Which constellation, named for a hunter in Greek myth, is known for the three bright stars that form its belt?
Answer: Orion
The three belt stars are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, easy to spot on winter evenings.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are made by which candy company?
Answer: The Hershey Company
Creator H.B. Reese once worked for Hershey, which bought his candy company in 1963.
Neuschwanstein Castle, often called an inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, is in which country?
Answer: Germany
King Ludwig II of Bavaria began building it in 1869 on the ruins of older castles.
The Snickers candy bar, launched by Mars in 1930, was named after what?
Answer: A favorite family horse
Mars first made the bar at its candy factory in Chicago.
In a medieval castle, what is the name for the strongest central tower, also called a donjon?
Answer: The keep
The English word "dungeon" comes from donjon, which originally meant the tower itself.
The Big Dipper is part of which larger constellation?
Answer: Ursa Major
Ursa Major means "Great Bear" in Latin, and the Dipper's seven stars outline part of the bear.
Wildcard: In chess, which piece stays on squares of the same color for the entire game?
Answer: The bishop
Each player starts with two of them, one on light squares and one on dark squares.
Which castle west of London, begun by William the Conqueror around 1070, is still a working royal residence?
Answer: Windsor Castle
It started as a wooden fort built soon after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
How many constellations does the International Astronomical Union officially recognize?
Answer: 88
The ancient astronomer Ptolemy listed 48, and the IAU set official sky boundaries in 1928.
The two M's in M&M's stand for the last names of Forrest Mars and which business partner?
Answer: Bruce Murrie
Murrie was the son of Hershey's president, and the candy-coated chocolates debuted in 1941.
