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How much does the world’s
largest pumpkin weigh?
Clue: Bart weighs 230 pounds, James
weighs 190 pounds, Kim weighs 130
pounds and Angela weighs 148 pounds.
For Halloween they carved a pumpkin
that weighed 12 pounds. The sum of the
weights of the four people and the
pumpkin they carved is the weight of
the largest pumpkin.
Answer
How much does the world’s
largest pumpkin weigh?
Clue: Bart weighs 230 pounds, James
weighs 190 pounds, Kim weighs 130
pounds and Angela weighs 148 pounds.
For Halloween they carved a pumpkin
that weighed 12 pounds. The sum of the
weights of the four people and the
pumpkin they carved is the weight of
the largest pumpkin.
Answer: 230 + 190 +130 + 148 + 12 =710 pounds
At what age did the world’s oldest
person die?
Clue: The oldest person was born in 1875
and died in 1997.
Answer
At what age did the world’s oldest
person die?
Clue: The oldest person was born in 1875
and died in 1997.
Answer: 1997 – 1875 = 122 years old
How many points did basketball’s
all-time leading scorer,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar score
in his career?
Clue: Michel Jordon scored 26,710 points
and Kareem scored 11,677 more points
than he did.
Answer
How many points did basketball’s
all-time leading scorer,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar score
in his career?
Clue: Michel Jordon scored 26,710 points
and Kareem scored 11,677 more points
than he did.
Answer: 26,710 + 11,677 = 38,387 points
The number of people watching the 2005
Super Bowl between the New England
Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles
was down 4% from the previous year.
How many watched the game?
Clue: The lowest number of people watching a
game was in 1990 (San Francisco vs. Denver)
with 73.9 million while the highest game had
94.1 million (1996, Dallas vs. Pittsburgh). If
you take the difference of the number of
people watching those two games and add
65.9 million, you will get the number who
watched the 2005 game.
Answer
The number of people watching the 2005
Super Bowl between the New England
Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles
was down 4% from the previous year.
How many watched the game?
Clue: The lowest number of people watching a game
was in 1990 (San Francisco vs. Denver) with 73.9
million, while the highest game had 94.1 million (1996,
Dallas vs. Pittsburgh). If you take the difference of
the number of people watching those two games and
add
65.9 million, you will get the number who watched the
2005 game.
Answer: 94,100,000 - 73,900,000 + 65,900,000
= 86,100,000 points
In what year was the internet
invented?
Clue: Christina was born in 1987.
When she turns 32, the internet will be
50 years old.
Answer
In what year was the internet
invented?
Clue: Christina was born in 1987.
When she turns 32, the internet will be
50 years old.
Answer:
1987 + 32 = 2019
2019 – 50 = 1969
About how long is a queen termite
expected to live?
Clue: The life expectancy of a gorilla is
9.89 years. A queen termite is expected
to live eleven times as long.
Answer
About how long is a queen termite
expected to live?
Clue: The life expectancy of a gorilla is
9.89 years. A queen termite is expected
to live eleven times as long.
Answer:
9.89 x 11 = 108.79
Which is about 109 years
How many times was the world’s mostpetted dog petted in one year?
Clue: Over a period of 8 years, Josh the
wonder dog was petted 478,800 times.
Answer
How many times was the world’s
most-petted dog petted in one year?
Clue: Over a period of 8 years, Josh
the wonder dog was petted 478,800
times.
Answer:
478,800  8 = 59,850 times
The most expensive painting
ever sold was Vincent
Van Gogh’s “The Portrait
of Dr. Gachet”.
What was its sale price?
Clue:
If someone bought the painting with only
$500 bills, the buyer would need
165,000 of them.
Answer
The most expensive painting
ever sold was Vincent
Van Gogh’s “The Portrait
of Dr. Gachet”.
What was its sale price?
Clue:
If someone bought the painting with only
$500 bills, the buyer would need
165,000 of them.
Answer: 165,000 x $500 = $82,500,000
How many miles long is the Great
Wall of China?
