Pioneers, People And Places – It’s Quiz Day!

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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Welcome to another week and another fasab quiz.

Today is the usual random mixture of questions, including as the title suggests, some about pioneers, people and places.

If you get stuck you can find the answers as usual waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

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Q. 1: Which US state is nick-named the ‘Empire State’ ?

Q. 2: What sort of creature is a ‘serval’ ?

Q. 3: What city is known as the ‘Capital of the Alps’ ?

Q. 4: What African tribe represents a letter in the phonetic alphabet?

Q. 5: What color are the flowers of the laburnum tree?

a) red b) yellow c) blue d) cream

Q. 6: Which chemical element has the symbol ‘Fe’ ?

Q. 7: What is the only bird capable of flying all day without flapping its wings?

Q. 8: How many sides does a rhombus have?

Q. 9: Which small shark is also known as a ‘rock-eel’ or ‘rock Salmon’ ?

Q. 10: What is the capital of the Falkland Islands?

Q. 11: How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of play?

Q. 12: In physics, what letter is used to represent the constant that is equal to “9.80665 metres per second squared” ?

Q. 13: Who was the United States’ ‘Action Man’ ?

Q. 14: What name was given to the women who campaigned to have the vote in the first two decades of the 20th century?

Q. 15: What was the fishing dispute between Britain and Iceland during the 1960s and 1970s popularly known as?

Q. 16: Founded in 1413, what is Scotland’s oldest university?

Q. 17: Who pioneered vaccination as a means of inoculating against smallpox?

Q. 18: SS Archimedes was an appropriately named ship which was the world’s first to use what form of propulsion?

Q. 19: Julia Margaret Cameron was an early pioneer of which art form?

Q. 20: For which Henrik Ibsen play, first performed in 1876, did Edvard Grieg compose the instrumental music?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: Which US state is nick-named the ‘Empire State’ ?

A. 1: New York.

Q. 2: What sort of creature is a ‘serval’ ?

A. 2: A Wildcat.

Q. 3: What city is known as the ‘Capital of the Alps’ ?

A. 3: Grenoble.

Q. 4: What African tribe represents a letter in the phonetic alphabet?

A. 4: Zulu, representing the letter ‘Z’.

Q. 5: What color are the flowers of the laburnum tree?

a) red b) yellow c) blue d) cream

A. 5: The correct answer is b) yellow.

Q. 6: Which chemical element has the symbol ‘Fe’ ?

A. 6: Iron.

Q. 7: What is the only bird capable of flying all day without flapping its wings?

A. 7: The Albatross.

Q. 8: How many sides does a rhombus have?

A. 8: A rhombus has 4 sides.

Q. 9: Which small shark is also known as a ‘rock-eel’ or ‘rock Salmon’ ?

A. 9: Dogfish.

Q. 10: What is the capital of the Falkland Islands?

A. 10: Port Stanley.

Q. 11: How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of play?

A. 11: 22. (15 reds, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 brown, 1 blue, 1 pink, 1 black and the cue ball.)

Q. 12: In physics, what letter is used to represent the constant that is equal to “9.80665 metres per second squared” ?

A. 12: It is the letter ‘G’ (constant is Earth’s gravity pull, the acceleration of free fall)

Q. 13: Who was the United States’ ‘Action Man’ ?

A. 13: He was called ‘G.I. Joe’.

Q. 14: What name was given to the women who campaigned to have the vote in the first two decades of the 20th century?

A. 14: They were known as ‘Suffragettes’.

Q. 15: What was the fishing dispute between Britain and Iceland during the 1960s and 1970s popularly known as?

A. 15: It was known as ‘The Cod War’.

Q. 16: Founded in 1413, what is Scotland’s oldest university?

A. 16: It is the University of St Andrews.

Q. 17: Who pioneered vaccination as a means of inoculating against smallpox?

A. 17: Edward Jenner.

Q. 18: SS Archimedes was an appropriately named ship which was the world’s first to use what form of propulsion?

A. 18: A Screw Propeller.

Q. 19: Julia Margaret Cameron was an early pioneer of which art form?

A. 19: Photography.

Q. 20: For which Henrik Ibsen play, first performed in 1876, did Edvard Grieg compose the instrumental music?

A. 20: Peer Gynt.

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Time To Give Thanks For The Thanksgiving Quiz!

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 fasab Questions, Tests American homes, American statesman, Apache, Arkansas, Blackfoot, Christmas, Christmas shopping season, colonists, consumes the most turkey per year per capita, country, Current Events, day after Thanksgiving, domesticated, eats turkey, education, England, Entertainment, famous rock, female and a male turkey, female turkey, first departmental store, first Thanksgiving celebration, fourth Thursday in November, general knowledge, indiana, inhabitants, Lakota, largest consumers of turkey in the United States, last Thursday of November, lobbied, male turkey US President, Mayflower, Minnesota, national symbol, Native American tribe, New World, Ohio, percentage, pilgrims, pilgrims landed, poisonous, President, questions, quiz, quizzes, skin, sounds, state, test, tests, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving holiday, Thanksgiving parade, turkey's neck, United States, US state, vegetable, voyage, Wampanoag

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Hello and welcome to another week at the fasab blog.

This week, for obvious reason, I’m on a Thanksgiving theme, so this week’s quiz is not the usual random mixture, but all about Thanksgiving and, of course, turkeys.

