History and Sonora Smart Dodd
Founded Father's Day 1910 in Washington state, inspired by her widower father who raised 6 kids.
Q1.Which one of these is not a typical European sword design?Tap to reveal
Answer: Scimitar
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Q2.According to the 2014-2015 Australian Bureau of Statistics, what percentage of Australians were born overseas?Tap to reveal
Answer: 28%
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Q3.What is the name of the Jewish New Year?Tap to reveal
Answer: Rosh Hashanah
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Q4.How many letters are in the English alphabet?Tap to reveal
Answer: 26
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Q5.Which of the following card games revolves around numbers and basic math?Tap to reveal
Answer: Uno
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Q6.Which of these fast-food chains is NOT mainly known to sell pizza?Tap to reveal
Answer: Wendy's
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Q7.Which country has the most Trappist breweries?Tap to reveal
Answer: Belgium
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Q8.What is the world's most expensive spice by weight?Tap to reveal
Answer: Saffron
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Famous fathers in history
George Washington (no children of his own), Abraham Lincoln (4 sons), Ben Franklin (3 kids including the famous illegitimate son William).
Q1.What is the closest planet to our solar system's sun?Tap to reveal
Answer: Mercury
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Q2.Which mountain has the highest peak in Australia?Tap to reveal
Answer: Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales
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Q3.What do sailors call the left side of a boat?Tap to reveal
Answer: Port
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Q4.What do sailors call the right side of a boat?Tap to reveal
Answer: Starboard
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Q5.Waluigi's first appearance was in what game?Tap to reveal
Answer: Mario Tennis 64 (N64)
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Q6.What type of dog is 'Handsome Dan', the mascot of Yale University?Tap to reveal
Answer: Bulldog
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Q7.Where is the train station "Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Wales
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Q8.What type of animal was Harambe, who was shot after a child fell into it's enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo?Tap to reveal
Answer: Gorilla
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Famous pop culture dads
Homer Simpson, Vito Corleone, Mufasa, Atticus Finch, Indiana Jones's dad (Henry Jones Sr.).
Q1.Which of the following buildings is example of a structure primarily built in the Art Deco architectural style?Tap to reveal
Answer: Niagara Mohawk Building
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Q2.What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?Tap to reveal
Answer: Omega
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Q3.In past times, what would a gentleman keep in his fob pocket?Tap to reveal
Answer: Watch
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Q4.What does the Latin phrase "Veni, vidi, vici" translate into English?Tap to reveal
Answer: I came, I saw, I conquered
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Q5.What is the full meaning of RAM?Tap to reveal
Answer: Random Access Memory
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Q6.What do the letters of the fast food chain KFC stand for?Tap to reveal
Answer: Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Q7.In which fast food chain can you order a Jamocha Shake?Tap to reveal
Answer: Arby's
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Q8.Which of the following is NOT one of Aesop's fables?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Fox and the Hound
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Sports dads and family legacies
Manning family (Archie, Peyton, Eli, Cooper, Arch), the Currys (Dell, Steph, Seth), other multi-generation athletes.
Q1.What was the soft drink Pepsi originally introduced as?Tap to reveal
Answer: Brad's Drink
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Q2.What is the romanized Chinese word for "airplane"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Feiji
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Q3.What is the first book of the Old Testament?Tap to reveal
Answer: Genesis
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Q4.If a person's hair is described as 'Titian', what colour is it?Tap to reveal
Answer: Red
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Q5.Roughly how many ingested apple seeds would it take to receive a fatal dose of cyanide?Tap to reveal
Answer: 200
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Q6.What is the largest organ of the human body?Tap to reveal
Answer: Skin
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Hosting Father's Day trivia
Father's Day trivia works at BBQs. Run rounds on history + sports + pop culture dads.
Trivio.NET has Father's Day packs in the Holidays & Events category.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Father's Day become an official US holiday?
1972 — President Nixon signed it into law. Mother's Day became official 1914.
Who founded Father's Day?
Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910 — inspired by her father who raised 6 kids alone.
Where can I find Father's Day trivia packs?
Trivio.NET's Holidays & Events category has Father's Day packs.
What's the most-asked Father's Day trivia?
When was it officially federal? (1972 — much later than Mother's Day in 1914.)
