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The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail. The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82. The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a... Read More

Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide. Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States. The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed ... Read More

Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper. The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or grow hair. At the White House, President John Adams was said to... Read More

The word Thailand means "land of the free". A rose imprint that was fossilized in a slate was discovered in Florisant, Colorado, which is said to be thirty-five million years old. U.S. bills are 2.61 inches wide, 6.14 inches long, and are .0043... Read More

The speed at which honey bees fly is 15 miles per hour. The average life expectancy of an ant is about 90 days. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. In France, it is illegal for a... Read More

Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star. The city of Denver was originally chosen to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, but had to withdraw because Colorado voters rejected to finance it. The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by... Read More

The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis. Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water. The popular chocolate bar "Three Musketeers" got its name because when it was first introduced in 1932 there were three individual bars. The... Read More

Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour. Marlboro was the first... Read More

Here is a collection of multiple-choice GK (general knowledge) questions for conducting a general knowledge quiz session. Every question has 4 choices for answer and you've to select the best possible answers out of them. The answers of these GK... Read More

The African Baobab tree’s circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside of it. On average, the Pentagon uses 666 rolls of toilet paper in one day. The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on... Read More