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1. Big Major Cay, an island in the Bahamas, is known for its …
Swimming pigs ✓
Nude beaches ✓
Flightless birds ✓
Unique language ✓
2. What rare phenomenon occurred on 18 February, 1979?
After a particularly long eruption, Old Faithful failed to erupt for almost 24 hours ✓
Aurora borealis was seen from northern Mexico ✓
Snow fell in the Sahara Desert ✓
Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning for the seventh time ✓
3. Fossils found on New Zealand’s South Island suggest it was once home to …
Giant centipedes ✓
Hobbits ✓
Dwarf mammoths ✓
Human-sized penguins ✓
4. James D. Watson (1928-) became the first person to …
Record his voice on CD ✓
Win four Academy Awards for Technical Achievement ✓
Sell his Nobel prize medal ✓
Decode the entire human genome ✓
5. The last country to outlaw slavery was this one, in 1981.
Ghana ✓
Mauritania ✓
China ✓
Guinea-Bissau ✓
6. Elizabethan preachers condemned the use of coal as fuel because they believed it to be …
A threat to their investments in wood ✓
The devil’s excrement ✓
A super-pollutant ✓
A safety hazard ✓
7. What is the controversy surrounding the axolotl, or Mexican walking fish?
Whether or not it undergoes metamorphosis ✓
Whether it is a fish or an amphibian ✓
The purpose of the feathery structures protruding from its head ✓
How many times it can regenerate the same limb ✓
The axolotl is an amphibian that does not undergo metamorphosis. Its gills look like feathery branches growing out of its head.
8. 310 of these items that belonged to fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) were auctioned off at Sotheby’s on 4 May 2022.
Shirts ✓
iPods ✓
Pairs of shoes ✓
Pairs of sunglasses ✓
9. The longest commercial in history, running for 14 hours, advertises which brand?
Honda ✓
Mrs. Paul ✓
Old Spice ✓
L’Oréal ✓
10. If uncontaminated and properly stored, this food does not spoil.
Honey ✓
Quinoa ✓
Cheese curls ✓
Twinkies ✓
Archeologists have found honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that was still good.
11. The first known interracial kiss seen on American network television was on this series.
Star Trek ✓
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father ✓
The Jeffersons ✓
All in the Family ✓
In “Plato’s Stepchildren” (first aired on 22 November, 1968), Captain Kirk (William Shatner) kissed Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols).
12. What is the loudest animal on earth?
Sperm whale ✓
Howler monkey ✓
North American bullfrog ✓
African cicada ✓
The sperm whale can produce a clicking sound of up to 233 decibels.
13. A group of ravens can be known as …
A murder ✓
An unkindness ✓
A denseness ✓
A plot ✓
Also, a treachery, a rave, a conspiracy, or a flock.
14. The hottest planet in our solar system is …
Earth ✓
Mars ✓
Mercury ✓
Venus ✓
The surface temperature (both day and night) is 867°F (464°C).
15. In which country have roads been diverted to avoid disturbing communities of elves?
Norway ✓
Iceland ✓
Ireland ✓
Finland ✓
Fifty-four percent of Icelanders either believe in elves or say it's possible they exist.
16. In Florida, it is illegal to …
Throw a pie at someone ✓
Wrestle an alligator ✓
Carry a concealed firearm without a permit ✓
Sing in public while wearing a swimsuit ✓
17. A vomitorium was …
A patient room in an ancient Roman hospital ✓
A place where the ancient Romans vomited during feasts to make room for more food ✓
A waiting chamber for nervous gladiators ✓
A series of entrance or exit passages in an ancient Roman amphitheater ✓
18. The movement of a computer mouse is measured in …
Jerrys ✓
Pixels per inch ✓
Mickeys ✓
Micrometers ✓
19. What is a fear of Halloween called?
Wiccaphobia ✓
Rhabdophobia ✓
Samhainophobia ✓
Phasmophobia ✓
Wiccaphobia is a fear of witches and witchcraft. Rhabdophobia is a fear of magic. Phasmophobia is a fear of ghosts.
20. To whom was the first known Christmas card sent?
King James I of England ✓
Pope Pius IV ✓
George Washington ✓
Queen Victoria ✓
In 1611.
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