CNN 10: :10 Trivia

January 5, 2017
What part of the U.S. Constitution says congressional terms start on January 3? Correct answer: 20th Amendment
 * 1) Article IV
 * 2) 14th Amendment
 * 3) 20th Amendment

January 6, 2017
What do all drone bees have in common? Correct answer: Males
 * 1) Males
 * 2) Females
 * 3) Worker bees
 * 4) Carpenter bees

January 9, 2017
The U.S. National Weather Service defines a “blizzard” as having what wind speed? Correct answer: more than 35 mph
 * 1) 15 - 30 mph
 * 2) more than 35 mph
 * 3) 0 mph (no wind is necessary)

January 10, 2017
In what part of the U.S. government do elected officials serve six-year terms? Correct answer: Senate
 * 1) Supreme Court
 * 2) Presidency
 * 3) House of Representatives
 * 4) Senate

January 11, 2017
Which of these invertebrates is an anthozoan known for its stony skeleton? Correct answer: Coral
 * 1) Coral
 * 2) Sea anemone
 * 3) Mollusk
 * 4) Starfish

January 12, 2017
Who was the first U.S. president to live in the White House? Correct answer: John Adams
 * 1) John Quincy Adams
 * 2) Thomas Jefferson
 * 3) John Adams
 * 4) George Washington

January 13, 2017
Which of these historic structures is oldest? Correct answer: Stonehenge
 * 1) Stonehenge
 * 2) The Great Wall of China
 * 3) The Colosseum
 * 4) Machu Picchu

January 17, 2017
How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans? Correct answer: 71 percent
 * 1) 35 percent
 * 2) 53 percent
 * 3) 71 percent
 * 4) 97 percent

January 18, 2017
Which U.S. president gave the shortest inaugural address? Correct answer: George Washington
 * 1) George Washington
 * 2) William Henry Harrison
 * 3) Abraham Lincoln
 * 4) Franklin Delano Roosevelt

January 19, 2017
In terms of when it gained independence, which of these countries is oldest? Correct answer: Switzerland
 * 1) Austria
 * 2) Morocco
 * 3) Brazil
 * 4) Switzerland

January 23, 2017
The 20th Amendment specifies what time as the end of an outgoing president's term? Correct answer: 12:00pm
 * 8:30am
 * 11:59am
 * 12:00pm
 * 1) No time specified

January 24, 2017
What do Hong Kong, Sydney, and Vancouver have in common? Correct answer: Pacific locations
 * 1) North of the equator
 * 2) South of the equator
 * 3) Pacific locations
 * 4) Atlantic locations

January 25, 2017
What continent is largest in terms of land area and population? Correct answer: Asia
 * 1) Asia
 * 2) Africa
 * 3) North America
 * 4) South America

January 26, 2017
What do Apple, Home Depot, McDonald's and Walt Disney have in common? Correct answer: Part of the Dow
 * 1) Based in California
 * 2) Part of the Dow
 * 3) Part of the NASDAQ
 * 4) None of these

January 27, 2017
Which landmark is also known as Chomolungma? Correct answer: Mount Everest
 * 1) Mount Everest
 * 2) Ayers Rock
 * 3) Kilauea
 * 4) Timbuktu

January 30, 2017
How long is an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court? Correct answer: Lifelong term
 * 1) 4-year term
 * 2) 6-year term
 * 3) 8-year term
 * 4) Lifelong term

January 31, 2017
Of these states, which was the last to achieve statehood? Correct answer: California
 * 1) Rhode Island
 * 2) Wisconsin
 * 3) Iowa
 * 4) California

February 1, 2017
The ISS and many other satellites orbit in what layer of Earth's atmosphere? Correct answer: Thermosphere
 * 1) Troposphere
 * 2) Stratosphere
 * 3) Mesosphere
 * 4) Thermosphere

February 2, 2017
Name the U.S. president who, in 1959, proclaimed Hawaii as the 50th state. Correct answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower
 * 1) Harry S. Truman
 * 2) Dwight D. Eisenhower
 * 3) John F. Kennedy
 * 4) Lyndon B. Johnson

