Valuable Rare Blunders
The 1918 mistake known as the Inverted Jenny is highly sought after, and at least one has sold for well over a million dollars. What is an Inverted Jenny? Answer: …
Let Them Eat Cake
The Bundt pan was invented in 1950 by the owner of what Minnesota company? Answer: Nordic Ware
Once Bitten
A bite from the Lone Star tick can cause one to develop Alpha-gal syndrome which is an allergy to what food? Answer: red meat
A Pile of Fur Babies
A group of cats is known as a clowder, but what is a group of kittens called? Answer: a kindle
Bringing it Back
A technique for dislodging objects when someone is choking using abdominal thrusts was named after the man who first published the maneuver in 1974. What is this technique called? Answer: …
Mouse Tracks
The first computer mouse, or “X-Y position indicator for a display system”, was patented in 1970 and appeared on the Alto computer system in 1973. What company produced the Alto? …
More than a Trunkful
There are a couple of terms used for a group or herd of elephants. One is a “memory”, what is the other? Answer: Parade
Former Secretaries
Who served as the US Secretary of State, immediately prior to Colin Powell, from 1997 until 2001? Answer: Madeleine Albright
A Naval Victory?
In at least one of her origin stories, what Greek goddess of victory was the offspring of the titan Pallas and the river Styx? Answer: Nike
The Hole Story
What do you call the depression left behind after a volcano explodes and it falls in on itself because it’s magma chamber is empty? Answer: Caldera