Trivia 2.0 Answers.docx

101. What do you call the small image icons used to express emotions or ideas in digital communication? Emoji-easy 102. Victoria Beckham was a member of which all girl English pop group formed in 1994? The Spice Girls-easy 103. The Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm located on which planet in our solar system? Jupiter-easy 104. Actress Gal Gadot starred in what American superhero film released in the summer of 2017? Wonder Woman-easy 105. When referring to a computer monitor, what does the acronym LCD stand for? Liquid Crystal Display-easy 106. Which American writer wrote the narrative poem “The Raven”? Edgar Allan Poemed 107. In the game Scrabble, what is the point value of the letter K? 5-med 108. A panda’s daily diet consists almost entirely of what plant? Bamboo-easy 109. The art and practice of garden cultivation and management is called what? Horticulture -easy 110. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, what’s Romeo’s last name? Montaguemed 111. What is the acronym for the intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in 1949? NATO-med 112. What is the common name for the third and final set of molars that most people develop? Wisdom teeth-easy 113. Which planet in our solar system has an axis that is tilted by 98 degrees? Uranus-easy 114. In what country would you find the temple complex Angkor Wat? Cambodia-easy 115. What is the meaning of the French expression “c’est la vie”? That’s life-hard 116. What is the largest ocean on planet Earth? Pacific Ocean-easy 117. In Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” what is the name of the human that Ariel falls in love with? Prince Eric-med 118. Which American inventor is generally given credit for the invention of the lightning rod? Benjamin Franklin-hard 119. What do the letters in the acronym CD-ROM stand for?Compact disc read-only memory-easy 120. In humans, what is the only internal organ capable of regenerating lost tissue? Liverhard 121. In which South American country would you find the ancient Incan citadel Machu Picchu? Peru-med 122. What is the color of the five stars found on the flag of China? Yellow-easy 123. In the Star Wars universe, who is Luke Skywalker’s mother? Padmé Amidala-hard 124. In a photo editing program, what do the letters RGB stand for? Red Green Blue-easy 125. The reaction where two atoms of hydrogen combine to form an atom of helium is called what? Fusion-med

126. Ceres is a dwarf planet that lies between the orbits of which two planets in our solar system? Mars and Jupiter-med 127. What is the name of the phenomenon when the magnetosphere in the Northern Hemisphere is disturbed by the solar wind resulting in a natural light display? Aurora Borealis-easy 128. How many pairs of chromosomes are in found in the average human? 23-easy 129. The first human-made object to land on the moon was launched by what country? The Soviet Union-med 130. Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, is an autonomous region of what country? Italy -med 131. The Grand Canyon is located in which U.S. state? Arizona-med 132. Who is the Canadian singer-songwriter best known for her hit song, “Call Me Maybe”? Carly Rae Jepsen-easy 133. Europe is separated from Asia by which mountain range? Ural Mountains-hard 134. What is the largest country in North America? Canada-easy 135. A flamboyance is a group of what animals? Flamingos-med 136. The Chihuahua is a breed of dog believed to originate from what country? Mexicomed 137. The use of chopsticks originated in what country? China-easy 138. What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her right hand? A torch-easy 139. The term “déjà vu” comes from what language? French-easy 140. What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea? Cuba-med 141. What animal has the largest ears? Elephant-easy 142. Which is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust? Aluminum-med 143. What is the second most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere? Oxygen-med 144. What are the four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, & Slytherine-easy 145. What is the largest 3-digit prime number? 997-med 146. What vitamin is produced when a person is exposed to sunlight? D-easy 147. Quasimodo is a fictional character from what novel? The Hunchback of Notre-Dammed 148. The Starry Night is an oil on canvas painted by which post-impressionist painter? Vincent van Gogh-easy 149. How many hearts does an octopus have? 3-med 150. Which bird is often associated with delivering babies? Stork-easy 151. What is the sleepiest animal in the world, sleeping around 22 hours each day? Koalamed 152. In a website browser address bar what does “www” stand for? World wide web-easy 153. Who painted a late 15th-century mural known as the Last Supper? Leonardo Da Vincimed 154. What is the most popular board game of all time? Chess-easy

155. Which branch of physics is devoted to the study of heat and related phenomena? Thermodynamics-med 156. What does the acronym “NASA” stand for? National Aeronautics and Space Administration-med 157. What is the largest lake in Africa? Lake Victoria-hard 158. What did the letters of the former communist country U.S.S.R. stand for? Union of Soviet Socialist Republics-med 159. How many planets in our solar system have moons? 6-med 160. What layer of the atmosphere lies between the troposphere and mesosphere? Stratosphere-med