Name one of the first crops ever cultivated? (there are 3)
Answers: Rice, Millet, or Sorghum
Trivia Teaser: Rice, millet, and sorghum are thought to be the first crops ever cultivated. Rice has been cultivated for over 5000 years. There are thousands of different varieties of rice (Oryza sativa). At the International Rice Research Institute Genetic Resources Center in the Philippines, there are 80,000 rice samples in cold storage. Rice is grown on every continent except Antarctica. The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one, based on similar characteristics and uses. Sorghum originated in the north-east quadrant of Africa and spread from there throughout Africa and into India. In 1994, sorghum ranked fifth among the most important cereal crops of the world after wheat, rice, maize, and barley in both total area planted and production.
Question: What is the longest river in the world?
Answers: Nile
Trivia Teaser: The longest river in the world is the Nile River at 4,157 miles long. The Nile is located in northeastern Africa, originating from tributaries of Lake Victoria, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Friday, November 09, 2007
African Safari Trivia Questions And Answers
1. Where are lions still found in the wild?
A. Africa south of the Sahara Desert
B. Northwest India
C. Both A and B
D. The zoo
C. Both A and B
TOPICS: Today, lions are found in the wild in only two places on earth. About 100,000 lions survive in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Another 300 lions, called Asian lions, live in a reserve called the Gîr National Park and Lion Sanctuary in northwest India.
2. Elephants are the largest land animals and among the longest-lived. How long does the average elephant live?
A. 100 years
B. 60 years
C. 40 years
D. 20 years
B. 60 years
TOPICS: Highly intelligent and strong, elephants are the largest land animals and are among the longest-lived, with life spans of 60 years or more. Healthy, full-grown elephants have no natural enemies other than humans.
3. Apes are highly intelligent primates. How many species of ape are there?
A. 2
B. 13
C. 202
D. 313
B. 13
TOPICS: An ape is any of 13 species including chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans. Apes are sometimes confused with monkeys, but unlike their smaller primate counterparts, apes do not have tails and their arms are usually longer than their legs. Apes live in tropical woodlands and forests of Africa and Asia.
4. Hippopotamuses are often called river horses for what trait?
A. They are horses that only graze with a river in sight
B. They are horses who choose to spend most days in water
C. They can breathe underwater thanks to the gills behind their ears
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
TOPICS: Hippopotamuses actually resemble pigs more than horses. They have large heads with small eyes and small ears; their nostrils, surrounded by sparse, bristly hairs, are equipped with special flaps that close down when the animal goes underwater.
5. Great apes have well-developed brains and are among the most intelligent of all animals. What trait do they demonstrate that we thought only humans possess?
A. Creating Haiku poetry
B. Making alcoholic beverages
C. Space travel
D. Making tools
D. Making tools
TOPICS: In the wild, chimpanzees and orangutans are known to make simple tools, such as sharpened sticks used to extract insects from holes in tree trunks. Toolmaking involves a preconceived image of what the tool will look like, a visualization ability that is only possible with an advanced brain. Orangutans have even been observed untying knots, working out for themselves the steps necessary to achieve this complex task.
6. Which Zebra trait is NOT true?
A. Zebras can recognize other zebras by the pattern of stripes on their bodies
B. Mountain zebras take a dust bath almost every day
C. Grevy's zebra and the mountain zebra are endangered due to illegal hunting and habitat destruction
D. Larger than a horse
D. Larger than a horse
TOPICS: Zebra, striped mammal native to Africa, smaller in size than the related horse and greatly resembling the wild ass in habit and form, having a short, erect mane, large ears, and a tufted tail. The stripes, which distinguish this animal from other members of the horse family, serve as protective coloration in its natural habitat.
7. Despite their immense strength, lions do not have an easy life in the wild. They suffer from parasites and disease, they get injured or even killed while hunting or fighting with each other, and they may starve when food is scarce. How many cubs die before they are 1 year old?
A. One-quarter
B. Two-thirds
C. Half
D. Nearly all
B. Two-thirds
TOPICS: About two-thirds of all cubs die before they are 1 year old. Adult males are usually old and battered by age 10, if they survive that long, and they rarely live longer than 12 years. Females may live longer, up to 16 years, and some are still breeding at 15. In zoos, where they receive veterinary care and plenty of food—and are not allowed to fight—lions can live as long as 25 years.
8. Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on what continents?
A. Only Africa and Asia
B. Australia and Antarctica
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
D. Europe and the Americas
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
TOPICS: Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, but elephant habitat today is restricted to Africa and parts of Southeast Asia. Elephants occupy an array of environments in Africa and Southeast Asia—grasslands, marshes, forests, deserts, and mountains. They are herbivores, or plant eaters, and need great quantities of food to sustain their massive size. They also need a lot of drinking water and so are restricted to areas with ample vegetation and adequate water.
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A. Africa south of the Sahara Desert
B. Northwest India
C. Both A and B
D. The zoo
C. Both A and B
TOPICS: Today, lions are found in the wild in only two places on earth. About 100,000 lions survive in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Another 300 lions, called Asian lions, live in a reserve called the Gîr National Park and Lion Sanctuary in northwest India.
2. Elephants are the largest land animals and among the longest-lived. How long does the average elephant live?
A. 100 years
B. 60 years
C. 40 years
D. 20 years
B. 60 years
TOPICS: Highly intelligent and strong, elephants are the largest land animals and are among the longest-lived, with life spans of 60 years or more. Healthy, full-grown elephants have no natural enemies other than humans.
3. Apes are highly intelligent primates. How many species of ape are there?
A. 2
B. 13
C. 202
D. 313
B. 13
TOPICS: An ape is any of 13 species including chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans. Apes are sometimes confused with monkeys, but unlike their smaller primate counterparts, apes do not have tails and their arms are usually longer than their legs. Apes live in tropical woodlands and forests of Africa and Asia.
4. Hippopotamuses are often called river horses for what trait?
A. They are horses that only graze with a river in sight
B. They are horses who choose to spend most days in water
C. They can breathe underwater thanks to the gills behind their ears
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
TOPICS: Hippopotamuses actually resemble pigs more than horses. They have large heads with small eyes and small ears; their nostrils, surrounded by sparse, bristly hairs, are equipped with special flaps that close down when the animal goes underwater.
5. Great apes have well-developed brains and are among the most intelligent of all animals. What trait do they demonstrate that we thought only humans possess?
