Music Royalty
She was named the "First Lady of Song".
a. Barbra Streisand
b. Doris Day
c. Ella Fitzgerald
d. Kate Smith
c. Ella Fitzgerald
Which of these singers does not use a falsetto voice?
a. Tiny Tim
b. Frankie Valli
c. Bruno Mars
d. Lou Christie
c. Bruno Mars
Alfred Hitchcock was born in:
a. London, Ontario
b. New London, Connecticut
c. London, England
d. London, Nova Scotia
c. London, England
Green Bay was originally known as:
a. La Baie Verte
b. La Baie des Puants
c. Red Banks
d. Baye Verdant
b. La Baie des Puants or French for "Bay of Stinking Waters
She became known as the "Queen of Disco".
a. Paula Abdul
b. Donna Summer
c. Joan Jett
d. Whitney Houston
b. Donna Summer
In what month a year did the fall of Saigon occur?
a. April 1975
b. April 1976
c. October 1974
d. June 1977
a. April 1975
Hitchcock is known as:
a. The Master of Mystery
b. The Master of Suspense
c. The Master of the Thriller
d. The Master of Film
b. The Master of Suspense
Nicolet encountered which groups of Indians when he arrived in Green Bay:
a. Menominee and Ho-Chunk
b. Ho-Chunk and Oneida
c. Menominee and Stockbridge
d. Stockbridge and Ho-Chunk
a. Menominee and Ho-Chunk (aka Winnebago)
He was known as the "King of Jazz". Bonus for 10 points, name his only #1 Billboard hit.
a. Paul Whiteman
b. Louis Armstrong
c. Cab Galloway
d. Dave Brubeck
b. Louis Armstrong
Bonus: Hello Dolly in 1964
When did the fall of Paris occur?
a. January 1940
b. September 1939
c. June 1940
d. August 1941
c. June 1940
Who was in the most Hitchcock movies?
a. Cary Grant
b. James Stewart
c. Clare Greet
d. Grace Kelly
c. Clare Greet (7)
Grant and Stewart were in 4, Grace Kelly 3
Green Bay's most important commerce before statehood dealt with the following:
a. fur trading
b. toilet paper
c. farming
d. lumbering
a. fur trading
Who is known simply as "The King"!
a. Yul Brynner
b. Frank Sinatra
c. Elvis Presley
d. Michael Jackson
c. Elvis Presley
Fall of the New York stock market - in what year was the single-day largest percentage decline?
a. 1929
b. 1987
c. 2020
d. 1873
b. Black Monday is 1987 saw a single-day decline of 22.6%
For what movie did Hitchcock win the Oscar for best Director?
a. Rear Window
b. Rebecca
c. Vertigo
d. The Birds
b. Rebecca in 1940
What group constituted the largest influx of immigrants to Green Bay?
a. French
b. English
c. Belgians
d. German
c. Belgians
Who is known as "The Boss"?
Bonus for 5 points: Name his band.
a. Bruce Springsteen
b. Frank Sinatra
c. Freddy Mercury
d. Ludwig von Beethoven
a. Bruce Springsteen
Bonus: E Street Band
The fall of currency: What country had the most extreme inflation of it's currency?
a. Zimbabwe
b. Argentina
c. Hungary
d. Greece
c. Hungary at 41.9 quadtrillion percent in a year
How many movies did Hitchcock direct?
Answers within a range of 5 movies would be correct.
He directed 69 movies, so answers within the range of 64-74 would be acceptable.
Green Bay's population grew by the biggest percentage in what decade?
a. 1860's
b. 1890's
c. 1960's
d. 1990's
b. 1890's by 161.9%. In sheer numbers, the biggest growth was the 1960's by about 25,000 as Preble was annexed by Green Bay.
Who is the "King of Funk"?
a. Sonny James
b. Tommy James
c. Ja Rule
d. Rick James
d. Rick James
Falling approval: What president has the biggest fall in his approval ratings while in office?
a. Richard Nixon
b. Harry Truman
c. Donald Trump
d. George H.W. Bush
d. George H.W. Bush was at 86% in March 1991 and fell to 29% in August 1992 -- 60 point drop
What was Hitchcock's highest grossing movie?
a. Rear Window
b. Rebecca
c. Psycho
d. North by Northwest
c. Psycho
How many television stations are in Green Bay?
Get a 2-point bonus for each station named.
9: WBAY (2), WFRV (5), WLUK (11), WCWF (14), WGBA (26), WMEI (31), WMEI (31.6), WACY (32), and WPNE (38)