Category: Brain Teasers

Which singer recorded the album “The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories?” to pay off millions in back taxes?

Lauryn Hill
Willie Nelson
Wayne Newton
M.C. Hammer

The Answer: The correct answer is Willie Nelson.

Which city’s famous canals are known as “khlongs”?

Venice, Italy
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bangkok, Thailand
Hoi An, Vietnam

The Answer: The correct answer is Bangkok, Thailand.

Which of these is a synonym for “haecceity”?

Species
Sparrow
Spies
Specificity

The Answer: The correct answer is Specificity.

President Nixon’s daughter married what other U.S. President’s grandson?

Dwight D. Eisenhower
George H.W. Bush
Lyndon B. Johnson
Woodrow Wilson

The Answer: The correct answer is Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Thor Heyerdahl sailed from Peru to Polynesia using a raft named what?

Santa Maria
Destiny
Isabela
Kon-Tiki

The Answer: The correct answer is Kon-Tiki.

Where did the Mayflower land in 1620?

Roanoke, Virginia
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Jamestown, Virginia
Newport, Rhode Island

The Answer: The correct answer is Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Hatshepsut wore a false beard to lead what civilization?

Mesopotamia
Egypt
Persia
Babylonia

The Answer: The correct answer is Egypt.

What character’s bearded image was popularized by a Thomas Nast cartoon?

Uncle Sam
Gandalf
Santa Claus
Zeus

The Answer: The correct answer is Santa Claus.

On what ship was the agreement to end World War II signed?

USS Theodore Roosevelt
USS Missouri
HMS Vengeance
HMS Nelson

The Answer: The correct answer is USS Missouri.

What 1851 clipper ship was the fastest in the world for 130 years?

Iron Titan
Cutty Sark
Flying Cloud
Hercules

The Answer: The correct answer is Flying Cloud.