A. Creating Haiku poetry
B. Making alcoholic beverages
C. Space travel
D. Making tools
D. Making tools
TOPICS: In the wild, chimpanzees and orangutans are known to make simple tools, such as sharpened sticks used to extract insects from holes in tree trunks. Toolmaking involves a preconceived image of what the tool will look like, a visualization ability that is only possible with an advanced brain. Orangutans have even been observed untying knots, working out for themselves the steps necessary to achieve this complex task.
6. Which Zebra trait is NOT true?
A. Zebras can recognize other zebras by the pattern of stripes on their bodies
B. Mountain zebras take a dust bath almost every day
C. Grevy's zebra and the mountain zebra are endangered due to illegal hunting and habitat destruction
D. Larger than a horse
D. Larger than a horse
TOPICS: Zebra, striped mammal native to Africa, smaller in size than the related horse and greatly resembling the wild ass in habit and form, having a short, erect mane, large ears, and a tufted tail. The stripes, which distinguish this animal from other members of the horse family, serve as protective coloration in its natural habitat.
7. Despite their immense strength, lions do not have an easy life in the wild. They suffer from parasites and disease, they get injured or even killed while hunting or fighting with each other, and they may starve when food is scarce. How many cubs die before they are 1 year old?
A. One-quarter
B. Two-thirds
C. Half
D. Nearly all
B. Two-thirds
TOPICS: About two-thirds of all cubs die before they are 1 year old. Adult males are usually old and battered by age 10, if they survive that long, and they rarely live longer than 12 years. Females may live longer, up to 16 years, and some are still breeding at 15. In zoos, where they receive veterinary care and plenty of food—and are not allowed to fight—lions can live as long as 25 years.
8. Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on what continents?
A. Only Africa and Asia
B. Australia and Antarctica
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
D. Europe and the Americas
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
TOPICS: Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, but elephant habitat today is restricted to Africa and parts of Southeast Asia. Elephants occupy an array of environments in Africa and Southeast Asia—grasslands, marshes, forests, deserts, and mountains. They are herbivores, or plant eaters, and need great quantities of food to sustain their massive size. They also need a lot of drinking water and so are restricted to areas with ample vegetation and adequate water.
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African Safari Fun Trivia Quiz
1. Renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey is known for uncovering many fossils of early humans. He left school at the age of 16 to start a business doing what?
A. Leading safaris
B. Hunting fossils
C. Printing newspaper
D. Making movies
A. Leading safaris
TOPICS: He left school at the age of 16 to start a business leading safaris to photograph wild African animals. He led his first fossil-hunting expedition in 1967 at the age of 19.
2. The hippopotamus is semiaquatic. Which is NOT a trait of the hippo?
A. Before they can walk hippopotamuses can swim
B. Capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes
C. Often swims nearly 20 miles in search food
D. Sleeps underwater
D. Sleeps underwater
TOPICS: The hippopotamus is semiaquatic, spending most of the day with only its eyes, ears, and nostrils above the surface of a river, and it is capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes, though it usually does so only for 3-5 minutes at a time. During the day it feeds on aquatic vegetation and often swims more than 19 miles in search of food, emerging at night to feed on land plants.
3. The tallest of all animals, the giraffe has an extremely long and muscular neck. Most mammals have seven neck vertebrae. How many does the giraffe have?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 17
D. 27
B. 7
TOPICS: The giraffe, like most mammals, has only seven neck vertebrae, which are greatly elongated to support its extremely long and muscular neck. Due to the great distance between the animal’s heart and head, its vascular system is equipped with valves so that sufficient blood reaches the brain.
4. Even small herds of a few elephants can quickly deplete the food and water resources of an area, forcing them to keep on the move. A herd of elephants migrates seasonally in an extended loop, looking for fresh resources. How far do they migrate?
A. Over 3100 miles
B. Average about 300 miles
C. Never more than 30 miles
D. 3 miles
A. Over 3100 miles
TOPICS: Within its home range, which can extend over 600 square miles, an elephant can travel 3100 to 6200 miles in one year, the longest mammal migration on record.
5. What peculiar trait is the basenji commonly known for?
A. It is an albino antelope
B. It is a barkless dog
C. It is a hairless dog
D. It is a tuskless elephant
B. It is a barkless dog
TOPICS: Basenji, breed of the domestic dog belonging to the hound group, also called the African barkless dog. Long known, the breed is clearly shown in ancient Egyptian works of art. Although it is barkless, it is not completely mute. Characteristics of the breed are upright ears; wrinkled forehead; moderately long legs; short, fine, lustrous hair; a tightly curled tail; and small size.
6. Female lions belong to prides. What do male lions join?
A. Nothing, they are always alone as adults
B. Male Prides
C. Coalitions
D. Fraternities
C. Coalitions
TOPICS: Unlike females, male cubs are driven from the pride when they are between two and four years old. If they are lucky, they leave with brothers and cousins; if not, they team up with unrelated males. These groups of two to six males are called coalitions. The goal of a coalition is to join a pride of females to mate and have young. This usually involves chasing off the coalition currently in residence with a pride, although resident males do not leave willingly. Bloody combat may take place, with the larger of the competing coalitions generally winning the pride.
7. Gorillas are the largest primates. Can you pick out the true gorilla fact?
A. Fights between gorillas are frequent
B. Gorillas build a new sleeping nest about once a month
C. Gorilla young develop physical skills almost as fast as human babies
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
TOPICS: Fights between gorillas are rare and are usually resolved through threatening gestures; Gorillas build a new sleeping nest every night; Gorilla young develop physical skills twice as fast as human babies; and Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings.
8. The giraffe rarely does this…
A. Drink
B. Run
C. Sleep
D. Mate
A. Drink
TOPICS: A giraffe ranges widely and sometimes is found hundreds of kilometers from water. A giraffe can go for more than a month without drinking, and the few times it does drink, the animal must spread the long forelegs widely to reach the water.
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A. Leading safaris
B. Hunting fossils
C. Printing newspaper
D. Making movies
A. Leading safaris
TOPICS: He left school at the age of 16 to start a business leading safaris to photograph wild African animals. He led his first fossil-hunting expedition in 1967 at the age of 19.
