Historical
Singers
Actors/ Actresses
Athletes
Etc
100
Finish the line “A chicken in every pot and a car in every _______”
Who is this attributed to?
"A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage"
The saying is attributed to Herbert Hoover’s 1928 presidential campaign.
100
What country music artist wrote “Rocky Mountain High”: Johnny Cash or John Denver?
John Denver.
Denver was one of the most popular entertainers in the 1970s. His music is known to capture nature and life’s simple pleasures.
100
Which actress became the most desired pinup girl during World War
II: Marilyn Monroe or Betty Grable?
Betty Grable.
Betty Grable’s legs were insured for $1 million by 20th Century Fox in the 1940s.
At the peak of her career, she was the highest-paid woman in Hollywood, with a salary of $300,000 per year.
100
In 1985, Nike released the first Air Jordan sneakers, a collaboration with what athlete?
Michael Jordan.
Coming off an Olympic gold win in 1984, Jordan started a trend with sneakerheads that continues today.
100
She was Clyde’s partner in crime
Bonnie.
For all their notoriety, Bonnie and Clyde’s robberies across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona never netted them more than $1,500 per incident. They died in a blaze of gunfire.
200
What president is known for the quote “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, is a day that will live in infamy”: Herbert Hoover or Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
FDR addressed the country with his iconic speech in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
200
What singer was known in the 1940s and ’50s for tracks like “Time After Time,” “You Couldn’t Be Cuter,” and “Make Someone Happy”?
Margaret Whiting. Her father, Richard Whiting, was a composer, so her musical talent came naturally.
200
What horror film star was buried with a replica of his iconic cape in 1956?
Bela Lugosi.
The Hungarian-born actor was typecast for most of his career after portraying Dracula.
200
In October 1974, he knocked out George Foreman and took back the heavyweight boxing champion title.
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr
Ali had lost his world heavyweight title in 1967 after refusing to fight in the Vietnam War.
200
What game show was hosted by Bob Barker:
The Price Is Right
Bob Barker hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years, from 1972 to 2007
300
Who served as Great Britain’s first woman prime minister?
Margaret Thatcher. She was nicknamed the “Iron Lady” and served three consecutive terms.
300
Some of her ’90s No. 1s include a cover of “The Power of Love,” “Because You Loved Me,” and “My Heart Will Go On.”
Celine Dion.
Known as the “Queen of Power Ballads,” Dion has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide in her 40-year career.
300
What 1960s sitcom stars Barbara Eden as the title character, who is magical and thousands of years old?
I Dream of Jeannie. Jeannie’s bottle was actually a decorative Jim Beam decanter.
300
1960s and 1970s winners of this championship race have included Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Greg LeMond, and Miguel Induráin.
The Tour de France.
Merckx, Induráin, and Hinault have each won the Tour de France five times
300
The day after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, this man killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald while Oswald was being transferred to the county jail.
Jack Ruby.
It is believed that Ruby thought he would be arrested but not indicted. Instead, he received the death penalty but died in jail from a blood clot in his lung.
400
Which U.S. president gave a famous address known as the Four Freedoms speech?
FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
The freedoms he named were freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
400
What iconic 1955 rock-and-roll song, famously performed by Little Richard, is known for its energetic piano riff and lyrics about colorful candy treats?
“Tutti Frutti.”
Richard said that “Awap bop a lup bop a wop bam boo” was his catchphrase that he often used as a reply when asked how he was doing.
400
Which iconic Hollywood pair starred in many films together, including 1971’s Under Milk Wood and 1963’s Cleopatra.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
The two met while filming Cleopatra and famously were married twice—in 1964 and again in 1975.
400
This former heavyweight champ began selling his “lean, mean grilling machine” in the mid-’90s.
George Foreman.
The grill was created by Michael Boehm, who wanted the fat to drip off the grill’s angled surface.
400
Named for a landmark Supreme Court case, what rights are read to people when they are arrested?
Miranda rights.
These are named for Ernesto Miranda, the defendant in the 1966 Miranda v. Arizona case, and are designed to advise people of their Constitutional rights.
500
Philip Mountbatten married this distant cousin in Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947.
Queen Elizabeth II? At the time of their marriage, she was Princess Elizabeth. The European royal families are all related.
500
What was the title of Simon & Garfunkel’s first hit single, originally released in 1964 and later remixed to become a major hit in 1965?
“The Sound of Silence.”
The two broke up in 1970 but reunited in 1981 to perform the Concert in Central Park, which attracted more than 750,000 people.
500
Many of Al Pacino’s films co-star this screen legend, including The Godfather series, Goodfellas, and Dog Day Afternoon.
Robert De Niro
500
What NBA player scored 100 points in a single game, a record that still stands?
Wilt Chamberlain.
He set this record on March 2, 1962, while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks. Chamberlain’s 100-point game is considered one of the greatest single performances in professional basketball history. Interestingly, the game was not televised and only about 4,000 fans were present, making it one of sports’ least-seen historical moments
500
He was the first explorer to reach the South Pole.
Was it Roald Amundsen or Robert Falcon Scott?
Roald Amundsen.
Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1911 but Robert Falcon Scott's party reached it second and had a tragic end to their expedition.
600
Who was the only president to be elected unanimously?
George Washington.
He won every electoral vote in 1789 and again in 1792.
600
In March, the single “Ebony and Ivory” was released, sung by Paul McCartney and this man.
Stevie Wonder.
The song was partially inspired by a disagreement Paul had with his wife Linda. Processing conflict and reconciliation led him to thoughts of, “Why can’t we get it together? Our piano can.”
600
This comedic duo appears together in Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, and See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder? Despite their on-screen chemistry, the two had a tumultuous friendship.
600
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps.
The American swimmer won a total of 28 medals—23 gold, three silver, and two bronze—at the Olympic Games in Athens (2004), Beijing (2008), London (2012), and Rio de Janeiro (2016).
600
This leader of the Teamsters vanished in 1975.
Jimmy Hoffa.
His remains have never been found. Hoffa served time in prison for bribery and jury tampering before President Richard Nixon commuted his sentence.