Question 1: Which of the following colors was not included in Crayola's first set of crayons in 1903?
Question 2: Which ball preceded the use of actual basketballs when the game Basketball was invented in 1981?
Soccer balls were used as the first basketballs for the first few years of the eponymous sport in the Young Men's Christian Academy (YMCA). Another interesting basketball tidbit is that the first rings used were peach baskets wide enough for the balls to shoot in!
Question 3: Which non-alcoholic syrup is made from pomegranate juice?
Grenadine syrup is made using pomegranate juice, sugar, and lemon juice. It’s often used as a colorful mixer for cocktails and mocktails, including Tequila Sunrise, Hurricane, and Bahama Mama.
Question 4: The Parthenon in Greece was dedicated to which Greek Goddess?
The Parthenon in Athens was built as a temple to honor the Greek goddess of war, wisdom, arts, and literature: Athena.
Question 5: What does an apiarist keep?
An apiarist is a person who keeps bees, especially for honey production! A place where bees are kept for such purposes, accordingly, is called an apiary. Buzzzzz!
Question 6: Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexico's victory over which nation?
Cinco de Mayo, which directly translates to the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the victory of Mexico over France during the Franco-Mexican War on May 5, 1862.
Question 7: Which infamous world leader was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938?
Adolf Hitler was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938. Shocking, right? But the distinction, forerunner of the more modern Person of the Year, went to Hitler not because of anything great. As explained by the magazine, the Man of the Year applied to newsmakers who affected the world for better — and for worse. Time unflinchingly called out Hitler's aggressive actions in present-day Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, eventually leading to World War II.
Question 8: Which type of pasta has a large cylindrical shape?
Penne pasta features a small cylindrical shape and is among the most popular shapes in terms of consumption volume. Linguine is similar to spaghetti but a little flatter, Fusilli resembles a corkscrew, and Conchiglie looks like a seashell.
Question 9: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered which animal restocked on Gibraltar?
In September of 1944, Winston Churchill learned that only six monkeys were left in Gibraltar, which remains until today an overseas territory of the UK. And so, he told his Colonial Secretary: 'The establishment of the apes on Gibraltar should be twenty-four, and every effort should be made to reach this number as soon as possible and maintain it thereafter.' The prime minister believed in a local superstition which said Britain would hold Gibraltar for as long as the monkeys (also called Gibraltar macaques) roamed the place, according to some accounts.
Question 10: What do you call someone who enjoys or is skilled at solving OzWords — er, crosswords?
Cruciverbalists are people who enjoy solving crosswords! Other definitions expand this word to mean those who also create crosswords.
Pink! All the other options were included in Crayola's first 8-piece set, along with yellow, blue, green, orange, brown, and black.