2. The hippopotamus is semiaquatic. Which is NOT a trait of the hippo?
A. Before they can walk hippopotamuses can swim
B. Capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes
C. Often swims nearly 20 miles in search food
D. Sleeps underwater
D. Sleeps underwater
TOPICS: The hippopotamus is semiaquatic, spending most of the day with only its eyes, ears, and nostrils above the surface of a river, and it is capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes, though it usually does so only for 3-5 minutes at a time. During the day it feeds on aquatic vegetation and often swims more than 19 miles in search of food, emerging at night to feed on land plants.
3. The tallest of all animals, the giraffe has an extremely long and muscular neck. Most mammals have seven neck vertebrae. How many does the giraffe have?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 17
D. 27
B. 7
TOPICS: The giraffe, like most mammals, has only seven neck vertebrae, which are greatly elongated to support its extremely long and muscular neck. Due to the great distance between the animal’s heart and head, its vascular system is equipped with valves so that sufficient blood reaches the brain.
4. Even small herds of a few elephants can quickly deplete the food and water resources of an area, forcing them to keep on the move. A herd of elephants migrates seasonally in an extended loop, looking for fresh resources. How far do they migrate?
A. Over 3100 miles
B. Average about 300 miles
C. Never more than 30 miles
D. 3 miles
A. Over 3100 miles
TOPICS: Within its home range, which can extend over 600 square miles, an elephant can travel 3100 to 6200 miles in one year, the longest mammal migration on record.
5. What peculiar trait is the basenji commonly known for?
A. It is an albino antelope
B. It is a barkless dog
C. It is a hairless dog
D. It is a tuskless elephant
B. It is a barkless dog
TOPICS: Basenji, breed of the domestic dog belonging to the hound group, also called the African barkless dog. Long known, the breed is clearly shown in ancient Egyptian works of art. Although it is barkless, it is not completely mute. Characteristics of the breed are upright ears; wrinkled forehead; moderately long legs; short, fine, lustrous hair; a tightly curled tail; and small size.
6. Female lions belong to prides. What do male lions join?
A. Nothing, they are always alone as adults
B. Male Prides
C. Coalitions
D. Fraternities
C. Coalitions
TOPICS: Unlike females, male cubs are driven from the pride when they are between two and four years old. If they are lucky, they leave with brothers and cousins; if not, they team up with unrelated males. These groups of two to six males are called coalitions. The goal of a coalition is to join a pride of females to mate and have young. This usually involves chasing off the coalition currently in residence with a pride, although resident males do not leave willingly. Bloody combat may take place, with the larger of the competing coalitions generally winning the pride.
7. Gorillas are the largest primates. Can you pick out the true gorilla fact?
A. Fights between gorillas are frequent
B. Gorillas build a new sleeping nest about once a month
C. Gorilla young develop physical skills almost as fast as human babies
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
TOPICS: Fights between gorillas are rare and are usually resolved through threatening gestures; Gorillas build a new sleeping nest every night; Gorilla young develop physical skills twice as fast as human babies; and Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings.
8. The giraffe rarely does this…
A. Drink
B. Run
C. Sleep
D. Mate
A. Drink
TOPICS: A giraffe ranges widely and sometimes is found hundreds of kilometers from water. A giraffe can go for more than a month without drinking, and the few times it does drink, the animal must spread the long forelegs widely to reach the water.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Scary Movie Trivia Questions And Answers
1. If you are a teenager living on Elm Street what should you never do?
A. Go to sleep
B. Play with dolls
C. Go to the prom
D. Have sex
A. Go to sleep
TOPICS: We all know from "Nightmare on Elm Street" that your dreams can get you killed by Freddy Krueger. Written by Craven, a former English teacher, the film's premise is the question of where the line between dreams and reality lies. The villain, Freddy Krueger, exists in the "dream world" and yet can kill in the "real world".
2. If you are up on your movie lore, then you also know that you should never accept what job on Halloween?
A. Hotel clerk
B. Baby sitter
C. Camp counselor
D. Traveling salesman
B. Baby sitter
TOPICS: Halloween (also known as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent horror film set in the fictional Midwest town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween. Originally titled The Babysitter Murders, the film centers on Michael Myers' escape from a psychiatric hospital, his murdering of teenagers, and Dr. Loomis's attempts to track and stop him.
3. What should tip you off to a bad motel to check in to?
A. No one else has checked in for weeks
B. The clerk talks too much about his mother
C. The clerk's name is Norman
D. You are a thief
B. The clerk talks too much about his mother
TOPICS: At the end of the film, a forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Fred Richmond (Oakland), explains to Lila, Sam and the authorities that Bates' mother, though dead, lives on in Norman's psyche. Norman was so dominated by his mother while she lived, and so guilt-ridden for murdering her eight years earlier, that he tried to erase the crime from his mind by bringing his mother back to life.
4. If you are looking for a job on Crystal Lake what offer should you not accept?
A. Mailman
B. Truck driver
C. Camp cook
D. Camp counselor
D. Camp counselor
TOPICS: In Friday the 13th, we learn it is a bad job to be a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake where the counselors die extremely bloody deaths at the hands of an unseen killer who turns out to be the cook whose son Jason drowned 25 years earlier while neglected by romancing counselors.
5. British actor Boris Karloff created a cinematic icon when he played the role of what monster?
A. Dracula
B. Werewolf
C. Frankenstein
D. Alien
C. Frankenstein
TOPICS: British actor Boris Karloff played the role of the monster in the 1931 film "Frankenstein". The ghoulish makeup he wore and the lurching walk he adopted in the film have become conventions, even cliches, of horror films. And beyond the individual techniques Karloff used when playing the role of the monster, he created a feeling of sympathy for the character, a technique that has since become a more general trait of successful horror films, whose monsters often gain intensity by fascinating audiences as well as repelling them.
6. Béla Lugosi was a Hungarian/American actor best known for his portrayal of what monster?
A. Dracula
B. Werewolf
C. Frankenstein
D. Alien
A. Dracula
TOPICS: Béla Ferenc Dezso Blaskó, better known as Béla Lugosi, was best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Broadway stage production, and subsequent film, of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story.