As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

a) 1535 b) 1598 c) 1621 d) 1686 e) 1751

Q. 2: What are the respective names of a female and a male turkey? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

Q. 3: Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November?

Q. 4: Which U.S. President attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season?

Q. 5: What are the respective sounds made by a female and a male turkey? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

Q. 6: What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?

a) Lakota b) Apache c) Wampanoag d) Blackfoot

Q. 7: Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on a) Thanksgiving and b) Christmas? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

Q. 8: A three part, and possibly three point question, a) is Thanksgiving celebrated in any country other than the United States, and b) if so where, and c) when? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 9: Which US state produces the most turkeys annually?

a) Ohio b) Indiana c) Minnesota d) Arkansas

Q. 10: The name of the famous rock where the pilgrims landed?

Q. 11: Where was the turkey first domesticated?

Q. 12: The original Thanksgiving lasted for how long?

a) 1 day b) 3 days c) 5 days d) 7 days

Q. 13: Which vegetable did the pilgrims have available for Thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous?

Q. 14: What American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?

Q. 15: What was the first departmental store that held a Thanksgiving parade?

Q. 16: What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?

Q. 17: What do you call the day after Thanksgiving?

Q. 18: The inhabitants of which state are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States?

Q. 19: How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower and how long was the voyage from England to the New World? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

Q. 20: Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

a) 1535 b) 1598 c) 1621 d) 1686 e) 1751

A. 1: The correct answer is c) 1621.

Q. 2: What are the respective names of a female and a male turkey? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

A. 2: A female turkey is a ‘hen’ and a male is a ‘tom’.

Q. 3: Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November?

A. 3: Abraham Lincoln.

Q. 4: Which U.S. President attempted to move the Thanksgiving holiday to the fourth Thursday in November to create a longer Christmas shopping season?

A. 4: Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Q. 5: What are the respective sounds made by a female and a male turkey? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

A. 5: A female turkey says ‘cluck’ and a male turkey says ‘gobble’.

Q. 6: What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?

a) Lakota b) Apache c) Wampanoag d) Blackfoot

A. 6: the Wampanoag tribe.

Q. 7: Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on a) Thanksgiving and b) Christmas? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

A. 7: a) 90% of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving and b) 50% at Christmas.

Q. 8: A three part, and possibly three point question, a) is Thanksgiving celebrated in any country other than the United States and b) if so where and c) when? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 8: Correct answers are, a) Yes b) in Canada, and c) on the second Monday of October.

Q. 9: Which US state produces the most turkeys annually?

a) Ohio b) Indiana c) Minnesota d) Arkansas

A. 9: The correct answer is c) Minnesota.

Q. 10: The name of the famous rock where the pilgrims landed?

A. 10: Plymouth Rock.

Q. 11: Where was the turkey first domesticated?

A. 11: Mexico and Central America. (A point for either answer.)

Q. 12: The original Thanksgiving lasted for how long?

a) 1 day b) 3 days c) 5 days d) 7 days

A. 12: The correct answer is b) 3 days.

Q. 13: Which vegetable did the pilgrims have available for Thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous?

A. 13: Potatoes.

Q. 14: What American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?

A. 14: Benjamin Franklin.

Q. 15: What was the first departmental store that held a Thanksgiving parade?

A. 15: It was Gimbel’s Department Store in Philadelphia, in 1920.

Q. 16: What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?

A. 16: It is called a ‘wattle’.

Q. 17: What do you call the day after Thanksgiving?

A. 17: It is known as ‘Black Friday’.

Q. 18: The inhabitants of which state are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States?

A. 18: Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

Q. 19: How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower and how long was the voyage from England to the New World? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you get them both right.)

A. 19: 102 Pilgrims made the journey and it took them 66 days.

Q. 20: Which country consumes the most turkey per year per capita?

A. 20: Israel.

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Oranges, Oceans And Olympics? – Oh, Oh, Oh, It Has To Be Quiz Day!

July 28, 2014July 22, 2014 fasab Questions, Tests American woman, Andes Mountains, archaeologists, axe murders, baby eel, bacteria, baseball star, Bolivia, color, countries, country, crimes of treason, deepest part of the world's oceans, detective, discovery, Earth's moon, education, English language words, Entertainment, Fall River, father, feet, Frank Sinatra, fruit, games, general knowledge, Geography, history, I Get A Kick Out Of You, jail sentence, key to understanding, Kojak, lake, Lizzie Borden, longest border with Canada, married to Marilyn Monroe, mass of our solar system, Massachusetts, millions of dollars, modern Egyptian hieroglyphs, modern Olympics, mountain, movies, music, New York Yankees, official capitals, one billion, one million, one thousand, one trillion, Orange, Pacific Ocean, paintings, Paramount Pictures logo, pardoned, Peru, politics, posthumously, Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service, questions, quiz, Quiz Day, quizzes, Robert E Lee, science, skipping-rope rhyme, sought after, South Africa, space, sport, stars, stepmother, sun, television, therein, tv, TV series, US president, US state, Vincent Van Gogh, volume, wrote the song

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Welcome to another fasab quiz.

A good mixture of easy, difficult and maybe one or two tricky questions for you today.

But if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: Was the color orange named after the fruit, or was the fruit named after the color orange?

Q. 2: Approximately how much of the mass of our solar system does the Sun take up?

a) 59% b) 69% c) 79% d) 89% e) 99%

Q. 3: What is the deepest part of the world’s oceans known as?

Q. 4: What was the discovery that gave archaeologists the key to understanding modern Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Q. 5: You’ve seen it hundreds of times at least, but how many stars surround the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo?

a) 12 b) 22 c) 32 d) 42

Q. 6: Since the beginning of the modern Olympics, in 1896, what are the only two countries to have participated in every Games. (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 7: Who played detective Kojak in the long running TV series?

Q. 8: Approximately how many bacteria are on each of your feet?

a) one thousand b) one million c) one billion d) one trillion

Q. 9: What is the name of the lake situated on the border of Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains? (You know it, it’s a very well known name.)