February 3, 2017
What location was struck in 1960 by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded? Correct answer: Chile
 * 1) Chile
 * 2) San Francisco
 * 3) Alaska
 * 4) China

February 7, 2017
Where would you find the island nation of Mauritius? Correct answer: Indian Ocean
 * 1) Pacific Ocean
 * 2) Atlantic Ocean
 * 3) Indian Ocean
 * 4) Mediterranean Sea

February 8, 2017
When was the U.S. Constitution ratified? Correct answer: 1788
 * 1) 1775
 * 2) 1776
 * 3) 1783
 * 4) 1788

February 9, 2017
The Enchanted Fujita (EF) scale is used to measure the intensity of what? Correct answer: Tornadoes
 * 1) Tsunamis
 * 2) Tornadoes
 * 3) Hurricanes
 * 4) Earthquakes

February 10, 2017
Research into the structure of DNA made which scientist(s) famous? Correct answer: James Watson & Francis Crick
 * 1) Thomas Edison & Nikola Tesla
 * 2) Louis Pasteur
 * 3) Marie Curie
 * 4) James Waston & Francis Crick

February 13, 2017
Which of these animals has the longest gestation period? Correct answer: White shark
 * 1) White shark
 * 2) Polar bear
 * 3) Sea lion
 * 4) Stingray

February 14, 2017
Who is the current leader of Canada? Correct answer: Justin Trudeau
 * 1) Stephen Harper
 * 2) Pierre Trudeau
 * 3) François Hollande
 * 4) Justin Trudeau

February 15, 2017
What animal is responsible for more human deaths than any other? Correct answer: Mosquitoes
 * 1) Sharks
 * 2) Bears
 * 3) Mosquitoes
 * 4) Snakes

February 16, 2017
What sport's styles include freestyle and folkstyle? Correct answer: Wrestling
 * 1) Wrestling
 * 2) Swimming
 * 3) Boxing
 * 4) Skiing

February 17, 2017
What color belt is associated with a beginner in martial arts? Correct answer: White
 * 1) Yellow
 * 2) White
 * 3) Red
 * 4) Green

February 21, 2017
Which of the following travels about five miles every second? Correct answer: The ISS
 * 1) Light
 * 2) Cold front
 * 3) Sound
 * 4) The ISS

February 22, 2017
Which of these types of dinosaur is thought to have been the heaviest? Correct answer: Triceratops
 * 1) Triceratops
 * 2) Allosaurus
 * 3) Velociraptor
 * 4) Iguanodon

February 23, 2017
Where would you find the world's deepest blue hole, a sinkhole filled with water? Correct answer: South China Sea
 * 1) Lake Okeechobee
 * 2) Atlantic Ocean
 * 3) Arctic Ocean
 * 4) South China Sea

February 24, 2017
Which of these nations gained its independence most recently? Correct answer: South Korea
 * 1) Afghanistan
 * 2) South Korea
 * 3) Ethiopia
 * 4) Paraguay

February 27, 2017
What happens on March 20, 2017? Correct answer: Vernal Equinox
 * 1) Vernal Equinox
 * 2) Spring Solstice
 * 3) Easter
 * 4) St. Patrick’s Day

February 28, 2017
What nation’s full name includes “Democratic People’s Republic” though it’s a Communist State? Correct answer: North Korea
 * 1) Bangladesh
 * 2) Cuba
 * 3) North Korea
 * 4) Vietnam

March 1, 2017
Where would you find Grimaldi, Copernicus and the Sea of Clouds? Correct answer: The moon
 * 1) The Sistine Chapel
 * 2) Circuit de Monaco
 * 3) The Orion Nebula
 * 4) The moon

March 2, 2017
When officials say they're concerned about H7N9, what are they discussing? Correct answer: Virus
 * 1) Virus
 * 2) Location
 * 3) Asteroid
 * 4) Plastic

