20th Century
Food Trivia
Coins
Elephants
"F" Words
100

Since 1904, when a woman was arrested in NYC for doing this, women have “come a long way”.

What is smoking a cigarette?

100

Southern pancake grain or a “Little Rascal”.

What is Buckwheat?

100

Modern coinage in this country began with the reign of Ferdinand & Isabella.

What is Spain?

100

He says, “I meant what I said & I said what I meant, an elephant’s faithful 100%”.

Who is Horton?

100

Delta tau delta & sigma chi, for example.

What are fraternities?

200

Around 1912, popular ones included “the fish walk”, “the bunny hug” & “the turkey trot”.

What are dances?

200

Plant used in the Middle Ages to whiten teeth that still flavors toothpaste today.

What is mint?

200

Chickens appeared on ancient coins of this neighbor of Nepal.

What is India?

200

Carthaginian general who used elephants as battle tanks against the Romans.

Who is Hannibal?

200

With partner “duddy”, it’s an old-fashioned pompous person.

What is fuddy?

300

In 1926, he declined a Pulitzer Prize for “Arrowsmith”.

Who was Sinclair Lewis?

300

The 1st was Maxim, introduced by General Foods in 1964.

What is freeze-dried coffee?

300

In the 17th c. one of these Scandinavian country’s coins weighed 44 lbs.

What is Sweden?

300

Timothy the mouse was his flight instructor.

Who is Dumbo?

300

Spanish “quince”, French “quinze”, & German “funfzehn”.

What is fifteen?

400

Year of Senate Watergate hearings, V.P. Agnew’s resignation & the Arab oil embargo.

What is 1973?

400

Sturgeon was once so plentiful in the U.S. that this treat was given away free with nickel beer.

What is caviar?

400

Largest denomination ever issued, one post-WWI German coin was worth this many marks.

What is a billion?

400

A dangerous, anti-social loner-type elephant, his picture should be in a “gallery”.

What is a rogue?

400

In piano duo of the ‘60s, he was Teicher’s other half.

Who is Ferrante?

500

In 1901 J.P. Morgan formed the world’s largest steel corporation, U.S. Steel, after buying him out.

Who was Andrew Carnegie?

500

Blue-veined cheese that, by law, can only be ripened in cave near its namesake French town.

What is Roquefort?

500

Because its Montevideo mint closed in 1855, various world mints have made coins for this country.

What is Uruguay?

500

A male elephant in musth feels he must do this.

What is mate?

500

Projection bearing a tuft of hair on back of horse’s leg above hoof.

What is a fetlock?

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