Maybe there was a long­ago time when children had to memorize too much. But anyone who has watched Jay Leno go “Jaywalking” knows that many adults today, even ones who attended college, are remarkably unacquainted with even rudimentary knowledge. Leno once asked this question: “What body of water lies to the west of California?’ Remember, the show is shot in California. But he found people who did not know! It’s clearly time to recover lost ground. A world with no facts at all,
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Try out this Fact Quiz....Facts are fun!
Paper is mainly made from what?
How many stars are on the US flag?
How many stripes are on the US flag?
9 times 9 equals what?
Clouds are made of what?
Shakespeare wrote in which language?
Diamonds and coal are made of what?
A hexagon has how many sides?
The Romans were famous for their aqueducts. True or false? How many pounds in a ton?
Napoleon ruled what country?
Water boils at what temperature? Australia is the same width as the United States­­which is about 1000 miles, 2000 miles, or 3000 miles? The average of 6, 10 and 14 is what?
Non­fiction means that it’s true or that it’s false?
What is the chemical composition of water?
Name an important event that occurred during the 19th century.
If it’s winter in the northern hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere it’s what season? Ants and flies are examples of what?
The Amazon flows into what body of water?
Name a famous American novel written before 1990. A constellation is what? The body of water to the west of California is what?
The Pilgims came from what country?
The two sides in the American Civil War were called what?
Bats can see in the dark. True or false?
Which brothers invented the airplane?
Sharks are fish but whales are mammals. True or false?
2 to the third power equals 8, 10 or 12?
President Kennedy was killed in what city?
Name an “Old World” country.
Name a “New World” country.
A caterpillar becomes a what?
The US Supreme Court has how many justices?
An acre is roughly the size of a baseball diamond, a football field or a typical city block?
Rembrandt was famous for his what? What’s the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
The Taj Mahal is in what country? The moon is one quarter, one half, or the same size as the Earth?
Name three planets besides the Earth.
Fish breathe with their what?
Abraham Lincoln was President in 1855, 1865, or 1875?
A camel can walk a long way without what?
The shortest distance between two points is called what?
Give an example of precipitation.
What is the Southern Cross?
Name a major desert.
The Great Pyramids are located in what country?
In New York City the shortest day of the year occurs around what date?
Washington, DC is located on what river?
The US national anthem is what?
Who ordered the German invasion of Russia in 1941?
Which countries border the USA?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in what country?
The deepest spot in the ocean is about 3 miles, 7 miles or 11 miles?
How many days from one full moon to the next?
Roughly how much of the Earth is covered by water? 30%? 50%? 70%?
The tallest mountain on this planet is what?
Name three of the countries that make up Scandinavia.
Wall Street is located in what city?
Hollywood is located in what state?
How many quarts in a gallon?
The Eiffel Tower can be found where?
The most famous canal in the Western Hemisphere is where?
How many times zones in the USA?
Name six continents.
Which is bigger, a virus or a bacterium?
There’s more gravity on Jupiter than on Earth. Why?
Which country has the largest population?
Name three oceans.
How many days in a year?
In 1492 Columbus sailed in which direction?
A baseball game has how many innings?
In much of the world, soccer is called what?
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