Clue: If you walked at a speed of nine
miles per hour, it would take you 915
hours to walk the length of the Great
Wall of China.
Answer
How many miles long is the Great
Wall of China?
Clue: If you walked at a speed of nine
miles per hour, it would take you 915
hours to walk the length of the Great
Wall of China.
Answer: 915 x 9 = 8235
What is the diameter of the sun?
Clue: The diameter of the earth is 7926
miles. The sun’s diameter is 72,330
miles more than 100 times the diameter
of the earth.
Answer
What is the diameter of the sun?
Clue: The diameter of the earth is 7926
miles. The sun’s diameter is 72,330
miles more than 100 times the diameter
of the earth.
How many tons did the largest meteorite
ever to hit the earth weigh?
Clue: A meteorite that weighs 50% as much
as the largest one weighs 65,000 pounds.
Answer
How many tons did the largest meteorite
ever to hit the earth weigh?
Clue: A meteorite that weighs 50% as much
as the largest one weighs 65,000 pounds.
What percentage of your body weight
is water?
Clue: If you weigh 110 pounds, 77 pounds
come from water.
Answer
What percentage of your body weight
is water?
Clue: If you weigh 110 pounds, 77 pounds
come from water.
The world’s largest island
is Greenland.
How many square miles is it?
Clue: Twenty percent of Greenland is
covered with snow and 168,000 square
miles are covered with snow.
Answer
The world’s largest island
is Greenland.
How many square miles is it?
Clue: Twenty percent of Greenland is
covered with snow and 168,000 square
miles are covered with snow.
How many miles is the longest cycling
race in the world, the Tour De France?
Clue: When Lance Armstrong had finished
1,491 miles of the race, his coach told him
that he had 40% of the race left.
Answer
How many miles is the longest cycling
race in the world, the Tour De France?
Clue: When Lance Armstrong had finished
1,491 miles of the race, his coach told him
that he had 40% of the race left.
The oldest tree in the United States is a
California Bristlecone Pine Tree. How old is
it?
Clue: Richard is 564 months old and he is
1% as old as the tree.
Answer
The oldest tree in the United States is a
California Bristlecone Pine Tree. How old is
it?
Clue: Richard is 564 months old and he is
1% as old as the tree.
How many inches long is
the tongue of the
average giraffe?
Clue: The tongue of a
giraffe is one and three
fourths as long as a
one foot ruler.
Answer
How many inches long is
the tongue of the
average giraffe?
Clue: The tongue of a
giraffe is one and three
fourths as long as a
one foot ruler.
How far can light travel in one second?
Clue: On a trip, Josh traveled 1862.12
miles to his
destination and then the same distance
back. In just one second, light can travel
50 times
farther than the total distance Cal
traveled on his trip.
Answer
How far can light travel in one second?
Clue: On a trip, Josh traveled 1862.12
miles to his
destination and then the same distance
back. In just one second, light can travel
50 times
farther than the total distance Cal
traveled on his trip.
Key West, Florida has the hottest
temperature in the United States.
What is its average temperature?
Clue: The coldest city in the US is
Barrow, Alaska which has an average
temperature of 9.6 degrees. Key West
is 68.1 degrees warmer than Barrow.
Answer
Key West, Florida has the hottest
temperature in the United States.
What is its average temperature?
Clue: The coldest city in the US is
Barrow, Alaska which has an average
temperature of 9.6 degrees. Key West
is 68.1 degrees warmer than Barrow.
How many people speak Mandarin, the
official language of China?
Clue: Three hundred forty
million people speak English
as their first language.
There are 2.56 times as
many people who
speak Mandarin.
Answer
How many people speak Mandarin, the
official language of China?
Clue: Three hundred forty
million people speak English
as their first language.
There are 2.56 times as
many people who
speak Mandarin.
How many inches in length is the nose on
the Statue of Liberty?
Clue: A tree in Central Park is 13 feet 6
inches tall. The nose on the Statue of
liberty is one third of the height of the
tree.
