Today at work we had a "useless trivia contest". These aren't too difficult, but we only had 7 minutes to answer and no internet accesss. My team came in 2nd...

Here are the questions and answers:

(Almost) Useless Trivia

One point each ( 25 total)

· What building is on the back of a twenty dollar bill (no peaking!)? White House

· What side of Mona Lisa’s face is facing the viewer the most? Left

· The face of what famous person is on the front of a $100 bill? Benjamin Franklin

· Name one member of the Rolling Stones (past or present) besides Mick Jaggar and Keith Richards?

Ron Woods, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Darryl Jones

· How many different Republican presidents have been elected after John Kennedy? Four (George W. Bush, George H. Bush, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan). Sorry, but Gerald Ford was never elected.

· True or False: it is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. TRUE

· Who won the Best Actress and Best Actor Oscar in 2005? Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx

· What animated movie has the all-time highest gross revenues? The Lion King

· Where were the last Summer Olympics held? Athens, Greece

· We know that Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp were the primary Three Stooges. What were their last names? Howard (Moe, Curly, Shemp) and Fine (Larry)

· Where is Timbuktu? (country, please) Mali

· Before they were the Stanford Cardinal, they were the Stanford ____________? Indians

· Which non-New England team last won the Super Bowl? Tampa Bay Buccaneers

· Where does the Grinch live? Mt. Crumpet

· True or False: Walt Disney was afraid of mice? TRUE

· Who is the voice of Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo cartoons? Kasey Kasem

· What state name has only one syllable? Maine

· Which is the only king in deck of cards without a mustache? Hearts

· What are the names of Fred and Barney’s wives (from the Flintstones cartoon series)? Wilma and Betty

· What is the only U.S. State that grows coffee? Hawaii

· In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, what was given on the tenth day? Ten Lords a Leaping

· What is the best selling brand of cookies in the world (six billion per year!)? Oreos

· True or False: President Ulysses S. Grant is buried in Grant’s Tomb? False (People are not buried in tombs. They lay above ground)

· What is the only mammal that cannot jump? Elephant

· True or False: Women can lick their elbows but men cannot. False (no single jointed person can lick their elbows)

BONUS QUESTIONS:

Two points each (6 points total).

1) If you had to spell out numbers, what is the first number that would contain an “A”. One Thousand

2) What is the only food that will never spoil? Honey

3) Who is on the front of a $2 bill? Thomas Jefferson

Five points (10 points total).

1) What person, not a "Seinfeld" regular cast member, is featured on every episode of "Seinfeld"? Superman (either his cape, face, body, or the “S” on his chest is shown in every episode)

2) Who on Star Trek uttered the phrase “Beam me up Scottie!”. No one. Although people would insist it is Captain Kirk, he only was quoted as saying “Beam me up, Mr. Scott”.