Sports
Where were the first Olympic Games held?
Panathenic Stadium in Greece
What Steinbeck novel centers around the struggles of the farm-working Joad family during the Dust Bowl?
Grapes of Wrath
What 1950 movie did Bette Davis utter the famous line "Fasten your seat-belts, it's gonna be a bumpy night".
All About Eve
Which fruit is known as the King of Fruits and has a strong smell?
Mango
What is the name of the song traditionally sung on New Years at Midnight?
Auld Lang Syne
When was the first Indy 500 held?
1911
"Boy, did you stick your foot in your mouth" is an example of what kind of speech?
Idioms
T/F: The BBC still produces and broadcasts fictional radio programs?
True
A fresh egg will do what in a glass of water?
Sink to the bottom, if it floats it is old.
What car became emblematic of the American Muscle Car in the 1950s?
Ford Mustang
Which Canadian hockey player is considered to be the greatest of all time?
Wayne Gretzky
What famous African American Author is known for her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelou
T/F: The producers of Gone with the Wind made Clarke Gable stand on boxes to make him taller.
True: Ingred Bergman was taller than Bogart
Which U.S. President is known for this love of Jelly Beans?
Ronald Reagan
What do you call the study of the past based on what people left behind?
Archaelogy/Anthropology
What number does every National Baseball League member wear on April 15?
42
Who was the author of the Femane Mystique?
Betty Friedan
What comic strip character had a TV special in which the main character purchases a small sad Christmas Tree?
The Charlie Brown Christmas Special
T/F: Adding salt to water will make it boil faster?
False, however it will keep it from boiling over
What does the term D.J. stand for?
Disc Jockey
What is the diameter of a basketball hoop?
18 inches
Who is the author of The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea?
Ernist Hemingway
A majority of actor Charlie Chaplin's children are working in the motion picture industry?
True
What nut is used to make Mazipan?
Almonds
What radio program is known for its news and current event programs?
National Public Radio (NPR)