7.28.5 trivia

1. U.S. History Which state was the last to be admitted to the union?
Hawaii

2. ANIMALS All turkeys gobble:
true or FALSE (only male ones)

3. SCIENCE Whose heart beats faster?
a man’s or a WOMANS

4. INVENTIONS When Coca-Cola was first developed it was green?
True or FALSE (urban legend)

5. SPORTS Name the last 4 American League pennant winners:
New York, Anaheim, New York, Boston








6. SPORTS What is the team nickname for the University of Richmond?
colonials, rebels, rockets, SPIDERS


7. TV The show “7th Heaven” has been on television for how many seasons?
7, 8, 9

8. MUSIC Name the band/artist who recorded this song:


9. BIOLOGY Which grows faster:
FINGERNAILS, toenails, grow at same speed?


10. WORLD HISTORY The first ship to use the SOS signal was the Titanic

True or FALSE (despite popular belief, the first ship to SOS was the NIAGRA a few weeks before the Titanic sunk)





11. BIOLOGY Whose brain was larger: Neanderthal Man or homo sapiens?
(Not more developed, just larger)

12. GAS Natural propane gas smells like:
Rotten eggs, stale bread, corn, NOTHING

13. DAYS What date is the exact middle of the year during a non-leap year?
Need a month and day answer (365/2=182.5 July 2)

14. SPORTS Which MLB team holds the TEAM record with 15 rookie of the year awards?
Cardinals, DODGERS, yankees

15. LITERATURE Name the four musketeers:
Porthos, Athos, Aramis, D’Artagnan




16. NAMES Which name does not mean STAR?
STACEY, Stella, Esther

17. LITERATURE Where does the phrase “the blind leading the blind
come from?
BIBLE, Koran, shakespeare

18. SPORTS Which team won the first Rose Bowl?
Usc , notre dame, stanford, MICHIGAN (1902)

19. GAMES What is the most landed upon Monopoly space?
Go, reading railroad, jail, ILLINOIS AVENUE

20. U.S. HISTORY Who was the first U.S. President to visit China?
Eisenhower, Truman, jfk, NIXON (72)

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7.21.5 trivia

1. U.S. History Which state was the first to be admitted to the union?
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, DELAWARE

2. WORLD HISTORY Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, was not Egyptian.
TRUE or false (Greek, Iranian, Macedonian)

3. SCIENCE What category hurricane is most severe according to the Saffir-Simpson scale?
3,4, 5, 6

4. INVENTIONS In which country were fireworks invented?
CHINA, Japan, Italy, Spain

5. SPORTS Name the last 4 National League pennant winners:
St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants,
Arizona Diamondbacks







6. SPORTS The 1981 Men’s Final Four tournament in Philadelphia was the last to feature a
consolation game (3rd place):
TRUE or False

7. TV The show “Smallville” has been on t.v. for how many seasons?
4, 5, 6

8. MUSIC Name the band/artist who recorded this song:


9. MILITARY General Norman Schwarzkopf is the only 5-Star General alive today?
FALSE He is only a 4-Star General. There are no 5-Star Generals currently living

10. U.S HISTORY Who received the right to vote on March 23, 1971?

Minorities, 18 YEAR OLDS, women, naturalized citizens




11. SCIENCE One day on the planet Venus is longer than 6 months?
TRUE or false (slow rotating=243 earth days)

12. LITERATURE Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was the first
published novel to ever written on a typewriter?
True or FALSE (Tom Sawyer)

13. DAYS If a month starts on a Sunday it will always contain a Friday the 13th?
TRUE or false

14. SPORTS NFL EUROPE: A successful field goal from beyond 50 years is worth 4 points ?
TRUE or false

15. METEROLOGY Name the first 5 hurricanes of 2005.:
Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Dennis, Emily



16. NAMES Which name does not have a meaning that is a number?
NORA, Dixie (10th), Quinta (5th), Tessa (4th)

17. DEAD OR ALIVE The original Riddler on the 60’s t.v. series Batman,
Frank Gorshin.
DEAD or alive

18. SPORTS How many divisions are there in the NHL?
6

19. LITERATURE In the New Testament, the Book of Romans immediately
follows the 4 Gospels?
true or FALSE (Acts)

20. U.S. HISTORY Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?
Francis Bellamy, Francis Scott Key, Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross

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7.7.5 Trivia

1. SPORTS In what year did the Braves last win the World Series?
95

2. U.S. PRESIDENTS Who was the first president of the 20th century?
William McKinley or Teddy Roosevelt

3. ANIMALS Woodchuck is another name for what type of animal:
Beaver, groundhog,

4. GAMES How many holes does a Chinese Checkers board have ?
76, 88, 121, 144

5. SPORTS In baseball there are 7 ways a player can reach first base:
hit, a walk, hit-by-pitch, defensive interference, fielder's choice, a dropped third strike, and an error.

