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The year Woodstock was held
A.) 1968
B.) 1971
C.) 1969
D.) 1970
C.) 1969- In Bethel New York!
This team is the only NFL team to beat the Patriots so far this year
A.) Baltimore Ravens
B.) Indianapolis Colts
C.) New York Jets
D.) New Orleans Saints
A.) Baltimore Ravens
This state is home to recording the highest temperature ever in the United States
A.) Florida
B.) Texas
C.) California
D.) Arizona
C.) Death Valley, California. The record setting temp was 134 degrees!
The first cartoon character to get their name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978
A.) Mickey Mouse
B.) Bugs Bunny
C.) Betty Boop
D.) Fred Flintstone
A.) Mickey Mouse. Mickey was the 1st of a current 18 fictional characters to receive this honor. The most recent was Alvin and the Chipmunks (March 14th, 2019)
Basketball was invented in this state
A.) Massachusetts
B.) Indiana
C.) California
D.) Maine
A.) Massachusetts. The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith. (We all know where basketball was grown though)
This state is home to the most tornadoes per year, on average
A.)Kansas
B.)Oklahoma
C.)Nebraska
D.)Texas
D.) Texas, with an average of 147 tornadoes per year since 1995.
In 1863, this president declared the 4th Thursday in November as Thanksgiving.
A.) Andrew Johnson
B.) Ulysses S. Grant
C.) Grover Cleveland
D.) Abraham Lincoln
D.) Abraham Lincoln
What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary?
Answer: Incorrectly
in 1971 Oscar Roberson lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their first and only NBA title, went to this high school
A.) Arsenal Tech High School
B.) Crispus Attucks High School
C.) Emmerich Manual High School
D.) Ben Davis High School
B.) Crispus Attucks. Oscar led them to a perfect 31-0 his senior season and was named Mr. Indiana Basketball in 1956.
This island is home to the notorious Statue of Liberty
A.) Staten Island
B.) Rikers Island
C.) Long Island
D.) Liberty Island
D.) Liberty Island. the Statue of Liberty is pretty much the only thing on the island (besides the gift shop)
This is the first American city to use electricity for street lights
A.) Richmond, Virginia
B.) Wabash, Indiana
C.) Erie, Pennsylvania
D.) Omaha, Nebraska
B.) Wabash, Indiana- Wabash agreed to testing the lights and on March 31, 1880, Wabash became the "First Electrically Lighted City in the World"
This team has won the most Mens Soccer World Cup Championships
A.) Italy
B.) Spain
C.) Brazil
D.) Germany
C.) Brazil- has won the most with 5! Italy and Germany have both won 4. Spain has only won once!
The first Olympic games hosted by the United States was held in this city/state.
A.) St Louis, Missouri
B.) Salt Lake City, Utah
C.) Atlanta, Georgia
D.) Los Angeles, California
A.) St. Louis, Missouri. Hosted in Summer 1904! Los Angeles hosted in Summer 1932 and 1984 (also set to host in Summer 2028) Atlanta hosted in Summer 1996! Utah hosted in Winter 2002!
In 1912, the Titanic sank in this ocean.
A.) Pacific
B.) Atlantic
C.) Indian
D.) Arctic
B.) Atlantic.
31.6% – the total percentage of passengers and crew who survived.
53.4% – the percentage who could have survived, given the number of spaces available on the Titanic lifeboats.
This pitcher is the first person to ever record throwing a baseball over 100 MPH
A.) Randy Johnson
B.) Aroldis Chapman
C.) Sandy Koufax
D.) Nolan Ryan
D.) Nolan Ryan- On September 7, 1974, in a game against the White Sox, California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first player to break the 100 mph barrier when one of his pitches was officially clocked at 100.8 miles per hour.
This is the highest mountain in North America
A.) Mount Morris
B.) Mount McKinley
C.) Mount Pocono
D.) Mount Angel
B.) Mount McKinley (Alaska) Also, the highest point in all of America
In 1974, this commercial product was the first item that had a Barcode.
A.) Hunt's Tomato Ketchup
B.) Sprite Zero Sugar
C.) Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
D.) Magic 8-ball
C.) Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum. a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio were the 1st to try it out in order to speed up the check-out line