BIBLE
What is the first book of the Bible?
Exodus
Revelation
Paul
Genesis
Answer: Genesis
You can find the creation of the world, the first man and woman, the first murder, the Great Flood and Noah's Ark and others in this chapter of the Bible.
What does a cotton gin do?
makes cotton into wool
weaves cotton into yarn
makes yarn into cotton
removes seeds from cotton
Answer: removes seeds from cotton
The 1793 invention by Eli Whitney mechanically removed seeds from a cotton bloom without harming its fiber. Previously, seeds had to be removed laboriously by hand. The invention led to an economic boom for the South by increasing the amount of cotton the southern states could provide to textile manufacturers. It also cemented Southern dependence on the slaves who picked the raw cotton.
If you're in a state of hunger, you might want to visit OATMEAL, COFFEE CITY, BACON, CHOCOLATE BAYOU and DING DONG in which southwestern state whose flower is the Bluebonnet?
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Answer: Texas
You can also go to the LOG CABIN in LOONEYVILLE, as well as ASIA, ARIZONA, LAS VEGAS, MOSCOW, MIAMI and BETHLEHEM. If you NEEDMORE, you can get some CASH from LOLITA, but there's LITTLE HOPE it will be more than a NICKEL. Watch it, don't trip over that MULESHOE, you may get a BLACK ANKLE!
Who portrayed Mr. Deeds in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"?Hint
Henry Fonda
William Holden
James Stewart
Gary Cooper
Answer: Gary Cooper
One of Gary Cooper's best performances. Made in 1935 and directed by Frank Capra.
Where would I be if I was at the place where Neil and Buzz, while inside "the Eagle", landed?
Texas
The Moon
The Pacific Ocean
Mars
Answer: The Moon
In 1969 the famous line "The Eagle has landed" was broadcast throughout the world. One of the most amazing facts about the Moon landing, is the computing power used by the Space Program was a lot less than the computing power available in the first laptop computers.
As recorded in the Bible, who was the first man to experience physical death?
Answer: (One Word)
Answer: Abel
Cain killed his brother, Abel, because he was jealous of God's preference to Abel's sacrifice. Cain and Abel are the sons of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman.
Was there a John Deere?
Company name only
Yes, there was
No, figment your imagination
Only a tractor
Answer: Yes, there was
In 1839 he invented the steel plow, which, along with Cyrus McCormick's 1834 invention, the reaper, changed the face of American agriculture.
Ah, you're in a thirsty state! If you're a BOOZER, you can buy THE BOTTLE of RED WINE at POSSUM TROT, then you can find a SLICKLIZZARD and SKINEM with SPEED. What state are you in now whose bird is the Yellowhammer?
Alabama
Alaska
Oregon
North Dakota
Answer: Alabama
While you're here, you can go to AMERICA, CUBA, EGYPT, TEXAS, NORTH CAROLINA, and PENNSYLVANIA. Don't forget to bring your bottle back for a DEPOSIT. You might get a DOLLAR or just a DIME. Then you can buy a MAGAZINE, too.
Which actor won the Best Actor Oscar for "The Philadelphia Story"?
Answer: (Two Words or last name only)
Answer: James Stewart
Stewart is a Spy Magazine reporter assigned to cover the upcoming marriage of socialite Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) only to fall in love with her. Stewart's win, many say, had more to do with the fact he was overlooked the year before in 1939's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington". Stewart beat out his best friend Henry Fonda in "The Grapes of Wrath".
The Rosetta Stone was found by a French soldier in 1799. What is the name of the country, famous for Pharaohs, where he found it?
Libya
France
Egypt
Jordan
Answer: Egypt
The study of The Rosetta Stone has allowed linguists to decipher Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs because the stone contained text written in three different languages, one of which was Ancient Greek. According to Wikipedia the process of decoding the text took around twenty years.
As described in the Book of Exodus, what was the greatest suffering sent by Almighty God to the Egyptian people when the king of Egypt refused to let His people, the Israelites, go?
they drowned in the Red Sea
making the Egyptians wander around the desert for 40 years
the tenth plague
changed them into frogs
Answer: the tenth plague
One night, the Angel of Death passed through the land of Egypt and killed every first-born creature, both man and beast. Only the Jews were saved because of the blood of the lamb on their doorposts. Even the king's son died. It was the tenth plague sent by God that finally convinced the king to let the Israelites go.
When did the first telegraph lines run?
1896
1844
1860
1831
Answer: 1844
Invented by Samuel F. B. Morse and completed in 1844, the first telegraph line ran from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland. The first message, telegraphed on May 24, 1844, was "What hath God Wrought!"
Man, you're in a HELL of a state! Seeing JUPITER, VENUS and MARS, are you? You've obviously had too much WEED in which Golden State?
