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by John Bernhisel Questions: 1. Name the French philosopher credited with saying, “cogito, ergo sum,” or “I think, therefore I am.” 2. Which blood type is the rarest in the United States? 3. There are seven countries in Africa that begin with the letter M. Name them. Hint: Two are island nations. 4. Give the names of the Grease movie characters played by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. 5. What classic book contains the characters Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton, Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge? Fun Facts: Although China spans five geograp...
by John Bernhisel Questions 1. The scientific terms for two related body parts are pollex and hallux. What are they? 2. What are the two songs Ferris Bueller sings during the parade? 3. What is the highest point in Wyoming, and in what mountain range is it found? 4. What Russian author, known for One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and The Gulag Archipelago, won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature? 5.Within 10 years, in what year was America’s first commercial railroad built? Fun Facts There are eight states with official state nuts. A...
by John Bernhisel Questions: 1. From which Broadway musical comes the song “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)”? 2. From the popular cartoon The Simpsons, what are the first names of the five members of the Simpson family? 3. What percent alcohol is Budweiser beer? 4. To what order of mammals do each of the following belong: pika, dugong, marmot, aye-aye and capybara? 5. Name the second largest cities in the following states: Wisconsin, Idaho, Tennessee, Florida, Montana, Alabama. Hint: They all begin with the letter M. Fun Facts: Los Ang...
by John Bernhisel Apps and controllers, adapters and SD cards, usernames and passwords, verification codes and security questions. Unless you are 14 years old, I’m not sure there is any way to keep track of all of it. I hate being that guy with a little gray in his hair yelling, “May I please speak to a human?” into the support line for my bank, hoping the computer will finally give up and connect me to one. And don’t even get me started on appliances that are smarter than I am. All of this got me thinking about the other end of the technologic...
by Dr. Kelly Evans Hullinger Too many people know the pain of having shingles. Shingles, or Zoster, occurs when a Herpes virus, the same one which caused chicken pox in childhood, reemerges from dormancy in a spinal nerve. Symptoms include nerve pain and tingling followed by an eruption of a blistery red rash over the distribution following that nerve. Typically the rash of shingles lasts up to a couple of weeks, but for some patients the associated nerve pain can continue and even be permanent, a condition known as post-herpetic neuralgia. A...
by John Bernhisel Questions 1. Rounded to the nearest 50 miles, what is the diagonal distance from the northwest corner of Wyoming to the southeast corner? 2. The border between which two countries forms the longest international border on Earth? 3. What do these early computer abbreviations stand for: AOL, DOS, and CD-ROM? 4. Why did Disney change the title of its 1994 animated film from King of the Jungle to The Lion King? 5. According to Revelation 4:4, how many thrones were surrounding the one central throne? Fun Facts Each year, the...
Questions: 1. On what continent are all of the 8,000-meter peaks? 2. How many three-point shots did Shaquille O’Neal make in his NBA career? 3. Why should you never use bleach to clean up urine? 4. What alcoholic drink is most associated with Russia? 5. Name the state where each of these national parks are found: Arches, Sequoia, Acadia, Mammoth Cave, Shenandoah. Fun Facts: More than 400 years ago, Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel built one of the first working submarines and navigated it beneath the River Thames. King James I of England r...
Questions 1. How many games does an NFL team play during the regular season? 2. Besides the Twin Towers, how many other major NYC buildings were destroyed or eventually demolished as a result of the September 11 attacks? 3. Where is the Rock of Gibraltar, and which country controls it? 4. Who wrote the line, “And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor, Shall be lifted—nevermore!” 5. Name the six numbers that, when spelled out, have exactly five letters. Fun Facts John Wayne played football at USC but lost his athle...
Questions: 1. Name the four most eaten birds on Earth. 2. What was the name of St. Petersburg, Russia, before 1991? 3. What are the five most populous cities in South America? 4. Harry Potter is on screen for 540 minutes in the entire movie series. Ron Weasley (211) is next, and Hermione Granger (205) is third. Who ranks 4 through 7? 5. Which days of the week are named for objects in the Solar System? Fun Facts: In 1985, Indonesia offered a $1,300 prize for a song encouraging people to plant and grow soybeans. Soybean production more than...
by Bryan Golden The largest brick building is constructed one brick at a time. A long journey by foot is completed one step at a time. A home is built one board at a time. The most monumental accomplishments are achieved through a series of small, manageable steps. Any goal is achieved by taking enough small steps. You start where you are and then take just one step. Taking action initiates your forward progress. If you want a new job, begin by applying to one job posting. If you want to get a college degree, sign up for one course. If you...
Questions 1. What disastrous event occurred on August 24, A.D. 79? 2. Who started the expedition that Juan Sebastián Elcano finished? 3. Are each of these a unit of volume, length, or time: hand, acre-foot, shake, sol, chain, cord? 4. Which car company’s name roughly means “Listen!” in Latin? 5. Give the mascots for these Big 12 teams: Utah, Iowa State, Kansas, Colorado and TCU. Fun Facts The Voyager space missions were so successful in part because of a rare alignment of the outer planets. When President Richard Nixon was asked to approve the...
by Jill Pertler I’m not sure how I accomplished the feat, but somewhere in my innocent online shopping and scrolling I managed to subscribe to a couple of home-improvement, DIY and arts and crafts websites. I could easily unsubscribe, but every once in a while they come up with a gem that causes me to pause, and–eventually–click. (They don’t call it clickbait for nothing!) I’m usually disappointed when I do click. I feel like I’ve been had, because the really great, new and unique home cleaning hack that I was promised turns out to be somethin...