Q. 10: What was the name of the New York Yankees baseball star who was once married to Marilyn Monroe?

Q. 11: Which US state has the longest border with Canada?

Q. 12: Lizzie Borden was an American woman, from Fall River, Massachusetts, who was famously accused of the axe murders of her father and stepmother. It was a famous case memorialized in a popular skipping-rope rhyme: “Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one.” How long was her jail sentence?

Q. 13: Without rearranging any of its letters, how many English language words can you make from the seven letter word “therein”? (You can have a point for each word you can make, so potentially a good score here!)

Q. 14: They are now worth millions of dollars each and much sought after, but how many of his paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell while he was alive?

Q. 15: What is Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service better known as?

Q. 16: South Africa is the only country with three official capitals, what are they? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you can correctly name all three.)

Q. 17: What is a baby eel called?

Q. 18: What is greater, the volume of the Earth’s moon OR the volume of the Pacific Ocean?

Q. 19: Which US President pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason?

Q. 20: Probably the most famous version is by Frank Sinatra, but who wrote the song “I Get A Kick Out Of You”?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: Was the color orange named after the fruit, or was the fruit named after the color orange?

A. 1: The color orange was named after the fruit.

Q. 2: Approximately how much of the mass of our solar system does the Sun take up?

a) 59% b) 69% c) 79% d) 89% e) 99%

A. 2: The correct answer is e) 99%.

Q. 3: What is the deepest part of the world’s oceans known as?

A. 3: The deepest part of the world’s oceans is known as the Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands.

Q. 4: What was the discovery that gave archaeologists the key to understanding modern Egyptian hieroglyphs.

A. 4: The discovery of the Rosetta Stone finally provided the key to understanding modern Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Q. 5: You’ve seen it hundreds of times at least, but how many stars surround the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo?

a) 12 b) 22 c) 32 d) 42

A. 5: The correct answer is b), there are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo.

Q. 6: Since the beginning of the modern Olympics, in 1896, what are the only two countries to have participated in every Games. (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 6: The only two countries to have participated in every modern Olympic Games are Greece and Australia.

Q. 7: Who played detective Kojak in the long running TV series?

A. 7: Telly Savalas.

Q. 8: Approximately how many bacteria are on each of your feet?

a) one thousand b) one million c) one billion d) one trillion

A. 8: There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

Q. 9: What is the name of the lake situated on the border of Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains? (You know it, it’s a very well known name.)

A. 9: It is called Lake Titicaca.

Q. 10: What was the name of the New York Yankees baseball star who was once married to Marilyn Monroe?

A. 10: He was Joe DiMaggio.

Q. 11: Which US state has the longest border with Canada?

A. 11: Alaska.

A. 12: She was acquitted and no one else has ever been charged with the murders.

A. 13: There are ten English language words that can be made out of the word “therein” without rearranging any of its letters: the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein.

Q. 14: They are now worth millions of dollars each and much sought after, but how many of his paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell while he was alive?

A. 14: Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting while he was alive, the Red Vineyard at Arles.

Q. 15: What is Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service better known as?

A. 15: QANTAS, the name of the Australian national airline.

Q. 16: South Africa is the only country with three official capitals, what are they? (A point for each correct answer, and a bonus point if you can correctly name all three.)

A. 16: South Africa’s three official capitals are Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.

Q. 17: What is a baby eel called?

A. 17: A baby eel is called an elver.

Q. 18: What is greater, the volume of the Earth’s moon OR the volume of the Pacific Ocean?

A. 18: Bit of a trick question here. The volume of the Earth’s moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

Q. 19: Which US President pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason?

A. 19: Gerald Ford.

Q. 20: Probably the most famous version is by Frank Sinatra, but who wrote the song “I Get A Kick Out Of You”?

A. 20: Cole Porter. Sorry Frank but this is MY favorite version….

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Welcome To The First Fasab Quiz For June

June 2, 2014May 26, 2014 fasab Questions, Tests 24, A, actors, America's biggest box office stars, animals, bill gates, birds, borders, brain-buster, business, Canadian Province, characters, city, clockwise, contiguous US states, death pledge, domesticated, education, Endless Love, english, Entertainment, eyes, famous location, filed a report, fly backwards, French expression, from behind, full moon, general knowledge, Geography, goat, Greek version, history, inflation, invaded, Japanese, Johannesburg, John D Rockerfeller, John Wayne, last movie, latest series, Latin alphabet, letters, location, long running, los angeles, Luther Van-Dross, medieval castles, month, motion pictures, movies, music, nature, new york, northernmost point, octopus, Old Testament, politics, questions, quiz, quizzes, recorded history, richest man in history, South Africa, Soweto, spiral staircases, standing, state, test, tests, The Beverly Hillbillies, the Great Lakes, title, TV comedy series, TV show, UFO sighting, United States, upside down, US president, US state, Washington DC, word, WWII, yawning and stretching

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Welcome to Quiz Day.

Another month has appeared on the calendar. Unbelievably we’re almost half way through 2014 already!

But what better way to start the first week of another month than with another twenty brain-buster questions.

Business, politics, geography, history, nature, movies and music are all in here this week.

Let’s see how you do.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: What do octopus’ and goat’s eyes have in common?

Q. 2: What common English word comes from the French expression meaning “death pledge”?

Q. 3: Adjusting for inflation, which of these two men is the richest man in history, John D Rockerfeller or Bill Gates?

Q. 4: What is the term for yawning and stretching at the same time?

Q. 5: What US President is famous for having filed a report for a UFO sighting in 1973, calling it “the darndest thing I’ve ever seen.”

