Trivia Quiz?

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From what disease does physicist Stephen Hawking suffer?

A. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
B. Cystic fibrosis
C. Lupus
D. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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Which company has used the motto, "What can Brown do for you?"

Hertz UPS General Motors Home Depot

I think that would be UPS!!

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Trivia: America Enters World War I

On April 6, 1917, the United States broke with its past policy and joined World War I, declaring war on the German Empire and changing the course of both the war and human history. How much do you know about this earthshaking event of the twentieth century?

When Did World War I Start?

Who Did the US Declare War On?

How Many American Soldiers Fought In World War I?

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Which planet has a storm system called The Great Red Spot?

Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus

Mars??

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On 4/6/2017 at 7:10 PM, phkrause said:

From what disease does physicist Stephen Hawking suffer?

A. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
B. Cystic fibrosis
C. Lupus
D. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

A. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Hawking has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Source: various web sites.

(That's what I was thinking, either A or D)

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On 4/6/2017 at 7:24 PM, phkrause said:

Which company has used the motto, "What can Brown do for you?"

Hertz UPS General Motors Home Depot

I think that would be UPS!!

Answer: United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) delivers more than 15 million packages per day to more than 7.9 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the world. UPS is known for its trademark brown delivery trucks and uniforms, hence the company nickname "Brown". The brown color that UPS uses on its vehicles and uniforms is called Pullman Brown. During the 2000s, the company used the familiarity of its color scheme in an advertising slogan: "What can Brown do for you?"

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On 4/6/2017 at 8:43 PM, phkrause said:

When Did World War I Start?

World War I began on July 28, 1914. On June 28, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated, precipitating a diplomatic crisis as Austria-Hungary demanded satisfaction from the Kingdom of Serbia. That quickly spiraled out of control, drawing in other alliances, and within a month, war was declared between the Allies (Britain, France, and Russia) and Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary, later joined by the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria).

But it was not a war the United States joined. While the US government was in practice sympathetic to the Allies, selling them weapons and war materials, diplomatically and militarily it was neutral. Even the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915, with 128 Americans aboard led not to war but to an American demand that passenger ships no longer be targets during war. Germany agreed, but the damage was done and the pressure mounted on President Woodrow Wilson, who also realized he needed to be involved to shape the peace process once the war ended. And when Germany began resuming submarine warfare and targeting passenger vessels, that was the last straw.

 

On 4/6/2017 at 8:43 PM, phkrause said:

Who Did the US Declare War On?

The US only declared war on the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, not the other members of the Alliance. That meant it would only fight battles against those, not the Ottoman Empire or the other Central powers.

 

On 4/6/2017 at 8:43 PM, phkrause said:

How Many American Soldiers Fought In World War I?

The war was an enormous undertaking. At the time it was the single greatest military operation the United States, and possibly the world, had ever seen. Four million troops were mobilized, and the government expanded not just at home, but abroad to support those troops, dramatically increasing America's presence around the world within the space of a year. In many ways, it set the stage for much of what happened over the rest of the century, as America formed closer ties with Britain and alienated German society, which would have consequences just two decades later.

It also established the US as willing to intervene to protect democracies abroad, which had its own consequences. And in World War I, it was by far the most dramatic. Suddenly, the Allies had 10,000 fresh troops arriving every day, right when the Germans were struggling to replace lost troops. Americans helped repel the final German offensive and participated in the Hundred Days offensive, and the German Empire broke under the strain. On November 11, 1918, the German Empire surrendered, effectively ending hostilities.

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On 4/6/2017 at 9:24 PM, phkrause said:

Which planet has a storm system called The Great Red Spot?

Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus

Mars??

Answer: The Great Red Spot is a giant, spinning storm in Jupiter's atmosphere. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is large enough to contain two or three planets the size of Earth! With winds peaking at about 400 mph, the Great Red Spot has been swirling over Jupiter’s skies for the past 150 years—maybe even much longer than that. While people saw a big spot in Jupiter as early as they started stargazing through telescopes in the 1600s, it is still unclear whether they were looking at a different storm. Today, scientists still struggle to learn what causes its swirl of reddish hues.

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Which U.S. state capital is the only one that does not have a McDonald's restaurant?

A. Juneau, Alaska
B. Montpelier, Vermont
C. Olympia, Washington
D. Bismarck, North Dakota

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What is the capital of Canada?

Montreal Vancouver Toronto Ottawa

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4 Trivia Questions About Henry Ford

Two years after the end of World War II, Ford Motor Company founder and auto genius Henry Ford died on April 7, 1947.  Try answering these trivia questions about this philanthropist and inventor who also had a very dark side.

