Trivia Quiz?

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Which man was captured in a hole in the ground near the city of Tikrit?

Saddam Hussein Yasir Arafat Osama bin Laden Benito Mussolini

Well it wasn't Arafat or Mussolini, Saddam I believe??

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which former presidential candidate had campaign buttons with the chemical symbols Au and H2O?

Walter Mondale Barry Goldwater Thomas E. Dewey Michael Dukakis

Answer: Barry Goldwater was an American politician best known as a senator from Arizona and the Republican candidate for president in 1964. Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign looked to the Periodic Table of elements for the now iconic campaign graphic (AU = gold and H2O = water). The campaign against Goldwater produced the "Daisy ad," one of the most famous political advertisements in American history, which presented nuclear war as a clear consequence of voting Republican in 1964. Goldwater lost the 1964 campaign for the presidency to Lyndon B. Johnson in unprecedented landslide.

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which man was captured in a hole in the ground near the city of Tikrit?

Saddam Hussein Yasir Arafat Osama bin Laden Benito Mussolini

Well it wasn't Arafat or Mussolini, Saddam I believe??

Answer: After spending nine months on the run, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured on this day in 2003. U.S. soldiers found Saddam Hussein hiding in a six foot deep hole, nine miles outside his hometown of Tikrit. Inside the small, six-foot bunker sat a dirty, scruffy Saddam Hussein, holding a Glock pistol. Along with the pistol, Hussein had two pairs of boxer shorts, a package of socks, some candy bars, and a briefcase containing $750,000 in one-hundred dollar bills. He did not resist and was uninjured during the arrest. Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging on December 30, 2006.

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Actor Chevy Chase played drums in college for The Leather Canary, an early iteration of which band?

A. The Doobie Brothers
B. Toto
C. Steely Dan
D. Electric Light Orchestra

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What automaker started out as a motorcycle-sidecar business known as the Swallow Sidecar Company?

BMW Rolls Royce Porsche Jaguar

I'm inclined to guess BMW??

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Which of these explorers was the first person to reach the South Pole?

Roald Amundsen Richard Byrd Leif Eriksson Richard Peary

Roald Amundsen

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PHKRAUSE

I will  also  say BMW

dgrimm60

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PHRAUSE

 the answer is ROALD AMUNDSEN

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

Actor Chevy Chase played drums in college for The Leather Canary, an early iteration of which band?

A. The Doobie Brothers
B. Toto
C. Steely Dan
D. Electric Light Orchestra

C. Steely Dan

Along with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Chase formed The Leather Canary, which he described as a "bad jazz band." The other two members went on to form the successful group Steely Dan.

Source: various web sites.

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What automaker started out as a motorcycle-sidecar business known as the Swallow Sidecar Company?

BMW Rolls Royce Porsche Jaguar

I'm inclined to guess BMW??

 

5 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

BMW

Answer: Jaguar’s business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing automobiles. Under the ownership of S. S. Cars Limited, the business extended to complete cars made in association with Standard Motor Co. many bearing Jaguar as a model name. Its first use of the name Jaguar was on a 1936 model called the S.S. Jaguar - the S.S. was for Swallow Sidecar. After the Second World War, due to the unfavorable connotations of the SS initials, the company was renamed Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which of these explorers was the first person to reach the South Pole?

Roald Amundsen Richard Byrd Leif Eriksson Richard Peary

Roald Amundsen

 

5 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

ROALD AMUNDSEN

Answer: On this day in 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his British rival, Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen had planned to be the first man to the North Pole, however when he heard that Robert Peary already reached the North Pole, he decided to pursue the South Pole. Amundsen arrived at the South Pole five weeks ahead of a British party led by Robert Falcon Scott. While Amundsen and his team returned home to a hero's welcome, Scott and his team died on their way back from the pole, frozen in their sleeping bags.

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What is the home state of Jon Bon Jovi, Shaquille O'Neal, and Whitney Houston?

