Q: What sitcom spin-off ran for 253 episodes—43 more than its popular parent sitcom?
A: The Jeffersons, which ran from 1975 to 1985. Its parent show was All in the Family, which ran for 210 episodes, from 1971 to 1979.
Q: Which was the last of the 50 states to become home to a commercial winery?
A: North Dakota, in 2002.
Q: What are the names of the eight ducklings in the children’s book Make Way for Ducklings?
A: Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, Quack. Their last name is Mallard.
Q: In what sequence do the feet of all four-legged animals normally hit the ground when they walk?
A: Left rear leg first, followed by left foreleg, right rear leg, then right foreleg.
Q: What was U.S. statesman Henry Kissinger’s given name at birth?
A: Heinz. German-born Kissinger changed his name to Henry after his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1938, when he was 15. He served as Secretary of State under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Q: What celebutante posed nude, spray-painted gold, in ads promoting “blonde, bubbly” Rich Prosecco as an alternative to champagne?
A: Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, in 2007.
Q: What animal is the source of the most widely consumed red meat in the world?
A: The goat. An estimated 63 percent of the red meat consumed worldwide is goat meat.
Q: During the filming of the 2006 hit comedy Little Miss Sunshine, what did actor Alan Arkin, as heroin-snorting Grandpa, sniff instead of the illegal drug?
A: Crushed vitamin B. Arkin’s performance won him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Q: What newspaper cartoon feature was the first to include an illustration by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz?
A: Ripley’s Believe It or Not, in 1937, when Schulz was 15. The illustration—of Schulz’s dog Spike, the inspiration for Snoopy—included the caption, “a hunting dog that eats pins, tacks and razor blades, is owned by C. F. Schulz, St. Paul, Minn.”
Q: A gimmie for Canadians! At what temperature are the readings on both Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers exactly the same?
A: −40°.
A: The Jeffersons, which ran from 1975 to 1985. Its parent show was All in the Family, which ran for 210 episodes, from 1971 to 1979.
Q: Which was the last of the 50 states to become home to a commercial winery?
A: North Dakota, in 2002.
Q: What are the names of the eight ducklings in the children’s book Make Way for Ducklings?
A: Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, Quack. Their last name is Mallard.
Q: In what sequence do the feet of all four-legged animals normally hit the ground when they walk?
A: Left rear leg first, followed by left foreleg, right rear leg, then right foreleg.
Q: What was U.S. statesman Henry Kissinger’s given name at birth?
A: Heinz. German-born Kissinger changed his name to Henry after his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1938, when he was 15. He served as Secretary of State under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Q: What celebutante posed nude, spray-painted gold, in ads promoting “blonde, bubbly” Rich Prosecco as an alternative to champagne?
A: Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, in 2007.
Q: What animal is the source of the most widely consumed red meat in the world?
A: The goat. An estimated 63 percent of the red meat consumed worldwide is goat meat.
Q: During the filming of the 2006 hit comedy Little Miss Sunshine, what did actor Alan Arkin, as heroin-snorting Grandpa, sniff instead of the illegal drug?
A: Crushed vitamin B. Arkin’s performance won him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Q: What newspaper cartoon feature was the first to include an illustration by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz?
A: Ripley’s Believe It or Not, in 1937, when Schulz was 15. The illustration—of Schulz’s dog Spike, the inspiration for Snoopy—included the caption, “a hunting dog that eats pins, tacks and razor blades, is owned by C. F. Schulz, St. Paul, Minn.”
Q: A gimmie for Canadians! At what temperature are the readings on both Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers exactly the same?
A: −40°.
