Trivia Questions and Answers

Have I Told You Philately Trivia

The 1990s “Celebrate the Century” set has the World Wide Web; the 1900s set has this W.E.B.

Answer: W.E.B. DuBois

Have I Told You Philately Trivia

The 1974 stamp seen here commemorates an historic meeting between these 2 world leaders in Cuba

Answer: Castro & Brezhnev

Have I Told You Philately Trivia

This state got upset when a cowboy & bronco similar to its own logo was used on the Montana stamp

Answer: Wyoming

Have I Told You Philately Trivia

The stamp featuring him was released on January 8, 1993; the USPS printed 500 million

Answer: Elvis

Have I Told You Philately Trivia

It was like comparing these 2 different fruits, at least on separate stamps released together in March 2001

Answer: apples & oranges

Bird Is The Word Trivia

As a verb it means to denounce something loudly; as a noun, it’s a short-winged marsh bird

Answer: a rail

Bird Is The Word Trivia

This term for small chickens & the weight of some boxers comes from an area on Java

Answer: bantam

Bird Is The Word Trivia

Thomas Macaulay rudely said John Dryden’s imagination resembled the wings of this large African bird

Answer: the ostrich

Bird Is The Word Trivia

They’re the pro basketball-playing birds of prey in Atlanta

Answer: the Hawks

Bird Is The Word Trivia

The crested caracara, a type of falcon, is this country’s national bird but is also found in Texas

Answer: Mexico

Sushi Culture Trivia

(Jimmy stands in the market again.) In Japan, uni is this sea creature, of which the U.S. is the largest exporter & Japan is a major importer

Answer: the sea urchin

Sushi Culture Trivia

(Cheryl holds a slab of fish.) Most people don’t know that it’s the seasoned rice that’s known as sushi; the raw fish is properly called this

Answer: sashimi

Sushi Culture Trivia

(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a piece of food.) It’s used to cleanse your palate between sushi selections, is called gari & comes from this plant

Answer: ginger

Sushi Culture Trivia

(Jimmy reports from a fish market in Tokyo.) The most important auction at the Tsukiji Market is for this fish, a part of the Japanese diet chronicled as far back as the 8th century

Answer: tuna

Sushi Culture Trivia

(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is greeted by a sushi chef.) The chef’s greeting comes from a military tradition that dates back to when sushi was first served to this warrior class

Answer: the samurai

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