Q. 6: In the last 4000 years, how many new animals have been domesticated?

Q. 7: What is the Greek version of the Old Testament called?

Q. 8: Soweto is a very famous location on the outskirts of Johannesburg in South Africa, but how did it get its name?

Q. 9: Between 1926 and 1976, John Wayne appeared in over 170 motion pictures, and became one of America’s biggest box office stars, but what was the title of his last movie?

Q. 10: What is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon? (Two bonus points if you can name the year too.)

Q. 11: what was the only part of the United States that was invaded by the Japanese during WWII?

Q. 12: Why do spiral staircases in medieval castles run clockwise?

Q. 13: What are the only birds able to fly backwards.

Q. 14: If you were standing in the northernmost point in the contiguous (48) US states, what state would you be standing in?

Q. 15: Name the six main characters in the long running TV comedy series ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’? (A point for each and bonus points if you can name the actors who played them.)

Q. 16: What is the only Canadian Province that borders the Great Lakes?

Q. 17: Only four letters in the latin alphabet look the same if you turn them upside down or see them from behind, a point for each one you can name correctly?

Q. 18: Previously set in Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York, what City is the location for the latest series of the hit TV show ‘24’?

Q. 19: What is the only US State that begins with an “A” but does not end with an “A”?

Q. 20: Who shared ‘Endless Love’ with Luther Van-Dross in 1994?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What do octopus’ and goat’s eyes have in common?

A. 1: Both have rectangular pupils.

Q. 2: What common English word comes from the French expression meaning “death pledge”?

A. 2: The common English word ‘mortgage’ comes from the French expression meaning “death pledge”.

Q. 3: Adjusting for inflation, which of these two men is the richest man in history, John D Rockerfeller or Bill Gates?

A. 3: When adjusted for inflation, John D Rockerfeller is the richest man in the history of the world, with a net worth 10 times more than Bill Gates.

Q. 4: What is the term for yawning and stretching at the same time?

A. 4: When you yawn and stretch at the time, you are “pandiculating.”

Q. 5: What US President is famous for having filed a report for a UFO sighting in 1973, calling it “the darndest thing I’ve ever seen.”

A. 5: Jimmy Carter filed a report for a UFO sighting in 1973.

Q. 6: In the last 4000 years, how many new animals have been domesticated?

A. 6: Bit of a trick question, in the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. Take a point if you answered ‘none’ or ‘zero’.

Q. 7: What is the Greek version of the Old Testament called?

A. 7: The Greek version of the Old Testament is called the ‘Septuagint’.

Q. 8: Soweto is a very famous location on the outskirts of Johannesburg in South Africa, but how did it get its name?

A. 8: Soweto in South Africa was derived from SOuth WEst TOwnship.

Q. 9: Between 1926 and 1976, John Wayne appeared in over 170 motion pictures, and became one of America’s biggest box office stars, but what was the title of his last movie?

A. 9: John Wayne’s final movie was ‘The Shootist’, made in 1976 and in which he played the part of aging former gunslinger John Bernard Books.

Q. 10: What is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon? (Two bonus points if you can name the year too.)

A. 10: February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Q. 11: what was the only part of the United States that was invaded by the Japanese during WWII?

A. 11: Alaska was the only part of the United States that was invaded by the Japanese during WWII. The territory was the island of Adak in the Aleutian Chain. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked, but not invaded.

Q. 12: Why do spiral staircases in medieval castles run clockwise?

A. 12: Spiral staircases in medieval castles run clockwise because all knights used to be right-handed and would therefore carry their swords in their right hand.

Q. 13: What are the only birds able to fly backwards.

A. 13: Hummingbirds are the only birds able to fly backwards.

Q. 14: If you were standing in the northernmost point in the contiguous (48) US states, what state would you be standing in?

A. 14: If you were standing in the northernmost point in the contiguous (48) US states, you’d be standing in Minnesota.

Q. 15: Name the six main characters in the long running TV comedy series ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’? (A point for each and bonus points if you can name the actors who played them.)

A. 15: The characters in the Beverly Hillbillies were Jed Clampett, Granny, Ellie May, Jethro, unscrupulous banker Mr Drysdale and his long-suffering assistant Miss Hathaway, played respectively by Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer, Jr., Raymond Bailey and Nancy Kulp.

Q. 16: What is the only Canadian Province that borders the Great Lakes?

A. 16: Ontario is the only Canadian Province that borders the Great Lakes.

Q. 17: Only four letters in the latin alphabet look the same if you turn them upside down or see them from behind, a point for each one you can name correctly?

A. 17: The only letters in the latin alphabet that look the same if you turn them upside down or see them from behind are ‘H’ ‘I’ ‘O’ and ‘X’.

Q. 18: Previously set in Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York, what City is the location for the latest series of the hit TV show ‘24’?

A. 18: The latest series of ‘24’ is set in London, England.

Q. 19: What is the only US State that begins with an “A” but does not end with an “A”?

A. 19: Arkansas is the only US State that begins with “A” but does not end with “A”, all the other States that begin with “A”, Arizona, Alabama and Alaska, also end with “A”.

Q. 20: Who shared ‘Endless Love’ with Luther Van-Dross in 1994?

A. 20: Mariah Carey.

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Did You Know? – I Bet You Didn’t.

May 20, 2014May 19, 2014 fasab Factoids 2-inch nail, 40, Africa, Anderson Shipp Truman, arriving in port, astronauts, atoms on Earth, Beethoven, body, breathe, British music group, China, cricket chirps, education, Entertainment, fact, factoid, facts, football team, founded, France, french, George Washington, girlfriend, Harry S. Truman, impossible to hum while holding your nose, India, infected, information, iron, mackerel, Manchester United, Match.com, maternal grandfather, Norway, Ohio, paternal grandfather, Penguin, politics, qarante, quarantine, Random, red home strip, ship, shuffle a deck of cards, Simply Red, Solomon Young, spain, swallow, temperature, trivia, United States, US state, Wombat poop is square

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Hello folks. Thanks for stopping by.