March 3, 2017
Which of these locations were once part of the United Kingdom? Correct answer: Hong Kong
 * 1) Macau
 * 2) Hong Kong
 * 3) Taiwan
 * 4) Guam

March 6, 2017
Which of the following includes more than 1.8 billion people? Correct answer: Monthly users of Facebook
 * 1) Daily customers of McDonald's
 * 2) Population of China
 * 3) Monthly users of Facebook
 * 4) Population of India

March 7, 2017
Which of these is known as the "last great race"? Correct answer: Iditarod
 * 1) Iditarod
 * 2) Kentucky Derby
 * 3) Monaco Grand Prix
 * 4) Ironman Triathlon

March 8, 2017
What is the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere? Correct answer: Brazil
 * 1) Argentina
 * 2) Australia
 * 3) Brazil
 * 4) China

March 9, 2017
Which of these holidays was first held in 1911? Correct answer: International Women's Day
 * 1) World Health Day
 * 2) International Nurses Day
 * 3) World Malaria Day
 * 4) International Women's Day

March 10, 2017
In terms of time, what does the "G" in GMT stand for? Correct answer: Greenwich
 * 1) Gallium
 * 2) Greenwich
 * 3) General
 * 4) Glasglow

March 13, 2017
A statue of what animal, which symbolizes a rising stock market, is also a tourist attraction in New York's financial district? Correct answer: Bull
 * 1) Bear
 * 2) Wolf
 * 3) Bull
 * 4) Shark

March 14, 2017
Which of these words describes a time when day and night are about the same length? Correct answer: Equinox
 * 1) Solstice
 * 2) Allegro
 * 3) Equinox
 * 4) Invicta

March 15, 2017
Benzine, naphtha and paraffin can all be derived from what liquid? Correct answer: Petroleum
 * 1) Petroleum
 * 2) Alcohol
 * 3) Mercury
 * 4) Water

March 16, 2017
Which U.S. president signed the Federal Reserve Act in 1913? Correct answer: Woodrow Wilson
 * 1) William Howard Taft
 * 2) Woodrow Wilson
 * 3) Warren G. Harding
 * 4) Calvin Coolidge

March 17, 2017
A nuclear arms race between 1945 and 1991 involved what two countries? Correct answer: U.S. and Soviet Union
 * 1) U.S. and Japan
 * 2) Japan and Germany
 * 3) U.S. and Soviet Union
 * 4) North Korea and Iran

March 20, 2017
What do elm, pine, and hickory trees all have in common? Correct answer: Pollen-producing
 * 1) Evergreen
 * 2) Deciduous
 * 3) Cone-bearing
 * 4) Pollen-producing

March 21, 2017
What word describes the fear of being in public or crowded places? Correct answer: Agoraphobia
 * 1) Agoraphobia
 * 2) Acrophobia
 * 3) Claustrophobia
 * 4) Anthropophobia

March 22, 2017
What peninsula separates the Gulf of California from the Pacific Ocean? Correct answer: Baja California
 * 1) Placencia Peninsula
 * 2) Baja California
 * 3) Yucatán Peninsula
 * 4) Calabria

March 23, 2017
Which of these American companies was founded first? Correct answer: Sears
 * 1) Sears
 * 2) Ford
 * 3) Walmart
 * 4) Harley-Davidson

March 24, 2017
The RMS Carpathia was most famous for what? Correct answer: Rescuing Titanic survivors
 * 1) First transatlantic voyage
 * 2) Sinking the Bismarck
 * 3) Rescuing Titanic survivors
 * 4) First steamship

March 27, 2017
The last manned mission to the moon was completed in what year? Correct answer: 1972
 * 1) 1969
 * 2) 1972
 * 3) 1998
 * 4) 2001

March 28, 2017
Cryptography is the study of what? Correct answer: Secret writing
 * 1) Burial grounds
 * 2) Secret writing
 * 3) Cave formations
 * 4) Subzero temperatures

