Current Events
What holiday did we celebrate yesterday?
Memorial Day
What was the original name for Memorial Day?
Decoration Day
Which ship famously sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage?
The Titanic
What is the most popular flavor of ice cream?
Vanilla
True or False: Twins are becoming more common.
True. Over the last three decades, the twin birth rate rose by 76%, from 1.9% to 3.3 percent of all births. This increase is likely due to the fertility medications and advancing maternal age.
Now that last week's primaries are over, when is the next General election?
1st Tuesday in November
In which war were the most Americans killed?
Civil War
Who was the first man to walk on the moon, in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
Which ice cream "accessory" was created accidentally at the World's Fair in 1904, when the vendor ran out of bowls?
Waffle Cone
Which Northeastern state grows 66% of the world's eggplants?
New Jersey
Carolyn O'Connell got her wish granted by Wish of a Lifetime. What did she get to do last Friday?
Go ziplining
What poem inspired the tradition of wearing and planting poppy blossoms for Memorial Day?
In Flanders Field
What global conflict was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914?
World War I
Which country is believed to have created the first version of ice cream (as early as 200 B.C.)?
Rome
It's time for the closing arguments in Trump's criminal trial (the hush money case). Many people say the prosecution's biggest hurdle is getting the jury to believe Michael Cohen. What is his connection to Trump?
Trump's former personal attorney
What state is known as the birthplace of Memorial Day?
New York
Who was the President of the United States during the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II?
FDR
For how much money is John Harrison's (the taste tester at Dreyer's) tongue insured for?
$1 Million
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was founded in which U.S. city?
San Francisco
A landslide killed hundreds (if not thousands) on which island nation yesterday?
Papua New Guinea
Which historical monument in Washington, D.C. was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1922?
Lincoln Memorial
Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
The US consumes the most ice cream. Which country consumes the 2nd most?
Australia
Which Pope was named an honorary Harlem Globetrotter?
John Paul II