Here are today’s factoid offerings.

Hope you enjoy.

You can’t breathe and swallow at the same time.

There are more ways to shuffle a deck of cards

than there are atoms on Earth.

Africa is bigger than the United States, China, India, Spain, France,

and several other countries combined.

Norway once knighted a penguin.

You can get a rough estimate of the temperature by

counting the number of times a cricket chirps in 13 seconds,

then adding 40.

It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose.

Quarantine comes from the French “qarante” for 40.

Whenever a ship arriving in port was suspected of being infected

it had to forego contact with the shore for a period of about 40 days.

On average, astronauts are two inches taller in space.

Ohio is the only U.S. state that doesn’t share

any letters with the word “mackerel.”

(I have no idea who figured that one out,

but they clearly had too much free time on their hands!)

Wombat poop is square.

(Ouch!!!)

There is enough iron in your body to make a 2-inch nail.

The “S” in Harry S. Truman’s full name doesn’t stand for anything.

His parents couldn’t decide on a middle name for over a month,

so they settled on the letter “S” in honor of his maternal grandfather, Solomon Young,

and his paternal grandfather, Anderson Shipp Truman.

The girlfriend of the guy who founded Match.com

left him for a man she met on Match.com.

(So that’s why he did it!)

George Washington was 48 years old

when Beethoven was born.

The British music group ‘Simply Red’

is named because of its love for the football team,

Manchester United, who have a red home strip.

Okay, so who tried to hum while holding their nose, come on?

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Twenty Quiz Questions. Go On, Have A Go!

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Hello and welcome to another start of the week quiz.

Another very random selection of questions, but don’t let that discourage you, have a go!

As usual the answers are given waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but please, NO cheating.

Enjoy, and good luck.

Q. 1: How many Dalmatians starred in the 1961 Disney movie?

Q. 2: Where do they make California license plates?

Q. 3: What is the collective term for a group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest?

Q. 4: Which famous lady edited Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography “Moonwalk”?

Q. 5: What do they call G.I. Joe in the U.K.?

Q. 6: What was US President Woodrow Wilson’s first name?

Q. 7: In which American town or city was the TV series “Ironside” set?

Q. 8: What is your “niddick”? (Yes, ladies you have one too.)

Q. 9: In which movie, also starring Dustin Hoffman, did Sir Laurence Olivier play a Nazi war criminal named Dr. Christian Szell?

Q. 10: What is the name for the metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil, or the metal band at the end of a cane?

Q. 11: Name the only U.S. state that borders three different Canadian provinces.

Q. 12: Who succeeded Nasser as President of Egypt and was later assassinated?

Q. 13: Where did camels originate?

Q. 14: What famous musical was set in Austria?

Q. 15: What is the Scoville Heat Index and what is it used for?

Q. 16: Who conquered Greece in 336 at the head of a vast Macedonian Army?

Q. 17: Name the three lead stars in the movie “Some Like It Hot”.

Q. 18: What was the first country to seek diplomatic relations with the United States.

Q. 19: In which movies did Charlton Heston play the following roles?

a. George Taylor,

b. Moses,

c. Michelangelo,

d. General ‘Chinese’ Gordon,

e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar,

f. John the Baptist

(One point for each correct answer so your chance to earn six points here!)

Q. 20: What was the only father-daughter collaboration to hit number one on the Billboard pop chart? (One point each for the names of the two artists and for the name of the song.

ANSWERS

Q. 1: How many Dalmatians starred in the 1961 Disney movie?

A. 1: 101

Q. 2: Where do they make California license plates?

A. 2: All California license plates are made in prisons.

Q. 3: What is the collective term for a group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest?

A. 3: A group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest, is known as a “clutch.”

Q. 4: Which famous lady edited Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography “Moonwalk”?

A. 4: Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography Moonwalk was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Q. 5: What do they call G.I. Joe in the U.K.?

A. 5: G.I. Joe is called “Action Man” in the U.K.

Q. 6: What was US President Woodrow Wilson’s first name?

A. 6: Woodrow Wilson’s first name was Thomas. Woodrow was actually his middle name.

Q. 7: In which American town or city was the TV series “Ironside” set?

A. 7: San Francisco

Q. 8: What is your “niddick”? (Yes, ladies you have one too.)

A. 8: “Niddick” is another name for the nape of your neck.

Q. 9: In which movie, also starring Dustin Hoffman, did Sir Laurence Olivier play a Nazi war criminal named Dr. Christian Szell?

A. 9: Marathon Man.

Q. 10: What is the name for the metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil, or the metal band at the end of a cane?

A. 10: The metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil and the metal band at the end of a cane is a called a “ferrule.”

Q. 11: Name the only U.S. state that borders three different Canadian provinces.

A. 11: Montana is the only U.S. state that borders three different Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan).

Q. 12: Who succeeded Nasser as President of Egypt and was later assassinated?

A. 12: Anwar Sadat.

Q. 13: Where did camels originate?

A. 13: Camels actually originated in North America.

Q. 14: What famous musical was set in Austria?

A. 14: The Sound Of Music.

Q. 15: What is the Scoville Heat Index and what is it used for?

A. 15: The Scoville Heat Index is a scale for measuring the spiciness of food. The spiciest pepper has over 1,000,000 Scoville units.