7. In this 1970s book and novel, a mother believes her child (played by Linda Blair in the movie) is what?
A. An alien
B. The devil
C. Possessed by a demon
D. Bearing the devil's baby
C. Possessed by a demon
TOPICS: Novelist William Peter Blatty based his 1971 best-seller on the last known Catholic-sanctioned exorcism in the United States. Blatty transformed the little boy in the 1949 incident into a little girl named Regan, played by 14-year-old Linda Blair in the 1973 movie. Suddenly prone to fits and bizarre behavior, Regan proves quite a handful for her actress-mother, Chris MacNeil (played by Ellen Burstyn, although Blatty reportedly based the character on his next-door neighbor Shirley MacLaine). When Regan gets completely out of hand, Chris calls in young priest Father Karras (Jason Miller), who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed by the Devil and that they must call in an exorcist: namely, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow). His foe proves to be no run-of-the-mill demon, and both the priest and the girl suffer numerous horrors during their struggles.
8. In a horror movie, you should worry if you encounter a doll named what?
A. Smiley
B. Bonnie
C. Chucky
D. Dolly
C. Chucky
TOPICS:Charles Lee Ray, or Chucky for short is a fictional character from the Child's Play series of horror films, the original screenplay was credited as written by Don Mancini, John Lafia and Tom Holland. He is the primary villain featured in the series. Chucky is a doll that was possessed by means of voodoo magic by serial killer Charles Lee Ray, the notorious Lakeshore Strangler. During most of his time as a doll, Chucky chased after a boy named Andy Barclay because Andy was the first person he told his real name to as a doll.
9. Movies also teach us that if your son warns of "redrum" you better distance yourself from your husband pronto. But in "The Shining" all the husband is worried about is what?
A. Working too hard
B. Playing too hard
C. Becoming a murderer
D. Being murdered
A. Working too hard
TOPICS: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" -- or, rather, a homicidal boy in Stanley Kubrick's eerie 1980 adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel. With wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and psychic son Danny (Danny Lloyd) in tow, frustrated writer Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes a job as the winter caretaker at the opulently ominous, mountain-locked Overlook Hotel so that he can write in peace. Before the Overlook is vacated for the Torrances, the manager (Barry Nelson) informs Jack that a previous caretaker went crazy and slaughtered his family. Settling into their routine, Jack sets up shop in a cavernous lounge with strict orders not to be disturbed. Danny's alter ego, "Tony," however, starts warning of "redrum" as Danny is plagued by more blood-soaked visions of the past, and a blocked Jack starts visiting the hotel bar for a few visions of his own. Frightened by her husband's behavior, Wendy soon discovers what Jack has really been doing in his study all day, and what the hotel has done to Jack.
10. You can never really go home again, or at least you shouldn't if your neighbors belong to this profession?
A. Slaughterhouse workers
B. Morticians
C. Chefs
D. Veterinarians
A. Slaughterhouse workers
TOPICS: Tobe Hooper's influential cult classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, continues the subgenre of horror films based on the life and "career" of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein. When Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) hears that the Texas cemetery where her grandfather is buried has been vandalized, she gathers her wheelchair-bound brother Franklin (Paul A. Partain) and several other friends together to see if grandpa's remains are still in one piece. While in the area, Sally and her friends decide to visit grandfather's old farmhouse. Unfortunately, a family of homicidal slaughterhouse workers who take their job home with them have taken over the house next door. Included amongst the brood is Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), a chainsaw-wielding human horror show who wears a face mask made out of human skin. Sally's friends are rapidly exterminated one-by-one by the next-door neighbors, leaving only Sally left to fight off Leatherface and his clan.
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A. Go to sleep
B. Play with dolls
C. Go to the prom
D. Have sex
A. Go to sleep
TOPICS: We all know from "Nightmare on Elm Street" that your dreams can get you killed by Freddy Krueger. Written by Craven, a former English teacher, the film's premise is the question of where the line between dreams and reality lies. The villain, Freddy Krueger, exists in the "dream world" and yet can kill in the "real world".
2. If you are up on your movie lore, then you also know that you should never accept what job on Halloween?
A. Hotel clerk
B. Baby sitter
C. Camp counselor
D. Traveling salesman
B. Baby sitter
TOPICS: Halloween (also known as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent horror film set in the fictional Midwest town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween. Originally titled The Babysitter Murders, the film centers on Michael Myers' escape from a psychiatric hospital, his murdering of teenagers, and Dr. Loomis's attempts to track and stop him.
3. What should tip you off to a bad motel to check in to?
A. No one else has checked in for weeks
B. The clerk talks too much about his mother
C. The clerk's name is Norman
D. You are a thief
B. The clerk talks too much about his mother
TOPICS: At the end of the film, a forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Fred Richmond (Oakland), explains to Lila, Sam and the authorities that Bates' mother, though dead, lives on in Norman's psyche. Norman was so dominated by his mother while she lived, and so guilt-ridden for murdering her eight years earlier, that he tried to erase the crime from his mind by bringing his mother back to life.
4. If you are looking for a job on Crystal Lake what offer should you not accept?
A. Mailman
B. Truck driver
C. Camp cook
D. Camp counselor
D. Camp counselor
TOPICS: In Friday the 13th, we learn it is a bad job to be a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake where the counselors die extremely bloody deaths at the hands of an unseen killer who turns out to be the cook whose son Jason drowned 25 years earlier while neglected by romancing counselors.
5. British actor Boris Karloff created a cinematic icon when he played the role of what monster?
A. Dracula
B. Werewolf
C. Frankenstein
D. Alien
C. Frankenstein
TOPICS: British actor Boris Karloff played the role of the monster in the 1931 film "Frankenstein". The ghoulish makeup he wore and the lurching walk he adopted in the film have become conventions, even cliches, of horror films. And beyond the individual techniques Karloff used when playing the role of the monster, he created a feeling of sympathy for the character, a technique that has since become a more general trait of successful horror films, whose monsters often gain intensity by fascinating audiences as well as repelling them.
6. Béla Lugosi was a Hungarian/American actor best known for his portrayal of what monster?
A. Dracula
B. Werewolf
C. Frankenstein
D. Alien
A. Dracula
TOPICS: Béla Ferenc Dezso Blaskó, better known as Béla Lugosi, was best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Broadway stage production, and subsequent film, of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story.
