U.S
What was the original name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
What popular board game includes the phrase “Do not pass Go”?
Monopoly
What is the name of the dog in the movie The Wizard of Oz?
Toto
What 1984 Tina Turner song was the title for the Oscar-winning film about the singer’s life?
What's Love Got to Do With It
What year was the last time the Liberty Bell rang?
1846: The Liberty Bell last rang on February 23, 1846, during a celebration for George Washington's birthday. After a few hours of ringing that day, the bell suffered a fatal crack and has not been rung since.
The phrase "Back to square one" originates from what ancient board game?
Snakes and Ladders/Chutes and Ladders
What famous time-travel movie was rejected by studios 44 times?
Back to the Future
Who had us crying to "Seasons In The Sun"?
Terry Jacks
What did Americans use in their out houses/bathrooms before toilet paper was introduced?
They used whatever paper was available. Corncobs and pages torn from newspapers and magazines were commonly used in the early American West.
In the 1960s, Art Linkletter appeared on the $100,000 bills of what board game?
The Game of Life
What actor starts in the 1958 The Defiant Ones?
Sidney Poitier
What 1983 song launched the career of ‘80s icon Cyndi Lauper?
“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
What was President Harry Truman's Secret Service code name?
General
Clue or Cluedo. The larger version was released in 1988
In which movie did Bette Davis utter the famous line, “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night”?
All About Eve
What was Paula Abdul’s first Top 40 hit?
“Straight Up”
In which year was Bill Clinton elected as president?
1992
How many squares are there on a Scrabble board?
225: The board is 15 by 15
How many women auditioned for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind?
More than 1,400 actresses vied for the part of the world’s most famous southern belle. It eventually went to Vivien Leigh.
What band was known as the “Fab Five” in the 1980s?
Duran Duran