Schenectady History
Schenectady is located on which river?
Mohawk
If you have me you want to share me, if you share me you won't have me. What am I?
Name 3 of the 13 original colonies?
What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
This musician was photographed shaving her own head in a salon in 2007
Britney Spears
Trivia Question: Which U.S. state is known as the sunflower state?
a) Florida
b) California
c) Maine
d) Kansas
Kansas
Schenectady's nickname is:
Electric City
If I drink, I die. If I eat, I am fine. What am I?
Fire
What year was the constitution written?
1787
This celebrity once dangled his son over a hotel balcony in front of paparazzi.
Michael Jackson
Trivia Question: What is the rarest blood type?
a) O
b) A
c) B
d) AB-Negative
d) AB-Negative
Name one of the historically largest employers in Schenectady is:
What are General Electric and ALCO (American Locomotive Co.)
Mr. Red lives in the red house. Mr. Blue lives in the blue house. Mrs. Pink lives in the pink house. Who lives in the white house?
Joe Biden
How many amendments does the constitution have?
27
This band lost popularity when they expressed at a concert that they were "ashamed that the President… [was] from Texas."
Trivia Question: Which animal does not appear in the Chinese zodiac?
a) Dragon
b) Rabbit
c) Dog
d) Hummingbird
d) Hummingbird
Born Phillip Andre, this Schenectady native has grown up to be a famous actor and star in films such as: Sin City, Iron Man 2, Year of the Dragon, etc
Mickey Rourke
I start with M, end with X, and have never ending amount of letters. What am I?
MAILBOX
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
This singer released a video in 1989 that received backlash from Pope John Paul II because of it's "blasphemous use of Christian imagery"
Madonna
Trivia Question: Power outages in the US are mostly caused by what?
a) Flooding
b) Storms
c) Squirrels
d) Wind
c) Squirrels
Squirrels
Jessica Collins
A bus driver goes the wrong way on a one way street. He passes the cops but they don't stop him. Why?
Name 1 war fought by the U.S. in the 1800's?
What is
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
A member of this band had to publicly apologize after claiming the band was "more popular than Jesus"
The Beatles
Trivia Question: “Cirque du Soleil” started in what country?
a) China
b) Canada
c) Brazil
d) Italy
b) Canada
Canada