Answer
How many inches in length is the nose on
the Statue of Liberty?
Clue: A tree in Central Park is 13 feet 6
inches tall. The nose on the Statue of
liberty is one third of the height of the
tree.
Quillayute, Washington, gets the most
rainfall per year in the United States.
How many inches
per year does Quillayute get?
Clue: Yuma, Arizona gets .25 inches or
rain per month. Quillayute gets 35 times
more rain the Yuma.
Answer
Quillayute, Washington, gets the most
rainfall per year in the United States.
How many inches
per year does Quillayute get?
Clue: Yuma, Arizona gets .25 inches or
rain per month. Quillayute gets 35 times
more rain the Yuma.
The national park that gets the most
visitors is the Great Smoky Mountain
National Park. About how
many people visit the park
each year?
Clue: During an average month, 440,000
people visit the Grand Canyon National
Park. One and three fourths as many
people visit the Smoky Mountains as do
the Grand Canyon.
Answer
The national park that gets the most
visitors is the Great Smoky Mountain
National Park. About how
many people visit the park
each year?
Clue: During an average month, 440,000
people visit the Grand Canyon National
Park. One and three fourths as many
people visit the Smoky Mountains as do
the Grand Canyon.
How many peanuts does it take to
make a 12 ounce jar of
peanut butter?
Clue: It takes 184 peanuts to make
a 4 ounce jar of peanut butter.
Answer
How many peanuts does it take to
make a 12 ounce jar of
peanut butter?
Clue: It takes 184 peanuts to make
a 4 ounce jar of peanut butter.
How many times does the average
person blink per hour?
Clue: The average person blinks once
every five seconds.
Answer
How many times does the average
person blink per hour?
Clue: The average person blinks once
every five seconds.
The Sears Tower in Chicago
is the tallest building in the
United States. How tall is it?
Clue: On a sunny day, a six foot
person casts a shadow of 2 feet.
On that same day the shadow
from the Sears Tower would
be 484 feet.
Answer
The Sears Tower in Chicago
is the tallest building in the
United States. How tall is it?
Clue: On a sunny day, a six foot
person casts a shadow of 2 feet.
On that same day the shadow
from the Sears Tower would
be 484 feet.
How many muscles do you use to
frown?
Clue: You use 17 muscles to smile.
It takes 26 more muscles to frown
than to smile.
Answer
How many muscles do you use to
frown?
Clue: You use 17 muscles to smile.
It takes 26 more muscles to frown
than to smile.
In what year was the
cell phone invented?
Clue: The telephone was invented
in 1876. Twenty-three years
later, color TV made its
appearance on the market. One
hundred and three years later the
cell phone use began in Tokyo.
Answer
In what year was the
cell phone invented?
Clue: The telephone was invented
in 1876. Twenty-three years
later, color TV made its
appearance on the market. One
hundred and three years later the
cell phone use began in Tokyo.
How much money did the movie The
Lion King make?
Clue: Aladdin made $479 million. Toy
Story made $354,000,000. Together
they only made $61 million more the The
Lion King made by itself.
Answer
How much money did the movie The
Lion King make?
Clue: Aladdin made $479 million. Toy
Story made $354,000,000. Together
they only made $61 million more the The
Lion King made by itself.
How long is the U.S. – Canadian
border?
Clue: Mike traveled three-fourths
of the length of the border. He
paid a penny for every mile he
traveled in tolls. He ended up
paying $29.91 for the trip.
Answer
How long is the U.S. – Canadian
border?
Clue: Mike traveled three-fourths
of the length of the border. He
paid a penny for every mile he
traveled in tolls. He ended up
paying $29.91 for the trip.
How many days and hours did it take
for Apollo 11 to reach the moon?
Clue: The news showed 78 hours of the
mission which was 40% of the trip.
Answer
How many days and hours did it take
for Apollo 11 to reach the moon?
Clue: The news showed 78 hours of the
mission which was 40% of the trip.