TRIVIA NIGHT

You could do trivia night at a bar, or in the comfort of your own home. Gather some friends, pick a trivia master, and have fun! Answers are on page 501, but each question contains a hint.

1.What do these five words have in common: panther, purple, wolf, twelfth, toilet?

Hint: The thing they share is a thing they lack.

2.Which candy was taken to the South Pole in the 1930s?

Hint: It was discontinued in 2018.

3.Which branch of the U.S. Armed Forces was a part of another military branch until 1947?

Hint: Its name ended in “Corps” before it split off on its own.

4.What’s unique about the hyoid bone?

Hint: If it’s broken, it helps forensic investigators determine the cause of death.

5.In what two recent decades were the most popular baby names Michael and Jessica?

Hint: The names that took over the top spots next were Jacob and Emily.

6.Singer Bruno Mars was named after Bruno Sammartino, a legend of what sport?

Hint: The sport’s abbreviation was changed by one letter in 2002.

7.Farriers put what things on what animals?

Hint: They probably have good fortune.

8.What famous action movie prop is a depiction of a woman giving birth?

Hint: The prop is discovered at the beginning of the movie, then it’s lost, and it’s never spoken of again.

9.Which U.S. state has the most pickup trucks?

Hint: It’s not Texas.

10.India is the world’s largest democracy, and the U.S. is #2. Which country has the third largest democracy?

Hint: Waterfront property is plentiful there.

11.If an animal has albinism, what color are its eyes?

Hint: They’re neither red nor white.

12.Recorded in 1966 and ’67, what two #1 songs by the Monkees have the same word in their titles?

Hint: Faithful fans will know. (Shrek fans might also know.)

13.Which two pop divas famously feuded when they were both American Idol judges in 2013?

Hint: In 2010 the singers collaborated on the hit single “Up Out My Face.”

14.Who invented champagne?

Hint: His name should be familiar, even if you don’t drink champagne.

15.Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon are some of the moons of what planet?

Hint: The planet is blue.

16.Though technically not its capital, what city is the seat of government of the Netherlands?

Hint: It also begins with “The.”

17.What food name comes from the Arabic word for “chickpea”?

Hint: It’s what you eat when you don’t know the words.

18.How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?

Hint: It would be difficult to accurately measure out half a tablespoon using a teaspoon.

What’s the difference between a puma, mountain lion, panther, and cougar? Nothing.

11 REAL HOW-TO BOOKS

•How to Raise Your I.Q. by Eating Gifted Children, by Lewis B. Frumkes

•How to Become a Schizophrenic, by John Modrow

•How to Survive Robot Uprising, by Daniel H. Wilson

•Ducks: How to Make Them Pay, by William Cook

•Knitting with Dog Hair, by Kendall Crolius

•How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety, by Zachary Auburn

•Bombproof Your Horse, by Rick Pelicano and Lauren Tjaden

•Drink as Much as You Want and Live Longer, by Frederick M. Beyerlein

•Fancy Coffins to Make Yourself, by Dale L. Power

•The Beginners Guide to Sex in the Afterlife, by David Staume

•How to Write a How-to-Write Book, by Brian Piddock

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