Art
What is the name of the island famous for its huge sculpted heads?
Easter Island
He was the defendant in “The Trial of the Century.”?
O. J. Simpson, After football, he served as spokesman for Hertz. He also
appeared in several screen productions.
This fungus tops both pizza and pasta.
Mushrooms, Favorite Italian mushrooms include portobellos, porcini,
and chanterelles.
This full moon happens during the fall, either in September or October.
The harvest moon
What state were both assassinations attempts against President Gerald Ford made in?
California
One of Da Vinci's most famous works was called the Last what?
Supper
These shantytowns popped up during the Great Depression, when people
were evicted from their homes?
Hoovervilles, Many blamed President Herbert Hoover for not
providing assistance and named the shantytowns for him
This green sauce can top both pizza and pasta.
Pesto
This fruit grown in Washington state is in season and a sign of fall.
Apples
What kind of rockets did Wernher Von Braun transport 100 of to the U.S. after World War II?
V-2 rockets
What is the name of the painting of a farming couple, one with a pitchfork, in front of a wooden house?
American Gothic
The year 1983 saw the first generation of this communication device?
A mobile or cell phone, Motorola was the first to launch the cell
phone in the consumer market.
Flour is the primary ingredient in most pasta, but this pasta uses potato and flour to
form its shape?
Gnocchi
Trees, shrubs, and vines that lose their leaves fall into this category.
deciduous (de·cid·u·ous), those that keep their leaves and pine needles are known
as evergreen.
How much money constituted Patty Hearst’s bail bond in November, 1976?
$1,500,000
How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?
1
During the Iran hostage crisis, he kept us glued to our TVs during his
weeknight ABC News Nightline show?
Ted Koppel
This U.S. city is famous for its deep-dish pizza?
Chicago
The waning sunlight in the fall leads to a reduced production of this in plants
Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll is required for photosynthesis. This process feeds
the plants and gives them their color during the spring and summer. The lack of sunlight
causes the leaves to have brilliant fall colors.
What White House staffer noted: “Every President has his S.O.B., and I’m Richard Nixon’s”?
H.R. Haldeman
Which scientist invented the color wheel?
Isaac Newton
The rule of the Russian tsars ended when this imperial family was summarily
executed in 1918?
What is Romanov? In 2000, the Russian Orthodox Church canonized Tsar
Nicholas II and named him Saint Nicholas the passion-bearer
Italians originally used this method of cooking pasta?
Baking
This natural phenomenon in the sky, most visible in Arctic
areas, burns brighter in the fall?
The northern lights
What tiny Piece of evidence got the Watergate burglars caught?
Adhesive tape