Trivia Quiz?

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Well, I live in St Louis, and yeah, we have the Arch...but I've NEVER heard anyone say that in all my 48 years. LOL 

 

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

Isidor Straus, co-owner of Macy's department store, was killed in which famous disaster?

Hindenburg disaster Great Irish Famine Sinking of the Titanic The Chicago Fire of 1871

Answer: Isidor Straus co-owned Macy's department store with his brother, Nathan Straus. He died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. While the officer in charge of the lifeboat was willing to allow them a spot, Isidor Straus refused to go so long as there were women and children still remaining on the ship. His wife refused to go because he refused to go. Ida is reported to have said, "I will not be separated from my husband. As we have lived, so will we die, together." And they both went down with the Titanic.

For some reason I was thinking the "Hindenburg disaster!!" Oh well

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

“There’s More Than Meets the Arch” is the former motto of what U.S. city?

Phoenix San Antonio Chicago St. Louis

I would expect that to be St Louis?? No?

 

20 hours ago, Aubrey said:

Well, I live in St Louis, and yeah, we have the Arch...but I've NEVER heard anyone say that in all my 48 years. LOL 

 

Answer: As locals will tell you, “there’s more than meets the arch” to St. Louis. The city is commonly identified with the 630-foot tall Gateway Arch in Downtown St. Louis. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, it has become an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis, as well as a popular tourist destination.

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Which president allowed his daughter to use the White House for her high school senior prom?

George W. Bush Barack Obama Bill Clinton Gerald Ford

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which president allowed his daughter to use the White House for her high school senior prom?

George W. Bush Barack Obama Bill Clinton Gerald Ford

Answer: Susan Ford, daughter of President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, went to Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland. Unlike most schools in the country, their prom was not held in the gym or at a local convention center. No, Susan Ford held her senior prom, for the class of 1975, in the East Room of the White House. On May 31st, 1975, the East Room of the White House was filled with over 70 teenage girls and their dates. Before the prom, Susan entertained her friends on board the Sequioa – the presidential yacht – on the Potomac.

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Who is the longest-living President of the United States?

George H. W. Bush Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter

If I'm not mistaken, that would be GHWB!! I think they just mentioned that the other day??

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In the movie "A Christmas Story," what was the name of the next door neighbors whose dogs ate the Christmas turkey?

A. The Bumpuses
B. The Joneses
C. The Kowalskis
D. The Goldbergs

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Trivia Questions About Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

On December 1, 1955, African-American seamstress Rosa Parks was arrested after she refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger.  Answer these trivia questions about her life and contribution to the civil rights movement.

What Circumstances Led to Rosa Parks' Arrest?

Who Spearheaded the Boycott Movement?

What Was the Key to the Boycott's Success?

What Happened to Parks Following the Boycott?

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who is the longest-living President of the United States?

George H. W. Bush Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter

If I'm not mistaken, that would be GHWB!! I think they just mentioned that the other day??

Answer: Former President George H.W. Bush became the longest-living president in U.S. history at 93 years and 166 days old on Saturday. George H.W. Bush, born on June 12, 1924, beat the previous record held by former President Gerald Ford, who died in 2006 at 93 years and 165 days old. Behind him is Ronald Reagan, who died in 2004 at 93 years and 120 days old. Jimmy Carter, the second-oldest living president who was born on Oct. 1, 1924, is a little more than 100 days behind Bush. George H.W. Bush was 64 years old when he entered office in 1989.

I believe that Jimmy Carter will eventually pass that!!

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

In the movie "A Christmas Story," what was the name of the next door neighbors whose dogs ate the Christmas turkey?

A. The Bumpuses
B. The Joneses
C. The Kowalskis
D. The Goldbergs

A. The Bumpuses

Ralphie and Randy's father regularly cursed out the Bumpuses' mongrels.

Source: various web sites.

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Circumstances Led to Rosa Parks' Arrest?

Tired after a long day's work, 42-year-old Rosa Parks took a seat in the first row of the rear section of the bus, which was set aside for African-American passengers. However, under a city ordinance in Montgomery, Alabama, blacks were required to give up their seats in the rear if there were insufficient seating for whites in the whites-only front of the bus. When the white driver of the bus demanded that Parks stand so that a white passenger could be seated in her place, she flatly refused to do so. The bus driver called the local police, who arrested Parks for civil disobedience. In fact, the city's segregationist policies on municipal transport had long been a contentious issue among Montgomery's black citizens. The arrest of Mrs. Parks turned out to be the trigger for a citywide boycott of the municipal bus system by Montgomery's African Americans.