March 29, 2017
A fluid that changes its behavior when it's stressed is described as what? Correct answer: Non-Newtonian
 * 1) Laminar
 * 2) Newtonian
 * 3) Non-Newtonian
 * 4) Transonic

March 30, 2017
The pinna, the malleus, and the stapes are all parts of what? Correct answer: Ear
 * 1) Ear
 * 2) Ship
 * 3) Drum
 * 4) Knee

March 31, 2017
Who painted La Bella Principessa, The Last Supper, and The Battle of Anghiari? Correct answer: Leonardo
 * 1) Michelangelo
 * 2) Leonardo
 * 3) Donatello
 * 4) Raphael

April 3, 2017
The U.S. Fire Administration is part of which government agency? Correct answer: FEMA
 * 1) EPA
 * 2) NPS
 * 3) ATF
 * 4) FEMA

April 4, 2017
What word describes something that's widespread over a continent or the world? Correct answer: Pandemic
 * 1) Epidemic
 * 2) Pandemic
 * 3) Polemic
 * 4) Epistemic

April 5, 2017
Which of these human organs weighs the least? Correct answer: Brain
 * 1) Skin
 * 2) Liver
 * 3) Brain
 * 4) Intestines

April 6, 2017
What is the second-largest planet in our solar system? Correct answer: Saturn
 * 1) Jupiter
 * 2) Saturn
 * 3) Neptune
 * 4) Earth

April 7, 2017
What nation sees mores tornadoes than any other country on Earth? Correct answer: United States
 * 1) China
 * 2) Russia
 * 3) Saudi Arabia
 * 4) United States

April 10, 2017
In what field are the terms strike, exposition and proscenium commonly used? Correct answer: Theater
 * 1) Theater
 * 2) Medicine
 * 3) Mixed Martial Arts
 * 4) Construction

April 11, 2017
What do Ceres, Juno and Vesta have in common? Correct answer: Asteroids
 * 1) Nebulae
 * 2) Asteroids
 * 3) Ford car models
 * 4) Greek gods

April 12, 2017
What is the state motto of New York? Correct answer: Excelsior
 * 1) Excelsior
 * 2) Into the Future
 * 3) Crossroads of America
 * 4) Dirigo

April 13, 2017
What is believed to be the most common element in the universe? Correct answer: Hydrogen
 * 1) Lead
 * 2) Carbon
 * 3) Hydrogen
 * 4) Helium

April 14, 2017
Which of these options is located off the northeastern coast of Australia? Correct answer: Great Barrier Reef
 * 1) Great Barrier Reef
 * 2) Tasmania
 * 3) New Zealand
 * 4) Timor Sea

April 18, 2017
When and where was the first organized marathon held? Correct answer: 1896 in Athens
 * 1) 1970 in New York
 * 2) 1897 in Boston
 * 3) 1896 in Athens
 * 4) 1976 in Paris

April 19, 2017
Which of these objects cost the most to build? Correct answer: International Space Station
 * 1) Burj Khalifa
 * 2) Large Hadron Collider
 * 3) Channel Tunnel
 * 4) International Space Station

April 20, 2017
Which of these landmarks is oldest? Correct answer: Pyramids of Giza
 * 1) Pyramids of Giza
 * 2) The Colosseum
 * 3) Taj Mahal
 * 4) Angkor Wat

April 21, 2017
Which of these words come from a Latin term meaning "gate"? Correct answer: Portal
 * 1) Patio
 * 2) Portal
 * 3) Plaza
 * 4) Probe

April 24, 2017
What took place on April 22, 1970? Correct answer: First Earth Day held
 * 1) U.S. voting age lowered
 * 2) First Earth Day held
 * 3) Apollo 14 mission launched
 * 4) Brazil won World Cup

April 25, 2017
Which of these U.S. clothing retailers is oldest? Correct answer: Bebe
 * 1) American Apparel
 * 2) American Eagle Outfitters
 * 3) Bebe
 * 4) Hollister