Q. 16: Who conquered Greece in 336 at the head of a vast Macedonian Army?

A. 16: Alexander The Great.

Q. 17: Name the three lead stars in the movie “Some Like It Hot”.

A. 17: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe.

Q. 18: What was the first country to seek diplomatic relations with the United States.

A. 18: In 1777, Morocco became the first country to seek diplomatic relations with the United States.

Q. 19: In which movies did Charlton Heston play the following roles?

a. George Taylor,

b. Moses,

c. Michelangelo,

d. General ‘Chinese’ Gordon,

e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar,

f. John the Baptist

(One point for each correct answer so your chance to earn six points here!)

A. 19: Charlton Heston played

a. George Taylor in “Planet of the Apes (Beneath the Planet of the Apes)”

b. Moses in “The Ten Commandments”

c. Michelangelo in “The Agony and the Ecstasy”

d. General ‘Chinese’ Gordon in “Khartoum”

e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar in “El Cid”

f. John the Baptist in “The Greatest Story Ever Told”

Q. 20: What was the only father-daughter collaboration to hit number one on the Billboard pop chart? (One point each for the names of the two artists and for the name of the song.)

A. 20: The only father-daughter collaboration to hit number one on the Billboard pop chart was “Something Stupid” by Frank & Nancy Sinatra in 1967.

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Time To Put The Little Grey Cells To Work. It’s Quiz Day!

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Another quiz for you today. Some easy ones but a few of them this time are quite difficult I think, but we’ll see what you make of them.

As usual the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but NO cheating please!

The best of luck and enjoy.

Q. 1: What is Michael J. Fox’s middle name?

Q. 2: 2013 is the first year this millennium this has happened, when was the previous time?

Q. 3: Only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “K.” Likewise, only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “G”. Name them. (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 4: What was the “parental guidance” movie rating known as before it became “PG”?

Q. 5: I’m sure that at one time or another you have suffered from “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”, but what is it more commonly known as?

Q. 6: For many years the Anglo-European Concorde super sonic passenger jet flew between London and New York. But what was the only internal route used by this airplane within the United States?

Q. 7: What is the small “You Are Here” sticker that indicates your position on a map called?

Q. 8: If your doctor says he is going to perform an “auscultation” on you what procedure would he or she be carrying out?

Q. 9: Though it’s not as well-known as the Grand Canyon what is name of the deepest gorge in the U.S. at nearly 8,000 feet?

Q. 10: What country has the most wild camels?

Q. 11: Who is the youngest man to become President of the USA and who is the youngest man to be elected President of the USA? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 12: Drug lord Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel spent $2,500 a month on rubber bands. Why?

Q. 13: Two of America’s greatest national symbols are The Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. Where were they made? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 14: Which British liner was sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on 7th May 1915?

Q. 15: Which actress starred in the controversial movie ‘Rosemary’s Baby’?

Q. 16: The first armored presidential limo was used by President Franklin Roosevelt just as the United States was entering WW II. Who was its former owner?

Q. 17: In what American town or city was the TV series “Married With Children” set?

Q. 18: Nurse, Cookie Cutter, Blue, Zebra, Carpet, School, Bull and Wobbegong are all examples of what?

Q. 19: What is the name given to the Japanese crime organization?

Q. 20: Which American film director had the middle name Blount?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What is Michael J. Fox’s middle name?

A. 1: Michael J. Fox’s middle name is Andrew.

Q. 2: 2013 is the first year this millennium this has happened, when was the previous time?

A. 2: 1987 (Years where all four digits are different from one another.)

Q. 3: Only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “K.” Likewise, only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “G”. Name them. (A point for each correct aswer.)

A. 3: The U.S. state’s name ending with the letter “K” is New York. The U.S. state’s name ending with the letter “G” is Wyoming.

Q. 4: What was the “parental guidance” movie rating known as before it became “PG”?

A. 4: It was known as “GP” (for General audience, Parental guidance suggested).

Q. 5: I’m sure that at one time or another you have suffered from “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”, but what is it more commonly known as?

A. 5: Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for ice cream headaches.

Q. 6: For many years the Anglo-European Concorde super sonic passenger jet flew between London and New York. But what was the only internal route used by this airplane within the United States?

A. 6: The only inter-U.S. flights made by the Concorde were between New York’s JFK Airport and the oil-rich Texas metropolis of Dallas-Fort Worth.

Q. 7: What is the small “You Are Here” sticker that indicates your position on a map called?

A. 7: It is called an ideo locator.

Q. 8: If your doctor says he is going to perform an “auscultation” on you what procedure would he or she be carrying out?

A. 8: When a doctor performs an auscultation on you he or she will just be using his stethoscope.

Q. 9: Though it’s not as well-known as the Grand Canyon what is name of the deepest gorge in the U.S. at nearly 8,000 feet?

A. 9: The deepest gorge in the U.S. at nearly 8,000 feet is called Hell’s Canyon

Q. 10: What country has the most wild camels?

A. 10: Australia.

Q. 11: Who is the youngest man to become President of the USA and who is the youngest man to be elected President of the USA? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 11: Teddy Roosevelt is the youngest man to become President (age 42) while John F Kennedy is the youngest man to be elected President (age 43).

Q. 12: Drug lord Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel spent $2,500 a month on rubber bands. Why?

A. 12: To hold all their bundles of cash.

Q. 13: Two of America’s greatest national symbols are The Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. Where were they made? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 13: The Liberty Bell was cast in England and the Statue of Liberty was crafted in France.

Q. 14: Which British liner was sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on 7th May 1915?

A. 14: The Lusitania.

Q. 15: Which actress starred in the controversial movie ‘Rosemary’s Baby’?

A. 15: Mia Farrow.

Q. 16: The first armored presidential limo was used by President Franklin Roosevelt just as the United States was entering WW II. Who was its former owner?

