Trivia Wednesday

Question 1

The standard unit of measurement for the amount of force applied to something is _____?

Accepted Answer

Newtons

Question 2

Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?

Accepted Answer

Downward left to right

Question 3

Which of the following states does NOT border a Great Lake?

Accepted Answer

Iowa

Question 4

Which elements' symbol is Fe?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Question 5

Who was the first american to orbit the earth?

Accepted Answer

John Glenn

Question 6

How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 7

What sport is the most common cause of eye injuries in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Baseball

Question 8

Number of major oceans.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 9

Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?

Accepted Answer

Bashful

Question 10

What is the tallest mountain in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Mt. McKinley

Question 11

Pierre is the capital of which state?

Accepted Answer

South Dakota

Question 12

Which way does water go down the drain, counter- or clockwise?

Accepted Answer

depends

Question 13

Which way do fans rotate?

Accepted Answer

clockwise

Question 14

What was the first sport televised by the United States?

Accepted Answer

Baseball

Question 15

What is the name of the layer of atmoshpere closest to us?

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Question 16

What is the name of the igneous rock that is light enough to float?

Accepted Answer

pumice

Question 17

What is the longest type of cell in your body?

Accepted Answer

Nerve

Question 18

What state is bordered by Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming?

Accepted Answer

Colorado

Question 19

Number of permanent human teeth.

Accepted Answer

32

Question 20

What 2 letters don't appear on the telephone dial? (no cheating!)

Accepted Answer

Q and Z

Question 21

On a NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom?

Accepted Answer

Top

Question 22

Which country has the longest coastline?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 23

Which of these is an example of a peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 24

Which color is not on the classic Campbell's soup label?

Accepted Answer

Green

Question 25

The North Star is which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Polaris

Question 26

The United States dropped an atomic bomb on which two Japanese cities?

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Question 27

The naturalist responsible for "The theory of evolution by natural selection" is...

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Question 28

Which of these countries is not a major producer of oil?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala

Question 29

The only planet that has a day longer than its year...

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 30

Which side of a women's blouse are the buttons on?

Accepted Answer

right

Question 31

On the back of a dollar bill, what is in the center?

Accepted Answer

One

Question 32

When Columbus sailed from Spain, what did he expect to find?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 33

Number of time zones in the world.

Accepted Answer

24

Question 34

What type of rock is obsidian?

Accepted Answer

igneous

Question 35

Which of the Great Lakes is located entirely within US borders?

Accepted Answer

Lake Michigan

Question 36

On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?

Accepted Answer

Ace of spades

Question 37

Which of these countries is most likely to experience a blizzard?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 38

During World War I, the American troops were a part of what group?

Accepted Answer

The Allied Powers

Question 39

Name the mountain range that spans from Maine to Georgia.

Accepted Answer

Appalacian Mountains

Question 40

What is the lowest # on the FM dial?

Accepted Answer

88

Question 41

On a phone, what 2 #'s don't have letters by them?

Accepted Answer

1 and 0

Question 42

Number of holes on a golf course.

Accepted Answer

18

Question 43

Which of the following is a nocturnal animal?

Accepted Answer

bat

Question 44

All living things that live primarily on land depend on primarily on what for energy?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

Question 45

What was the name of one of Columbus's ships?

Accepted Answer

Santa Maria

Question 46

Which war was fought between the northern and southern regions of the US?

Accepted Answer

Civil War

Question 47

What state produces more gold than any other state?

Accepted Answer

Nevada

Question 48

Which of the following is the hottest planet?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 49

In what year did a Supreme Court decision order the end of Segregation in American schools?

Accepted Answer

1954

Question 50

A honey bee getting nectar from a flower is an example of which type of association?

Accepted Answer

mutualism

Question 51

In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?

Accepted Answer

Right

Question 52

What is the longest river in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Missouri

Question 53

How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 54

Which state capital is west of the Appalacian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

Carson City

Question 55

How many sides does a stop sign have?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 56

Do books have even # pages on the right or left side?

Accepted Answer

Left

Question 57

How many states are there? ( don't laugh, some people don't know)

Accepted Answer

50

Question 58

Which dictator lead Germany into World War I and II?

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler

Question 59

In 1849, people were excited about what we call the Gold Rush. In what state was gold found?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 60

Number in a Baker's Dozen?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 61

How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 62

What is the hardest substance in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Tooth Enamel

Question 63

True or False. Most of the dust in your home is made up of dead skin.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 64

On our flag, is the top stripe red or white?

Accepted Answer

Red

Trivia Wednesday

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Trivia Wednesday

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