Questions: 1. Which 19th-century millionaire very possibly saved the whales from extinction? 2. How did the capture of the Japanese-controlled-island of Tinian help end World War II? 3. Rank the six populated continents in order by the percentage of adults who own cell phones. 4. What is the largest city in each of these Wyoming counties: Laramie, Fremont, Campbell, Uinta and Niobrara? 5. If you are 100 years old, how many years more can you expect to live? Fun Facts: The only endorsement Elvis Presley ever did was for a donut shop that he...
by John Bernhisel If there is ever a summer to vote, it is this one. Not because the issues are bigger than they have been in past elections. But because this summer, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we are reminded of one of the most remarkable changes in government in world history. Two hundred and fifty years ago, men and women throughout the American colonies embraced an extraordinary idea: that people should have a voice in their own government. Many of the leaders of the American Revolution were not poor or desperate. Some...
Questions What state is most associated with each of these foods: dirty soda, Spam musubi, cheese curds, lobster rolls and beignets? Name the four largest moons of Jupiter. If every boat floating on the ocean magically moved onto the Sahara Desert, would sea level go up, go down or stay the same? The 2025 film One Battle After Another won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Name six other Best Picture winners with a number in the title. Give the first names of all five members of the Darling family in Peter Pan. Fun Facts The distance between...
Questions: 1. What is the highest paved highway mountain pass in Wyoming? 2. Who are the subjects of the five best-selling biographies since 2020? 3. Why does the Eiffel Tower weigh 700 tons more than it did 130 years ago? 4. Name as many of the eight European capital cities with five letters or fewer as you can. 5. Which movie contains the line, “I’ve gotta go, Julia. We’ve got cows!!” Fun Facts: About 3 percent of Californians live in the northernmost third of the state. Thirty-two percent live in the middle third, and 65 percent live in...
Questions: Where is the Delmarva Peninsula, and why is it called that? Who was the first civilian to own a Hummer? What do we call Chinese gooseberries today? Give the singular form of these plural words: curricula, data, bacteria, radii, ova, and spaghetti. What is the last documented event in Henry Hudson’s life? Fun Facts: Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham because someone bet him it was impossible to write a children’s book using fewer than 50 different words. In 1859, just 24 European rabbits were released on a farm in Victoria, Australia...
Questions Which two U.S. National Parks are located at least partly in Montana? Name the five countries that suffered the most military deaths during World War I. What percentage of the corn grown in the United States is sweet corn? What are the athletic nicknames (mascots) of the Ivy League schools Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania? Put these extinct animals in order from the most recent extinction to the oldest: Tasmanian tiger, passenger pigeon, dodo, woolly mammoth, and saber-toothed tiger. Fun Facts The Voyager...
by Carissa Regnerus, RDH, MA, FADHA During the warm summer months in South Dakota, many of us spend extra time outside walking, working or enjoying community events. The heat and wind can pull moisture from the body faster than we realize. Hydration becomes important for everyone, from kids running around at the park to adults juggling busy schedules to older adults who may not notice thirst as quickly. Water supports our health in every season, but summer reminds us just how essential it is. We often think of dehydration as something that...
Questions: 1. Who is the lead actor in the 2026 hit movie Project Hail Mary? 2. What ended Bo Jackson’s professional football career? 3. How do the Pevensie children first enter Narnia? 4. What two songs did Ferris Bueller sing during the famous parade scene? 5. There are 10 European country names that contain the letter C. Name at least six. Fun Facts: The brain of a giant squid is shaped like a doughnut. Its digestive tube runs through the center, meaning a meal that’s too large could damage its brain. Oklahoma’s panhandle exists because Texa...
Please Don’t Call It Trivia!! Questions: 1. Which 2004 hit song had the line, “The Bush Twins want you back”? 2. When spelling the first 100 whole numbers, which is first alphabetically? Which is last? 3. Name the five island nations that have more than 30 million people each. 4. Name five four-letter English words that begin with D and end with R. 5. Who played the male and female leads in the 1942 movie Casablanca? Fun Facts: In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are very social animals. It is co...
Questions: For some practicing Jews, what is the shmita or Shemitah? Name the four main actors on the hit 1970s TV show All in the Family. Cape Verde is this year’s FIFA Cinderella team. Where is the country of Cape Verde? Which two British royals, which German emperor and which pope did Buffalo Bill Cody perform for? Name all the U.S. state capitals with two- or three-word names. Fun Facts: James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty on Star Trek, died in 2005 at the age of 85. A few years later, his son Chris and astronaut Richard Garriott s...
Questions Tom Brady’s 649 career touchdown passes is the NFL record. Name the next four leaders. What is the name of the pig in the book Charlotte’s Web? What country is named after another name for Jesus? What year did the Battle of the Little Bighorn take place? How many countries are participating in this year’s FIFA World Cup tournament? Fun Facts New Mexico and New Jersey are the only states with unique letters in their names: X appears only in New Mexico, and J appears only in New Jersey. The Latin word for silver is argentum. That...
It was 1831, and the community of Albany, New York, was preparing to celebrate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Two French dignitaries were present to witness the entire event. As the pair of notables left their hotel that summer morning to the sounds of ringing church bells, patriotic celebration and the sights of gathering crowds, they were welcomed by the lieutenant governor to the state capital’s Fourth of July parade. Frenchmen Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, were asked to be i...
To defend the Declaration of Independence is to defend the American people, because as Thomas Jefferson (its author) maintained, the Declaration is “an expression of the American mind.” And never before in our nation’s history has a full-throated and unapologetic apologetic been needed to protect and preserve the Declaration of Independence for our children and their posterity. The core American ideals of self-evident truth, human equality and the divine endowment of inalienable rights, have been incrementally upended by an alien ideol...