Colorado
Delaware
Connecticut
California
Answer: California
IGO get you some JAVA and you'll be in HAPPY CAMP, TOP OF THE WORLD, Ma! This is your LAST CHANCE, get up from those SQUEAKY SPRINGS and quit making that ZZYZX noise! Take a BATH in that BADWATER and you won't be in BUMMERVILLE anymore.
Laurence Olivier was in "Rebecca".
True
False
Answer: True
Sir Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca". It was Hitchcock's Hollywood directorial debut. The film won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Cinematography, but Hitchcock did not win for Best Director.
The Blue Whale is the largest mammal ever known, but which small creature does it mostly eat?
Seal
Penguin
Krill
Squid
Answer: Krill
Krill are small prawn-like or shrimp-like creatures that mostly feed on plankton. Blue Whales are one of the baleen whales and do not have teeth, instead they have baleen plates that are used to filter out small animals from the sea water. Baleen whales, penguins, squid and seals all feed on krill, making krill an essential part of the food chain in the oceans of the world.
Who was the man, numbered among Jesus' Apostles, who walked on water according to the Bible?
Paul
Peter
Levi
Matthew
Answer: Peter
After the miracle of the loaves and fish, Jesus went to the mountain to pray and the disciples started to head for home in a boat. Suddenly, they saw Jesus walking on the water. He told them not to be afraid, so Peter set out confidently, but he became afraid and began to sink. Jesus stretched forth His hands and said, 'O you of little faith, why did you doubt?'
Which state boasts the first oil well and what year?
Texas,1870
Arkansas,1899
Louisiana,1850
Pennsylvania,1859
Answer: Pennsylvania,1859
The first petroleum well was dug by American railway conductor Edwin L. Drake on August 28, 1859, at Titusville in western Pennsylvania. Kerosene for lamps was the first product to be refined from oil; gasoline did not become important until the development of the internal combustion engine in the 1880s and '90s.
NOWTHEN, NIMROD, don't drive in the DUMBLANE! You're in LOONEYVILLE here, and the LOCAL sheriff is a SAVAGE in what Gopher State?
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Answer: Minnesota
You'll need to visit CASHTOWN, MONEY CREEK or CREDIT RIVER to pay that fine. You just had to EMBARRASS yourself waving the OTTERTAIL around! Hark! Is that a BUCKSNORT I hear, or just GOOD THUNDER? O, great, we're in LUCKNOW; someone from HAVANA paid your RANSOM!
Which actor won an Oscar for his performance in 1944's 'Going My Way"?Hint
Bing Crosby
Spencer Tracy
Frank Sinatra
Cary Grant
Answer: Bing Crosby
This film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. Barry Fitzgerald (Best Supporting Actor) was the first and only actor to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same performance. This is no longer a voting rule in the Academy.
What must you add to something to re-hydrate it?
Sunlight
Water
Hydrogen
Hydrochloric acid
Answer: Water
Many foods are dehydrated or dried to preserve them, because micro-organisms that spoil food need water to multiply. Removing water also makes for easier storage and transportation because such foods are lighter and more compact.
Who was the angel who is said, in the Gospel of Luke, to have appeared to Mary and told her that she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit?
Emmanuel
Michael
Lucifer
Gabriel
Answer: Gabriel
Saint Gabriel, the Archangel, is known as the angel of the Incarnation and of Consolation.
In what war was the Gatling gun first used?
Viet Nam
The Civil War
World War I
Spanish-American War
Answer: The Civil War
The precursor of the modern machine gun, the rapid-firing weapon saw limited action during the Civil War, specifically in the Petersburg Campaign in 1864. The hand-crank-operated gun, capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute, was patented by Richard J. Gatling in 1862.
Watch it, you almost ran into that DEEP HOLE at FROG LEVEL! The ORDINARY person doesn't drive by MOONLIGHT in this state, the 'Mother of Presidents'. There's a SIGN POST up ahead. What state has these strange place names?
Vermont
Virginia
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Answer: Virginia
Drive right over the CATS BRIDGE (did you hear a MEW?), at CRIPPLE CREEK, past the HORSE HEAD and park by the BURNT TREE. We can get a CHICKAHOMINY and a COKE here if you have CASH; they won't take a CHECK. GOOD LUCK getting gas at the SHORT PUMP.
This actress won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Mildred Pierce".
Answer: (Two Words or last name only)
Answer: Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford took this part after it was turned down by Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sheridan. Her career was at a low ebb and she had been off the screen for two years trying to find a part that would bring her to the top. "Mildred Pierce" did just that by bringing her to the top and gave her an Academy Award.
Sherpa Norgay Tenzing from Nepal and the person I am thinking of, were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Who is this New Zealander?