April 26, 2017
Which island chain would you find the town of Kitty Hawk, where the first airplane fight was made? Correct answer: Outer Banks
 * 1) Outer Banks
 * 2) Florida Keys
 * 3) Sea Islands
 * 4) Elizabeth Islands

April 27, 2017
What are Saturn's rings believed to be made of? Correct answer: Rock and ice
 * 1) Rock and ice
 * 2) Gas and uranium
 * 3) Iron and ash
 * 4) Copper

April 28, 2017
C8H10N4O2 is the molecular formula of what chemical compound? Correct answer: Caffeine
 * 1) Carbon dioxide
 * 2) Castor oil
 * 3) Chlorophyll
 * 4) Caffeine

May 1, 2017
How do most tornadoes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere? Correct answer: Counterclockwise
 * 1) Clockwise
 * 2) Counterclockwise
 * 3) Latitudinally
 * 4) Anticyclonically

May 2, 2017
Which of these sports is "youngest", having been invented the most recently? Correct answer: Basketball
 * 1) Football
 * 2) Basketball
 * 3) Ice Hockey
 * 4) Baseball

May 3, 2017
The "midday repast" is also known as what? Correct answer: Lunch
 * 1) Lunch
 * 2) Nap
 * 3) Recess
 * 4) Swim

May 4, 2017
Which of these emoji most closely resembles the first one ever made? Correct answer: B: ❤️
 * A: 🙂
 * B: ❤️
 * C: 😂
 * D: 👍

May 5, 2017
Where in the U.S. Constitution would you find the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause? Correct answer: Amendment I
 * 1) Preamble
 * 2) Article I, Section 2
 * 3) Amendment I
 * 4) Amendment IV

May 8, 2017
Southdale Center, which opened near Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1956, was America's first ____ ? Correct answer: Shopping mall
 * 1) Car repair shop
 * 2) Ice palace
 * 3) Hockey stadium
 * 4) Shopping mall

May 9, 2017
The U.S. military uses the prefix "X" to describe what kind of aerospace vehicle? Correct answer: Experimental
 * 1) Experimental
 * 2) Observation
 * 3) Prototype
 * 4) Exclusive

May 10, 2017
New York City's E.V. Haughwout Building was made famous by what? Correct answer: Passenger elevator
 * 1) Custom-tailored clothing
 * 2) Passenger elevator
 * 3) Indoor aquarium
 * 4) Electricity

May 11, 2017
Which of these words comes from a Spanish term meaning "cauldron"? Correct answer: Caldera
 * 1) Caldera
 * 2) Calibrate
 * 3) Callous
 * 4) Calcite

May 12, 2017
In tennis, what term is used to describe a score of zero? Correct answer: Love
 * 1) Deuce
 * 2) Nil
 * 3) Love
 * 4) March

May 15, 2017
What happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun and completely covers the sun? Correct answer: Total solar eclipse
 * 1) Total solar eclipse
 * 2) Annular solar eclipse
 * 3) Total lunar eclipse
 * 4) Penumbral lunar eclipse

May 16, 2017
A shuttle, a picker, and a reed are all parts of a ____? Correct answer: Loom
 * 1) Bridge game
 * 2) Oboe
 * 3) Loom
 * 4) Badminton set

May 17, 2017
Levi Hutchins has a place in American history for devising what timely invention in 1787? Correct answer: Alarm clock
 * 1) Railroad timetable
 * 2) Punch clock
 * 3) Stock ticker
 * 4) Alarm clock

May 18, 2017
What do kola, maté, and cacao all have in common? Do they all: Correct answer: Contain caffeine
 * 1) Contain caffeine
 * 2) Originate in Africa
 * 3) Contain nuts
 * 4) Grow on vines

May 19, 2017
Which of these scholarship awards is oldest? Correct answer: Rhodes Scholarship
 * 1) Truman Scholarship
 * 2) Marshall Scholarship
 * 3) Fulbright Scholarship
 * 4) Rhodes Scholarship

May 22, 2017
How many income tax brackets are there in the U.S.? Correct answer: Seven
 * 1) Three
 * 2) Five
 * 3) Seven
 * 4) Ten