7. In this 1970s book and novel, a mother believes her child (played by Linda Blair in the movie) is what?
A. An alien
B. The devil
C. Possessed by a demon
D. Bearing the devil's baby
C. Possessed by a demon
TOPICS: Novelist William Peter Blatty based his 1971 best-seller on the last known Catholic-sanctioned exorcism in the United States. Blatty transformed the little boy in the 1949 incident into a little girl named Regan, played by 14-year-old Linda Blair in the 1973 movie. Suddenly prone to fits and bizarre behavior, Regan proves quite a handful for her actress-mother, Chris MacNeil (played by Ellen Burstyn, although Blatty reportedly based the character on his next-door neighbor Shirley MacLaine). When Regan gets completely out of hand, Chris calls in young priest Father Karras (Jason Miller), who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed by the Devil and that they must call in an exorcist: namely, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow). His foe proves to be no run-of-the-mill demon, and both the priest and the girl suffer numerous horrors during their struggles.
8. In a horror movie, you should worry if you encounter a doll named what?
A. Smiley
B. Bonnie
C. Chucky
D. Dolly
C. Chucky
TOPICS:Charles Lee Ray, or Chucky for short is a fictional character from the Child's Play series of horror films, the original screenplay was credited as written by Don Mancini, John Lafia and Tom Holland. He is the primary villain featured in the series. Chucky is a doll that was possessed by means of voodoo magic by serial killer Charles Lee Ray, the notorious Lakeshore Strangler. During most of his time as a doll, Chucky chased after a boy named Andy Barclay because Andy was the first person he told his real name to as a doll.
9. Movies also teach us that if your son warns of "redrum" you better distance yourself from your husband pronto. But in "The Shining" all the husband is worried about is what?
A. Working too hard
B. Playing too hard
C. Becoming a murderer
D. Being murdered
A. Working too hard
TOPICS: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" -- or, rather, a homicidal boy in Stanley Kubrick's eerie 1980 adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel. With wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and psychic son Danny (Danny Lloyd) in tow, frustrated writer Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes a job as the winter caretaker at the opulently ominous, mountain-locked Overlook Hotel so that he can write in peace. Before the Overlook is vacated for the Torrances, the manager (Barry Nelson) informs Jack that a previous caretaker went crazy and slaughtered his family. Settling into their routine, Jack sets up shop in a cavernous lounge with strict orders not to be disturbed. Danny's alter ego, "Tony," however, starts warning of "redrum" as Danny is plagued by more blood-soaked visions of the past, and a blocked Jack starts visiting the hotel bar for a few visions of his own. Frightened by her husband's behavior, Wendy soon discovers what Jack has really been doing in his study all day, and what the hotel has done to Jack.
10. You can never really go home again, or at least you shouldn't if your neighbors belong to this profession?
A. Slaughterhouse workers
B. Morticians
C. Chefs
D. Veterinarians
A. Slaughterhouse workers
TOPICS: Tobe Hooper's influential cult classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, continues the subgenre of horror films based on the life and "career" of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein. When Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) hears that the Texas cemetery where her grandfather is buried has been vandalized, she gathers her wheelchair-bound brother Franklin (Paul A. Partain) and several other friends together to see if grandpa's remains are still in one piece. While in the area, Sally and her friends decide to visit grandfather's old farmhouse. Unfortunately, a family of homicidal slaughterhouse workers who take their job home with them have taken over the house next door. Included amongst the brood is Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), a chainsaw-wielding human horror show who wears a face mask made out of human skin. Sally's friends are rapidly exterminated one-by-one by the next-door neighbors, leaving only Sally left to fight off Leatherface and his clan.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Sweet Trivia Question And Answer
1. Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. But where do cocoa beans grow?
A. On trees
B. On bushes
C. On vines
D. On roots
A. On trees
TOPICS: Cocoa beans come from cacao trees that grow in tropical regions of the world
2. During World War II, production of Hershey’s Kisses was halted. Do you know why?
A. Chocolate shortage
B. Sugar shortage
C. Aluminum foil shortage
D. Hershey's produced rations instead of candy during the war
C. Aluminum foil shortage
TOPICS: During World War II, production of Hershey’s Kisses was halted. Not because of a shortage of chocolate, but because the signature aluminum foil packaging was rationed.
3. Where could the babe that the Baby Ruth candy bar was named for be found at the time?
A. Yankee Stadium
B. Hollywood
C. Broadway
D. Washington, D.C.
D. Washington, D.C.
TOPICS: The Baby Ruth was named after the first child born in the White House - Ruth - who was born to President Grover Cleveland in 1891 and later died in 1904. The candy manufacturer strongly denies any association with the famous Yankee.
4. What candy bar was included in U.S. solders' rations during World War II?
A. PayDay
B. Heath Bar
C. Snickers
D. Twix
B. Heath Bar
TOPICS: Heath bars were included in U.S. soldiers' rations during World War II because they had been found to have a very long shelf life. Originally marketed as a health food, the Heath bar was advertising as using only the finest ingredients. One early ad read: "Heath for better health!"
5. Where was milk chocolate invented?
A. England
B. America
C. Switzerland
D. France
C. Switzerland
TOPICS: A Swiss chocolate maker, Daniel Peter, mixes Henri Nestle's condensed milk with chocolate and the two men found a company to manufacture the first milk chocolate.
6. What candy bar was originally packaged to include three separate pieces of candy flavored vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry?
A. Twix
B. Mounds
C. Mars
D. 3 Musketeers
D. 3 Musketeers
TOPICS: When it was first introduced in 1932, the 3 Musketeers bar was packaged to include three separate pieces of candy flavored vanilla, chocolate and strawberry -- thus the name THREE Musketeers. Causing some confusion to tourists worldwide, the 3 Musketeers bar is called a Milky Way in European countries, and the U.S. version of the Milky Way is called a Mars Bar.
7. Aztec emperor Montezuma drank 50 golden goblets of hot chocolate every day. What special flavoring did he add?
A. Vanilla
B. Coffee
C. Chili pepper
D. Blood
C. Chili pepper
TOPICS: It was thick, dyed red and flavored with chili peppers.
8. Where do Hershey’s Kisses get their name?
A. Their inventor
B. Their flavor
C. Their shape
D. Their sound
D. Their sound
TOPICS: Hershey’s Kisses get their name from the sound and motion of the machines that produce them. It looks and sounds as if the machine is kissing the conveyor belt as it moves along.
9. What flavor is the oldest gum still available today?
A. Licorice
B. Cherry
C. Spearmint
D. Clove
A. Licorice
TOPICS: The oldest gum still available is licorice-flavored Blackjack Chewing Gum. It was first introduced in 1872 and was the first flavored gum in the United States.