Sir Peter James Blake
Sir Robert David Muldoon
Sir Peter Robert Jackson
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
Answer: Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
In 1953 Tenzing and Hillary became the first to reach Mount Everest's summit. Sir Peter James Blake was a winner of the "Whitbread Round the World" yacht race and team leader of the winning America's Cup team. Sir Peter Robert Jackson has made several blockbuster movies. Sir Robert David Muldoon was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. With the exception of Tenzing all are New Zealanders.
Who does the Bible say is the father of Ham, Shem, and Japheth?
Abraham
David
Moses
Noah
Answer: Noah
Noah and his sons labored diligently for one hundred twenty years to construct the ark.
Who invented the Richter magnitude scale?
Sandy E. Richter
Charles F. Richter
Charles W. Schwab
Charles Nelson Reilly
Answer: Charles F. Richter
Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology developed the scale in 1935 as a mathematical device to compare the sizes of earthquakes. Each whole number increase in the scale corresponds to a tenfold increase in the amplitude of waves measured by a seismograph -- or an increase of about 31 times the energy of a quake that is one number smaller.
Let's go to A COUNTRY PLACE now, MIAMI BEACH, MONTANA, TENAFLY? You can get into DOUBLE TROUBLE in which 'Garden State'?
New Mexico
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New York
Answer: New Jersey
This is a good place to CHANGEWATER, and while we wait we can get a CHEESEQUAKE (a foaming dessert)at the FISH HOUSE and decide if we'll go to MOUNT JOY or MOUNT MISERY. Our FRIENDSHIP means a lot to me!
He was nominated for Best Actor for 1946's "The Yearling".
Answer: (Two Words or last name only)
Answer: Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck, along with Laurence Olivier, Larry Parks, and James Stewart, lost the award to Fredric March in "The Best Years of Our Lives". He gives a riveting performance and "The Yearling" was one of the best liked films of the year. It won Academy Awards for Color Cinematography and Color Art Direction and a special award to Claude Jarman Jr. for Outstanding Child Actor of 1946.
If I had some sushi what would I do with it?
Eat it
Ride it
Wear it
Play it
Answer: Eat it
Sushi is a Japanese rice dish with raw fish or other seafood (I have only tried the raw fish version, yum). Sushi bars can be found all around the world reflecting the popularity of this type of dish.
What place is described in the Old Testament as the Land of Promise?
Moab
Canaan
Egypt
Edom
Answer: Canaan
Canaan was the land where Moses led the Israelites on God's command.
What year was the telephone first shown to the public and in what city?
New York, 1852
St Louis,1900
Philadelphia,1876
Chicago,1869
Answer: Philadelphia,1876
Alexander Graham Bell first displayed his electronic telephone in 1876 at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
We've been driving all night, PRETTYBOY, it's BORING! Take the DETOUR by the BALD FRIAR - careful, don't have an ACCIDENT out here in MONKS MISERY! Which 'Old Line' state has SUNSHINE and SWEET AIR as strange place names?
Michigan
Massachusetts
Maryland
Minnesota
Answer: Maryland
HURRY, we can just make it to FROGEYE by the GIRDLETREE in time for THANKSGIVING.
Look, is that CHEVY CHASE having a DRY RUN? We could get a KINGS RANSOM if we kidnapped him.
William Powell was nominated for Best Actor in "Life With Father".
True
False
Answer: True
William Powell is best remembered as Nick Charles for his roles in "The Thin Man" films and Doc in "Mister Roberts", but he gives a wonderful performance in this film.
Early Roman calendars had only ten months, but two months were added to the start of their calendar. These two months are still use in the western calendar today. To which two months am I referring?
November and December
January and February
December and January
February and March
Answer: January and February
January and February were added sometime around 700 BC. It is notable that September, October, November and December have Latin prefixes meaning seven (septem), eight (octo), nine (novem) and ten (decem) are now two months out to match their names.
What is the last book of the Old Testament?
Jeremiah
Malachi
Susanna
Isaiah
Answer: Malachi
What was the first game played by English colonists?
bowls
chairs
baseball
football
Answer: bowls
The first game on record was a game of bowls played in the streets of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1611.
Good grief, are you in a state of PANIC? You're doing EIGHTY FOUR in an EFFORT to catch that ELEPHANT! I ADMIRE your driving skills, but I DESIRE to LIVE EASY in which 'Keystone State'?
Rhode Island
Arkansas
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Answer: Pennsylvania
Okay, here's a BONUS: if you slowly put down that BIRD IN HAND and go to the CORNER STORE with your COUPON, buy some CRACKER JACK, and act like you're in NORMALVILLE, I'll place the OWL'S NEST on your PILLOW. ONO, you'll end up in an ASYLUM, JIM THORPE! You're not really the KING OF PRUSSIA, you know.
