History
Who was the first person to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong (United States)
What popular 1970s fast-food chain, known for its "finger-lickin' good" slogan, introduced its famous "Chicken Bucket"?
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
What is the smallest state in the United States?
Rhode Island
‘Brown Eyed Girl’ is by which singer-songwriter?
Van Morrison
What do you call the person who carries a golfer's bag and clubs?
A caddie.
What disease did Dr. Jonas Salk develop a vaccine for in 1952?
Polio
What new convenience food, which included items like Salisbury steak and turkey, gained immense popularity in the 1950s, especially with the introduction of Swanson's version in 1954?
TV dinners (or frozen dinners).
What 4 states meet at Four Corners Monument?
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Who is the jazz singer and trumpeter known for the song "What a Wonderful World"?
Louis Armstrong
How many times has Tiger Woods won The Masters?
5 times.
What major theme park opened in California in 1955?
Disneyland
What innovative food product was introduced in 1968, featuring a "meal in a can" that was popular with campers and busy families?
Chef Boyardee.
What is the largest saltwater lake in North America?
The Great Salt Lake
In the 1963 film The Pink Panther, who is the bumbling French detective?
Inspector Clouseau
In golf what color is the jacket won by a Masters champion?
Green
Who was the president of the United States when the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred?
John F. Kennedy
Introduced by Betty Crocker in 1971, this boxed product helped families stretch a pound of hamburger meat into a full meal. What was it called?
Hamburger Helper.
What is the largest wetland system in Florida known as?
The Everglades
“Sugar, ah honey honey” is the opening lyric of the song ‘Sugar, Sugar’, but who is the artist?
The Archies
Which player has won the most NFL MVP awards?
Peyton Manning (5 times)
What groundbreaking civil rights legislation did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign into law in 1964?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What ingredient is added to brown sugar that makes it brown?
Molasses
What is the highest mountain in the United Sates?
Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain in the United States.
Which rock-and-roll star was famously nicknamed ‘The King’?
Elvis Presley
Where did the modern game of golf originate?
Scotland
Which political scandal of the 1970s led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974?
The Watergate Scandal.
What was the primary cooking fat used for McDonald's french fries until 1990, when public health concerns prompted a switch to vegetable oil?
Beef tallow
Which US city has the highest population density?
New York City
Before The Beatles, which band did John Lennon form?
The Quarrymen
Who has thrown for the most passing yards in NFL history?
Tom Brady (89,214 career passing yards)
What event on April 22, 1970, marked the birth of the modern environmental movement and is still celebrated annually?
The first Earth Day.
What condiment was used for its medicinal qualities in the 1800s?
Ketchup
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
Robert Allen Zimmerman is the birth name of which singer-songwriter?
Bob Dylan
What was the original nickname for the Oregon Ducks sports teams before they became the Ducks?
Webfoots.
Can you correctly name the largest and probably most colorful hot spring in America?
The Grand Prismatic Spring