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The famous explorer Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to climb what well-known mountain in 1953?
Mount Everest
Yesterday (December 8th), traffic was diverted right outside our building for a couple hours around lunch time due to a traffic incident involving a generator sliding off the trailer of a big rig and subsequently blocking which intersection of HWY 29?
Trower Ave.
Where did candy canes originate from?
Germany.
Which iconic blonde actress was rumored to be the lover of President John F. Kennedy?
Marilyn Monroe
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?
Polio
Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded what company in 1975?
Microsoft
On Tuesday, December 7th, over forty earthquakes of magnitudes ranging from 3-5.8 were recorded off the coast of which state?
Oregon. No injuries or damages were reported, and none were felt on land due to the epicenter's distance from local populations.
Germany, and was originally spun from silver.
What famous band arrived from England to the U.S. in February 1964?
What war ended in April 1975 with the fall of Saigon?
What is the name of the deadly disease that struck a convention in Philadelphia in July 1976 and was named for the convention where it struck?
Legionnaire's Disease
Name the individual who has taken over as Chancellor of Germany in place of 16-years running Angela Merkel?
Social Democrat Olaf Scholz.
What popular game was sent to prisoner's of war under the guise as a Christmas gift, but when wet, revealed escape routes.
During World War II, The United States Playing Card Company joined forces with American and British intelligence agencies to create a very special deck of cards. They distributed them as Christmas gifts, but they also helped allied prisoners of war escape from German POW camps. When wet, individual cards peeled apart to reveal maps of escape routes.
Which rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955?
James Dean
Which president resigned in 1974 over the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
Which Olympic athlete set a record in 1972 by winning seven gold medals?
Mark Spitz.
Early yesterday morning (December 8th), a Christmas tree outside of which news headquarters in New York City was set on fire?
Fox News.
Which royal monarch can we thank for the tradition of having a decorated Christmas tree?
Prince Albert of Germany! He got a tree for his new wife, Queen Victoria of England, and it really took off across the pond. A drawing of the couple in front of a Christmas first tree appeared in Illustrated London News in 1848. To use modern parlance, the idea went viral.
Who played the role of Norman Bates in the 1960 horror movie, Psycho?
Anthony Perkins
What year did Disneyland open? An answer within 5 years will be accepted, but a bonus of 50 points will be given for knowing the exact year.
1955
Who replaced the Shah of Iran in 1979?
Ayatollah Khomeini
India's top military general died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, December 8th. What was his name?
Bipit Rawat. He died along with 11 others, including his wife. Bipit was leading efforts to modernize the country's armed forces.
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today?
The Price is Right
In 1964, Jack Ruby was convicted of murdering which other accused assassin?
Lee Harvey Oswald