INVENTION
The idiomatic phrase "the sands of time" refers to this invention, which has been around since the 14th century.
Hourglass
Name one of the two men most remembered for the development of polio vaccines.
Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Sabin
Name one of the four Major League Baseball teams with state (rather than city) names.
Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Twins
What was Jerry’s job on the show?
Stand-up comedian
On what island would you find Scotland?
Great Britain
A bottle cap invented by William Painter in the 1890s was lined with this material. The plastic-lined caps that we have today appeared years later.
Cork
What is the proper name of the disease colloquially called “lockjaw”?
Tetanus
More than likely, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who has the third-highest lifetime batting average, is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame because of his involvement in this event.
The Black Sox Scandal of 1919
Who played George’s father?
Jerry Stiller
Of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Ireland, which one is the largest in area?
Cuba (40,426 sq. mi); Ireland (32,595 sq. mi); Puerto Rico (3,515 sq. mi)
Early examples of this technology were nicknamed the "hobby horse," the "pennyfarthing," and the "high-wheeler."
Bicycle
Isolated in 1983, the virus that causes AIDS is known today by this acronym.
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
This team’s logo is an orange and black bird perched on the dot of an “I” in the team’s name.
Baltimore Orioles
What was the repetitive phrase, popularized on Seinfeld, that meant “and so on …”?
Yada Yada
This country is made up of six main islands, including Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu.
Japan. It is interesting to note that the archipelago of Japan consists of 6,852 islands, of which only 430 are inhabited.
This inventor of the printing press is also associated with the first book ever printed on it, the Holy Bible.
Gutenberg. Revered for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities, the Gutenberg Bible, with only 49 copies remaining, is probably the world's most valuable book.
In 1817, a British physician first described this disease in "An Essay on Shaking Palsy."
Parkinson’s Disease
After playing 21 years in the Negro Leagues, this pitcher signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and became the oldest rookie in major league history at age 42.
Satchel Paige
What was the name of the December 23rd holiday “for the rest of us,” which was popularized by Seinfeld?
Festivus
Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, located on the border of Virginia and Maryland, are famous for these wild animals.
Ponies. They are commonly called ponies because of their small size, but they are actually feral horses.
In 1868, the purchase of what became the state of Alaska was known as “Seward’s Folly”; but what 1807 transportation innovation was called “Fulton’s Folly”?
The steamboat, which was invented by Robert Fulton
Roughly 1 in 25 Ashkenazi Jews is a carrier of this disease, named for a British physician and an American neurologist.
Tay-Sachs Disease
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has 200,000 of these in their collection – a 10-yearold kid’s dream!
Baseball trading cards
Who, along with Jerry Seinfeld, was the co-creator of the show, and later the creator and star of his own show, Curb Your Enthusiasm?
Larry David
Of Jersey, Orkney, and Guernsey, which one is NOT one of the Channel Islands?
Orkney, which is an archipelago in northern Scotland