Ford Was Known for Creating Unheard-of Fair Working Conditions, but Which of His Inventions Really Revolutionized the World?

What Was the Very First Car Designed by Ford?

Ford Launched What Charcoal Company That's Still Around Today?

In 1937, What Country Granted Ford Their Highest Medal Awarded to Foreigners?

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Whose autobiography is titled, "Long walk to Freedom"?

Gandhi Nelson Mandela Barack Obama Martin Luther King Jr.

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which U.S. state capital is the only one that does not have a McDonald's restaurant?

A. Juneau, Alaska
B. Montpelier, Vermont
C. Olympia, Washington
D. Bismarck, North Dakota

B. Montpelier, Vermont

The capital of Vermont, Montpelier, is the only U.S. capital that doesn't have McDonald's. It doesn't have a Burger King, either.

(Ha, I was thinking Montpeller!! I've been there a few times, but couldn't remember if they had one or not!!)

Source: various web sites.

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is the capital of Canada?

Montreal Vancouver Toronto Ottawa

Answer: The capital city of Canada is Ottawa, which is located in the province of Ontario. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario. Ottawa is Canada's fourth largest city with a population exceeding more than 900,000 residents. This city was selected by Queen Victoria as the capital in mid-19th century. The city name "Ottawa" was chosen in reference to the Ottawa River nearby, the name of which is derived from the Algonquin Odawa, meaning "to trade".

So I take it that none of you Canadians on this forum knew this? or had an idea??

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

Ford Was Known for Creating Unheard-of Fair Working Conditions, but Which of His Inventions Really Revolutionized the World?

Stories about Henry Ford usually focus on how he paid workers a fair wage for the day and limited working hours to the 40-hour week we expect today. However, he was also the first to use a large-scale assembly line formation to put together his cars. Instead of having small groups of workers try to put an entire car together, he gave each worker one specific part to add onto each car coming down a conveyor belt. This specialization was extremely efficient, more so than anything seen before, and it received compliments from all sides (including politically; apparently both Nazi Germany and Josef Stalin were great admirers of the technique).

 

16 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Was the Very First Car Designed by Ford?

Ford is usually associated with the Model T and Model A, but he was playing around with car designs long before those two -- or even the Ford Motor Company -- came into existence. His very first car appeared in 1896 when he drove the "Quadricycle" around Detroit. This was a four-wheeled cart with minimal bells and whistles (literally -- the horn was a doorbell) and no safety features whatsoever, including brakes. However, it worked, and it got investors interested in what Ford could do. Based on his Quadricycle designs, investors backed his forming the Detroit Automobile Company.

 

16 hours ago, phkrause said:

Ford Launched What Charcoal Company That's Still Around Today?

Henry Ford was using so much lumbers in creating his car that he enlisted his cousin-in-law's help in buying up a whole bunch of timberland. Ford's company would then chop down the trees on their own instead of buying from someone else. The process left him with a lot of stumps, branches and sawdust that he couldn't use. Enter a chemist named Oren Stafford who said he could combine the tree parts with tar and cornstarch to create a combustible block of fire that could be used to cook food called a charcoal briquette. Ford liked the idea and put his cousin in charge of the manufacturing plant for the new product that was first marketed to businesses, then to individuals. That cousin in law helped find a site for the charcoal plant and the company would eventually be named after him in his honor. His name was E.G. Kingsford, and his namesake is still around to this day.

 

16 hours ago, phkrause said:

In 1937, What Country Granted Ford Their Highest Medal Awarded to Foreigners?

Henry Ford did some impressive things, but it's worth noting that he was also a rabid anti-Semite. Rather than just harbor ill thoughts, he published a weekly paper called the Dearborn Independent, which took every opportunity to insult Jewish people, culture, language, intelligence, and more. He also placed copies of the paper in dealerships across the country, as well as in new car. The paper folded after Ford was sued for libel by a Jewish farm organizer and Jewish groups organized a boycott of Ford's cars. Ford was also an admirer of Adolf Hitler. Apparently the feeling was mutual, because in 1937, Ford was given the highest medal the Nazis would pass out to a foreigner: The Grand Cross of the German Eagle.

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

Whose autobiography is titled, "Long walk to Freedom"?

Gandhi Nelson Mandela Barack Obama Martin Luther King Jr.

Well Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr would be my first and second picks, and Gandhi would be my 3rd pick!

Answer: Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiographical work written by South African President Nelson Mandela, and first published in 1994. The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben Island for his role as a leader of the then-outlawed ANC. He later achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregated society.

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What was John Travolta's character's name in the film Saturday Night Fever?

A. Vic Manero
B. Joey Manero
C. Tony Manero
D. Frank Manero

I think it was Joey??

