General 469

Stage Names

100

 What is Meghan Markle's real first name?

Rachel

200

Whose real name is
Norma Jeane Baker? 

Jean Harlow

Jayne Mansfield

Bettie Page

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

300

What is David Robert Jones' stage name???

David Bowie

David Tennant 

David Harbor

Davy Jones 

David Bowie

400

Chaim Witz's stage name is:

Billy Joel

David Lee Roth
Gene Simmons
Art Garfunkel

Gene Simmons

500

Richard Starkey is known to us as:

• Richard Madden
• Ringo Starr
• Little Richard
• Richard Marx

Ringo Starr

Fall Time

100

When is the first day of Autumn 2023 (Autumn Equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere?

1. September 23
2. September 25
3. September 29

September 23rd

200

Oktoberfest takes place every autumn in which German city?

1. Berlin
2. Hamburg
3. Munich

Munich

300

 What pigment decreases in plants during autumn, making them lose their green color?

1. Chloroplast
2. Chlorophyll
3. Xanthophyll

Chlorophyll

400

Which US state is the largest pumpkin grower?

1. Illinois
2. Virginia
3. California

Illinois

500

Which of the following squashes is known for its deep green color?

1. Pattypan Squash
2. Sweet Dumpling Squash
3. Kabocha Squash

Kabocha Squash

All about September

100

What does the Latin root septem mean?

Seven

200

What are the names of the two possible full moons that rise in September?

The Harvest Moon and Corn Moon

300

How many of the Summer Olympic Games have been held in September?

8

400

What are September’s birth flowers?

Aster & Morning Glory

500

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote on September 19, 1893?

New Zealand

Famous Inventions

100

Which inventor is credited with creating the telephone

Alexander Graham Bell

200

The first three-light traffic signal was patented in 1923. Who was the inventor behind it?

Marie Van Brittan Brown

Garrett Morgan

Lewis Howard Latimer

Elijah McCoy

Garrett Morgan

300

Who invented the motion picture camera? 

Nikola Tesla 

 Thomas Edison

  Alexander Bell

  Charles Babbage

Thomas Edison

400

Who invented the steam engine? 

Benjamin Franklin 

 Henry Ford  

Solomon Brown

  James Watt

James Watt

500

Which of the following countries has the most patents? South Korea

  Japan 

 Germany

  India

Japan

All about Minnesota

100

What majestic water bird, known for its haunting call, was officially designated as Minnesota's state bird in 1961?

Common Loon

The Common Loon is famous for its striking black-and-white plumage and haunting vocalizations across northern lakes.

200

In 1922, 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson invented the sport of water skiing on which famous Minnesota body of water?

Lake Pepin

 Lake Pepin, a widening of the Mississippi River bordering Minnesota and Wisconsin, was the birthplace of water skiing.

300

Charles Schulz, the creator of the beloved "Peanuts" comic strip featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy, grew up and spent his early career in which Minnesota city?

St. Paul

 Charles Schulz grew up in St. Paul, where statues of Peanuts characters can still be found throughout the city streets and parks.

400

In 1977, Minnesota designated which native aquatic grass seed as the official state grain?

Wild rice

 Wild rice (manoomin in Ojibwe) grows naturally in the shallow lakes and streams of northern Minnesota and is the official state grain.

500

The first-ever store for which major American discount retail giant—now headquartered in Minneapolis—opened in the nearby suburb of Roseville in 1962?

Target

 The very first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota, in May 1962 by the Dayton Company.