Members phkrause Posted October 28, 2018 Author Members Posted October 28, 2018 Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Statue of Liberty Trivia On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, France's gift of friendship to the American people, in New York Harbor. To mark the anniversary of one of America's most recognizable landmarks, try your luck with our trivia questions ... What Text Is on the Tablet That the Statue Is Holding? How Did the Statue Get to the U.S. From France? Who Was the Statue Modeled After? What Is the Statue's Real Name? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 29, 2018 Author Members Posted October 29, 2018 Who claimed that "girls just want to have fun"? Madonna Whitney Houston Debbie Gibson Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
dgrimm60 Posted October 29, 2018 Posted October 29, 2018 PHKRAUSE the answer is CYNDI LAUPER dgrimm60 Quote
Members phkrause Posted October 29, 2018 Author Members Posted October 29, 2018 19 hours ago, phkrause said: What is the title of the famous poem displayed at the site of the Statue of Liberty? "O Captain! My Captain!" “Paul Revere’s Ride" "The New Colossus" “I Hear America Singing” The New Colossus Answer: The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland on this day in 1886. On the pedestal is inscribed “The New Colossus,” a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus that welcomed immigrants to the United States. Although you may not be familiar with the poem’s title, you are probably fore familiar with its most famous lines: “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 29, 2018 Author Members Posted October 29, 2018 17 hours ago, phkrause said: What Text Is on the Tablet That the Statue Is Holding? The figure in the statue holds a tablet in her left arm, giving the impression that she's carrying an important legal document or possibly a book of laws or history. In fact, the statue's tablet is just that—a single slab with the text "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI," or "July 4, 1776." The Roman numeral "IV" means 4, and "MDCCLXXVI" is 1776. The tablet alone is just under 24 feet tall and just under 14 feet wide (23 feet 7 inches and 13 feet 7 inches, respectively). 17 hours ago, phkrause said: How Did the Statue Get to the U.S. From France? The statue was not assembled in France, as you might have already guessed. The individual parts were created in France and then shipped over, requiring 200 different packages. Once all the pieces were in the United States, workers welded everything together and placed the statue on what was then called Bedloe's Island. The island was renamed Liberty Island in the 1950s. 17 hours ago, phkrause said: Who Was the Statue Modeled After? This is kind of a trick question because there are two people or figures after whom the statue was modeled. One is the Roman goddess Libertas, who represented liberty, as her name indicates. She had her own temple on the Aventine Hill, one of Rome's fabled seven hills, and was also given several statues and shrines. It's very common to find representations of Libertas holding a torch or laurel wreath. The other person was a real person—the sculptor's mother. Creator Frederic Bartholdi used his mother, Charlotte, as a model for the woman in the statue. At one point, a French senator met Bartholdi's mother and reportedly commented on the similarity, at which time Bartholdi admitted she had been the model for the statue. 18 hours ago, phkrause said: What Is the Statue's Real Name? Talk about the Statue of Liberty with anyone in the country, and you'll likely hear at least one label that you know is a nickname, such as Lady Liberty. However, the Statue of Liberty is not actually called the Statue of Liberty, meaning "the Statue of Liberty" is yet another nickname. The statue's true name is "Liberty Enlightening the World," which is a gorgeous name but one that doesn't quite specify that you're talking about a freestanding monument and not a painting in a museum. For most people, "the Statue of Liberty" is the best name to use when talking about the statue. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 29, 2018 Author Members Posted October 29, 2018 17 hours ago, phkrause said: Who claimed that "girls just want to have fun"? Madonna Whitney Houston Debbie Gibson Cyndi Lauper Cyndi 5 hours ago, dgrimm60 said: CYNDI LAUPER Answer: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written by and first recorded in 1979 by Robert Hazard. It is better known as a single by singer Cyndi Lauper, whose version was released in 1983. Lauper’s version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video. The single was Lauper's breakthrough hit, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984. It remains one of Lauper's signature songs and was a widely popular song during the era of its release. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 29, 2018 Author Members Posted October 29, 2018 What computer language was renamed after a warm beverage? Cocoa Espresso Cider Java Gotta be Java!! Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 29, 2018 Author Members Posted October 29, 2018 A Trivia Quiz About The Stock Market Crash of 1929 On October 29, 1929, a day that would come to be known as Black Tuesday, several days of panicked selling culminated in America's most devastating stock market crash, ushering in a decade of hard times known as the Great Depression. Try your luck with some of the trivia questions we've put together to see how much you know about one of darkest moments in U.S. financial history. How Did the Stock Market Perform from 1928 Until the Crash? Were There Hints of Trouble Before the Crash? How Many Days Did the Stock Crash Last? How Long Did It Take for the Dow to Return to Pre-Crash Levels? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 30, 2018 Author Members Posted October 30, 2018 18 hours ago, phkrause said: What computer language was renamed after a warm beverage? Cocoa Espresso Cider Java Gotta be Java!! 14 hours ago, dgrimm60 said: JAVA Answer: Java is a computer programming language. It enables programmers to write computer instructions using English-based commands instead of having to write in numeric codes. It’s known as a high-level language because it can be read and written easily by humans. In the early 90s, Java, which originally went by the name Oak and then Green, was created by a team led by James Gosling for Sun Microsystems, a company now owned by Oracle. Over the years, Java has evolved as a successful language for use both on and off the internet. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 30, 2018 Author Members Posted October 30, 2018 18 hours ago, phkrause said: How Did the Stock Market Perform from 1928 Until the Crash? The Dow-Jones Industrial Average, a barometer of the economy as well as stock market performance, began the year 1928 at 191 points, not quite double the 100-level it first hit in 1906. Over the next 20 months, the DJIA soared to a new record high, closing at 381.2 points on September 3, 1929, double its level at the beginning of 1928. The faster the market rose during this period, the more convinced investors became that the good times would last indefinitely. Their optimism led many to borrow money at steep interest rates so that they could buy shares and cash in on the market's dramatic rise. As a result, when the bottom fell out, thousands were left with staggering debts that they could never hope to pay off. 18 hours ago, phkrause said: Were There Hints of Trouble Before the Crash? Concerned at how wild-eyed speculation had artificially inflated stock values, the Federal Reserve Bank on March 25, 1929, warned of the dangers of excessive speculation, triggering a mini-crash. To halt the stock market slide, Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of National City Bank, stepped in with an infusion of $25 million in credit. Mitchell's intervention succeeded in quieting investors' worries. Despite some ominous signs of economic weakening, speculation resumed, pushing stock prices ever higher. Not long before the crash, economist Irving Fisher sounded an optimistic note that captured the sentiments of the vast majority of stock investors. Fisher said, "Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." 18 hours ago, phkrause said: How Many Days Did the Stock Crash Last? After weeks of high volatility -- high-volume selling followed by brief periods of recovery -- the crash began with an 11 percent loss at the opening of trading on Thursday, October 24. Once again, bankers intervened in an attempt to quell the panicked selling. Their efforts blunted the losses on Thursday and fueled a rally that continued on Friday and a half-day of trading on Saturday. However, panicked selling resumed on Monday, October 28, and the Dow lost more 38 points, a decline of roughly 13 percent. On Black Tuesday, selling accelerated, more than 16 million shares were traded, and the Dow dropped another 30 points, or 12 percent. It is estimated that roughly $25 billion (more than $343 billion in today's dollars) was lost in the 1929 crash in about five days, taking into consideration the half-day of trading on Saturday. 18 hours ago, phkrause said: How Long Did It Take for the Dow to Return to Pre-Crash Levels? Although the stock market crash was hardly the sole cause of the Great Depression, it undermined public confidence in the U.S. economy, at a time when the stock market and the economy were considered by many to be synonymous. Given the hard times of the depression and the effects of World War II on the economy, it took the Dow Jones Industrial Average just a little more than a quarter-century to equal or surpass the 381.2 it had hit on September 3, 1929. That day came on November 23, 1954, when the DJIA closed at 382.74. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 30, 2018 Author Members Posted October 30, 2018 Who is the only President to appear on U.S. currency while still alive? John F. Kennedy Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Dwight D. Eisenhower Calvin Coolidge Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
dgrimm60 Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 PHKRAUSE the answer is CALVIN COOLIDGE dgrimm60 Quote
Members phkrause Posted October 31, 2018 Author Members Posted October 31, 2018 On 10/30/2018 at 12:55 PM, phkrause said: Who is the only President to appear on U.S. currency while still alive? John F. Kennedy Franklin D. Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Dwight D. Eisenhower Calvin Coolidge 8 hours ago, dgrimm60 said: CALVIN COOLIDGE Answer: In 1866, Congress issued an act stating that no living person can be portrayed on American currency. Our Founding Fathers believed it was unpatriotic for living people’s likenesses to be placed on money in circulation. However, that law was broken in 1926 when Calvin Coolidge was featured on a commemorative coin to mark the 150th anniversary of American independence. To recognize the achievement, the Philadelphia Mint released a half dollar with Coolidge and George Washington on the front. It is perplexing how Coolidge skirted this law. Not only was he still alive, but he was still serving as President! Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 31, 2018 Author Members Posted October 31, 2018 From the base to point, what is the order of colors on a piece of candy corn? Yellow, Orange, White Orange, White, Yellow White, Yellow, Orange Orange, Yellow, White Y, O, W Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 31, 2018 Author Members Posted October 31, 2018 Don't Get Scared: It's Just a Halloween Trivia Quiz! Break out the candy and light the candles in the jack-o-lanterns because Halloween is officially upon us! Hold off on the haunting, though, until you've tested your trivia knowledge with this spooktactular quiz. We hope that your Halloween brings lots of treats and no tricks. In which country did Halloween originate? What Irish Tradition Turned the Fortunes of a Once-Unpopular Food? Costumes are key on Halloween, but in what state is it illegal to dress up as a priest? Why Do We Give Out Candy on Halloween? How much do Americans spend on Halloween candy? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted October 31, 2018 Author Members Posted October 31, 2018 What is the name of the killer in the Halloween movie franchise? Freddy Krueger Norman Bates Jason Voorhees Michael Myers Freddy Krueger Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
