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What is the best selling fruit in the United States?
a. Bananas
b. Apples
c. Oranges
d. Strawberries
Bananas - The Cavendish banana is the most popular variety.
Which of these sporting items is the top seller in the United
States?
a. Football
b. Baseball
c. Basketball
d. Frisbee
Frisbee - The name Frisbee is trademarked by Wham-O.
Which of these political leaders has survived the most
assassination attempts?
a. Fidel Castro
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. John F. Kennedy
d. Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro - This fact can be found in the Guinness Book of World Records.
What is the most common reason that people hire a private
detective?
a. Catch company thieves
b. Catch a cheating spouse
c. Locate a missing person
d. Find a debtor
Find a debtor - People trying to catch a cheater often use hidden cameras and check emails.
What is the most popular kind of pet in the United States?
a. Goldfish
b. Dog
c. Budgie
d. Cat
Cat - The second most popular pet is the dog.
What percent of the population in the United States buys their
pets clothes?
a. 63%
b. 25%
c. 37%
d. 9%
9% - People frequently buy clothes for pets on holidays and birthdays.
What was the name of the first electronic computer built by the
United States?
a. ENIAC
b. C-Tech
c. IBM
d. HAL
ENIAC - The computer was built in 1945.
What was Private Eddie Slovik's crime?
a. Murder
b. Desertion
c. Theft
d. Treason
Desertion - Private Eddie Slovik was the only US soldier executed for desertion during World War II.
What strange item did James Cameron carry during the filming of
Avatar?
a. Nail gun
b. Shoehorn
c. Magnifying glass
d. Toothbrush
Nail gun - He used the gun to nail any cell phone that rang during a take to the wall.
What is the world's best selling musical instrument?
a. Piano
b. Harmonica
c. Guitar
d. Recorder
Harmonica - It is believed that the harmonica originated in Europe in the early part of the nineteenth
century.
What was the name of the world's oldest hippo?
a. Herbert
b. Tubs
c. Betty
d. Tanga
Tanga - A female, Tanga was sixty-one when she passed away.
What is the color of the substance that hippo's secrete to
prevent sunburn?
a. Red
b. Brown
c. Orange
d. Yellow
Red - This red material is often called 'blood sweat'.
What is the record for the most folds in a single piece of
paper?
a. 12
b. 6
c. 9
d. 18
12 - Britney Gallivan set the record in January of 2002 while she was still in high school.
Which country invented playing cards?
a. Russia
b. China
c. France
d. Italy
China - The playing card was invented during the Tang Dynasties reign.
In a public washroom, which stall is used the least?
a. The one closest to the door
b. The one furthest from the door
c. The one in the middle
d. The handicapped stall
The one closest to the door - According to research, the stall closest to the door is the least used and
therefore most likely to be the cleanest.
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