May 23, 2017
When it comes to retail products, what does "UPC" stand for? Correct answer: Universal Product Code
 * 1) Unique Product Code
 * 2) Universal Product Code
 * 3) Unique Price Code
 * 4) Universal Product Co-op

May 25, 2017
Where are the world's five major gyres located? Correct answer: Oceans
 * 1) Oceans
 * 2) Mountains
 * 3) Atmosphere
 * 4) Poles

May 26, 2017
Which of these events occurs on June 1st? Correct answer: Hurricane season begins
 * 1) Summer solstice
 * 2) Vernal equinox
 * 3) Hurricane season begins
 * 4) Wildfire season begins

May 30, 2017
Which of these technology companies is the youngest? Correct answer: Facebook
 * 1) Yahoo
 * 2) Amazon
 * 3) Google
 * 4) Facebook

May 31, 2017
What body of water is located between the Asian mainland and the Philippines? Correct answer: South China Sea
 * 1) East China Sea
 * 2) Yellow Sea
 * 3) Andaman Sea
 * 4) South China Sea

June 1, 2017
Which of these places is believed to have the highest temperature? Correct answer: Sun's corona
 * 1) Sun's surface
 * 2) Sun's corona
 * 3) Earth's core
 * 4) Mercury's surface

June 2, 2017 (Last Day)
After California and Texas, what is the third-most populated state in America? Correct answer: Florida
 * 1) Florida
 * 2) New York
 * 3) Pennsylvania
 * 4) Washington

August 14, 2017
What is the term for the complete shadow that's cast when the sun's light is blocked during a solar eclipse? Correct answer: Umbra
 * 1) Umber
 * 2) Umbrella
 * 3) Umbra
 * 4) Umbo

August 15, 2017
Which of these ailments is NOT currently treatable by a vaccine? Correct answer: Opioid addiction
 * 1) Opioid addiction
 * 2) Chickenpox
 * 3) Diphtheria
 * 4) Yellow Fever

August 16, 2017
Scientists say that the total solar eclipse on August 21 will last how long? Correct answer: Less than 3 minutes
 * 1) More than 5 minutes
 * 2) 4 minutes, 20 seconds
 * 3) Exactly 4 minutes
 * 4) Less than 3 minutes

August 17, 2017
Polyacrylonitrile is a synthetic resin commonly used to make what? Correct answer: Carbon fiber
 * 1) Carbon fiber
 * 2) Amber
 * 3) Turpentine
 * 4) Dragon's blood

August 18, 2017
Scientists estimate that, throughout the world, there are around 1,000 species of what? Correct answer: Bats
 * 1) Bats
 * 2) Cats
 * 3) Rats
 * 4) Lobsters

August 21, 2017
Which of these landmarks would you find at a latitude of 38 degrees north of the equator? Correct answer: Korean Demilitarized Zone
 * 1) Mount Rushmore
 * 2) Machu Picchu
 * 3) Damascus, Syria
 * 4) Korean Demilitarized Zone

August 22, 2017
Which of these ships was lost in the Pacific Ocean? Correct answer: USS Indianapolis
 * 1) RMS Titanic
 * 2) Queen Anne's Revenge
 * 3) USS Indianapolis
 * 4) RMS Lusitania

August 23, 2017
The United Kingdom's Elizabeth Tower is often called what? Correct answer: Big Ben
 * 1) Big Ben
 * 2) Tower of London
 * 3) Ironbridge
 * 4) Windsor Castle

August 24, 2017
Which of these constellations is also known as "the Hunter"? Correct answer: Orion
 * 1) The Pleiades
 * 2) Orion
 * 3) Taurus
 * 4) Hercules

August 25, 2017
Which of these scales ranks the intensity of hurricanes by their wind speeds? Correct answer: Saffir-Simpson Scale
 * 1) Beaufort Scale
 * 2) Fujita Scale
 * 3) Richter Scale
 * 4) Saffir-Simpson Scale