Planet Earth & Beyond
Question: What event triggered the U.S. entry into World War II?
Answer: Pearl Harbor
Question: Australia is wider than what celestial body?
Answer: The Moon
Question: Which planet spins clockwise in our solar system?
Answer: Venus
Question: What is the real name for a hashtag?
Answer: Octothorpe
Question: How long would it take to fall to the center of the Earth?
Answer: 19 minutes
Question: How many time zones does Russia have?
Answer: 11 time zones
Question: What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City
Question: What can bees do that is higher than Mount Everest?
Answer: Fly
Question: What smell do comets have?
Answer: Rotten eggs
Question: Which planet is made almost entirely of diamonds?
Answer: A diamond planet
Question: What is the closest planet to the sun in the solar system?
Answer: Mercury
Question: Which continent is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer: Australia
Question: What is the largest animal in the world?
Answer: Blue whale
Question: Which state is the smallest in the United States?
Answer: Rhode Island
Question: Which country has more pyramids than any other in the world?
Answer: Sudan
Question: What is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: Asia
Question: What is the fastest animal on land?
Answer: Cheetah
Question: What animal sweats milk?
Answer: Platypus
Question: What is the smallest state in the United States?
Answer: Rhode Island
Question: What animal can sleep while holding hands?
Answer: Sea otters
Question: What color do bananas glow under black lights?
Answer: Blue
Question: What continent is in all four hemispheres of the Earth?
Answer: Africa
Question: What building is the tallest in the world?
Answer: Burj Khalifa
Question: What animal's tongues can weigh as much as an elephant?
Answer: Blue whale
Question: What animal sweats through its paws?
Answer: Dogs
Science & Anatomy
Question: If you could stretch out all the hair on your head end-to-end, how far could it reach?
Answer: 12 miles long
Question: What is the fear of long words called?
Answer: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Question: How long is the circulatory system in the human body?
Answer: More than 60,000 miles
Question: What organ is the largest in the human body?
Answer: Skin
Question: How many times does the average human heart beat each day?
Answer: 100,000 times
Question: What part of the human body cannot heal itself?
Answer: Human teeth
Question: On average, how many spiders does a human unknowingly swallow while sleeping in their lifetime?
Answer: About 10 spiders
Question: How many calories does the human brain burn each day?
Answer: Around 400 to 500 calories
Question: What percentage of people are left-handed?
Answer: Approximately 10%
Question: Which flying mammal uses echolocation to navigate?
Answer: Bats
Question: What part of the human body grows faster than toenails?
Answer: Fingernails
Question: How many letters does the longest English word have?
Answer: 189,819 letters
Question: What burns 400-500 calories each day?
Answer: Your brain
Question: What animal can be allergic to humans?
Answer: Animals (can be allergic to humans)
Question: What happens to blood flow when wearing a necktie?
Answer: Reduces by up to 7.5 percent
Question: What part of the human body never stops growing?
Answer: Nose and ears
Question: Where is a shrimp's heart located?
Answer: In its head
Question: What causes metal to expand when heated?
Answer: Thermal expansion
Question: How many species of insects exist on Earth?
Answer: More than one million
Question: What is the largest butterfly in the world?
Answer: Queen Alexandra’s birdwing
Question: What percentage of orange cats are male?
Answer: Around 80 percent
Question: What organization has been documenting the wonders of the world since 1888?
Answer: National Geographic
Question: What was penicillin first called?
Answer: Mold juice
Question: How do snakes smell?
Answer: With their tongue
Question: What organ in the human body can’t the Pope donate?
Answer: An organ donor
History & Culture
Question: Who was the first person processed at Ellis Island in New York City?
Answer: A 15-year-old girl from Ireland
Question: What led to the creation of Google Images?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez’s green dress at the 2000 Grammys
Question: What used to be a competitive art in the Olympic Games?
Answer: Architecture
Question: Which famous structure was originally intended for Barcelona?
Answer: The Eiffel Tower
Question: In what city is the Eiffel Tower located?
Answer: Paris
Question: What is illegal to own only one of in Switzerland?
Answer: Guinea pig
Question: Which four countries have national anthems with no lyrics?
Answer: Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, San Marino
Question: What was Buzz Lightyear's original name?
Answer: Lunar Larry
Question: What script was sold for $1?
Answer: The Terminator
Question: Who holds the world record for the most Academy Awards?
Answer: Walt Disney
Question: What flavor of broccoli did McDonald's create?
Answer: Bubblegum
Question: What did a woman in the United Kingdom once call the police about?
Answer: Not enough sprinkles on her ice cream
Question: Who is the national animal of Scotland?
Answer: The unicorn
Question: What did the Hollywood sign originally say?
Answer: Hollywoodland
Question: What is the full name of Cap’n Crunch?
Answer: Horatio Magellan Crunch
Question: Which famous artist painted 55 self-portraits?
Answer: Frida Kahlo
Question: What was ketchup once sold as?
Answer: Medicine
Question: What did people eat to improve their skin?
Answer: Arsenic
Question: Who painted 55 self-portraits?
Answer: Frida Kahlo
Question: What lived for 18 months without its head?
Answer: A chicken
Question: What was sold for $1?
Answer: The Terminator script
Question: What is the world record for the longest concert duration?
Answer: 453 hours
Question: Which country released sushi-inspired Kit Kats?
Answer: Japan
Question: What did people once eat to improve their skin?
Answer: Arsenic
Question: Which ancient civilization built the famous city of Machu Picchu?
Answer: The Inca civilization
Fun Facts & Oddities
Question: What floats, and what sinks between lemons and limes?
Answer: Lemons float, limes sink
Question: What were originally designed to store pocket watches?
Answer: Tiny pocket in jeans
Question: What is the quickest commercial flight in the world?
Answer: A flight in Scotland
Question: What is the fear of other people’s opinions called?
Answer: Allodoxaphobia
Question: What does the letter "Q" not appear in?
Answer: Any American state’s name
Question: How many saunas does Finland have compared to cars?
Answer: More saunas than cars
Question: How many vending machines are there per person in Japan?
Answer: One for every 40 people
Question: What country has ranked as the happiest for 7 years straight?
Answer: Finland
Question: What do Bottlenose dolphins have that is unique?
Answer: Names for themselves
Question: What is the most popular beverage worldwide besides water?
Answer: Tea
Question: How many pyramids does Sudan have compared to Egypt?
Answer: More pyramids than Egypt
Question: What did McDonald's once flavor broccoli with?
Answer: Bubblegum
Question: Which country has sushi-inspired Kit Kats?
Answer: Japan
Question: What animal can change its gender multiple times throughout its life?
Answer: Clownfish
Question: What is Cap’n Crunch’s full name?
Answer: Horatio Magellan Crunch
Question: What language has the longest word with 189,819 letters?
Answer: English
Question: What was Buzz Lightyear’s original name?
Answer: Lunar Larry
Question: Which animal has blue blood due to the presence of copper in its blood cells?
Answer: Horseshoe crab
Question: What does a platypus sweat?
Answer: Milk
Question: What fruit glows blue under black lights?
Answer: Bananas
Question: What animal's heart is located in its head?
Answer: Shrimp
Question: Which fruit contains the most protein of all fruits?
Answer: Guava
Question: What country has been ranked the happiest for 7 years?
Answer: Finland
Question: How many Olympic medals does Walt Disney hold?
Answer: 26
Question: What does mold juice refer to?
Answer: Penicillin