10. What candy bar was named after its inventor's family horse?
A. Twix
B. Pay Day
C. Snickers
D. Almond Joy
C. Snickers
TOPICS: Originally introduced in 1929 by Frank and Ethel Mars, the Snickers bar was named after their family horse. The original Snickers bars were sold for a nickel and consisted primarily of chocolate, peanuts and caramel.
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A. On trees
B. On bushes
C. On vines
D. On roots
A. On trees
TOPICS: Cocoa beans come from cacao trees that grow in tropical regions of the world
2. During World War II, production of Hershey’s Kisses was halted. Do you know why?
A. Chocolate shortage
B. Sugar shortage
C. Aluminum foil shortage
D. Hershey's produced rations instead of candy during the war
C. Aluminum foil shortage
TOPICS: During World War II, production of Hershey’s Kisses was halted. Not because of a shortage of chocolate, but because the signature aluminum foil packaging was rationed.
3. Where could the babe that the Baby Ruth candy bar was named for be found at the time?
A. Yankee Stadium
B. Hollywood
C. Broadway
D. Washington, D.C.
D. Washington, D.C.
TOPICS: The Baby Ruth was named after the first child born in the White House - Ruth - who was born to President Grover Cleveland in 1891 and later died in 1904. The candy manufacturer strongly denies any association with the famous Yankee.
4. What candy bar was included in U.S. solders' rations during World War II?
A. PayDay
B. Heath Bar
C. Snickers
D. Twix
B. Heath Bar
TOPICS: Heath bars were included in U.S. soldiers' rations during World War II because they had been found to have a very long shelf life. Originally marketed as a health food, the Heath bar was advertising as using only the finest ingredients. One early ad read: "Heath for better health!"
5. Where was milk chocolate invented?
A. England
B. America
C. Switzerland
D. France
C. Switzerland
TOPICS: A Swiss chocolate maker, Daniel Peter, mixes Henri Nestle's condensed milk with chocolate and the two men found a company to manufacture the first milk chocolate.
6. What candy bar was originally packaged to include three separate pieces of candy flavored vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry?
A. Twix
B. Mounds
C. Mars
D. 3 Musketeers
D. 3 Musketeers
TOPICS: When it was first introduced in 1932, the 3 Musketeers bar was packaged to include three separate pieces of candy flavored vanilla, chocolate and strawberry -- thus the name THREE Musketeers. Causing some confusion to tourists worldwide, the 3 Musketeers bar is called a Milky Way in European countries, and the U.S. version of the Milky Way is called a Mars Bar.
7. Aztec emperor Montezuma drank 50 golden goblets of hot chocolate every day. What special flavoring did he add?
A. Vanilla
B. Coffee
C. Chili pepper
D. Blood
C. Chili pepper
TOPICS: It was thick, dyed red and flavored with chili peppers.
8. Where do Hershey’s Kisses get their name?
A. Their inventor
B. Their flavor
C. Their shape
D. Their sound
D. Their sound
TOPICS: Hershey’s Kisses get their name from the sound and motion of the machines that produce them. It looks and sounds as if the machine is kissing the conveyor belt as it moves along.
9. What flavor is the oldest gum still available today?
A. Licorice
B. Cherry
C. Spearmint
D. Clove
A. Licorice
TOPICS: The oldest gum still available is licorice-flavored Blackjack Chewing Gum. It was first introduced in 1872 and was the first flavored gum in the United States.
10. What candy bar was named after its inventor's family horse?
A. Twix
B. Pay Day
C. Snickers
D. Almond Joy
C. Snickers
TOPICS: Originally introduced in 1929 by Frank and Ethel Mars, the Snickers bar was named after their family horse. The original Snickers bars were sold for a nickel and consisted primarily of chocolate, peanuts and caramel.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
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Friday, October 05, 2007
Useless Facts And Fun Trivia Questions And Answers
Question: Which is stronger -- concrete or bone?
Answer: Bone
Useless Fact: Human bones can actually resist 40 times more stress than concrete. Don't believe it is true? Then picture a piece of concrete the size of a bone and imagine how easily it would break.
Question: What bird lays its egg in another bird's nest?
Answer: Cuckoo, Cowbird, Whyda, Honeyguide and Black-headed Duck
Useless Fact: These birds, called brood parasites, lay their eggs in another bird's nest and let the other bird parents feed and raise their chicks. The "egg abandoner" is then free to mate again and lay more eggs in another nest. The cuckoo is the best known brood parasite and an expert in the art of cruel deception. Its strategy involves stealth, surprise and speed. The mother removes one egg laid by the host mother, lays her own and flies off with the host egg in her bill. The whole process takes barely ten seconds. Cuckoos parasitize the nests of a large variety of bird species and carefully mimic the colour and pattern of their own eggs to match that of their hosts. Each female cuckoo specializes on one particular host species. How the cuckoo manages to lay eggs to imitate each host's eggs so accurately is one of nature's main mysteries.
Question: What is the largest invertebrate?
Answer: Colossal Squid
Useless Fact: A species of squid reported to be significantly larger than the giant squid, is called the Colossal squid, officially named Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. In February 2007 a live colossal squid was brought to the surface in Antarctic waters by a New Zealand fishing boat. This enormous squid, which was determined to be a male of the species, was 10 meters (32.8 feet), and weighed 450 kilograms (992 pounds), making it the largest squid (the largest invertebrate) ever captured. What is even more astonishing is that, from what scientists know about squid species in general, there is great sexual dimorphism in squids, with females being significantly larger than the males. If that holds true for the Colossal squid, this male specimen that was captured could very well be dwarfed by a much larger female of the species.
Question: What does the first letter of a radio station's call sign mean?
Answer: The location of the station
Useless Fact: Generally, in the United States, call signs begin with K west of the Mississippi River, and W to the east.
Question: Where was the first McD0nald's located?
Answer: Arcada, California
Useless Fact: Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald open a hot dog stand called the Airdome in Arcadia, California. In 1940, the brothers move to San Bernardino, California, on Route 66. After noting that almost all of their profits came from hamburgers, the brothers close down the restaurant for several months in 1948 to implement their innovative "Speedee Service System", a streamlined assembly line for hamburgers.
Question: What is the largest insect?