Who was nominated for Best Actor in "Sunset Boulevard"?Hint
Jose Ferrer
William Holden
James Stewart
Spencer Tracy
Answer: William Holden
One of the best films of 1950, "Sunset Boulevard" is definitely a classic with great performances. Holden was nominated, along with the other actors listed above. Jose Ferrer won for his performance in 'Cyrano de Bergerac".
What colour is typically associated with envy?
Blue
Red
Yellow
Green
Answer: Green
To be green with envy is a well known idiom, to describe a person that is obviously jealous or envious. Perhaps it is not surprising that humans can distinguish more shades of green than any other colour. This is very useful for plant identification.
Where can we find the Bible passage, 'God said, Let us make mankind in our image and likeness'?
Revelation 2:2
1 Corinthians 13:6-7
John 3:16
Genesis 1:26
Answer: Genesis 1:26
What does "goober peas" refer to, in addition to its meaning of "peanuts"?
a Civil War marching song
the Confederacy (in the American Civil War)
the Union (in the American Civil War)
nonsense
Answer: a Civil War marching song
"Goober Peas" was the name and the subject of a southern Civil War marching song. At times, Confederate soldiers had to rely heavily on peanuts for food.
If it's MONDAY, we must be in MUDSOCK. Hey, look at that PIGEON RUN...and the fat GOOSE RUN. One has a LONG BOTTOM and the other has a ROUND BOTTOM. What's the name of this 'Buckeye State'?
Oklahoma
North Dakota
North Carolina
Ohio
Answer: Ohio
O, don't be so MODEST! You're never DULL ...for a DODO! Be an ANGEL and drop me at BLOODY CORNERS and DEADMAN CROSSING. Pull off the BLACKTOP, CARS RUN through a SPUNKY PUDDLE here. No need to stop, I'm a LEAPER, so I'll JUMP out. SURPRISE!
Humphrey Bogart won an Oscar co-starring with this actress in "The African Queen".
Answer: (Two Words or last name only)
Answer: Katharine Hepburn
"The African Queen" was one of the best films of 1951. Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart were both nominated for Best Actor and Actress, Bogart came away with the award. Hepburn was nominated a record 12 times for Best Actress. The film was nominated for Best Direction and Best Screenplay but didn't win either.
One of these birds is a type of kingfisher you can find in Australia, but which one?
Kaka
Kakapo
Kea
Kookaburra
Answer: Kookaburra
Kookaburra are endemic to Australia and New Guinea. The Kaka, Kea and Kakapo are all parrots that are endemic to New Zealand. Although all three are related, the Kakapo is flightless unlike the other two.
Who was the father of Jonathan who was jealous of David, as described in the Book of Samuel?
Herod
Saul
Solomon
Paul
Answer: Saul
Jonathan had become really close with David. Time came that his father, Saul, became so jealous of David because the people loved him. Saul told Jonathan of his plan to kill David, but Jonathan told David to escape and remain in hiding.
What did Americans use in their out houses/bathrooms before toilet paper was introduced?
they showered every time they went to the bathroom
they did not use anything
they used whatever paper was available
leaves
Answer: they used whatever paper was available
Corncobs and pages torn from newspapers and magazines were commonly used in the early American West. Until the late 19th century, Americans used sales catalogues, newspapers, pamphlets, fliers, or whatever other paper they could find. The materials were kept in the bathroom or outhouse, where they provided reading matter as well as sanitation. Toilet paper in rolls, sold in plain brown rappers, were first marketed in the U.S. in the 1880s by Edward and Clarence Scott of Philadelphia.
O, that MEXICAN HAT looks totally BOUNTIFUL on you! Check out the DRAGON on the DEVILS SLIDE. People must be busy here in which 'Beehive State'?
Wyoming
Delaware
Washington
Utah
Answer: Utah
I could use some SOLITUDE before SUNSET, so I'll just STARTUP to SLEEPY HOLLOW for some shuteye. You can get a BIRDSEYE view from here. WAHOO, what a WILDCAT! HE FLYS! I'll find an AMERICAN FORK and you can WHIPUP some CRISP SHIVWITS for dinner.
Grace Kelly and Gary Cooper starred in this 1952 western.
Answer: (Two Words)
Answer: High Noon
Gary Cooper won the Best Actor award for this film (his second after 1941's Sergeant York). Cooper portrays a small town marshall struggling to round up a posse that might help him deal with four men arriving on the noon train to kill him. He is deserted by his friends and misunderstood by his new bride, so he is forced to fight the gunmen singlehandedly. One of the best films of 1952 and of all time.
Waitangi Day is a commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 in New Zealand. Who were the signatories (one of them brought the Union Jack with them)?
French and Polynesians
Maori and British
Cowboys and Indians
Greek and Roman
Answer: Maori and British
Waitangi Day is observed on the sixth of February in New Zealand and is a an official public holiday. Since the signing of the Treaty there have been several disputes relating to the interpretation between English and Maori versions.