A Baker's Dozen Questions

How many dimples are on a regulation golf ball?

• 336

• 3366

• 36

• 3.6 million

Of the SEVEN CONTINENTS, how many are believed to have no reptiles residing on them?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• None, all SEVEN are home to reptiles

Answer explanation

The continent with no known reptiles is Antarctica.

The dwarf PLANET PLUTO has how many known moons?

• I object! A dwarf PLANET cannot have moons!

• 1

• 5

• 271

Answer explanation

To be fair, most of these moons are quite small. While they technically are moons, some may prefer the word "satellites."

About how many parts does it take to construct a Boeing 767 aircraft?

• 52,575

• 310,000

• 2.1 million

• 3.1 million

The guitar player who supposedly sold his soul to the Devil at a crossroads, and whose music inspired many rock artists, was named:

• Robert Johnson

• Skip James

• Jimi Hendrix

• Phil

Answer explanation

But Skip James is also a renowned blues musician, known for piano as well as guitar.

If you time-traveled to 1500 AD and then picked and ate a carrot, what color would the carrot probably be?

• Orange

• Purple

• Green

• Blue

Answer explanation

Researchers believe that carrots were selectively bred to be sweeter, and orange in color, in the 1800s.

The mandolin - an instrument related to the guitar but smaller - typically has how many strings?

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 12

Answer explanation

The mandolin is even more closely related to the lute than to the guitar. Of Italian origin, today the mandolin is often used in American Bluegrass music.

Walt Disney's wife, Lillian, suggested Mickey as the name for the famous mouse because she did not like his original name, which was:

• Myron

• Mark

• Mortimer

• Melqui

The country name "Portugal" is based on the Roman name "Portus Cale," meaning Port Cale. Who or what was Cale?

• A Celtic deity

• A Roman mythological hero

• A type of cabbage that grew in the area, today known as kale

• A local rock formation with a distinctive yellow color

Answer explanation

Today, the Celts are associated with Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but long ago, they covered large parts of Europe, including modern Portugal.

The Holy Roman Empire, in the middle ages, was:

• Legally considered a continuation of the Roman Empire

• Mainly German

• Created by either Charlemagne or Otto I depending how you interpret history

• All of these are correct

Answer explanation

Charlemagne was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire crowned by the Pope. However, his successors were not so crowned for decades. A dynasty started with the crowning of Otto I.