Counting Up To Forty Trivia Quiz

Answer: 40

According to Genesis, it rained for forty days and forty nights during the flood depicted in the story of Noah's ark.
Casey Kasem was one of the creators and hosts of the radio program, "American Top 40".
The 40-yard dash is a timed race primarily used to evaluate American football players.
The 40th wedding anniversary is traditionally called the ruby anniversary.

Answer: 28

February has 28 days 3 out of 4 years. On the fourth, leap year, February has 29 days.
Dominoes come in a set of 28 pieces.
Davey Allison and Ernie Irvan both drove the #28 car for Robert Yates.
Sandra Bullock starred in the 2000 film, "28 Days".

Answer: 22

There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.
In both soccer and American football, there are 11 players per team totalling 22 on the field at one time.
Joseph Heller wrote the novel "Catch-22".
The F-22 Raptor is a stealth jet-fighter developed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing.

Answer: 31

The 31 Planes of Existence is a concept of the Buddhist religion.
Baskin Robbins is famous for its 31 flavors of ice cream.
January, March, May, July, August, October, and December have 31 days.
President Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States.

Answer: 26

There are 26 red cards in a standard deck of cards (26 black as well).
The English alphabet contains 26 letters.
On the game show "Deal or No Deal" (US version), there are 26 cases at the beginning of the game.
The atomic number of iron is 26.

Answer: 38

North and South Korea were divided by the 38th parallel north.
38 Special is a band formed in 1974 whose hits include "Hold on Loosely" and "Caught Up in You".
A short barrel .38 caliber hand gun is slangily referred to as a "snub nose".
The 38th Infantry Division of the U.S. Armed Forces is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Answer: 33

Pope John Paul I is one of the shortest reigning popes, reigning for 33 days.
There are 33 vertebra in the human spine.
Disneyland's Club 33 is a private club located in the New Orlean's Square area of the California theme park.
A "33" refers to a type of vinyl record that is recorded and played back at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.

Answer: 24

There are 24 hours in one Earth day.
"24" was a series starring Kiefer Sutherland on Fox from 2001-2010.
The NBA adopted the 24-second shot clock in the 1954-55 season.
Pure gold is rated at 24 carats.

Answer: 29

President Warren G. Harding was the 29th U.S. President.
It takes 29 (approx) Earth years for Saturn to orbit the sun.
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games was the 29th Olympiad.
Black Thursday, 1929, was the day of the great Wall Street crash which led to the Great Depression.

Answer: 36

There are 36 inches per yard.
A perfect score on the American College Testing exam is 36.
A standard roulette wheel has 36 numbers excluding the 0 and 00.
A dozen is 12, so a triple dozen would be 3x12, 36.

Answer: 21

The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed the 18th Amendment prohibiting alcohol.
Port 21 in TCP/IP networks is reserved for FTP connections.
Illinois is the 21st U.S. State.
Century 21 is a real estate firm founded in 1971.

Answer: 37

Roman Emperor Tiberius died in year A.D. 37.
The normal human body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius.
President Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. President.
I-37 runs from Corpus Christi, Texas to San Antonio, Texas.

Answer: 30

Jennifer Garner starred in the 2004 film, "13 Going on 30".
The second point in a game of tennis is scored as 30.
A conflict between many of the European powers known as the Thirty-Years' War was fought from 1618-1648.
The minimum age for a person to be elected as a U.S. Senator is 30.

Answer: 27

Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix are among an infamous group, sometimes called the Club of 27, of musician who died at age 27. Others include Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.
Uranus has a total of 27 moons.
There are 27 books in the New Testament.
Katherine Heigl starred in the 2008 film "27 Dresses".

Answer: 35

NCAA adopted a 45 second shot clock in 1985 and reduced it to 35 seconds in 1993. NCAA women's shot clock is 30 seconds.
35mm film cameras were once a standard and were popular for many years.
A person must be at least 35 years old to be the President of the United States.
I-35 runs from Laredo, Texas to Duluth, Minnesota.

Answer: 34

Kansas is the 34th U.S. State.
"Miracle on 34th Street" is a classic 1947 Christmas film.
NFL Hall of Famer Walter Payton and MLB Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan both wore jersey number 34.
Dave Matthews Band's "#34" is a song on the album, "Under the Table and Dreaming".

Answer: 25

Traditionally, the 25th wedding anniversary is called the silver anniversary.
The number 5 on an analog clock represents 25 minutes past the hour.
The letter Y is the 25th letter of the English alphabet.
Christmas Day is December 25th.

Answer: 39

Pier 39 is a popular tourist attraction and shopping center in San Francisco, California.
XXXIX is 39 in Roman numerals.
There are 39 signatures on the U.S. Constitution.
The Old Testament is comprised of 39 books.

Answer: 32

The freezing point of water (at sea level) is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Humans have 32 total teeth, including the wisdom teeth.
A chess set has 32 pieces, 16 per player.
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32.

Answer: 23

Psalm 23 is often referred to as the Shepherd's Psalm.
Hall of Famer Michael Jordan wore jersey number 23 for the Chicago Bulls.
The letter W is the 23rd letter in the English alphabet.
There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in human cells, totaling 46. Human reproductive cells have 23 chromosomes.