10.6.5 trivia questions

1. GWINNETT Who is Gwinnett county named after and what is his claim to fame?
BUTTON GWINNETT: SIGNED THE DECLARATION

2. TELEVISION On Wednesday night’s on ABC the new show INVASION is popular. In which
state does this fictional show take place?
FLA.

3. ANIMALS Which animal is faster:
Giraffe (32) or a grizzly bear (30)

4. BIRTHSTONES If you are born in August what is your birthstone (modern)?
Peridot

5. SPORTS Name the 4 current UNDEFEATED SEC teams (conference play)
UGA, VANDERBILT, BAMA, AUBURN







6. HEALTH What fruit was recently found to help battle Alzheimer’s disease? APPLES

7. NAMES After it was called New Amsterdam, it was briefly called New Orange. Before getting its current name, which city is it?
NEW YORK


8. SPORTS What is the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters:
Harlem Shuffle, Sweet Georgia Brown, Take the A Train, 1 o’clock Jump


9. MUSIC Name the artist.


10. WORLD HISTORY About 180 miles north of Peking, this was the summer residence of Kublai Khan. Where is it? XANADU
SERVER OF THE WEEK:



11. GEOGRAPHY What city was the first capital of the U.S.?
Boston, NY, Trenton, Philadelphia


12. TV The Show Las Vegas has been on t.v. how many seasons?
2,3,5

13. MUSIC Name the artist:

14. SPORTS In baseball, which base is referred to as THE KEYSTONE?

2ND


15. WORLD GEORGRAPHY Name the CAPITALS for the following countries:
Monaco, Brazil, Singapore, San Marino
MONACO, BRASILIA, SINGAPORE, SAN MARINO






16. DEAD OR ALIVE Eugene Mcarthy. Former US senator and presidential candidate
ALIVE! 89

17. GEORGIA What is the state motto?
Wisdom, justice, and moderation

18. SPORTS Which NFL Quarterback holds the single season record for interceptions?
George Blanda (42), Fran Tarkenton, Vinny Testeverde


19. LITERATURE Where does the following quote come from:
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of."
The Bible, Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare


20. WORLD HISTORY On which river's plain did the city of Babylon develop?
Tiber, Euphrates, Nile