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