Georgia Mississippi New Jersey Louisiana

If I'm not mistaken its New Jersey

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PHKRAUSE

I will go along with you and say NEW JERSEY

dgrimm60

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is the home state of Jon Bon Jovi, Shaquille O'Neal, and Whitney Houston?

Georgia Mississippi New Jersey Louisiana

If I'm not mistaken its New Jersey

 

15 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

NEW JERSEY

Answer: Located on the east coast of the USA, New Jersey is considered the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. New Jersey has been the birthplace of countless celebrities. It also has been the place where the rich and famous have settled down to raise a family or avoid the limelight. We all know Bruce Springsteen and Frank Sinatra were Jersey boys. However you may not know that Jon Bon Jovi, Shaquille O'Neal, Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep, John Travolta, Kelly Ripa, and Bruce Willis are also from the Garden State.

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Which company’s tea was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party?

Royal Tea Corporation East India Company China Tea Company West Indonesia Company

Wasn't that the East India Company??

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One month before releasing their final album in May 1970, Paul McCartney announced The Beatles were breaking up. What was the name of that album?

1. Revolver
2. Let It Be
3. Sergeant Peppers
4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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Which retailer is known for their iconic "Bluelight Specials"?

J. C. Penney Kohl's Kmart Costco

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PHKRAUSE

I will go along with  you  EAST INDIA COMPANY

dgrimm60

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PHKRAUSE

the answer  is  K-MART

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On 12/16/2018 at 10:48 AM, phkrause said:

Which company’s tea was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party?

Royal Tea Corporation East India Company China Tea Company West Indonesia Company

Wasn't that the East India Company??

 

7 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

EAST INDIA COMPANY

Answer: The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts that took place on the night of December 16, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as Mohawk Indians, in defiance of the Tea Act of 1773, destroyed an entire shipment of tea owned by the East India Company. They boarded three British tea ships and threw 342 chests of their tea into Boston Harbor. The British government responded harshly and the episode escalated into the American Revolution. The Tea Party became an iconic event of American history.

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On 12/16/2018 at 10:53 AM, phkrause said:

One month before releasing their final album in May 1970, Paul McCartney announced The Beatles were breaking up. What was the name of that album?

1. Revolver
2. Let It Be
3. Sergeant Peppers
4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

2. Let it be

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which retailer is known for their iconic "Bluelight Specials"?

J. C. Penney Kohl's Kmart Costco

Answer: Kmart's iconic Bluelight Specials provided instant bargains for lucky in-store shoppers. The Bluelight Special debuted in 1965 and was the brainchild of former Kmart assistant manager Earl Bartell. Flashing blue sirens in the center of Kmart's stores would go off to direct shoppers to a discount item, as an announcement was blared on a loudspeaker, “Attention, Kmart Shoppers”. This tactic was credited with helping propel the discount retailer’s growth through the 1980s. The store stopped the specials in 1991 but has given them brief rebirths since then.

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Which songwriter wrote the State Farm "Like a Good Neighbor" jingle?

Barry Manilow Neil Diamond Donna Summer John Denver

Barry Manilow

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is  BARRY MANILOW

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On 12/17/2018 at 3:50 PM, phkrause said:

Which songwriter wrote the State Farm "Like a Good Neighbor" jingle?

Barry Manilow Neil Diamond Donna Summer John Denver

Barry Manilow

 

7 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

BARRY MANILOW

Answer: During the 1970s, Barry Manilow wrote and sang some of the catchiest jingles in history. While many of his jingles were written in the 1970s, some of the tunes have become so identifiable with the product that they’re still being used today. The State Farm jingle ("Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there") was written by songwriter Barry Manilow in 1971. “They paid me $500 for that jingle,” Manilow said joking that “the girl who sang it is on her third Rolls-Royce for now.” “You don’t get residuals if you write it, so they just buy you out,” he added. “At that point, $500 meant a lot of money — I was grateful to have it.”