6. SPORTS Which sporting event has been around longer:
Final 4, Super Bowl, World Cup, Stanley Cup

7. TV The show “Scrubs” has been on t.v. for how many seasons?
4, 5, 6

8. MUSIC Name the band/artist who recorded this song:

9. MILITARY Which branch of the U.S. armed services is the oldest?
ARMY, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard

10. WORLD HISTORY Marie Antoinette was wife to which French King?
Louis 14, 15, 16

11. SCIENCE Which two metals combine to make bronze?
Copper and zinc, copper and aluminum, copper and tin

12. TV What is the number on the door of the General Lee on the Dukes of
Hazzard?
01, 7, 13, 44

13. MEASUREMENTS How many cups are in 11 gallons?
44, 88, 176

14. SPORTS Hall of Fame Player Ty Cobb had his number retired by the Detroit Tigers
(1905-1926)?
FALSE

15. U.S. GEOGRAPHY Name the four most populous cities in the U.S.:
NY, LA, Chicago, Houston (ATL 36)

16. WORLD GEOGRAPHY What continent is Jamaica considered a part of?
North America or South America

17. DEAD OR ALIVE Luther van Dross?
DEAD

18. SPORTS Which player played in more World Series than any other?
Yogi Berra 12, Mickey Mantle 10, Joe Dimaggio, Elston Howard

19. NATIVE AMERICAN Though made famous by Mr. T. the Mohawk was
actually invented by which native American tribe?
Mohicans, Mohawks, Creek, Apachee

20. MOVIES In how many of the Star Wars movies does Yoda appear?
3,4,5,6

6.30.05 trivia

1. SPORTS How many world series championships has the Braves organization won?
2, 3, 4 (14, 57, 95)

2. MUSIC How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
4, 5, 6

3. ANIMALS Elephants are afraid of mice?
True or FALSE Go to any zoo and chances are that the mice are living in the same quarters as the elephants. The mice eat the grain and nest in the hay that is common to elephant habitats.

4. GAMES Which chess piece has the lowest value?
PAWN

5. T.V. What were the names of the 7 castaways on Gilligan’s Island:
Willy Gilligan, Skipper (Jonas Grumby), Professor (Roy Hinkley),
Mary Ann Summers, Ginger Grant, Thurston Howell 3, Eunice “Lovey” Howell

6. SPORTS What is the purpose of dimples on golf balls? Make the ball…
Fly farther, go straighter, bounce higher

7. TV The show “According to Jim” has been on t.v. for how many seasons?
4, 5, 6

8. MUSIC Name the band/artist who recorded this song:

9. GEOGRAPHY What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon, Mississippi, NILE 4,160 miles

10. LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty is in New York?
True

11. SCIENCE What vitamin deficiency causes rickets?
A,B,C, D

12. TV What color is the Simpson’s car?
Blue, yellow, green, PINK

13. MUSIC How many keys are on a piano?
57, 66, 88, 100

14. SPORTS Which country won the first World Cup of Soccer in 1930?
Uruguay, Argentina, England

15. U.S. Name the first 5 U.S. Presidents:
WASHINGTON, ADAMS, JEFFERSON, MADISON, MONROE

16. WORLD What city is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa

17. DEAD OR ALIVE Conrad Bain, played the father, Mr. Drummond, on
t.v. show Different Strokes and also as Dr. Harmon on Maude ?
ALIVE! 82 TODAY!

18. SPORTS What yard line is the midpoint of the field in the AFL?
20, 25, 30

19. ANIMALS Ostrich’s bury their heads in the sand?
True or FALSE In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of eighty years,
not one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand
(or attempted to do so).

20. MOVIES How many fingers does Yoda have on each hand?
3