Q 01/05

Which of New York City's five boroughs is the only one located mainly on the US mainland?

A) Queens

B) The Bronx

C) Brooklyn

D) Staten Island

Answer · why

B) The Bronx

The Bronx is the only borough joined to the North American mainland. Manhattan and Staten Island are islands, while Brooklyn and Queens sit on the wes...

Q 02/05

Which animal joins the lion, leopard, elephant and rhinoceros in Africa's 'Big Five' game animals?

A) Hippopotamus

B) Mountain gorilla

C) Nile crocodile

D) African buffalo

Answer · why

D) African buffalo

African buffalo complete a list that has nothing to do with size. Big-game hunters coined the term for the five animals they found hardest to hunt on ...

Q 03/05

Which of the five Great Lakes is the only one lying entirely inside the United States?

A) Lake Superior

B) Lake Huron

C) Lake Michigan

D) Lake Ontario

Answer · why

C) Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake wholly inside the US, since the other four are shared with Canada. That makes it the largest lake by area lying w...

Q 04/05

Which party drink's name is said to come from a Hindi word for five, after its five ingredients?

A) Sangria

B) Punch

C) Toddy

D) Grog

Answer · why

B) Punch

Punch is commonly said to take its name from the Hindi panch, a nod to a recipe of five ingredients. East India Company employees brought the drink ba...

Q 05/05

Which of the five Golden Ticket winners in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory falls into the chocolate river?

A) Veruca Salt

B) Mike Teavee

C) Augustus Gloop

D) Violet Beauregarde

Answer · why

C) Augustus Gloop

Augustus Gloop is the first child to leave the tour, sucked up a pipe after tumbling in. The other three badly behaved winners follow, each undone by ...