Big History Quiz

Ken Jennings exploded onto the 'Jeopardy!' scene in 2004, when he won an astonishing 74 games in a row, earning more than $2.5 million dollars! Jennings, a software engineer from Utah, had this to say in an interview: ‘I had a sudden wave of euphoria when I realized I got to go home and tell people I won on ‘Jeopardy!’’

If you think listening to Grandma is boring, try watching the Dwarf Seahorse. This tiresome bore moves at a pathetic 0.001 mph, making the sloth look like a party animal. In fact, if you watched it, you’d be forgiven to think that it wasn’t moving at all, or that it was in fact stone cold dead. It takes a whole hour to move just five feet. Grandma’s drifted off just thinking about the Dwarf Seahorse.

The Golden Gate Bridge was originally meant to be painted in blue and yellow stripes to increase its visibility. The iconic red color was only the primer. However, after seeing the bridge painted in this red color, a color that has since been officially called international orange, the consulting architect decided that it was more pleasing to the eye and left it as it was.