Olympics, or mental gymnastics
Which person has won the gold medal in figure skating while representing the USA?
1) Gwendoline Innsbruk, 2) Nancy Kerrigan, 3) Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming
Chip and Joanna Gaines’ style is described as . . . ?
1) Birchwood, 2) Magnolia, 3) Sycamore
Magnolia
Which performer was not a singer in vaudeville?
1) Mae West, 2) Minnie Pearl, 3) Ethel Merman
Minnie Pearl
What is the name for the Jewish New Year?
1) Hanukkah, 2) Yom Kippur, 3) Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
Who wrote The Scarlett Letter?
1) Shakespeare, 2) Charles Dickens, 3) Nathanial Hawthorne
Nathanial Hawthorne
Which is a game that was discontinued from the Olympics but later resumed?
1) Artistic Swimming, 2) Baseball, 3) Ping Pong
Baseball
Which Southern state is famous for its diamond mines, and is where the largest diamond in North America was found, the 40.23 carat “Uncle Sam”?
1) Arkansas, 2) Tennessee, 3) Missouri
Arkansas
Who was the silent movie era actor who did his own death-defying stunts?
1) Al Jolson, 2) Buster Keaton, 3) Julius Marx
Buster Keaton
What language is the most spoken worldwide?
1) Chinese, 2) English, 3) Hindi
Chinese
Worship of Krishna is observed by which Religious Faith?
1) Hinduism, 2) Sikhism, 3) Taoism
Hinduism
This actress/actor was also a gold medal Olympian?
1) Janet Gaynor, 2) Charlie Chaplin, Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller
A colony of 4,000 wild monkeys exists in which state?
1) South Carolina, 2) Kentucky, 3) Virginia
South Carolina
What famous entertainer got his start in New York City and vaudeville when he roped a wild steer that had broken out of the arena and began climbing into the stands?
1) Will Rogers, 2) Buster Keaton, 3) Bob Hope
Will Rogers
A group of peacocks is called a . . . ?
1) Gala, 2) Brand, 3) Ostentation
Ostentation
Which New York City building is the tallest?
1) Empire State Building, 2) Central Park Tower, 3) One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center
Which of the following athletes won the most Olympic gold medals?
1) Greg Louganis, 2) Caitlyn (nee Wayne Bruce) Jenner, 3) Mary Lou Retton
Greg Lougnis
Which one of the following was not a member of the country western group of four “outlaws,” with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson?
1) Jessi Colter, 2) Tompall Glaser, 3) David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
Blanche Ring was a renowned . . . ?
1) Magician, 2) Dancer, 3) Singer
Singer
Pocahontas was baptized and given what English name?
1) Rebecca, 2) Sarah, 3) Ester
Rebecca
Who named the Pacific Ocean?
1) Ferdinand Magellan, 2) Hernán Cortés, 3) Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Which of the following was never a game/event competed in at the Olympics?
1) Darts 301, 2) Croquet, 3) Tug-of-War
Darts 301
Which state has the most prolific record of Bigfoot sightings, and even has a town named after the elusive creature?
1) Texas, 2) Georgia, 3) Alabama
Texas
This vaudeville artist was a juggling phenomenon?
1) Jack Benny, 2) Jimmy Durante, 3) W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?
1) Lion, 2) Eagle, 3) Horse
Horse
Which monarch officially made Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537?
1) Francis I, 2) Henry VIII, 3) Habsburg V
Henry VIII
Which past members of the US Congress did not receive a gold medal in the Olympics?
1) Bill Bradley of NJ, 2) Bob Mathias of CA, 3) Tom McMillan of MD
Tom McMillan
Which Southern state gave us the first account of aliens depicted as little green men with bulging eyes? It traces back to a farm in this state where on one night in 1955, when 11 people showed up to the police station to report their multiple-hours-long encounter with these creatures. And, the description of what aliens look like has stuck ever since.
1) Florida, 2) Kentucky, 3) Georgia
Kentucky
Which famous female vaudeville star routinely did male impersonation skits?
1) Kitty Doner, 2) Ethel Waters, 3) Meredith Fontaine
Kitty Doner
What is "cynophobia"?
1) Fear of bright lights, 2) Fear of graveyards, 3) Fear of dogs
Fear of dogs
What does the “D” in “D-Day” stand for?
1) Departure, 2) Day, 3) Defiance
Day