Potpourri Trivia - May 2024 / CNT Trivia Tuesdays

Which of these U.S. states is home to a lake called “Clear Lake”?

How old is the sunlight we see?

Which footballer is nicknamed ‘The Atomic Flea?’

Herodotus is known as the father of what?

What German car company had the slogan “Truth In Engineering”?

What is Adele’s last name?

How many total islands are there in Hawaii?

Prospero is a moon that orbits which planet?

Which Michael Jackson song did he originally want to sing as a duet with Prince?

Which of these is NOT an example of the “Mandela” effect?

What does the letter “Q” stand for in the cotton swab Q-Tip?

Which child from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory found the first Golden Ticket?

What year was George Washington’s face put on the $1 bill?

According to superstition, what is the purpose of putting a piece of bread in a baby’s crib?

Whose autobiography is “The Education of a Wandering Man”?

Who played Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network?

In the year 1900, which of the following did NOT take place?

Which was the first automobile company to be in business for 100 years?

Besides lovers, St. Valentine is the patron saint of what profession?

What state was originally going to be called Humboldt?

What candy bar is named for a horse?

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star from which constellation?

What was the first ever designer logo?

Which Science Fiction great has NOT won a Hugo for Best Novel

What are “cinderellas” to stamp collectors?

What superhero is either referenced or shown in every episode of Seinfeld?

What is the most commonly broken bone in the human body?

In the 1972 chess tournament held in Reykjavik, Iceland, who did Bobby Fischer defeat?

What traffic violation is against the law in Nevada?

Of these choices, what is the most popular sandwich in America?

What is Cynophobia the fear of?

What is the highest-grossing Broadway show of all time?

What is a fandango?

In which country can you visit Via Dolorosa?

Which of these snacks is shaped like a hyperbolic paraboloid?

What was the average square footage of a family home in the 1950s?

Actor James Franco once sold a sculpture made of what?

What is the estimated number of people who have ever lived?

Who imposed the first federal income tax in the US?

The Rosetta Stone helped decipher the language of which country?

What’s the profession of a person that repairs and maintains fireplaces?

How long does it take a blood cell to do a full circuit through the body?

What is another name for parotitis?

Who was the youngest President of the United States?

How old is the $2 bill?

Before becoming a comedian, what was George Carlin’s profession?

Which U.S. presidential candidate promised “a chicken in every pot”?

In which European city is the Manneken Pis statue?

What is the lightest gas in the universe?

What is osculation?