Dates
On what exact date did the Hartford Convention issue its finial report, which proposed several constitutional amendments designed to limit the power of the federal government and protest the War of 1812?
A) January 5 1815
B) December 15 1814
C) February 4 1815
D) November 10 1814
January 5 1815
When Doritos were first introduced nationally by Frito-lay in 1966, what was their original flavor before Nacho Cheese was introduced in 1972?
A) Toasted Corn
B) Zesty Taco
C) Barbecue
D) Sour Cream Onion
Toasted Corn
Before signing with Monument Records and later RCA, a 13 year old Dolly Parton recorded her very first single, "Puppy Love" in 1959. On which small, independent record label was this debut single released?
A) Starday Records
B) Hickory Records
C) Goldband Records
D) Sun Records
Goldband Records
Which prolific 1980s child star provided the voice for the young hound puppy Copper in Disney's animation classic The Fox and The Hound (1981)?
A) Corey Feldman
B) River Phoenix
C) Jason Bateman
D) Fred Savage
Corey Feldman
Which two U.S. states are tied for sharing a land border with the highest number of other U.S. states, each touching borders with 8 different states?
A) Kentucky and Ohio
B) Tennessee and Missouri
C) Colorado and Utah
D) Pennsylvania and Virginia
Tennessee and Missouri
President Abraham Lincoln signed the historic Act into Law on which exact date in 1862?
A) January 1, 1863
B) May 20, 1862
C) July 2, 1862
D) April 14, 1862
May 20, 1862
When the Triscuit was trademarked by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1902, what was the literal meaning or origin behind the name Triscuit?
A) Electricity biscuit
B) A biscuit made of three distinct whole grains
C) A cracker trisected into three bite-sized squares
D) Trans oceanic shipping biscuits
Electricity Biscuit
When Elvis Presley wanted to record "I Will Always Love You" Colonel Tom Parker demanded that Dolly sign over what specific percentage of the song's publishing rights as a standard condition for Elvis's version?
A) 25 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 75 percent
D) 100 percent
50 percent
For his breakout performance in which 1931 pre-Code drama did 9-year-old Jackie Cooper become the youngest-ever nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor, a record that stood untouched for nearly 50 years?
A) The Champ
B) Skippy
C) Treasure Island
D) Peck's Bad Boy
Skippy
Which U.S. state has the lowest "high point" in the entire country, meaning its maximum elevation is lower than any other state's highest elevation?
A) Delaware
B) Louisiana
C) Rhode Island
D) Florida
Florida
The Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended Chinese immigration for ten years, was signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on which exact date?
A) March 12 1880
B) August 22 1884
C) May 6 1882
D) November 4 1881
May 6 1882
Oreos are a famously direct copy of an earlier chocolate sandwich cookie that debuted four years earlier in 1908. What was that original cookie's name?
A) Domino
B) Solar Cracker
C) Hydrox
D) Nabisco Cream
Hydrox
Before Dolly Parton partnered with Herchend Family Entertainment in 1986 to transform it into Dollywood, what was the immediate predecessor theme park operating on that exact Piegon Forge, Tennessee site?
A) Rebel Railroad
B) Goldrush Junction
C) Frontierland USA
D) Silver Dollar City
Silver Dollar City
Years before starting in television hits like Heroes and Nashville, a young Hayden Panettiere provided the voice for which character in Pixar's 1998 computer-animated film Bug's Life?
A) Ava
B) Rosie
C) Gypsy
D) Princess Dot
Princess Dot
Which U.S. state is the only one to operate under a unicameral (single chamber) state legislature, having abolished its house of representatives in the 1930s?
A) Vermont
B) Nebraska
C) Alaska
D) Montana
Nebraska
The catastrophic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, which resulted in the deaths of 146 garment workers and galvanized the labor movement, occurred on what dates?
A) April 12, 1909
B) February 18, 1913
C) January 30, 1910
D) March 25, 1911
March 25, 1911
Cheetos were invented in 1948 by the same visionary snack tycoon who originally created Fritos. What was his name?
A) Herman Lay
B) Clarence Baker
C) Franklin Mars
D) Charles Doolin
Charles Elmer Doolin
In 1988, Dolly co-founded the film and television production company Sandollar Production with her long time manager Sandy Gallin. Which critically acclaimed 1990's television series did Sandollar executive produce that became a massive pop-culture phenomenon?
A) Buffy The Vampire Slayer
B) Twin Peaks
C) Dawson's Creek
D) The X-files
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
At just four years old Natalie Wood (then credited under her birth name Natasha Gurdin) made an un-credited or minor appearance in which 1943 wartime drama staring Don Ameche?
A) Happy Land
B) The Moon Is Down
C) So Proudly We Hail!
D) The Human Comedy
Happy Land
Delaware shares a famous boundary arc with Pennsylvania known as the "Twelve Mile Circle". This curved border is officially centered on a landmark in which specific location?
A) Dover, Delaware
B) Wilmington, Delaware
C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D) New Castle, Delaware
New Castle Delaware
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the nation's central banking system, on which exact date?
A) November 11, 1913
B) December 23, 1913
C) January 15, 1914
D) October 3, 1913
December 23, 1913
While Thomas Jefferson is often credited with popularizing macaroni and cheese in America after encountering it in Europe, which enslaved cook at Monticello and later the White House actually prepared and perfected the dish for state dinners during his presidency?
A) Sally Hemings
B) James Hemings
C) Edith Fossett
D) Venus
Edith Fossett
In the 1982 film adaptation of The Little Whorehouse In Texas, Dolly played Miss Mona Stangley and received a Golden Globe Nomination. Who co-starred as her romantic interest, Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd?
A) Kenny Rogers
B) Burt Reynolds
C) Sylvester Stallone
D) Kris Kristofferson
Burt Reynolds
Before rising to global fame, a very young Elijah Wood made his uncredited feature film debut playing a "video game boy" in which blockbuster 1989 sequel?
A) Ghostbusters 2
B) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
C) Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
D) Back To The Future Part 2
Back To The Future Part 2
While 48 states use the term "county" for their primary local administrative subdivisions, which U.S. state uniquely divides its land into units officially called "parishes"?
A) Louisiana
B) Mississippi
C) Alabama
D) South Caroline
Louisiana