dgrimm60 Posted November 1, 2018 Posted November 1, 2018 PHKRAUSE the answer is YELLOW==ORANGE==WHITE dgrimm60 Quote
dgrimm60 Posted November 1, 2018 Posted November 1, 2018 PHKRAUSE the answer is FREDDY KRUEGER dgrimm60 Quote
Members phkrause Posted November 1, 2018 Author Members Posted November 1, 2018 22 hours ago, phkrause said: From the base to point, what is the order of colors on a piece of candy corn? Yellow, Orange, White Orange, White, Yellow White, Yellow, Orange Orange, Yellow, White Y, O, W 7 hours ago, dgrimm60 said: YELLOW==ORANGE==WHITE Answer: Originally named "Chicken feed", Candy corn has become a popular candy primarily around Halloween. The three colors of the candy – a broad yellow base, a tapered orange center, and a pointed white tip – mimic the appearance of kernels of corn, hence the name. While almost half of candy corn consumers gobble the whole piece at once, 43% start with the narrow white end, according to a survey by the National Confectioners Association. The National Confectioners Association estimates that 35 million pounds of candy corn are sold annually. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted November 1, 2018 Author Members Posted November 1, 2018 21 hours ago, phkrause said: In which country did Halloween originate? Halloween began in Ireland as the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31st, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. Over time, Halloween evolved into a secular, community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such as trick-or-treating. 21 hours ago, phkrause said: What Irish Tradition Turned the Fortunes of a Once-Unpopular Food? In the olden days, people didn't really like pumpkins, and they were more something farmers had to deal with getting rid of than something harvested for delicious pies. But in the 19th century, Irish immigrants started coming to America, bringing their traditions with them. Traditions that included carving turnips into lanterns for the Celtic festival of Samhain - a key originator of the Halloween holiday. And they found the perfect American substitute for the turnip: The pumpkin. Pumpkin sales and they became a staple of fall eating. All in all, it's hard to argue that it's a better choice than cabbage. 21 hours ago, phkrause said: Costumes are key on Halloween, but in what state is it illegal to dress up as a priest? Alabama. In the state law, Section 13A-14-4 says that, "Fraudulently pretending to be clergyman" will get you arrested and fined. Hope that wasn’t your plan. If so, you either need to shelve the collar or consider heading somewhere else to celebrate. 21 hours ago, phkrause said: Why Do We Give Out Candy on Halloween? Where exactly the tradition of trick or treating started is a matter of some debate. But when the custom first came to America in the 1920s and 30s, it wasn't just kids going door to door for candy. The practice back then would yield all sorts of treats including toys and money. And let's be honest, if you're a kid, you love candy, but you probably wouldn't have minded if you got a few less bags of candy corn and a bit more cash. So why did we make the transition to virtually everyone just giving fun-sized candy? You guessed it, the candy companies. They saw an opportunity and started marketing tiny, individually wrapped candies to families who mostly adopted the idea because it was just easier. 21 hours ago, phkrause said: How much do Americans spend on Halloween candy? Americans will increase their spending on Halloween candy by 4.2 percent in 2018, bringing total spending to $2.5 billion, or $20.10 per household, according to IHS Markit. More than 71% of those surveyed said they plan to hand out candy. According to online loan marketplace LendEDU, which surveyed 1,000 consumers, respondents said they planned to spend another $67 on costumes, and $43 on decorations. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted November 2, 2018 Author Members Posted November 2, 2018 13 hours ago, dgrimm60 said: FREDDY KRUEGER Answer: Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his sister, Judith Myers, and then, fifteen years later, returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers. In the original Halloween, the masked character is credited as "The Shape" in the first two films. The character was created by Debra Hill and John Carpenter and has appeared in ten films, as well as novels, multiple video games, and several comic books. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted November 2, 2018 Author Members Posted November 2, 2018 Who was the first American President to live in the White House? George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Adams Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted November 2, 2018 Author Members Posted November 2, 2018 Which film featured the line "What we have here is failure to communicate"? "The Godfather" "Cool Hand Luke" "All the President's Men" "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" Cool Hand Luke Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
dgrimm60 Posted November 2, 2018 Posted November 2, 2018 PHKRAUSE the answer I JOHN ADAMS dgrimm60 Quote
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