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Grandparent's Day Trivia Session 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Siddhartha Gautama is believed to be the founder of what religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Lutheran

2.

Which athlete has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympics?

a)

Michael Phelps

b)

Mark Spitz

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Usain Bolt

3.

Who was the author of the novel "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

a)

A.A. Milne

b)

C.S. Lewis

c)

Avi

d)

Mark Twain

4.

What did the crocodile swallow in Peter Pan?

a)

a pair of boots

b)

a clock

c)

a necklace

d)

a sword

5.

How many dots are there on two dice?

a)

42

b)

45

c)

40

d)

41

6.

What are the first three words of the Bible?

a)

In the beginning

b)

In the end

c)

At the beginning

d)

God created the

7.

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Michelangelo

8.

Who sang, "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas"? and starred in the movie of the same name?

a)

Johnny Cash

b)

Bing Crosby

c)

Perry Como

d)

Andy Williams

9.

Who interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 Video Music Awards?

a)

Rihanna

b)

Kayne West

c)

Justin Timberlake

d)

Drake

10.

What year was president Kennedy killed?

a)

1963

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1962

11.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Vatican City

c)

Mozambique

d)

Ghana

12.

Who was the first Disney princess?

a)

Snow White

b)

Belle

c)

Aurora

d)

Jasmine

13.

How many book are there in the New Testament of the Bible?

a)

4

b)

27

c)

22

d)

19

14.

What is a baby rabbit called?

a)

Puppy

b)

Bunny

c)

Kitten

d)

Calf

15.

Long Island is part of which US state?

a)

Kansas

b)

South Dakota

c)

New York

d)

Colorado

16.

How many red stripes are on the American Flag?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

17.

Betelgeuse and Rigel are the two giant stars in which constellation?

a)

The Big Dipper

b)

The Little Dipper

c)

Orion

d)

Leo

18.

What is the name for the longest side of a triangle?

a)

Isosceles

b)

Equilateral

c)

Hypotenuse

d)

Scalene

19.

Which Christian missionary is said to have banished all the snakes from Ireland?

a)

St. Patrick

b)

St. Paul

c)

George Jones

d)

Thomas O'Grady

20.

Mark Zuckerberg was one of the founders of which social networking site?

a)

Facebook

b)

MySpace

c)

Instagram

d)

Twitter

21.

The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by which US President?

a)

George Washington

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Howard Taft

d)

Abraham Lincoln

22.

What is the most common blood type in humans?

a)

A+

b)

O+

c)

B-

d)

AB

23.

What is the only bird known to fly backwards?

a)

Eagle

b)

Flamingo

c)

Hummingbird

d)

Penguin

24.

What baseball team won the first world series in 1903?

a)

Boston Americans

b)

Pittsburg Pirates

c)

Philadelphia Athletics

d)

Cleveland Naps

25.

What American music duo released the album “Sounds of Silence” in 1966?

a)

Simon and Garfunkel

b)

The Monkees

c)

The Mamas and the Papas

d)

The Rolling Stones

26.

What is the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

a)

Lasagna

b)

Pizza

c)

Spaghetti

d)

Candy

27.

The RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic were sister ships to which other British passenger liner?

a)

RMS Titanic

b)

RMS Carinthia

c)

RMS Umbria

d)

RMS Saxonia

28.

Who were the first TWO astronauts that landed on the moon in 1969? SELECT TWO ANSWERS!

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

John Glenn

d)

Alan Shepard

29.

Which US president made the first presidential radio broadcast?

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harrry S. Truman

30.

The Heisman Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in which college sport?

a)

Football

b)

Basketball

c)

Soccer

d)

Baseball

31.

What is the smallest state in the United States?

a)

Maine

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Hawaii

d)

Kentucky

32.

How many sides does a heptagon have?

a)

six

b)

seven

c)

three

d)

nine

33.

Which is the most consumed fruit in the world?

a)

watermelon

b)

bananas

c)

apples

d)

lemons

34.

What is the tallest building in the world?

a)

Burj Khalifa

b)

One World Trade Center

c)

Willis Tower

d)

Shanghai Tower

35.

What is the top color in the rainbow?

a)

red

b)

indigo

c)

violet

d)

green

36.

On a standard traffic light, where is the green light located?

a)

Top

b)

Middle

c)

Bottom

d)

There is no Green

37.

On the American flag, what color is the top stripe?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

white

d)

purple

38.

How many items are in a baker's dozen?

a)

13

b)

12

c)

11

d)

14

39.

Who was the only player in NBA history to score 100 points in a game?

a)

Wilt Chamberlin

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Kobe Bryant

d)

Stephan Curry

40.

What figure is on the $100 bill?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

41.

Where will the 2020 Summer Olympics be held?

a)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

b)

Tokyo, Japan

c)

Sydney, Australia

d)

Beijing, China

42.

Queen Elsa is a character in which Disney movie ?

a)

Cinderella

b)

Frozen

c)

Toy Story

d)

The Incredibles

43.

How many days are in a leap year?

a)

364

b)

365

c)

366

d)

356

44.

Which TWO elements are in water?

a)

Hydrogen and Helium

b)

Helium and Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

d)

Oxygen and Zenon

45.

What is botany the study of ?

a)

animals

b)

people

c)

plants

d)

bananas

46.

Who was the 2018 National Football League (NFL) MVP?

a)

Tom Brady

b)

Patrick Mahomes

c)

Travis Kelce

d)

Rob Gronkowski

47.

What city is known as the city of fountains?

a)

Kansas City, MO

b)

Lincoln, NE

c)

Denver, CO

d)

St. Louis, MO

48.

What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

1176

b)

1776

c)

1677

d)

1767

49.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Gobi

b)

Sahara

c)

Mojave

d)

Syrian

50.

What is the Latin word for the three days celebrated liturgically before Easter?

a)

Triduum

b)

Triton

c)

Three

d)

Lent