Q 01/05

Which fastener did George de Mestral devise after burrs stuck to his dog on an Alpine hunting trip?

A) Velcro

B) Zipper

C) Snap button

D) Safety pin

Answer · why

A) Velcro

Velcro copies the hundreds of tiny hooks de Mestral saw when he put the burrs under a microscope. Its name blends the French words velours and crochet...

Q 02/05

Which US president protected about 230 million acres and inspired the teddy bear on a hunting trip?

A) Woodrow Wilson

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) William Howard Taft

D) Ulysses S. Grant

Answer · why

B) Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a black bear that his guides had tied to a tree in Mississippi in 1902, and a newspaper cartoon of the scene inspi...

Q 03/05

Which youth organization's campers were recorded making s'mores, then called Some Mores, in the mid-1920s?

A) Boy Scouts

B) Camp Fire Girls

C) Girl Scouts

D) 4-H Clubs

Answer · why

C) Girl Scouts

The Girl Scouts were toasting Some Mores at camp by the mid-1920s, sandwiching chocolate and marshmallow between graham crackers. The name only shrank...

Q 04/05

Which reserve, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, is widely seen as the world's first national park?

A) Yosemite

B) Grand Teton

C) Glacier

D) Yellowstone

Answer · why

D) Yellowstone

Yellowstone holds well over half of the world's geysers, including Old Faithful, which an early expedition named for erupting so regularly.

Q 05/05

According to the survival rule of threes, a person can last roughly three weeks without which necessity?

A) Food

B) Water

C) Shelter

D) Sleep

Answer · why

A) Food

Food comes last in the rule of threes: about three minutes without air, three hours without shelter in harsh weather and three days without water all ...