Fun Facts 15
Another installment in our ongoing general trivia game series featuring crazy fun facts about anything and everything.
15 questions · Published March 20, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In what scientific field did Peter Buck work when he and Fred DeLuca co-founded Subway restaurants in 1965?
Nuclear physicist Peter Buck loaned family friend Fred DeLuca $1000 in 1965 to open a sandwich shop, which they named "Pete's Super Submarines." The two began franchising the restaurant in 1974, changing the name to "Subway."
- Multiple Choice
2. Following Alaska's Denali, what is the second-tallest mountain peak in North America?
At 19,551 feet, just 759 feet shorter than Denali, Mount Logan is the second tallest peak in North America.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which venerated Motown recording group sings the educational "Pinball Number Count" on Sesame Street?
"Pinball Number Count," with the vocal stylings of The Pointer Sisters, debuted on "Sesame Street" in 1977 and appeared regularly on the show until 2002.
- Drag and Drop Reorder
4. Publish these major U.S. newspapers in the order in which they were founded.
- 1.New York Post
- 2.The New York Times
- 3.The Boston Globe
- 4.Chicago Tribune
New York Post (1801)
Chicago Tribune (1847)
New York Times (1851)
The Boston Globe (1872)
- Multiple Choice
5. What watchmaker produced the one-of-a-kind stainless steel Grandmaster Chime, the most expensive watch ever sold at auction?
The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, the only watch in the Grandmaster Chime line made with stainless steel, sold at auction in 2019 for $31 million.
The proceeds from the auction went towards muscular dystrophy research.
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