Answer: Acteon Beetle or Longhorn Beetle
Useless Fact: There are different ways of measuring the size of an insect, most people would consider the largest insect to be the bulkiest and in that case the largest insect is the Acteaeom Beetle from South America. The male beetles can be 9cms long by 5cms wide by 4cms thick. If you want to measure largest by overall size, check out the South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) these giants can be over 16cms in body length (not including antennae) One other beetle, Dynastes hercules is also well known for reaching 16cms in length though it is not nearly as heavy. The longest insect in the world is the Stick-Insect (Pharnacia serritypes), the females of which can be over 36cm long.
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Answer: Bone
Useless Fact: Human bones can actually resist 40 times more stress than concrete. Don't believe it is true? Then picture a piece of concrete the size of a bone and imagine how easily it would break.
Question: What bird lays its egg in another bird's nest?
Answer: Cuckoo, Cowbird, Whyda, Honeyguide and Black-headed Duck
Useless Fact: These birds, called brood parasites, lay their eggs in another bird's nest and let the other bird parents feed and raise their chicks. The "egg abandoner" is then free to mate again and lay more eggs in another nest. The cuckoo is the best known brood parasite and an expert in the art of cruel deception. Its strategy involves stealth, surprise and speed. The mother removes one egg laid by the host mother, lays her own and flies off with the host egg in her bill. The whole process takes barely ten seconds. Cuckoos parasitize the nests of a large variety of bird species and carefully mimic the colour and pattern of their own eggs to match that of their hosts. Each female cuckoo specializes on one particular host species. How the cuckoo manages to lay eggs to imitate each host's eggs so accurately is one of nature's main mysteries.
Question: What is the largest invertebrate?
Answer: Colossal Squid
Useless Fact: A species of squid reported to be significantly larger than the giant squid, is called the Colossal squid, officially named Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. In February 2007 a live colossal squid was brought to the surface in Antarctic waters by a New Zealand fishing boat. This enormous squid, which was determined to be a male of the species, was 10 meters (32.8 feet), and weighed 450 kilograms (992 pounds), making it the largest squid (the largest invertebrate) ever captured. What is even more astonishing is that, from what scientists know about squid species in general, there is great sexual dimorphism in squids, with females being significantly larger than the males. If that holds true for the Colossal squid, this male specimen that was captured could very well be dwarfed by a much larger female of the species.
Question: What does the first letter of a radio station's call sign mean?
Answer: The location of the station
Useless Fact: Generally, in the United States, call signs begin with K west of the Mississippi River, and W to the east.
Question: Where was the first McD0nald's located?
Answer: Arcada, California
Useless Fact: Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald open a hot dog stand called the Airdome in Arcadia, California. In 1940, the brothers move to San Bernardino, California, on Route 66. After noting that almost all of their profits came from hamburgers, the brothers close down the restaurant for several months in 1948 to implement their innovative "Speedee Service System", a streamlined assembly line for hamburgers.
Question: What is the largest insect?
Answer: Acteon Beetle or Longhorn Beetle
Useless Fact: There are different ways of measuring the size of an insect, most people would consider the largest insect to be the bulkiest and in that case the largest insect is the Acteaeom Beetle from South America. The male beetles can be 9cms long by 5cms wide by 4cms thick. If you want to measure largest by overall size, check out the South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) these giants can be over 16cms in body length (not including antennae) One other beetle, Dynastes hercules is also well known for reaching 16cms in length though it is not nearly as heavy. The longest insect in the world is the Stick-Insect (Pharnacia serritypes), the females of which can be over 36cm long.
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
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Friday, July 13, 2007
Trivia Questions: U.S. Presidential Details
1. What is the difference between the tallest and shortest president?
A. 12 inches
B. 10 inches
C. 8 inches
D. 6 inches
A. 12 inches
TOPICS: The tallest president was Abraham Lincoln at 6'4" and at 5'4", James Madison was the shortest.
2. Who was the heaviest president?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. William Taft
C. William Clinton
D. Ulysses Grant
B. William Taft
TOPICS: The 27th president William Taft weighed in at 340 pounds or more
3. How many presidents were born in a log cabin?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
D. 7
TOPICS: James A. Garfield, the 20th President, was the last of seven presidents to be born in a log cabin.
4. How many presidents also served as vice presidents?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
C. 14
TOPICS: Fourteen Presidents served as vice presidents: J. Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, A. Johnson, Arthur, T. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, Nixon, L. Johnson, Ford, and George H.W. Bush. Vice Presidents were originally the presidential candidates receiving the second-largest number of electoral votes. The Twelfth Amendment, passed in 1804, changed the system so that the electoral college voted separately for president and vice president. The presidential candidate, however, gradually gained power over the nominating convention to choose his own running mate.
5. Which president was not only the first married at the White House but also the first president to have a child born in the White House?
A. Rutherford Hayes
B. Chester Arthur
C. Grover Cleveland
D. Benjamin Harrison
C. Grover Cleveland
TOPICS: As the 22nd President, Grover Cleveland was the only president married in a ceremony at the White House; the ceremony was held June 2, 1886. As the 24th President, he was the first president to have a child born in the White House; his daughter Esther in 1895.
6. Which president had the largest feet?
A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. William Taft
D. Warren Harding
D. Warren Harding
TOPICS: Warren G. Harding, the 29th President, had the largest feet of any president. He wore size 14 shoes.
7. When did it become law to limit presidential service to two terms?
A. 1776
B. 1802
C. 1939
D. 1951
D. 1951
TOPICS: Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only American president to serve for four terms. After FDR, the 22nd Amendment ratified in 1951, limited the presidential office to two terms. [No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.]
8. How many presidents are portrayed on U.S. currency?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16
C. 12
TOPICS: Lincoln, Jefferson, F. Roosevelt, Washington, Kennedy, and Eisenhower are portrayed on U.S. coins. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Jackson, Grant, McKinley, Cleveland, Madison, and Wilson are portrayed on U.S. paper currency.
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A. 12 inches
B. 10 inches
C. 8 inches
D. 6 inches
A. 12 inches
TOPICS: The tallest president was Abraham Lincoln at 6'4" and at 5'4", James Madison was the shortest.
2. Who was the heaviest president?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. William Taft
C. William Clinton
D. Ulysses Grant
B. William Taft
TOPICS: The 27th president William Taft weighed in at 340 pounds or more
3. How many presidents were born in a log cabin?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
D. 7
TOPICS: James A. Garfield, the 20th President, was the last of seven presidents to be born in a log cabin.
