Movies
What was the very first color film to win the prestigious Academy Award for best picture?
A) The Wizard of Oz
B) Gone With the Wind
C) The Adventure of Robin Hood
D) Meet me in St.Louis
Gone With the Wind
What was the specific name of the military order read by Major General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, on June 19 1865?
A) The Emancipation Edict
B) General Orders, No.3
C) The Texas Proclamation
D) Freedom Decree 1865
General Orders, No.3
What country officially celebrates Father's Day on March 19, in alignment with the Catholic feast day of Saint Joseph?
A) Brazil
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) Spain
Spain
What is the proper term for a quarter-bottle of champagne ?
A) A Magnum
B) A Carafe
C) A Split
D) A Pint
A Split
Who is the only individual to win a competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony in the exact same calendar year?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Jonathan Tunick
C) Robert Lopez
D) John Legend
Robert Lopez
What famous national monument does Carey Grant climb to escape a crop duster plane in the climax of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest?
A) The Washington Monument
B) The Statue of Liberty
C) The Gateway Arch
D) Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
In 1872, a group of formerly enslaved people in Houston Texas, pooled their money to purchase 10 acres of land to host annual Juneteenth celebrations.What is the name of this historic park?
A) Emancipation Park
B) Freedom Acres
C) Juneteenth Heritage Park
D) Jubilee Commons
Emancipation Park
Who was the first U.S. president to sign a presidential proclamation officially honoring fathers (though it was not yet a permanent federal holiday)?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Which of the following languages is categorized as Germanic?
A) Welsh
B) Russian
C) French
D) English
English
What do Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, John Bardeen, and Karl Barry Sharpless all have in common?
A) They all won the Nobel Peace Prize twice
B) They are the only people to receive two un-shared Nobel Prize
C) They are the only individuals to win two Nobel Prizes in two different categories
D) They all won their Nobel Prize posthumously
They are the only individuals to win two Nobel Prizes in two different Categories
In Pixar's Monster Inc., the film's heroes try to protect a lost human toddler.While Sulley affectionately nicknames her "Boo", what is her actual name?
A) Molly
B) Mary
C) Mia
D) Michelle
Mary
Texas was the first to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday in 1980, but which state actually the second?
A) New York
B) Oklahoma
C) California
D) Louisiana
Oklahoma
In the classic 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade who played the role of Indiana Jones' father, Henry Jones Sr.?
A) Sean Connery
B) Harrison Ford
C) Paul Newman
D) Kirk Douglas
Sean Connery
English is the official language of which of these countries?
A) Costa Rica
B) El Salvador
C) Belize
D) Honduras
Belize
Which of these films received the most nominations without being nominated for Best Pictures?
A) They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
B) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
C) Ragtime
D) Hud
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
"Hope is a good thing , maybe the greatest things, and no great thing ever dies."This incredibly moving line from the Shawshank Redemption is spoken by which actor?
A) Morgan Freeman
B) Tim Robbins
C) Bob Gunton
D) James Whitmore
Morgan Freeman
Why are red foods and drinks (such as strawberry soda and red velvet cake) traditionally served during Juneteenth celebration?
A) To symbolize the Union victory flags
B) To represent the resilience and blood shed enslaved ancestors
C) To mark the season's summer fruit harvest
D) To honor the colors of the Pan-African Flag
To represents the resilience and blood shed enslaved ancestors
In Germany how is Father's Day traditionally celebrated?
A) Families hike together with pull-wagons filled with beer and regional food
B) Son touches their father's feet with their heads as a sign of respect
C) Father hands skeletal figures outside their doors to ward off bad luck
D) Dads participate in a town-wide kilometer marathon followed by a feast
Families hike together with pull-wagons filled with beer and regional food
Which of these animals is native to Africa?
A) Ocelot
B) Orangutan
C) Opossum
D) Okapi
Okapi
Which of the following films won the most Academy Awards without winning best picture?
A) A Place in the Sun
B) The King and I
C) Stars Wars
D) Cabaret
Cabaret
Which 1982 sci-fi neo-noir film features a protagonist named Rick Deckard?
A) Blade Runner
B) The Terminator
C) Alien
D) Total Recall
Blade Runner
Although General Granger announced emancipation in Texas on June 19,1865, slavery remained technically legal in two Union states until the ratification of the 13th Amendment later that year.Which two states were they?
A) Maryland and Missouri
B) Delaware and Kentucky
C) West Virginia and Tennessee
D) Arkansas and Florida
Delaware and Kentucky
What is the average age of a first time dad in the United States, according to U.S. Census data?
A) 24.5 years old
B) 27.2 years old
C) 30.9 years old
D) 33.4 years old
30.9 years old
Who wrote the 1969 hit song "The Real Thing"?
A) Molly Meldrum
B) Ross Wilson
C) Johnny Young
D) Angus Young
Johnny Young
Which of the following films earned four acting nominations?
A) As Good As It Gets
B) Bugsy
C) Terms Of Endearments
D) The English Patient
Terms of Endearment