1. The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock.
   The colony of Jamestown was established.
2. America won the American Revolution.
   America declared its independence.

A score is worth 20 years, so four of them plus seven is 87 years. The Gettysburg Address was delivered in 1863 and 87 years earlier, in 1776, America declared its independence with the Declaration of Independence.

1. It's warm.
   It's beautiful.
2. It's cold.
   What is water?

This classic parable from David Foster Wallace's commencement address at Kenyon College tells the story of two young fish who haven't yet realized they are surrounded by water all day, every day. The entire speech talks about navigating through life.

1. Prince Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
   King Mswati III
2. He doesn't exist.
   King Mohammed VI

The Nigerian Prince scam is one of the most popular Internet scams in history and is carried out by professional fraudsters. There is no Nigerian prince or prince anywhere in the world who emails people long lost riches.

1. 45 degrees
   90 degrees
2. 180 degrees
   10 degrees

You should brush your teeth at a 45-degree angle in a counter-clockwise motion for about two minutes. You don't need to hold your toothbrush at a perfect 45-degree angle, but it should be angled. It shouldn't be facing straight up or sideways.

1. Run full sprint until the wind blows out the flames
   Do jumping jacks
2. Stop, drop and roll
   Run to the nearest body of water and jump in

If any part of your body is on fire, you have to smother the flames to put it out, and the easiest way to do that is to stop, drop and roll. If you can smother a flame on your forearm, you don't need to roll around on the ground, but the maneuver is proper protocol if you are ever on fire.

1. World Wound Web
   World Wide Wisdom
2. Wicked Wicked Weird
   World Wide Web

The world wide web is an information system that is hosted on the Internet. It is not the Internet itself. The Internet is a system of interconnected computers. The World Wide Web was invented in 1989 and the first web browser was created in 1990.

1. Australia
   Japan
2. America
   India

People in the United Kingdom drive on the left side of the road and people in almost every country that was once under British rule follow suit. Japan was never under British rule but they also drive on the left side of the road. Americans drive on the right side of the road.

1. Right
   Left
2. Forward
   Backward

You have to look all ways before crossing the street, but in America, since cars drive on the right side of the road, you should look to your left first. Drivers on your side of the street will be approaching from the left side, but if you're in the U.K., they will be approaching from your right side.

1. 1,200
   100
2. 50
   12,000

A century is a period of 100 years, and since there are 12 months in every year, you can just multiply 100 by 12 to find that there are 1,200 months in a century. Every four years is a leap year, meaning there are 25 leap years in a century.

1. Harnessed Titanium Metal Load
   Hypertext Markup Language
2. High Tech Mission Land
   Hotmail

Most websites on the Internet are written in HTML. The markup language allows developers to display content on web browsers in an aesthetically pleasing form. Without HTML, the web would just be a bunch of lines of text.

1. Walk forward
   Pay attention to others
2. Abruptly stop and stand still
   Cautiously round corners

Walk around any major city and you'll be surprised at the amount of people who don't know how to walk down the street correctly. For the most part, just follow the same rules as driving, and if you have to stop, move out of everyone's way.

1. Check it and call back
   Check it and text back
2. Check it
   Nothing

Given the fact that people barely know how to walk down the street, it should be of no surprise that texting while driving is dangerous. Your phone should be out of reach or off while driving, and if you need to check it, pull over.

1. Latin
   English
2. There isn't one.
   Spanish

English is by far the most spoken language in the U.S. with 230 million of 330 million citizens speaking English only, but it is not the official language. There is no official language in the United States.

1. 20
   10
2. 1
   5

There are seven basic Roman numerals that every number stems from: I (1), V (5), X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500) and M (1,000). Every number can be represented with these numerals. The number 743 is DCCXXXXIII, the number 250 is CCL and the number 69 is LXVIIII.

1. The brake lights
   The car's clutch
2. The windshield wipers
   The trunk

A car's clutch is a system of metal plates that essentially connects the wheels to the engine. When a driver presses the clutch pedal, the plates lift and disengage the wheels from the engine so the gears can be switched.

1. 100 miles
   120 miles
2. 180 miles
   50 miles

If you are able to perfectly average 60 mph over the course of two hours, you will travel exactly 60 miles in one hour and 120 miles in two hours. A plane that flies at 480 mph will travel 120 miles in 15 minutes.

1. 30 minutes
   2 hours
2. 45 minutes
   1 hour

An NFL game consists of four 15-minute quarters totaling an hour in length. Once you add all the stoppages in play, the average NFL game lasts more than three hours, but amid the three-hour game, the ball is only in play for about 10 to 15 minutes.

1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
   Crisis prevention response
2. Critical position reception
   Crime police radio

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines chest compression and rescue breaths to resuscitate a person. It is one of the most valuable skills to learn and is required knowledge for many public service professionals.