4. How many presidents also served as vice presidents?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
C. 14
TOPICS: Fourteen Presidents served as vice presidents: J. Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, A. Johnson, Arthur, T. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, Nixon, L. Johnson, Ford, and George H.W. Bush. Vice Presidents were originally the presidential candidates receiving the second-largest number of electoral votes. The Twelfth Amendment, passed in 1804, changed the system so that the electoral college voted separately for president and vice president. The presidential candidate, however, gradually gained power over the nominating convention to choose his own running mate.
5. Which president was not only the first married at the White House but also the first president to have a child born in the White House?
A. Rutherford Hayes
B. Chester Arthur
C. Grover Cleveland
D. Benjamin Harrison
C. Grover Cleveland
TOPICS: As the 22nd President, Grover Cleveland was the only president married in a ceremony at the White House; the ceremony was held June 2, 1886. As the 24th President, he was the first president to have a child born in the White House; his daughter Esther in 1895.
6. Which president had the largest feet?
A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. William Taft
D. Warren Harding
D. Warren Harding
TOPICS: Warren G. Harding, the 29th President, had the largest feet of any president. He wore size 14 shoes.
7. When did it become law to limit presidential service to two terms?
A. 1776
B. 1802
C. 1939
D. 1951
D. 1951
TOPICS: Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only American president to serve for four terms. After FDR, the 22nd Amendment ratified in 1951, limited the presidential office to two terms. [No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.]
8. How many presidents are portrayed on U.S. currency?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16
C. 12
TOPICS: Lincoln, Jefferson, F. Roosevelt, Washington, Kennedy, and Eisenhower are portrayed on U.S. coins. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Jackson, Grant, McKinley, Cleveland, Madison, and Wilson are portrayed on U.S. paper currency.
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Interesting Facts: U.S. Presidential Details
1. George W. Bush is the 43rd president. How many presidents have there been?
A. 41
B. 42
C. 43
D. 44
B. 42
TOPICS: There have only been 42 presidents. Grover Cleveland was elected for two nonconsecutive terms and is counted twice as the 22nd and 24th president.
2. Who was the oldest man to ever hold office as president?
A. George Washington
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Ronald Reagan
D. Ronald Reagan
TOPICS: By the end of his presidency in 1988, a few months before his 78th birthday, Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to ever hold the office of the President of the United States. He was also the oldest man elected at the age of 69 when he was elected to his first term.
3. Which president was the first to live in the White House?
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. James Madison
B. John Adams
TOPICS: John Adams, the second President, was the first president to reside in the White House, moving in November 1800 while the paint was still wet. When Adams and his family moved to Washington to live in the White House, they got lost in the woods north of the city for several hours.
4. The U.S. Forest Service was created by this President?
A. James Garfield
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Harry Truman
D. Ronald Reagan
B. Theodore Roosevelt
TOPICS: Theodore Roosevelt was a great outdoors man who loved nature and wanted to preserve it for generations to come. He created the U.S. Forest Service so the land would be protected.
5. Which president had an electronic horse installed in the White House?
A. Ulysses Grant
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. George W. Bush
C. Calvin Coolidge
TOPICS: Calvin Coolidge had an electronic horse installed in the White
House which he rode almost every day.
6. Who was the oldest living former president?
A. William Taft
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Gerald Ford
D. Ronald Reagan
C. Gerald Ford
TOPICS: Gerald Ford was the oldest living former president. He was born on July 14, 1913, and died on Dec. 27, 2006, at age 93. The second oldest was Ronald Reagan, who also lived to be 93 years.
7. Who was the only bachelor president?
A. James Polk
B. James Monroe
C. James Buchanan
D. James Madison
C. James Buchanan
TOPICS: James Buchanan, the 15th president, was the only president never to marry. The White House hostess was his niece, Harriet Lane. In 1819, Buchanan became engaged to Ann Coleman. A misunderstanding took place and their engagement was broken. A short time later, Ann died. Buchanan vowed he would never marry.
8. Who established the first national park?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Ulysses Grant
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. John Kennedy
B. Ulysses Grant
TOPICS: The 18th president Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the nation's first national park on March 1, 1872.
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A. 41
B. 42
C. 43
D. 44
B. 42
TOPICS: There have only been 42 presidents. Grover Cleveland was elected for two nonconsecutive terms and is counted twice as the 22nd and 24th president.
2. Who was the oldest man to ever hold office as president?
A. George Washington
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Ronald Reagan
D. Ronald Reagan
TOPICS: By the end of his presidency in 1988, a few months before his 78th birthday, Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to ever hold the office of the President of the United States. He was also the oldest man elected at the age of 69 when he was elected to his first term.
3. Which president was the first to live in the White House?
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. James Madison
B. John Adams
TOPICS: John Adams, the second President, was the first president to reside in the White House, moving in November 1800 while the paint was still wet. When Adams and his family moved to Washington to live in the White House, they got lost in the woods north of the city for several hours.
4. The U.S. Forest Service was created by this President?
A. James Garfield
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Harry Truman
D. Ronald Reagan
B. Theodore Roosevelt
TOPICS: Theodore Roosevelt was a great outdoors man who loved nature and wanted to preserve it for generations to come. He created the U.S. Forest Service so the land would be protected.
5. Which president had an electronic horse installed in the White House?
A. Ulysses Grant
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. George W. Bush
C. Calvin Coolidge
TOPICS: Calvin Coolidge had an electronic horse installed in the White
House which he rode almost every day.
6. Who was the oldest living former president?
A. William Taft
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Gerald Ford
D. Ronald Reagan
C. Gerald Ford
TOPICS: Gerald Ford was the oldest living former president. He was born on July 14, 1913, and died on Dec. 27, 2006, at age 93. The second oldest was Ronald Reagan, who also lived to be 93 years.
7. Who was the only bachelor president?
A. James Polk
B. James Monroe
C. James Buchanan
D. James Madison
C. James Buchanan
TOPICS: James Buchanan, the 15th president, was the only president never to marry. The White House hostess was his niece, Harriet Lane. In 1819, Buchanan became engaged to Ann Coleman. A misunderstanding took place and their engagement was broken. A short time later, Ann died. Buchanan vowed he would never marry.
8. Who established the first national park?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Ulysses Grant
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. John Kennedy
B. Ulysses Grant
TOPICS: The 18th president Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the nation's first national park on March 1, 1872.
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