DataPalooza 2021

Questions (before answers)

1 How many independent countries did the U.S.S.R. break into when it dissolved? 2 How many new and used cars were purchased in the U.S. in 2019? 3 What is the average age that U.S. presidents have taken office? 4 How tall in feet is Mount Fuji. 5 How far is the NBA 3 ‐ point line? 6 Approximately how many copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (aka Sorcerer's stone) been sold? 7 How many floors are on the Burj Khalifa skyscraper? (world record) 8 What year was the Walt Disney company founded? 9 What year was the last U.S. Constitutional amendment ratified? (27) 10 How many music videos did the Beatles record?

Answers

1 How many independent countries did the U.S.S.R. break into when it dissolved? 15 2 How many new and used cars were purchased in the U.S. in 2019? 17 million 3 What is the average age that U.S. presidents have taken office? 56 years, 261 days 4 How tall in feet is Mount Fuji. 12, 388 5 How far is the NBA 3 point line? 23 feet, 9 inches

6 Approximately how many copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (aka Sorcerer's stone) been sold?

120 million

7 How many floors are on the Burj Khalifa skyscraper? (world record)

163

8 What year was the Walt Disney company founded?

1923

9 What year was the last U.S. Constitutional amendment ratified? (27)

1992

68

10 How many music videos did the Beatles record?