The Pursuit of Trivia

The Pursuit of Trivia The Pursuit of Trivia
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What is the fastest land animal?
• Play in groups of 3-4 people. (98 km/h)
Science & Nature
• One person draws a card and rolls a die twice to select a category.
• The player asks the question on the card from the category What is the highest mountain in the Mount Everest
selected. world? (8,848 m)
Geography
• All of the other players write their answers on a card and show their
answers when they are ready. Who wrote the Harry Potter book
J.K. Rowling
• Each player with the correct answers wins a point. series?
Entertainment
• For numerical answers, the closest number to the correct answer
wins a point.
Wright Brothers
Who invented the first airplane?
(1903)
www.notboringenglish.com History

Black marlin Blue whale
What is the fastest fish? What is the largest animal?
(129 km/h) (30 m)
Science & Nature Science & Nature
What is the largest country in the Russia What is the second largest country Canada
world? (17 million km2) in the world? (10 million km2)
Geography Geography
Which actor played Harry Potter in Which actress Belle in ‘Beauty and
Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson
the Harry Potter movie series? the Beast’(2017)?
Entertainment Entertainment
Karl Benz Who was the first man to step on Neil Armstrong
Who invented the first car?
(1885/86) the moon? (1969)
History History

African Elephant Where are the three smallest
What is the largest land animal? In the middle ear
(7.5 m) bones in the human body?
The Pacific
Which country has the largest China
What is the largest ocean? Ocean
population in the world? (1.4 billion)
Geography Geography (166 million km2)
Who is Luke Skywalker’s father in Darth Vader/ In ‘The Lion King’, who killed
Scar
the ‘Star Wars’ series? Anakin Skywalker Simba’s father, Mufasa?
What did Alexander Graham Bell Martin Luther

The telephone Who said “I have a dream”?
invent in 1874? King Jr.
History History

Peregrine falcon How many bones are there in an
What is the fastest bird? 206
(389 km/h) adult human body?
Which country has the second India Canada

What country has the most lakes?
largest population in the world? (1.3 billion) (31,752)
Geography Geography
In the movie ‘Toy Story’, what What musical instrument does Lisa
Andy Saxophone
name is on Woody’s boot? Simpson play?
The Aztec civilization was located What was Florence Nightingale’s

Mexico Nurse
in which modern day country? job?
History History
What is the largest planet in our Jupiter Whale shark
What is the world’s largest fish?
solar system? (R: 69,111 km) (12.65 m)
Which country in Africa has the Sudan In which country can you find
Peru
most pyramids? (220) Machu Picchu?
Geography Geography
Which famous TV character’s What is the highest grossing movie Avatar

Homer Simpson
catchphrase is “D’oh!” of all time? ($2.8 billion)
Where were the first Olympic Olympia, Greece Thomas Edison

Who invented the lightbulb?
Games? (776 BC) (1879)
History History

Gentoo, Chinstrap and Emperor How many hearts does an octopus
Penguin Three
are species of which animal? have?
What is the oldest city in the Damascus, Syria What is the largest country in Brazil
world? (11,000 years) South America? (8.5 million km2)
Geography Geography
Who is Finn’s adoptive brother and

Jake the Dog What is Spider-Man’s real name? Peter Parker
best friend in Adventure Time?
Where was the world’s first Fez, Morocco Which country gave the Statue of France
university founded? (859 AD) Liberty as a gift to the USA? (1886)
History History

How many knees do four-legged Who first proposed the theory of Charles Darwin
Two
mammals have? evolution? (1859)
Papa New
Which ocean is home to 75% of the The Pacific Which country has the most
Guinea
Earth’s volcanoes? Ocean languages?
Geography Geography (6,912)
Which character in ‘The Jungle What was the name of the

Baloo Olaf
Book’ sang ‘The Bare Necessities’? snowman from ‘Frozen’?
Alexandria,
Where was the world’s first library What was the first animal to go into A monkey
Egypt
built? space? (1948)
History (3rd century BC) History

What is the oldest animal ever Ming the clam What is the oldest vertebrate Greenland shark
recorded? (507 years) animal ever recorded? (272-512 years)
In which country can you find the What is the tallest building in the Burj Khalifa
Italy
Leaning Tower of Pisa? world? (829.8 m)
Geography Geography
Who is the leader of the Autobots

What is Batman’s real name? Bruce Wayne Optimus Prime
in ‘Transformers’?
Where was the world’s first London, England Which war began on September 1,
World War II
underground railway opened? (1863) 1939?
History History
Immortal jellyfish What are the largest type of Orcas
What animal can live the longest?
(immortal) dolphin? (Killer whales)
Which city has the highest Tokyo Which continent has the most Africa
population in the world? (37 million) countries? (53)
Geography Geography
Who lives in a pineapple under the SpongeBob What was the first Pokémon Ash
Caterpie
sea? SquarePants caught in the ‘Pokémon’ TV show?
Which European explorer arrived in Christopher What did Sir Isaac Newton come
Theory of Gravity
America in 1492? Columbus up with?
History History

How many bones are there in a How old is the oldest living tree
300 5,062 years
baby’s body? found in the USA?
How many countries are there in Which country has the highest life Monaco
196
the world? expectancy? (89.5 years)
Geography Geography
Who was the main character in What is the name of Sulley’s best
Hiccup Mike Wazowski
‘How to Train Your Dragon’? friend in ‘Monsters, Inc.’?
What did Alexander Fleming Penicillin

Who built the colosseum? The Romans
discover in 1928? (first antibiotic)
History History

What are the only mammals that Koalas spend up to 22 hours of the
Bats Sleeping
can fly? day doing what?
Which country has the lowest life Chad What is the smallest country in the Vatican City
expectancy? (50.2 years) world? (0.44 km2)
Geography Geography
What is the name of Batman’s Who played Jack Sparrow in the

Alfred Johnny Depp
butler? ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series?
What is the name of the Ancient What made the titanic sink in
Hieroglyphics An iceberg
Egyptian’s writing system? 1912?
History History

How many people have died What two elements make up Hydrogen and
292
climbing Mount Everest? water? Oxygen
In which country can you find the

How many oceans are there? 5 India
Taj Mahal?
Geography Geography
Who played Doctor Strange in Benedict Which 2015 movie features a girl
Inside Out
Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’? Cumberbatch called Riley and her emotions?
How many times did King Henry VIII Which famous Egyptian became
6 Tutankhamun
of England marry? pharaoh at age 10 and died at 19?
History History

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