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As part of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks protested segregation by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man in 1955. Where did this event occur?
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nashville, Tennessee
Washington D.C.
Montgomery, Alabama
Answer: Montgomery, Alabama
Which of these was NOT a code name for a Normandy beach during the Allied invasion of Europe on D-Day (June 6, 1944)? (Hint: The answer was the name for a series of defensive bunkers and fortifications between France and Germany.)
Maginot
Sword
Omaha
Juno
Maginot
What woman killed a man by nailing a tent peg through his head?
Deborah
Jezebel
Jael
Rahab
Answer: Jael
Which of the following cities is located in Iowa?
Toledo
Laramie
Council Bluffs
Walnut Creek
Answer: Council Bluffs
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Citizens of Washington D.C. were originally unable to perform a specific task that the Constitution allowed the states to do. The 23rd Amendment changed this. What did this amendment provide D.C. with?
Freedom of speech
Tax exemptions
A separate constitution
Electoral votes
Answer: Electoral votes
Elvis Presley married Priscilla Anne Beaulieu in what Las Vegas casino? (Hint: This casino was imploded in 1998 to make way for a new casino with the same name. This new casino was renamed in 2007 to Planet Hollywood Resort)?
Sahara
Desert Inn
Sands
Aladdin
Aladdin
How were the people of Gennesaret healed?
touching the hem of Jesus' garment
by prayer
with oil
by wading in a pool of water
Answer: touching the hem of Jesus' garment
Which is the biggest Great Lake by surface area?
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Answer: Lake Superior
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In 1963 President JFK became the fourth U.S. president to be assassinated in office. He was the youngest U.S. president at the time of his election. (Theodore Roosevelt was younger on becoming president in 1901, but as vice-president at the time of the assassination of William McKinley he succeeded to the presidency. He was older than Kennedy when he won his first presidential election in 1904). Who was JFK's assassin?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sirhan Sirhan
John Wilkes Booth
James Earl Ray
Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald
What was the birth name of Marilyn Monroe? (Hint: Baker came later.)
Roberta Dempsey
Gladys Monroe
Norma Jeane Mortenson
Marilyn Fletchner
Norma Jeane Mortenson
Which of these was *not* a son of Noah?
Shem
Bacon
Ham
Japheth
Answer: Bacon
Which of these U.S. states does NOT border Canada?
Massachusetts
Montana
Maine
Minnesota
Answer: Massachusetts
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BOOK
In 1972 America launched its sixth mission to send people to the moon. The name of this mission was Apollo 17. Who was the commander of this mission, who had been on two previous spaceflights?
Neil Armstrong
Ronald Evans
Eugene Cernan
Harrison Schmitt
Answer: Eugene Cernan
In the US version of the board game Monopoly, on what railroad does one of the Chance cards instruct players to take a ride? (Hint: This name is also the name of a town in Pennsylvania famous for its pretzels.)
Pennsylvania
B and O
Short Line
Reading
Reading
How many years did Methuselah live?
983
978
962
969
Answer: 969
Where in the U.S. is the legendary Fountain of Youth supposedly located?
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Answer: Florida
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In 1974, due to his alleged participation in the Watergate Scandal, President Nixon became the first US president to resign from office. Who became president after his resignation?
Carter
Ford
Truman
Garfield
Answer: Ford
What was the former name of the island named Sri Lanka? (Hint: It was a British crown colony at the time.)
Ceylon
Madagascar
Malta
Sardinia
Ceylon
Jesus grew up in which town?
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Cana
Answer: Nazareth
Whose daughter saved Captain John Smith from being clubbed to death by Native Americans?
Sitting Bull
Opchanacanough
Crazy Horse
Chief Wahunsenacawh
Answer: Chief Wahunsenacawh
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WAY
In 1981 President Ronald Reagan appointed the first female US Supreme Court Justice. What was her name?
Elena Kagan
Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Answer: Sandra Day O'Connor
In the political satire "Animal Farm" by English novelist George Orwell, one of the of the pigs is said to be modeled on the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin. What was this pig's name?
Tito
Hitler
Napoleon
Franco
Napoleon
Which is not listed as a Fruit of the Spirit?
long-suffering
wisdom
faith
peace
Answer: wisdom
In which mountain range is Mt. Elbert located?
The Sierra Nevada
The Cascades
The Appalachians
The Rockies
Answer: The Rockies
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In 1991 the internet becomes a public service worldwide. Who is considered the inventor of the world wide web?
Christopher Latham Sholes
Douglas Engelbart
Tim Berners-Lee
Steve Walls
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee
Which country attempted (and failed) to build a canal across Panama before the U.S. opened its canal there in 1914? (Hint: One canal worker from this country was a then-unknown painter named Paul Gauguin.)
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
France
France
Which is not one of the four canonical Gospels?
Mark
John
Luke
James
Answer: James
California is one of the two U.S. states in which the Sonoran Desert is located. What is the other state?
Nevada
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
Answer: Arizona
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In 1994 an agreement was signed between the US, Canada, and Mexico to establish trade regulation between these countries. What is the acronym for this agreement?
NATO
NATRA
CETA
NAFTA
Answer: NAFTA
NAFTA stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The 74-mile-long stone wall built by Roman soldiers called Hadrian's Wall is located in what country?
England
Italy
Spain
Germany
England
Who is credited with writing the first five books of the Bible?
Noah
Adam
Moses
Abraham
Answer: Moses
Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming, Montana, and which other state?
Utah
Idaho
South Dakota
Colorado
Answer: Idaho
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In 2001 one of the world's most devastating terrorist attacks occurred on September 11th. Terrorists flew planes into three locations. Which of the following was NOT hit by one of the planes?
World Trade Center
White House
Pentagon
Field in Pennsylvania
Answer: White House
Which of these former U.S. Presidents is NOT carved on the Mt. Rushmore monument in South Dakota? (Hint: He is the latest U.S. president of those listed.)
George Washington
Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Where did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?
Mount of Olives
Mount Ararat
Mount Sinai
Mount Zion
Answer: Mount Sinai
Solve the following geographic analogy:
Appalachian is to mountain as Death Valley is to ____.
hill
lake
slope
depression
Answer: depression
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CHEESE
In 2008 president Barack Obama became the first African American President. Who did he run against on election day in 2008?
Joe Biden
John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Answer: John McCain
Which of these actors-entertainers did NOT have a career in elective politics? (Hint: His nickname was The Duke.)
Clint Eastwood
Fred Grandy
Salvatore 'Sonny' Bono
John Wayne
John Wayne
Which book in the Bible reads like a paean to romantic love?
Nehemiah
Isaiah
Song of Solomon
Joel
Answer: Song of Solomon
Where is the southernmost point in the contiguous United States?
Ka Lae, Hawaii
Key West, Florida
Sand Island Light, Alabama
Brownsville, Texas
Answer: Key West, Florida
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