Trivia Quiz?

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which presidential candidate was the first spokesman for Viagra?

Mitt Romney John McCain Al Gore Bob Dole

Bob Dole

 

21 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

BOB DOLE

Answer: In 1996, Bob Dole was the Republican Party's candidate for the presidency, but lost to President Bill Clinton. Since leaving politics, Dole has made numerous appearances as a spokesperson for consumer products. In 1998, hoping to improve sales of its Viagra drug, Pfizer Inc. hired former presidential contender Bob Dole for a television advertising campaign to raise awareness about impotence. The Dole ads marked Pfizer's first use of television advertising associated with Viagra. Dole acknowledged he participated in the trials for Viagra, which he called "a great drug."

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Russian video game features geometric squared blocks that fall from the sky?

Minecraft Fortnite Tetris Call of Duty

Tetris

 

21 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

TETRIS

Answer: Tetris is a tile-matching puzzle video game, originally designed and programmed by Russian game designer Alexey Pajitnov. He derived its name from the Greek numerical prefix tetra- (all of the game's pieces contain four segments) and tennis, Pajitnov's favorite sport. The objective of the game is to manipulate the geometric shaped square blocks called Tetrimonos, with the aim of creating a horizontal line of ten units without gaps. The game, or one of its many variants, is available for nearly every video game console and computer operating system. In 2007, Tetris came in second place in IGN's "100 Greatest Video Games of All Time".

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Which soap opera holds the record for the longest-running scripted program in broadcasting history?

General Hospital Guiding Light As the World Turns The Young and the Restless

Guiding Light

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is GUIDING LIGHT

dgrimm60

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What excercise product was promoted by actress Suzanne Somers in the 1990s?

Thighmaster Ab Roller Total Gym Bowflex

Thighmaster if I'm not mistaken

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PHKRAUSE

 the answer is THIGHMASTER

dgrimm60

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which soap opera holds the record for the longest-running scripted program in broadcasting history?

General Hospital Guiding Light As the World Turns The Young and the Restless

Guiding Light

 

18 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

GUIDING LIGHT

Answer: Guiding Light is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running scripted program in broadcasting history. The show has been on radio and television for 72 years, beginning on NBC radio in 1937 and moving to CBS television in 1952. Procter and Gamble owned the show, which spawned the name "soap operas" because of the soap company's sponsorship. On April 1, 2009, CBS announced that it canceled Guiding Light after a run of 72 years due to low ratings. The series broadcast its final episode on the network which aired on September 18, 2009 — after 18,262 episodes.

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What excercise product was promoted by actress Suzanne Somers in the 1990s?

Thighmaster Ab Roller Total Gym Bowflex

Thighmaster if I'm not mistaken

 

18 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

THIGHMASTER

Answer: Suzanne Somers is best known for her television role as Chrissy Snow, a ditzy blonde on Three's Company. Somers, however, was not ditzy. After leaving television, she became the spokeswoman for the Thighmaster in a series of infomercials airing in the early 1990s. The Thighmaster was a piece of exercise equipment that is squeezed between one's thighs. Somers said, that she stopped counting how many ThighMasters were sold "after 10 million." Calling her a legend in the industry, Direct Marketing Response inducted Somers into the infomercial Hall of Fame in 2014.

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In 1901, which company famously became the world's first billion-dollar corporation?

U.S. Steel Standard Oil General Electric Sears, Roebuck & Company

U.S. Steel

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Which company recently became the world's first trillion-dollar corporation?

Google Apple Amazon Facebook

Amazon

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is US STEEL

dgrimm60

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is APPLE

dgrimm60

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

In 1901, which company famously became the world's first billion-dollar corporation?

U.S. Steel Standard Oil General Electric Sears, Roebuck & Company

U.S. Steel

 

4 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

PHKRAUSE

the answer is US STEEL

dgrimm60

Answer: U.S. Steel Corporation was the first company to reach a market valuation of one billion dollars in 1901. At the beginning of the 20th century, a number of businessmen were involved in the formation of United States Steel Corporation, including Andrew Carnegie, Elbert H. Gary, Charles M. Schwab, and J.P. Morgan. J. P. Morgan and attorney Elbert H. Gary founded U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901 by combining Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company with several other steel and iron businesses. It was capitalized at $1.4 billion making it the world's first billion-dollar corporation.

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17 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which company recently became the world's first trillion-dollar corporation?

Google Apple Amazon Facebook

Amazon

 

5 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

APPLE

Answer: Apple became the world’s first trillion-dollar company earlier this month, as a rise in its share price pushed it past the landmark valuation. The iMac to iPhone company, co-founded to sell personal computers by the late Steve Jobs in 1976, reached the historic milestone as its shares hit $207.05, on August 2, 2018. The company hit a $1 trillion market capitalization 42 years after Apple was founded and 117 years after US Steel became the first company to be valued at $1 billion in 1901. It means Apple’s stock market value is now larger than the economies of Turkey and Switzerland.

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Which U.S. President is the sixth cousin of Elvis Presley?

Donald Trump Barack Obama George W. Bush Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

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Which actor made his film debut at age 10, kicking Elvis Presley in the shin?

Alec Baldwin Bruce Willis John Travolta Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is JIMMY CARTER

dgrimm60

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is KURT RUSSELL

dgrimm60

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which U.S. President is the sixth cousin of Elvis Presley?

Donald Trump Barack Obama George W. Bush Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

 

5 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

JIMMY CARTER

Answer: What does Elvis Presley and former president Jimmy Carter have in common? How about a sixth cousin once removed? That’s right, the King of Rock ‘n Roll and former President Jimmy Carter were actually related! According to genealogists, it all dates back to a German ancestry from the 17th century. In an ironic twist, Carter was serving at the nation’s 39th president on this day in 1977 – the day that Elvis Presley died. In a statement issued the day after his death, Carter said of the King, “His music and his personality permanently changed the face of American popular culture."

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which actor made his film debut at age 10, kicking Elvis Presley in the shin?

Alec Baldwin Bruce Willis John Travolta Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

 

5 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

KURT RUSSELL

Answer: Elvis Presley spent September of 1962 in Seattle, working on his 12th movie, “It Happened At The World’s Fair”. Probably the most memorable scene from this movie involved Presley’s character bribing a kid to kick him in the shins. That hired foot belonged to a young Kurt Russell; uncredited at the time, but a future Disney star. Recalling the scene years later, Russell says that he didn't want to do it, as Elvis was such a huge star and Russell was a fan of his. He says that finally Elvis paid him $5 to do it and he did. Russell would eventually portray Elvis in a made-for-TV movie and overdub the Presley voice in Forrest Gump.

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Which act did NOT perform at the original Woodstock festival in 1969?

Grateful Dead Santana Sha Na Na The Doors

The Doors

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is  THE DOORS

dgrimm60

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What basketball player claimed to have had sex with 20,000 women?

Dennis Rodman Wilt Chamberlain Magic Johnson Shaquille O'Neal

Wilt Chamberlain

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is WILT CHAMBERLIAN

dgrimm60

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which act did NOT perform at the original Woodstock festival in 1969?

Grateful Dead Santana Sha Na Na The Doors

The Doors

 

23 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

THE DOORS

Answer: On this day in 1969, the grooviest event in music history–the Woodstock Music Festival–came to a close after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll. The Doors were considered as a potential performing band but canceled at the last moment. According to guitarist Robby Krieger, they turned it down because they thought it would be a "second class repeat of Monterey Pop Festival" and later regretted that decision. 32 acts performed in front of nearly half a million concertgoers including: The Grateful Dead, The Who, Santana, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Sha Na Na and Jimi Hendrix.