Peanut – peanut oil can be processed to produce glycerol, which can then be used to make nitroglycerine – an explosive liquid used in dynamite.
Food Trivia
Which vegetable was considered poisonous in Medieval times but was used by the Romans as an aphrodisiac?
Tomato – being in the Solanaceae family, which includes deadly nightshades and other poisonous plants, tomatoes were erroneously thought to be poisonous. According to the folklore, if you would eat a tomato, its poison would turn your blood into acid. Instead, the colonists used to grow tomatoes purely for decoration.
Animal Trivia
What is the highest recorded jump by a kangaroo in a single leap?
9 meters (30 feet)
Fun fact: Female kangaroos can decide their offspring’s sex. They will even delay pregnancy when environmental factors are highly probable to decrease the opportunity of survival of the fetus.
Movie Trivia
What is the longest movie ever made?
Logistics – at 51,420 minutes, (857 hours or 35 days and 17 hours), it is the longest movie ever made.
Pop Culture Trivia
What are the two best-selling pop albums of all time?
Michael Jackson – Thriller and Eagles – Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, both with over 30 million sold albums.
Multiple Choice Trivia
Which country has beaver as the national emblem? Turkey; Peru; Canada
Canada
Interesting fact: the large front teeth of the beaver never stops growing. To keep it from growing too long, the beavers constantly gnaw on wood.
Medical Trivia
Which cells are situated only within the nervous system?
Neurons – humans have around 100 billion neurons in their brain alone.
Medical Trivia
Of the four types of malaria, which is the most deadly?
Falciparum malaria – in 2017, falciparum malaria accounted for 99.7% of estimated malaria cases in the WHO African Region. If not treated within 24 hours, falciparum can lead to severe illness, often leading to death.
Soccer Trivia
Steve Ralston played in four losing MLS Final teams with which club?
New England Revolution
Soccer Trivia
At the 2002 World Cup, which nation beat USA 1-0 in the quarter finals?
Germany – Michael Ballack scored the only goal of the game.
