This Week in History
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched a satellite by the name of what?
Sputnik 1
Which movie features the quote, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"?
A. Footloose
B. Flashdance
C. Grease
D. Dirty Dancing
D. Dirty Dancing
Which legendary creature is said to rise from its own ashes after death?
Phoenix
Which spelling is correct?
A. Sacrilegious
B. Sacreligious
C. Sacriligious
D. Sacrilejious
A. Sacrilegious
Sacrilegious is an adjective that means extremely disrespectful or irreverent toward something considered sacred, holy, or deeply respected.
Which American president survived an assassination attempt on October 14, 1912, while campaigning in Milwaukee?
A. William Howard Taft
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Abraham Lincoln
C. Theodore Roosevelt
Which movie features the quote, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it"?
A. The Breakfast Club
B. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
C. Sixteen Candles
D. Risky Business
B. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Which legendary king was said to possess a sword named Excalibur?
King Arthur
Which spelling is correct?
A. Pharaoh
B. Pharoah
C. Pharrow
D. Farrow
A or D
A pharaoh was the supreme monarch and political and religious leader of ancient Egypt
A farrow is a litter of piglets
Which famous American inventor died on October 18, 1931?
A. Nikola Tesla
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Thomas Edison
D. George Westinghouse
C. Thomas Edison
In which movie does a man become stranded on an island and develop a friendship with a volleyball named Wilson?
Cast Away
In Greek mythology, which creature had the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle?
A. Chimera
B. Griffin
C. Manticore
D. Hippogriff
B. Griffin
A. Mischievious
B. Mischevious
C. Mischievous
D. Mischivious
C. Mischievous
On October 29, 1929, the U.S. stock market experienced a catastrophic crash known as what?
A. Black Monday
B. Great Depression
C. Black Tuesday
D. The Great Collapse
C. Black Tuesday
In which movie does a man discover that his entire life is being broadcast as a reality television show?
A. The Game
B. Pleasantville
C. The Truman Show
D. Edtv
C. The Truman Show
In Norse mythology, what is the name of the world-ending series of events involving the death of several gods?
A. Valhalla
B. Yggdrasil
C. Ragnarök
D. Fimbulwinter
C. Ragnarök
A. Supersede
B. Supercede
C. Superceed
D. Superscede
A. Supersede
Supersede means to take the place of, replace, or force out something that has become old-fashioned, obsolete, or inferior.
On October 24, 1945, which international organization officially came into existence?
A. United Nations
B. European Union
C. World Trade Organization
D. NATO
A. United Nations
Which movie features the fictional hotel called the Overlook Hotel?
A. Psycho
B. The Shining
C. 1408
D. Doctor Sleep
B. The Shining
In Irish folklore, what does a banshee traditionally do?
A. Guard buried treasure
B. Foretell a death through wailing
C. Grant three wishes
D. Protect travelers at night
B. Foretell a death through wailing
A. Indispensable
B. Indespensable
C. Indispensible
D. Indispensabel
A. Indispensable
Indispensable means absolutely necessary, essential, or vital—describing someone or something that you simply cannot do without.
On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first pilot confirmed to accomplish what?
A. Fly across the Atlantic nonstop
B. Break the sound barrier in level flight
C. Reach the edge of space
D. Fly around the world solo
B. Break the sound barrier in level flight
Which movie features the quote, "That'll do, pig. That'll do"?
Babe
Which Greek mythological figure was punished by being forced to roll a boulder uphill for eternity?
Sisyphus
A. Onomatapoeia
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Onomatopeia
D. Onomotopoeia
B. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which a word phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. For example: Meow, beep, BAM!, woof