Random Trivia
Alternatively named Christmas Star, What Flower was named by the United States first ambassador to Mexico?
What is a Poinsettia ?
Where does the famous stairway Led Zeppelin have sung about lead to ?
Heaven
What is the birthstone for March ?
Aquamarine
What large city in the southern United States is one of the most important settings of the 1939 mega-film “ Gone with the wind”?
Atlanta
Girl groups are nothing new, Throughout the 40s the Andrew Sisters were one of Americas most popular singing sister Acts. Their names were LaVerne, Patty, & ?
Who is Maxine.
What would you be studying if you saw arches, whorls & loops?
What are fingerprints?
Whose catch phrase was “Yabba-Dabba-Doo?
Who is Fred Flintstone ?
What is the flower for March?
Daffodil
Of the two listed below, What great actress was not apart of the cast of “The Women”, an all-star comedy from 1939?
Joan Fontaine or Bette Davis ?
Bette Davis
Many of the popular male singers of the 40s started their careers singing with 1930s Big Bands. With which big band did Bing Crosby perform?
Who is Paul Whiteman ?
What famous actress, while on a war bond tour, died when her plane slammed into a mountain just outside of Las Vegas on January 16th, 1942?
Who is Carol Lombard?
In which Italian city would you find the Colosseum?
Rome
March was named for Mars, the Roman God of what?
War
Where does the Joan Family move to find itself a new life in the touching 1940 film “The Grapes of Wrath”, masterfully put together by director John Ford?
California
Which foursome, a fore-runner of the doo-wop groups of the 50s, had hits with “shout brother shout” , ”Cow-Cow Boogie”, & “Whispering Grass”?
The Ink Spots
The Roaring Twenties ushered in some new & unusual styles of clothing. On what part of our body would you wear a cloche?
The head.
What name did Diana, Princess of Wales and Sir Winston Churchill have in common ?
Spencer
Where was the first St. Patricks Day parade held?
New York
Though Marlon Brando is best known for roles such as Don Corleone from “The Godfather” & Stanley Kowalski from “ A Streetcar Named Desire” he appeared in many other films. In what 1953 film does he appear as a tough guy biker?
The Wild One
Operative Voices were as popular in the 40s as they are now. Which tenor did MGM Studio hope would become their “singing Bing Crosby”?
Enrico Caruso or Mario Lanza?
Who is Mario Lanza
What company logo featured in the movie “Cast Away”, contains an arrow between two of the letters?
FedEx
According to the 1957 song “Catch a Falling Star” recorded be Perry Como, where should you put it?
In your pocket
What event happened in March ? The first telephone call or, The Empire State building opened ?
Alexander Graham first telephone call on March 10th 1876.
The three lead actors from the 1935 film “Mutiny on the Bounty” were all nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars. Which of these was not one of them?
Clark Gable or Spencer Tracy ?
Spencer Tracy
Musical theatre also had its golden age in the 40s, Newcomer Gene Kelly took the title role in which Roger’s and Hart production, later a successful film for Frank Sinatra ?
Pal Joey
What does Volkswagen, the popular German car, mean in English?
People’s car
What process turns sugar into alcohol?
What is Fermentation?
What does March Madness refer to?
Basketball
What is the nationality of the character Manuel, Played brilliantly by Spencer Tracy In the 1937 film, Captain Courageous ?
Portuguese
What year did Glen Miller’s flight over the English Channel disappear?
1944
In what month is the official first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
June
Which mathematical symbol is both a letter of the Greek alphabet and an irrational number needed to calculate the area of a circle?
Pi
What President was born in March ? Grover Cleveland or George H.W. Bush?
Cleveland.
What is the first name of the Character played by the terribly underrated British Actress Deborah Kerr in the 1956 film musical “ The King & I” ?
Anna
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” was sung by one of the major stars of the 40s, she also married the director of the film it featured in. Who was she?