1. Umbrella
   Poncho
2. Compass
   Raincoat

A compass is a tool that tells geographic location, and it will not help keep you dry in the rain. Umbrellas, raincoats and ponchos all offer waterproof shielding to protect from rain drops, but the best protection from rain is shelter.

1. Popsicle issue number
   Prison inmate number
2. Personal identification number
   Patent identifying number

A PIN is a personal identification number most commonly used to confirm electronic transactions. Everything from your credit card to your cellphone account might be controlled by a PIN, and they are usually four or six digits long.

1. Find common ground
   Yell as loudly as possible
2. Start crying
   Prove your point with a perfect example

It's scientific fact the more you contradict someone's viewpoints, the stronger they will stick to them, so the most effective way to end an argument is to find a way to agree with the person you're arguing with. Yelling and crying might also end an argument, but not on the best of terms.

1. Gas power
   Chemical energy
2. Solar power
   Coal power

Solar power converts the sun's rays into electricity and might be the cleanest source of power available, but wind, hydro and geothermal power are becoming more popular and are also clean, renewable sources.

1. Wait for everyone to exit before entering
   Slither forward while people are exiting
2. Link arms with the two nearest people and rush forward
   Enter before anyone has a chance to exit

If you're waiting for an elevator or subway car, you're likely going somewhere, and when you're going somewhere, you're likely in a rush, just like everyone else. When waiting to enter a car, you should wait for everyone to exit first. It will make everything easier and faster.

1. Thanksgiving
   Christmas
2. Valentine's Day
   New Year's Eve

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and the following day is a shopping extravaganza known as Black Friday. The Monday after that is a digital shopping holiday known as Cyber Monday.

1. Noon
   Sunset
2. Sunrise
   Midnight

The sun is on the horizon at sunrise and sunset and is on the opposite side of the world at midnight. It is at its highest point in the sky at noon, which is midway through the day.

1. New York Stock Exchange
   New York Symphony Electric
2. Ninety-Year Solution Economy
   Next Year's Standard Exception

The New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street and is the largest stock exchange in the world with a market cap exceeding $30 trillion. The NASDAQ and Tokyo Stock Exchange are the second and third largest exchanges by market cap.

1. Smash the brakes
   Pull the emergency brake
2. Floor the accelerator
   Turn the wheel and gently tap the accelerator

If you're sliding on snow or ice and jam the brakes, you will continue to slide and lose control of the car. The goal is to get traction on the ground, and the best way to do so is to turn the wheels and tap the gas to direct the vehicle.

1. Carbon and helium
   Carbon and nitrogen
2. Hydrogen and oxygen
   Nitrogen and oxygen

The chemical formula for water is H2O, which is two hydrogen molecules bonded to one oxygen molecule. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, but it's mostly found on Earth in the oceans. It is so light that it escapes gravity's pull in free form.

1. Boil it.
   Shake it in a bottle.
2. Mix it with dirt.
   Put it in a bottle and bury it for seven hours.

All you have to do to purify water is boil it for five minutes. If you can't make a fire or don't feel like waiting around for boiling water to cool, you can try to let your water sit in direct sunlight for several hours. Solar water disinfection has been used around the world.

1. Investigate by opening it and clicking all the links
   Delete it
2. Smash your computer
   Report it to the CIA

A suspicious communication of any kind this day and age can wreak havoc on your life. You just have to click one link in an email or open one website in a text message for someone to steal your identity, so it's best to automatically delete all junk communications.

1. $150
   $25
2. $15
   $250

A United States quarter-dollar is equal to 25 cents and 100 of them equals 2,500 cents. Since 100 cents equals a dollar, you can divide 2,500 by 100 to find that 100 quarters equals $25. A pound of quarters equals $10, so $25 in quarters equals 2.5 pounds in weight.

1. Cover your mouth with your hand.
   Turn your head and sneeze away from everyone.
2. Cover your mouth with your elbow pit.
   Tilt your head backward and sneeze straight up.

You should cover your mouth with your elbow pit when you sneeze, but many people insist on using their hand. The best is to sneeze into a tissue, but you may not have a tissue on you. Sneezing into your hand just leaves you with a dirty hand.

1. What type of storm it is
   Where it is going next
2. How big it is
   How far away it is

Lightning and thunder happen at the same time, but light travels a lot faster than rumbling thunder, so we see lightning first. The amount of time that can be counted between seeing lightning and hearing thunder can tell us how far away the storm is from the lightning strike. Five seconds equals one mile of distance.

1. Dinoacidic
   Dual-nexus acids
2. Doublehelix nucleic acid
   Deoxyribonucleic acid

The DNA molecule might be the most important molecule in our bodies, and the acronym stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is shaped like a twisted ladder that is commonly known as a double helix, and it controls the genetic instructions for most living things.

1. 2
   0
2. 4
   The story doesn't say

This is a classic riddle that measures information overload and fatigue. When people are inundated with information, they skip over simple facts, like the fact that the Biblical story of the arc featured Noah, not Moses.