70's Music
Aerosmith recorded their self titled debut album in just two weeks at Intermedia Studios. Where was this recording studio located?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Boston, Massachusetts
C) New York City, New York
D) Memphis, Tennessee
Boston, Massachusetts
"A screaming comes across the sky> It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now."This famous chilling opening line begins which massive, postmodern American Novel?
A) Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
B) Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
C) Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
D) Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Who was the first player in the NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single regular season?
A) Walter Payton
B) Baryy Sanders
C) Eric Dickerson
D) O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
Founded in 1863 by Moses Wood, the unique cultural organization known as the "Barbados Landship" was modeled directly on which entity?
A) The British Royal Navy
B) The British Army's West India Regiment
C) The local Bridgetown volunteer fire brigade
D) 17th century pirate brotherhoods of the Caribbean
The British Royal Navy
What country is this?
BUCA
Cuba
The 1973 Blue Oyster Cult song "Career of Evil" from the album Secret Treaties features lyrics co-written by which famous punk rock poet and musician?
A) Joan Jett
B) Debbie Harry
C) Kim Gordon
D) Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Published in 1952, what acclaimed novel is narrated by an unnamed Black man who moves from the American South to Harlem, getting swept up in a political group called "The Brotherhood"?
A) Go Tell it on The Mountain by James Baldwin
B) Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
C) Native Son by Richard Wright
D) The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Which two legendary players that are the only ones in Major League Baseball history to win a MVP award in both the American League and the National League?
A) Frank Robinson and Shonei Ohtani
B) Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez
C) Miguel Cabrera and Bryce Harper
D) Hank Aaron and Derek Jeter
Frank Robinson and Shonei Ohtani
During the catastrophic 1692 earthquake that liquefied and submerged a large portion of Port Royal, which specific military structure remained miraculously standing and served as a makeshift hospital for survivors?
A) St. Paul's Church
B) Fort Charles
C) The Governor's House
D) The Custom House
Fort Charles
What country is this?
ACJIAAM
Jamaica
Before becoming the official keyboardist for Lynyrd and Skynyrd and laying down the legendary opening piano notes on "Free Bird", what was Billy Powell's initial role with the band?
A) Roadie and equipment/ piano turner
B) Tour manager
C) Sound mixer
D) Open act keyboardist
Roadie and equipment/ piano turner
Which famous American novel by William Faulkner features one of the single longest sentences in English literature (spanning over 1,300 words) and uses multiple shifting perspectives to chronicle the Sutpen family's tragic rise and fall?
A) The Sound and The Fury
B) As I Lay Dying
C) Absalom, Absalom!
D) Light in August
Absalom, Absalom!
How many home runs titles (leading their league in home runs in a single season) did New York Yankees legend Roger Maris win in his career?
A) Zero
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
One
What does the acronym for Gwen Stefani's high-end fashion line, L.A.M.B., stand for?
A) Love, Angel, Music, Baby
B) Luxury, Art, Modern, Boutique
C) Lance, Aesthetics, Milan, Beauty
D) Leather, Apparel, Midnight, Brand
Love, Angel, Music, Baby
What country is this?
CANNIMODI
LICREUPB
Dominican Republic
Montrose's landmark 1973 self titled debut heavy metal album-featuring a young Sammy Hager on vocals- was produced by which legendary Warner Bros. staff producer?
A) Jack Douglas
B) Bob Ezrin
C) Ted Templeman
D) Jimmy Miller
Ted Templeman
Willa Cather named her second published novel, The Song of The Lark, after a famous painting, but she drew the title of her 1922 masterpiece O Pioneers! from a line of poetry by which iconic American writer?
A) Emily Dickerson
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson
D) Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Which five MLB franchise have never won a World Series title?
A) Rockies, Brewers, Padres, Mariners, and Rays
B) Mariners,Rangers, Padres, Brewers, and Astros
C) Rockies, Orioles, Rays, Diamondbacks, and Pardes
D) Nationals, Mariners, Brewers, Rockies, and Angels
Rockies, Brewers, Padres, Mariners, and Rays
Before serving as the first Black women on the U.S. Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson clerked for which iconic Supreme Court Justice?
A) Thurgood Marshall
B) Clarence Thomas
C) Stephen Breyer
D) Sandra Day O Conner
Stephen Breyer
What country is this?
AAPMAN
Panama
The iconic KISS ballad "Beth" featured on the 1976 album destroyer, was originally written by Peter Criss and Stan Penridge years prior when they were in a pre-KISS band named what?
A) Chelsea
B) Wicked Lester
C) Rainbow
D) Bullfrog
Chelsea
Which foundational American naturalist novel features the tragic protagonist Edna Pontellier, whose awakening independence and rejection of traditional 19th century societal norms lead to her ultimate demise in the Gulf of Mexico?
A) The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
B) The Awakening by Kate Chopin
C) Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
D) Daisy Miller by Henry James
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Who holds the NFL record for the most career sacks (200 official career sacks?
A) Kevin Greene
B) Reggie White
C) Lawrence Taylor
D) Bruce Smith
Bruce Smith
Who was the first Black artist to perform a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City,breaking the color barrier in 1955?
A) Leontyne Price
B) Paul Robeson
C) Marian Anderson
D) Sissieretta Jones
Marian Anderson
What country is this?
RAGACAIUN
Nicaragua