 

18 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who Spearheaded the Boycott Movement?

Upon her arrest, Parks called E.D. Nixon, a prominent black leader, who bailed her out of jail.  Learning of Parks’ arrest, the NAACP and other African American activists immediately called for a bus boycott to be held by black citizens on Monday, December 5.  As news of the boycott spread, African-American leaders across Montgomery began lending their support.  Black leaders met to form the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). The group elected Martin Luther King Jr., the 26-year-old-pastor of Montgomery’s Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, as its president, and decided to continue the boycott until the city met its demands.  It was the beginning of King's key role as a leader of the modern civil rights movement.

 

18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Was the Key to the Boycott's Success?

The boycott stretched on for more than a year, and participants carpooled or walked miles to work and school when no other means were possible. As African Americans previously constituted 70 percent of the Montgomery bus ridership, the municipal transit system suffered gravely during the boycott.  By refusing to ride the buses until they were guaranteed equitable treatment with white passengers, the city's black citizens put extreme financial pressure on the city-run transportation operation. On June 5, 1956, a Montgomery federal court ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on buses violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Montgomery’s buses were integrated on December 21, 1956, and the boycott ended. It had lasted 381 days.

 

18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Happened to Parks Following the Boycott?

Parks not only lost her job but her husband also lost his. They moved from Montgomery to Detroit, Michigan. There, Parks became employed by Rep. John Conyers at his congressional office as a receptionist and secretary. Rosa Parks died on October 24, 2005. Three days later the U.S. Senate passed a resolution to honor Parks by allowing her body to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

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On what date does the fictional holiday of Festivus, popularized by the show Seinfeld, occur?

A. November 26
B. November 30
C. December 23
D. December 26

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What is Dr. Frankenstein's monster named?

Frankenstein Victor Igor He had no name

My guess Igor??

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

On what date does the fictional holiday of Festivus, popularized by the show Seinfeld, occur?

A. November 26
B. November 30
C. December 23
D. December 26

C. December 23

Festivus is celebrated annually on December 23.

Source: various web sites.

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is Dr. Frankenstein's monster named?

Frankenstein Victor Igor He had no name

My guess Igor??

Answer: Frankenstein's monster is a fictional character who appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein. Although many mistakenly believe the monster’s name to be Frankenstein, he is actually never referred to by any name in the book. The scientist that created him was named Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Shelley describes the monster as 8-foot-tall, hideously ugly, but sensitive and emotional. When speaking with his creator, the monster refers to himself as “the Adam of your labours,” but the novel never attributes an actual name to him.

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The famous Battle of the Little Bighorn during the Great Sioux War of 1876 is also known by what name?

A. Bull Run
B. Custer's Last Stand
C. The Battle of the Rosebud
D. The Battle of Sharpsburg
 

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Beat These Trivia Questions About the First Heart Transplant

On December 3, 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant. It was a groundbreaking procedure that would save countless lives. Answer these trivia questions about Barnard and the history of heart transplants.

What Patient Received the First Human Heart Transplant?

How Long Did the Surgery Take?

Who Were Barnard’s Longest Surviving Heart Transplant Patients?

What Physician Was Successful in Performing the First U.S. Heart Transplant?

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How big is Central Park in NYC?

8.5 miles long 4.5 miles long 2.5 miles long .56 miles long

Well lets see if I can figure this out! I've walked Central Park on a number of occasions! So lets see, if I'm not mistaken Central Park starts around 50th street and goes to about 120th street or so in Harlem!! They say a mile is about 20 blocks (streets), so if we go by that its about 70 blocks from 50th st to 120th st! So I'd say about 4.5 miles?? 8.5 miles just seems to long!!

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

The famous Battle of the Little Bighorn during the Great Sioux War of 1876 is also known by what name?

A. Bull Run
B. Custer's Last Stand
C. The Battle of the Rosebud
D. The Battle of Sharpsburg
 

B. Custer's Last Stand

General Custer and his troops misjudged their odds for success at Little Bighorn, thus resulting in Custer's Last Stand.

