Fall 2021 Trivia Flashcards
CHEMISTRY: Of the 3 basic states of matter, this one has particles with the least kinetic energy
solid
MATTER: The 3 basic states of matter are solid, liquid & this; superfluids, plasmas & superconductors got defined later
gas
WORLD CITIES: 1 of only 2 Asian cities that hosted the Summer Olympics
Tokyo or Seoul
REEDING: Walter Reed led the team that proved that yellow fever was spread by these creatures
mosquitos
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY: Around 1790 Benjamin Banneker helped survey the land that became this city
Washington DC
HAVING A POSITIVE ALTITUDE: Located on the lower slopes of a volcano called Pichincha, this capital of Ecuador is up there at 9,350 feet
Quito
ON THE EQUATOR: The 3 oceans the equator crosses
The Pacific, The Atlantic, and The Indian
HISTORIC HOMES: Many believe the 160-room San Jose, California “Mystery House” built by the heiress to this rifle company is haunted
Winchester
3’s COMPANY: In 2018 this company met its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 sedans in a week
Tesla
A BREAK FOR SPRING: A state flower, the California species of this blooms in great numbers in the spring
a poppy
“Q”: The California valley type of this is California’s state bird
Quail
IN THE STATE CAPITAL: Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park
Sacramento
MORE THAN ONE MEANING: A person who mends shoes, or a type of fruit pie
cobbler
MEXICO: The name of this Mexican string band comes from the French word for marriage
mariachi band
CROSSING THE EQUATOR: The Equator crosses Ecuador just north of this capital city
Quito
CHARACTERS’ FULL NAMES: Magellan is the middle name of this naval cereal mascot; his first name is Horatio
Cap’n Crunch
LEADER OF THE PACK: Though a fight in the Philippines kept him from completing the trip, he led the first around-the-world voyage
Magellan
THE 1880s: In 1886, this 4-letter German patented his 3-wheeled motorwagen, which many consider the first automobile
(Karl) Benz
BEFORE and AFTER: Snoopy’s owner who’s a large forest-dwelling ursine creature
Charlie Brown Bear
“C” YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS: Schulz alter ego (Schulz second person)
Charlie Brown
SENIOR-ITIS: This “Father of the Waltz” (and of Jr.) composed more than 150 waltzes
Johann Strauss
“Z” END: Johann Strauss, Jr. was the “King” of it
waltz
THE COMICS: Odie is a drooling dog in the comic strip named for this feline
Garfield
WATER WORKS: Strauss composed this watery waltz around 1867 in Vienna
The Blue Danube
SENIORITIS: The wind is blowing, so instead of class, “Let’s Go” do this, also the title of a “Mary Poppins” song
fly a kite
“Q”: The California valley type of this is California’s state bird
Quail
CALIFORNIA: The California poppy is the state’s official flower and this tough critter is the official state animal
the grizzly bear
POPPY CULTURE: It’s the only state whose official flower is a poppy, a golden poppy
California
THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: This California city on a river of the same name grew rapidly during the rush and became the western end of the Pony Express
Sacramento
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: United Nations Day is observed during this month
October
AMERICAN HISTORY: His “Icebox” & his “Folly” were nicknames for the purchase of Alaska
William H. Seward
PRESIDENTS’ MIDDLE NAMES: Howard
William H. Taft
THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS: Sputnik 1 launches the space race
1957
EASY SCIENCE: The name of this class of vertebrates is from the Greek for “double life”, referring to life in water and on land
amphibian
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES : Some light lamps to invite the presence of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, during this Hindu festival of lights
Diwali
SACRED BOOKS: The Hindu Vedas praise Agni, god of this fundamental force; “agni” is related to our word “ignite”
fire
ANCIENT TIMES: Horrified by the carnage of war, Asoka, a 3rd century B.C. ruler in India, embraced this peaceful religion
Buddhism
SPEARS: The Hindu god Shiva is often shown bearing one of these 3-pointed spears
trident
U.S. MUSEUMS: Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia has a wax museum devoted to this famed abolitionist
John Brown
CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH: National Magic Day, on the anniversary of Harry Houdini’s death
October
ANNUALLY OBSERVED: Celebrated in Asia in the fall, Diwali is an annual festival of lights of this religion
Hinduism
RUBIES: Only variety of this bird found east of the Mississippi and north of Florida is the ruby-throated
humming bird
RHYMES WITH SMART: Composer Wolfgang
Mozart
YOGA TIME: Yoga is mentioned in these ancient religious texts of India that date back 3,500 years
The Vedas
WORLD OF COLORS: In Mandarin Chinese: huang se
yellow