A. 16: This particular Cadillac convertible originally belonged to the gangster Al Capone. It was seized in 1932 when Capone was charged with tax evasion.

Q. 17: In which American town or city was the TV series “Married With Children” set?

A. 17: Chicago.

Q. 18: Nurse, Cookie Cutter, Blue, Zebra, Carpet, School, Bull and Wobbegong are all examples of what?

A. 18: Sharks.

Q. 19: What is the name given to the Japanese crime organization?

A. 19: The Yakuza.

Q. 20: Which American film director had the middle name Blount?

A. 20: Cecil B de Mille.

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A New Quiz To Start A New Month

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What better way to start a new week and a new month than with a good quiz.

It’s the usual random mixture of difficult, easy and tricky

And again as usual the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but NO cheating!

Enjoy.

Q. 1: Where is the only place today comes before yesterday?

Q. 2: What is another way to say “every 9 years”?

Q. 3: What US State has almost twice as many caribou as people?

Q. 4: What is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter?

Q. 5: What is the national animal of Thailand?

Q. 6: What kind of nut has no shell?

Q. 7: What is the largest denomination bill produced by the US Treasury?

Q. 8: Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

Q. 9: What is the most common atom in the Universe?

Q. 10: Whoever makes it tells it not, whoever takes it knows it not, and whoever knows it wants it not. What is it?

Q. 11: Which Ocean is saltier, the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean?

Q. 12: What well known city was originally called Edo?

Q. 13: We all know about the Titanic and probably seen the movies about the disaster. The full name of the Titanic ship is R.M.S. Titanic, but what do the letters “R.M.S.” stand for?

Q. 14: What was the tallest structure in the world prior to the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930?

Q. 15: Construction workers hard hats were first invented and used in 1933 in the building of what?

Q. 16: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

Q. 17: What belongs to you, but is used mostly by others?

Q. 18: If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room what color will it eventually turn?

Q. 19: What famous American invented the rocking chair?

Q. 20: Which Corset Company, with a very famous name not necessarily related to the corset business, created the bra cup sizing system, which is now used universally by manufacturers?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: Where is the only place today comes before yesterday?

A. 1: In a Dictionary

Q. 2: What is another way to say “every 9 years”?

A. 2: Another way to say “every 9 years” is “Novennial”

Q. 3: What US State has almost twice as many caribou as people?

A. 3: The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people.

Q. 4: What is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter?

A. 4: The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable”.

Q. 5: What is the national animal of Thailand?

A. 5: The elephant is the national animal of Thailand

Q. 6: What kind of nut has no shell?

A. 6: A doughnut.

Q. 7: What is the largest denomination bill produced by the US Treasury?

A. 7: The largest denomination bill U.S. bill produced by the US Treasury is for $100,000.

Q. 8: Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

A. 8: Mount Everest, just because it hadn’t been discovered didn’t mean it wasn’t there!

Q. 9: What is the most common atom in the Universe?

A. 9: Hydrogen is the most common atom in the universe

Q. 10: Whoever makes it tells it not, whoever takes it knows it not, and whoever knows it wants it not. What is it?

A. 10: Counterfeit Money

Q. 11: Which Ocean is saltier, the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean?

A. 11: The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean

Q. 12: What well known city was originally called Edo?

A. 12: The city of Tokyo was originally called Edo

Q. 13: We all know about the Titanic and probably seen the movies about the disaster. The full name of the Titanic ship is R.M.S. Titanic, but what do the letters “R.M.S.” stand for?

A. 13: “R.M.S.” stands for Royal Mail Steamship

Q. 14: What was the tallest structure in the world prior to the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930?

A. 14: The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world prior to the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930.

Q. 15: Construction workers hard hats were first invented and used in 1933 in the building of what?

A. 15: Construction workers hard hats were first invented and used in 1933 in the building of the Hoover Dam.

Q. 16: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

A. 16: Charcoal

Q. 17: What belongs to you, but is used mostly by others?

A. 17: Your Name

Q. 18: If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room what color will it eventually turn?

A. 18: A lot of people think it will become darker and eventually black because there is no light, but the reverse is actually the case, it will become paler and eventually turn white. This is because the pigmentation cells in the fish’s scales that control color cannot work without light.

Q. 19: What famous American invented the rocking chair?

A. 19: Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair.

Q. 20: Which Corset Company, with a very famous name not necessarily related to the corset business, created the bra cup sizing system, which is now used universally by manufacturers?

A. 20: Warner Brothers Corset Company!

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Another Twenty Challenging Questions – Yes It’s Quiz Day!

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Another start to the week and another twenty challenging questions in our latest quiz.

Easy, difficult and few “curve balls” in this lot, so see how well you do.

As usual the answers are given waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below.

But NO cheating please!

Enjoy.

Q 1: In Italy who or what is known as “Topolino”?

Q 2: How many men in total have landed on and explored the Moon?

Q 3: How many women in total have landed on and explored the Moon?

Q 4: In their natural habitats, what percentage of penguins live south of the equator?

Q 5: In what book of The Bible is God not mentioned?

Q 6: What do they call a “French kiss” in France?

Q 7: What is the longest English word without a vowel?

Q 8: What is the driest state in the U.S.?

Q 9: A group of toads is called a what?

Q 10: The first toilet ever seen on television was on what show?

Q 11: How many of the 44 US Presidents has worn glasses?

Q 12: Can you think of a word that is pronounced differently by merely capitalizing the first letter?

There are several, a point for each.

Q 13: What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?

Q 14: At various times throughout history known as the “President’s Palace,” the “President’s House,” and the “Executive Mansion”, what US President officially gave the White House its current name in 1901?

Q 15: What is the only capital letter in the Roman alphabet (the one we use) with exactly one end point?