Source: various web sites.

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Patient Received the First Human Heart Transplant?

Lewis Washkansky, a grocer from South Africa, 53, was the first recipient of a heart transplant in the world. A heart transplant had been successfully performed at Stanford University in Stanford, California, on a dog in 1958 but a transplant for a human had not been attempted. After receiving the transplant, Washkansky lived for 18 days. Because having the heart transplant meant Washkansky would have to take drugs to suppress the immune system in order to prevent his body from rejecting the heart, he developed double pneumonia, which caused his death. However, because Washkansky lived following the surgery, it was considered a success.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Long Did the Surgery Take?

The surgery was scheduled for nine hours and included a 30-person team. It took place in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Groote Schuur Hospital. The team was led by Dr. Barnard; however, one of his brothers also assisted the surgical team. The surgery began around 12:00 a.m. and concluded just before 6:00 a.m. It was necessary to shock Washkansky’s heart to restart it, and when he regained consciousness he was able to speak. However, his condition deteriorated over the next few weeks.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who Were Barnard’s Longest Surviving Heart Transplant Patients?

Dorothy Fischer was the fifth patient to receive a heart transplant on April 17, 1969. She was a 40-year-old who had suffered heart damage as a child from rheumatic fever. She lived for more than 12 years following the transplant, dying on October 19, 1981, of a stroke, following complications caused by the body’s rejection of the heart.

Dirk van Zyl, who received a transplant in 1971 at age 45, was his longest living patient. He lived for 23 years, dying at age 68 in Cape Town, South Africa. His death was caused by a stroke, not by heart failure. The heart he had received during the transplant was that of a man who was multi-racial who died when he fell out of a tree. Interestingly enough, because apartheid laws were in force at this time, the multi-racial man would not have been considered a candidate for a heart transplant.

 

20 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Physician Was Successful in Performing the First U.S. Heart Transplant?

Denton Cooley was working as a physician in Houston, Texas, at Baylor College of Medicine in 1968, where he performed the first heart transplant that was successful in the United States. The patient was an accountant, Everett Thomas, age 47. Thomas’ transplant was successful enough that he went home from the hospital and lived for about seven months.

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

How big is Central Park in NYC?

8.5 miles long 4.5 miles long 2.5 miles long .56 miles long

Well lets see if I can figure this out! I've walked Central Park on a number of occasions! So lets see, if I'm not mistaken Central Park starts around 50th street and goes to about 120th street or so in Harlem!! They say a mile is about 20 blocks (streets), so if we go by that its about 70 blocks from 50th st to 120th st! So I'd say about 4.5 miles?? 8.5 miles just seems to long!!

Answer: Central Park is located within the Manhattan borough of New York City, stretching 2 1/2 miles in length between 59th Street and 110th Street and a half-mile in width between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West. Central Park in New York covers 843 acres. Such dimensions make the park larger than Vatican City and almost six times larger than Monaco. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

Well I guess I was off by a couple miles!! LOL

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What celebrity has helped to grant the most wishes with the "Make-A-Wish Foundation"?

Shaquille O'Neal Justin Bieber Oprah Winfrey John Cena

Well I'm gonna guess its either Shaq or Oprah??

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What celebrity has helped to grant the most wishes with the "Make-A-Wish Foundation"?

Shaquille O'Neal Justin Bieber Oprah Winfrey John Cena

Well I'm gonna guess its either Shaq or Oprah??

Answer: The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that arranges experiences described as "wishes" to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Professional wrestler John Cena holds the title for the most wishes granted by a single individual, with over 500 wishes. Singer Justin Bieber has volunteered in over 250 wishes. So today Trivia Today would like to salute Mr. John Cena for his super-human strength both inside and outside the ring, and for his time spent with children around the world.

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What is the largest country in Africa in terms of land size?

Algeria Nigeria Kenya Ethiopia

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15 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is the largest country in Africa in terms of land size?

Algeria Nigeria Kenya Ethiopia

Answer: Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a sovereign state in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. With an area of 919,595 square miles, Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa. Its capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the country's far north. Algeria extends southward deep into the heart of the Sahara, a forbidding desert where the Earth’s hottest surface temperatures have been recorded and which constitutes more than four-fifths of the country’s area.