One to Ten Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1

There are two species of camel, the dromedary that has one hump and the bactrian camel that has two humps. The ancient Greeks did not consider the number one to be a number at all, rather the mother unit of all other numbers.

Answer: 2

The forerunner of the bicycle was the dandy horse, a contraption designed by Baron Karl von Drais in Germany. The dandy horse was a wooden frame with two wheels and no pedals. A rider would steer using handlebars and motor along using their feet. Linguistically, two is "di" in Greek and "cycle" is Greek for wheels. Thus in theory the "bicycle" should really be called a "dicycle".

Answer: 3

Triangles can be equilateral, scalene, or isosceles. Equilateral triangles have equal side lengths and angles that are equal to 60 degrees. Isosceles have two equal sides and two angles that measure the same. A scalene triangle has no equal angles and unequal side lengths.

At the Olympic Games, athletes are awarded gold medals for first, silver medals for second, and bronze medals for third. Estimates of relative cost to make Olympic medals include approximately $600 for gold, $350 for silver, and $10 for bronze.

Answer: 4

The "Famous Five" books by Enid Blyton are some of the most beloved of all children books in the British Isles. The stories follow the adventures of Julian, Dick, Anne, and George along with Timothy the dog. The first book was published in 1942 and there are a total of 21 books in the series. Over 100 million books have been sold since the publishing of "Five on a Treasure Island". Seasons of the year? Spring, summer, autumn (fall), and winter.

Answer: 5

Over 1,500 different species of starfish exist in the oceans of the world. The starfish can exist in warm tropical water and cold Arctic seas. Starfish are invertebrates and usually have a core body and five legs. The North American Great Lakes comprise the largest body of freshwater lakes on the planet.

The five lakes include Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior.

Answer: 6

All cubes have six sides, and a die is a cuboidal structure. Interestingly, all opposite faces of a die add to the number 7. While the viola, violin, and cello have four strings, most guitars are of the 6-string variety. According to the Bible, the Earth was created in six days, insects have six legs, and the number six is lucky in Chinese culture.

Answer: 7

An effective mnemonic device to remember the colors of the rainbow is "Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain". Each word corresponds to a letter of the spectrum -- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Including the goal-keeper, a water polo team is comprised of seven players. Seven also corresponds to the number of days in a week, events in a heptathlon, and number of hills of Rome.

Answer: 8

Spiders, arachnids, and octopi all have eight legs. In chess, each player will begin with eight pawns along with two castles, two knights, two bishops, a king, and a queen. In the game of pool, the all-important black ball is also known as the eight-ball. Eight is also a town in West Virginia and the number of furlongs in a mile.

Answer: 9

The first official baseball game with institutional rules took place on June 19, 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. In the game the New York Nine was victorious over the Kinickerbockers by a score of 23-1 in four innings of play. The Supreme Court of the United States was established in 1789 and is considered to be the highest judicial power within the country. In 1869, the number of nine for Supreme Court Justices was set for perpetuity. There are also nine square feet in a square yard and nine months in a standard human pregnancy.

Answer: 10

The ten Canadian provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The modern 10-pin bowling game is actually based upon a similar German game that used just 9 pins.

In basketball, the hoop is 10 feet from the floor and in cricket a team must take 10 wickets in order to bowl the other team out. Finally, the Bible mentions ten commandments, ten lost tribes of Israel, and ten plagues.