Q 16: What US state’s motto is “Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.”

Q 17: What TV comedy series character’s catchphrase was “I’m listening”?

Q 18: In what country do people generally answer the phone by saying, “I’m listening”.

Q 19: What is light as a feather, but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than a few minutes?

Q 20: How can you make seven even?

ANSWERS

Q 1: In Italy who or what is known as “Topolino”?

A 1: Mickey Mouse is known as “Topolino” in Italy

Q 2: How many men in total have landed on and explored the Moon?

A 2: Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon

Q 3: How many women in total have landed on and explored the Moon?

A 3: Zero, no women have landed on and explored the moon

Q 4: In their natural habitats, what percentage of penguins live south of the equator?

A 4: 100%. All penguins live south of the equator

Q 5: In what book of The Bible is God not mentioned?

A 5: The book of Esther.

Q 6: What do they call a “French kiss” in France?

A 6: An “English Kiss”.

Q 7: What is the longest English word without a vowel?

A 7: “Rhythm”

Q 8: What is the driest state in the U.S.?

A 8: Nevada. Each year it averages 7.5 inches (19 cm) of rain.

Q 9: A group of toads is called a what?

A 9: A knot.

Q 10: The first toilet ever seen on television was on what show?

A 10: “Leave It to Beaver.”

Q 11: How many of the 44 US Presidents has worn glasses?

A 11: Every US president has worn glasses (just not always in public).

Q 12: Can you think of a word that is pronounced differently by merely capitalizing the first letter?

There are several, a point for each.

A 12: Here are some examples, there could be others

1. job and Job

2. herb and Herb

3. polish and Polish

and there could be more, so well done if you thought of others.

Q 13: What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?

A 13: “Normal”. Normal people do not have ‘all’ their fingers on ‘one’ hand.

A 14: Theodore Roosevelt

Q 15: What is the only capital letter in the Roman alphabet (the one we use) with exactly one end point?

A 15: The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one end point is P.

Check out the others if you want, A(2), B (0), C (2), D (0), E (3), F (3), G (2), H (4), I (2), J (2), K (4), L (2), M (2), N (2), O (0), Q (2), R (2), S (2), T (3), U (2), V (2), W (2), X (4), Y (3), Z (2).

Q 16: What US state’s motto is “Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.”

A 16: The state motto of Georgia is “Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.”

Q 17: What TV comedy series character’s catchphrase was “I’m listening”?

A 17: Frasier Crane played by the ever excellent Kelsey Grammar.

Q 18: In what country do people generally answer the phone by saying, “I’m listening”.

A 18: Russians generally answer the phone by saying, “I’m listening”.

Q 19: What is light as a feather, but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than a few minutes?

A 19: His breath.

Q 20: How can you make seven even?

A 20: Just take away the “s”, duhhhh!

Not so easy. Hope you did okay!

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What Would Mondays Be Without Another Quiz?

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What would Mondays be without another quiz to get the intellect moving.

They’re random, they’re easy except for the difficult ones, and one or two are a bit tricky.

Try them out and see how you do.

The answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy.

Q 1: Which city in the world has the most hotel rooms?

Q 2: What is a baby kangaroo called?

Q 3: The wheelbarrow was invented by whom?

Q 4: Who was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour?

Q 5: Who is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China?

Q 6: What is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt.”

Q 7: What world’s best-selling book, is also the world’s most shoplifted book?

Q 8: How are Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine related?

Q 9: What is the only country with a square flag?

Q 10: What is the only US state that has borders with only one other US state.

Q 11: The largest taxi fleet in the world is found in which city?

Q 12: What is the largest landlocked country in the world?

Q 13: Dogs, monkeys and humans have been sent into space, but never birds. Why?

Q 14: What question can you never answer “yes” to without lying?

Q 15: How many birthdays does the average man have?

Q 16: What turns everything around without moving?

Q 17: What type of building has the most stories?

Q 18: Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest what?

Q 19: In which American city are there famously fewer people than there are automobiles.

Q 20: What movie character is also known as “Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang”?

ANSWERS

Q 1: Which city in the world has the most hotel rooms?

A 1: Las Vegas

Q 2: What is a baby kangaroo called?

A 2: A joey

Q 3: The wheelbarrow was invented by whom?

A 3: The Chinese.

Q 4: Who was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour?

A 4: Arnold Palmer

Q 5: Who is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China?

A 5: Cinderella

Q 6: What is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt.”

A 6: “Dreamt”

Q 7: What world’s best-selling book, is also the world’s most shoplifted book?

A 7: The Bible

Q 8: How are Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine related?

A 8: They are brother and sister.

Q 9: What is the only country with a square flag?

A 9: Switzerland

Q 10: What is the only US state that has borders with only one other US state.

A 10: Maine

Q 11: The largest taxi fleet in the world is found in which city?

A 11: Mexico City. The city boasts a fleet of over 60,000 taxis.

Q 12: What is the largest landlocked country in the world?

A 12: Mongolia

Q 13: Dogs, monkeys and humans have been sent into space, but never birds. Why?

A 13: Because they would soon die; birds need gravity to swallow.

Q 14: What question can you never answer “yes” to without lying?

A 14: “Are you asleep?”

Q 15: How many birthdays does the average man have?

A 15: One. Every year you celebrate that day in which you were born – but it is not your ‘birth day’.

Q 16: What turns everything around without moving?

A 16: A Mirror

Q 17: What type of building has the most stories?

A 17: Library

Q 18: Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest what?

A 18: Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.

Q 19: In which American city are there famously fewer people than there are automobiles.

A 19: Los Angeles or L.A.

Q 20: What movie character is also known as “Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang”?

A 20: James Bond

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