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What sport is associated with the Calgary Stampeders, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots?
Football. The Stampeders play in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The 49ers and Patriots are members of the National Football League (NFL).
What cream-filled cookie is advertised as “America’s favorite cookie”?
Oreo. The cookie was originally produced in 1912, but with lemon-meringue or cream flavors. The lemon-meringue flavor was discontinued in the 1920s.
A trial jury is called a petit jury, but this is a jury that indicts.
What is a grand jury? A grand jury consists of 16 to 23 jurors.
On September 1, 1983, Korean Airline Flight 007 entered the airspace of this country and was shot down.
What is the Soviet Union (or USSR)? The aircraft veered off course and flew over top-secret military installations. An American spy plane was flying near the commercial airliner, and it is possible that the Soviets mistook KAL 007 for the spy plane.
This tune sung by Bobby Goldsboro starts with:
“See the tree, how big it’s grown But friend, it hasn’t been too long, it wasn’t big I laughed at her, and she got mad The first day that she planted it, was just a twig.”
What is “Honey”? The song was written by Bobby Russell.
The bill that created the U.S. interstate highway system was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in this year.
What is 1956? The proper name of the interstate is the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. One purpose of the highway system was to be able to quickly evacuate target areas in case of nuclear attack.
Who painted The Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci. The mural was painted between 1494 and 1498. It covers a wall in the dining hall of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.
What classic letter tile game involves double letter scoring and exchanging tiles?
Scrabble. The popular game was created in 1938. The game is played in 120 countries worldwide. It is currently produced in 29 different languages.
A prospective juror can be charged with this offense for lying to the court.
What is perjury? There are four aspects of committing perjury: the declarant took an oath to testify truthfully, they willfully made a false statement contrary to that oath, the declarant believed the statement to be untrue, and the statement related to a material fact.
On December 3, 1984, a Union Carbide chemical plant experienced a leak that killed 3,000 people in the Bhopal region of this country.
What is India? Thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries have been attributed to the leak.
In this tune by the Young Rascals, they were doing this “on a Sunday afternoon” and “really couldn’t get away too soon.”
What is “Groovin’”? Before they were well-known, the band was called the Rascals. The record label changed their name to the Young Rascals, but they dropped the Young for good in 1968.
This music player uses bouncing laser light to read the music.
What is a CD? DVD players use the same technology to read the contents of DVDs.
What was the name of the ship that sailed from England to Cape Cod in 1620?
The Mayflower. The ship brought approximately 150 people (crew and pilgrims) to the New World.
After how many years would you celebrate your silver wedding anniversary?
25. Gold and diamond are 50 and 60 years, respectively.
This is the term for a proceeding brought before a military tribunal.
What is court martial? The laws governing court martials are the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
On May 1, 1982, the World’s Fair opened in this city.
What is Knoxville, Tennessee? The World’s Fair was built in an old railway yard. The theme of the fair was “Energy Turns the World.”
The hit tune “Dominique” is written and was performed by this religious woman, who is portrayed in the 1966 film by the same name.
Who is the Singing Nun/Jeannine Deckers? The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order.
This New Year’s Day 1954 extravaganza was the first nationwide, color-television transmission in the United States.
What is the Tournament of Roses Parade? The parade is held in Pasadena, California.
What three-letter word is the name of a flightless bird?
Emu. The emu is native to Australia and is a relative of the ostrich.
What feat did Sir Barton, Secretariat, and War Admiral accomplish?
All won the Triple Crown. Only 13 horses have won the three races that make up the Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
In federal criminal cases, the jury must return this type of decision.
What is unanimous? The 1972 case Apodaca v. Oregon allowed non-unanimous verdicts in state cases, but this was overturned in 2020 (Ramos v. Louisiana). Today, all states require unanimous jury verdicts in felony criminal jury trials.
On April 1, 1970, Richard Nixon signed the bill that killed advertising of these carcinogenic products on radio and TV.
What are cigarettes? The law took effect on January 2, 1971, and the last ad ran on The Tonight Show on January 1.
In her 1964 hit tune, Petula Clark sings, “When you’re alone and life is making you lonely,” you can always go here.
What is downtown? “Downtown” became Petula Clark’s signature song and helped make her an international star.
In 1957, the Soviets launched this first artificial Earth satellite.
What is Sputnik 1? The Soviets were winning the space race until America put a man on the moon. Some call it a comeback rather than a win.
What does the abbreviation COD stand for?
Cash on delivery. It is the system of paying for goods when they are delivered.
If you happened to be casting on and purling, what would you be doing?
Knitting. Casting on is starting the stitches on the knitting needle. Casting off is removing the stitches from the needle. Purling is a type of stitch.
Jurors are routinely selected from one of these two lists.
What is voter registration or the DMV (driver’s license)? This varies by jurisdiction.
In honor of the bicentennial in 1976, Operation Sail brought hundreds of ships, including 16 tall ships, to this major city’s harbor.
What is New York City? The parade consisted of 225 sailing ships from 30 nations.
Tommy Roe suffered from vertigo that left his “head spinning like a whirlpool, it never ends” in his 1969 tune.
What is “Dizzy”? The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Tommy Roe’s biggest hit.
The United States launched its first satellite in this decade.
What are the 1950s? Explorer I was launched in 1958. It was designed by James Van Allen, for whom the Van Allen radiation belt is named.
What cartoonist created the characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown?
Charles M. Schulz. Snoopy and Charlie Brown are the main characters in the Peanuts comic series.
Which is the world’s best-selling musical instrument?
Harmonica. Many sources say the harmonica originated in Europe in the early 1800s.
Juries are not always composed of 12 jurors; sometimes they seat only this number.
What is six? The Supreme Court has upheld six-person juries in some criminal and civil cases.
One day after his inauguration, President Jimmy Carter kept a campaign promise to pardon tens of thousands of people in this group, many of whom had fled to Canada.
What are (Vietnam War) draft dodgers? The Vietnam War was the most unpopular U.S. war of the 20th century.
This band sang about Sherry, Sherry baby in the 1962 hit tune “Sherry.”
What is (Frankie Valli and) the Four Seasons? “Sherry” was their first No. 1 hit and helped launch a string of chart-topping songs in the early 1960s.
In 1987, the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement, began phasing out this three-letter type of refrigerant determined to be causing the ozone layer of the atmosphere to erode.
What is CFC? CFC stands for chlorofluorocarbon. Newer compounds have replaced it.