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Which artist painted "Number 28, 1950" in his characteristic "drip" style?

Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Pablo Picasso Salvador Dali

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What Do You Know about the 17th Amendment?

On April 8, 1913, The 17th amendment to the Constitution was ratified.  We've put together some trivia questions to see just how much you know about the 17th amendment to the Constitution...

What Did the Amendment Change?

How Does the Amendment Change the Filling of U.S. Senate Vacancies?

What Is the History Behind the 17th Amendment?

What Are the Two Ways to Propose a Constitutional Amendment?

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Which city hosted the now L.A. Lakers prior to their move to Los Angeles in 1960?

Albuquerque Indianapolis Las Vegas Minneapolis

Minneapolis I believe

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

What was John Travolta's character's name in the film Saturday Night Fever?

A. Vic Manero
B. Joey Manero
C. Tony Manero
D. Frank Manero

I think it was Joey??

C. Tony Manero

Tony Manero is the disco-obsessed Brooklyn denizen of Saturday Night Fever...and its sequel, Stayin' Alive.

Source: various web sites.

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which artist painted "Number 28, 1950" in his characteristic "drip" style?

Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Pablo Picasso Salvador Dali

Answer: Jackson Pollock revolutionized the world of modern art with his unique abstract painting techniques. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting. “Number 28, 1950” is an acknowledged masterpiece from the artist's most successful period of work and belongs to Pollock's pioneering series of drip paintings. Painted in the early summer of 1950, this enamel on canvas represents many layers of paint applied from all sides of the canvas, in the typical Pollock style. Number 28 is currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Did the Amendment Change?

Before ratification of the 17th Amendment, U.S. Senators were appointed by state legislatures and not elected directly by the people of the state. This approach to filling Senate seats turned out to be fraught with pitfalls. Among the problems cited by USConstitution.net were ¨consecutive state legislatures sending different Senators to Congress, forcing the Senate to work out who was the qualified candidate¨ and corruption of the selection system by bribery or other nefarious means.

The 17th Amendment mandates that ¨the Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.¨ The amendment thus gives U.S. citizens greater say over the men or women who represent their interests not only in the U.S. House of Representatives but in the U.S. Senate as well.

 

21 hours ago, phkrause said:

How Does the Amendment Change the Filling of U.S. Senate Vacancies?

The 17th Amendment also altered the procedure for filling vacant seats in the U.S. Senate, taking that power away from state legislatures and giving it to state governors. Under the amendment, state governors can temporarily appoint an individual to fill the vacant seat until a special election can be held. 

 

21 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Is the History Behind the 17th Amendment?

Reformers had long pushed for a fundamental change in the way U.S. Senators were chosen. The reform movement managed to introduce proposed constitutional amendments in 1828, 1829, and 1855 but were unable to convince their fellow legislators to join them. Prominent figures in the debate over this issue were William Jennings Bryant, considered a progressive who pushed for direct election of Senators by the people, and Elihu Root and George Frisbie Hoar, who fought fiercely to maintain the status quo.

One progressive solution that did make some inroads was the so-called Oregon System, which called for a state primary election in which voters could indicate their preference for Senator. Under this system, the state legislatures were bound to honor the primary's result and appoint the candidate with the most popular votes to the Senate seat. More than half of the states adopted the Oregon System. 

 

21 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Are the Two Ways to Propose a Constitutional Amendment?

Article V of the Constitution provides for two ways in which constitutional amendments can be proposed. Whenever two-thirds of both its houses deem it necessary, Congress can propose a constitutional amendment. Alternatively, a convention for proposing amendments can be called whenever two-thirds of all state legislatures vote to request it. This alternative has never been used.

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21 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which city hosted the now L.A. Lakers prior to their move to Los Angeles in 1960?

Albuquerque Indianapolis Las Vegas Minneapolis

Minneapolis I believe

Answer: The Lakers began playing in Minneapolis, calling themselves the Minneapolis Lakers in honor of the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Initially a member of the NBL, the Lakers won the 1948 NBL championship before joining the rival Basketball Association of America and winning five of the next six BAA and NBA championships in Minneapolis after the NBA formed in 1949. The team was propelled by center George Mikan, who is described by the NBA's official website as the league's "first superstar". After struggling financially in the late 1950s following Mikan's retirement, they relocated to Los Angeles before the 1960–61 season.

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Which of the following countries is landlocked?

A. Germany
B. France
C. Wales
D. Switzerland

I was thinking Wales, but my thoughts are, first what does it mean "landlocked?" I'm thinking it means not touching any oceans on all sides! So I'm than guessing Switzerland!!