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1
Who is the only person to win Nobel prizes in two different sciences?
Werner Heisenberg
Marie Curie
Alexander Fleming
Albert Einstein
2
What are the 100 folds in a chef's hat supposed to represent?
The 100 days it takes to learn proper cooking techniques
The 100 ways to cook an egg
The 100 famous French chefs
The 100 tools every chef should be able to use
3
What did Melbourne give some of their trees to help residents report problems?
Email addresses
Phone numbers
Color-coding
Identification numbers
4
Volvo gave away their patent for which of these in an attempt to save lives?
3-point set belts
Passenger-side air bags
Anti-lock brakes
Windshield wipers
5
Which of these did Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once do together?
Gave a speech about women's rights
Went on a joyride in a comandeered airplane
Snuck into the Lincoln bedroom and made prank phone calls
Stole FDR's wheelchair and rode up and down the hallway
6
Which of these is the feeling that you've dreamed about an event before it happened?
deja vu
deja delus
deja reve
deja image
7
Who gave away the bride at Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelts' wedding?
Their pet German Shepherd
The President of the United States
Their illegitimate son
Her father
8
Which of these nearly kept Neil Armstrong from the astronaut program?
Failed his first physical
A late application
Poor science grades
His cousin was a janitor for NASA
9
What is
Tsundoku?
A martial art
A number game
A Japanese art involving painting folded paper
The act of acquiring books but not reading them
10
Which of these was seriously considered when Canada's Northwest Territories was looking for a new name?
Not Alberta
Old Brunswick
NWT
Bob
11
What is the only known non-mammal species to participate in infectious laughter?
Orca whales
Komodo dragons
Clown fish
Kea parrots
12
Sleep literally cleans your brain of toxins.
False
True
13
Which of these was a standard supply on early Russian space missions?
Cyanide pills
A shotgun
A box of paper clips
A locked box which was only to be opened if they could not return to Earth
14
Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were born on July 4.
False
True
15
Which of these is considered good luck in Japan?
Having a cherry blossom's petals blow in your hair
Carrying a fox's tail
Turning a song off before it finishes playing
Having a Sumo wrestler make your baby cry
16
Which of these was NOT considered as a name for the Boston Celtics?
Olympians
Whirlwinds
Unicorns
Dragons
17
Which of these was NOT considered by Disney as a name for one of the Seven Dwarfs?
Burpy
Fatso
Deafy
Hickey
18
Why did Sesame Street decide to make the "counting" character a vampire?
"Count" Dracula
In folklore, vampires have arithmomania, a compulsion to count
Bela Lugosi counted "1, 2, 3" before every scene
In folklore, if you count aloud, you can keep vampires from mesmerizing you
19
What do the numbers on Central Park's lampposts mean?
The date the lamppost was erected
The number of people on the crew that put up the lamppost
The nearest street and the side of the park you're on
The latitude and longitude of the post
20
Who is the "Simon" of Simon and Schuster?
Neil Simon
There isn't one
Simon Cowell
Carly Simon's father
21
Which country singer has donated over one-hundred million books to children?
Reba McEntire
Kenny Rogers
Dolly Parton
John Denver
22
What formerly famous chain has only one store still open, in Bend, Oregon?
Blockbuster Video
Borders Books
The Limited
Western Auto
23
Who was the first black female streetcar conductor in San Francisco?
Michelle Obama's mother
Toni Morrison
Rosa Parks
Maya Angelou
24
The can opener was invented before the tin can.
True
False
25
Whose teacher wrote: I have never met anybody who so persistently writes words meaning the opposite of what is intended?
Stephen King
Roald Dahl
Dr. Seuss
Lewis Carroll
26
Which of these birds can NOT be taught to speak?
Ravens
Starlings
Canaries
Parakeets
27
Who was the original Winnie the Pooh?
A mascot at a London prep school
A black bear brought to the London Zoo after World War I
A stuffed tiger owned by A.A. Milne and passed on to his son, Christopher
A neighborhood dog in the Milnes' London suburb
28
Which of these candies was a regular part of soldiers' rations during WWII?
Tootsie rolls
Lollipops
M & M's
Taffy
29
What is "The Spirit of Curling"?
The gene that allows one to curl one's tongue
A book about giving home perms
A British ship
Good sportsmanship in the sport of curling
30
What shape are the pupils of goats' eyes?
Rectangular
Circular
Triangular
Oval
31
What is the "Waffle House Index"?
A measurement of stock volatility
A booklet with all the 24-hour restaurants in the U.S.
A syrup consistency measure
A FEMA guide to storm severity
32
Most people who steal rocks from the Petrified National Forest keep them.
False
True
33
Guinness estimates that 93 liters of beer are lost in this way each year in the UK.
Foamed over the edge of a glass when poured too quickly
Absorbed by facial hair
Left in the dregs in the bottom of glasses
Spit out when someone laughs while drinking
34
Which of these is a sister city to Boring, Oregon?
Dull, Scotland
Drab, England
Mundane, Minnesota
Hole, Wyoming
35
What was Bela Lugosi wearing when he was buried?
A Dracula costume
A suit and tie
A space suit from Plan 9 from Outer Space
Nothing: he was cremated
36
Which number is greater?
The annual number of people bitten by other people in New York
The annual number of people bitten by sharks worldwide
37
Why was the Russian team 12 days late for the 1908 Olympics in London?
Their ship was lost at sea
Their official invitation had a typo
They were using the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian
There were no Russian speaking immigration officers to process their papers
38
Which of these is NOT true about the manchineel tree, which is nicknamed the "Tree of Death"?
The smell of its flowers causes hallucinations
Its fruit is poisonous
Touching it burns the skin
Burning its bark causes blindness
39
An estimated 1 million dogs in the U.S. have been named as primary beneficiaries in their owners' wills
True
False
40
What did Mr. Rogers always say out loud for one of his viewers who was blind?
I'm putting on my sweater.
I'm feeding the fish.
Here comes the trolley.
Time to go to the Neighborhood of Make Believe.
41
Which of these are given to new brides in the English Midlands for luck?
Jigsaw puzzles
Black cats
Blue flowers
Old frying pans
42
How was Portland, Oregon's name chosen?
Throwing darts at a board
Coin toss
Lottery
Name pulled from hat
43
Queen Elizabeth is trained at which of these jobs?
Cosmetologist
Mechanic
Botanist
Aviator
44
According to Toyota, what is the plural of Prius?
Priuses
Prius
Pria
Prii
45
Which of these is NOT the voice of one of the M & M's?
Jon Lovitz
Hank Azaria
Vanessa Williams
J.K. Simmons
46
How did Ben and Jerry learn to make ice cream?
They just experimented
Their mothers used to make it for the kids in the neighborhood
They split a $5 correspondence course
They attended a prestigious French cooking school
47
In 1974, the
Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis
published a paper that had 0 words. What was its title?
The Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of a Case of Writer's Block
A Scientific Treatise on Emptyness
Nothing
The Feelings of a Depressed Individual
48
Which of these are some cats allergic to?
People
Tuna
Other cats
Dogs
49
What was the purpose of "cow shoes"?
To protect feet from cow pies
To protect feet from getting stepped on while milking
To protect the feet of cows
To leave hoof prints behind so moonshiners could fool the police
50
Which of these was the first sales pitch for Nerf?
You can't hurt babies or old people!
No more broken windows!
Yes! Playing in the house!
Even clumsy kids can play!
