April 16

Notable 2025 Deaths

100

He played Batman and was featured in Top Gun and The Doors.

Who is Val Kilmer? age 65

200

His character was nemesis of next door neighbor Mr. Wilson 1959-1963.

Who is Jay North? (73 years)

300

This actor won two Oscars for the movies The French Connection and Unforgiven.  He was 95 when he died in New Mexico.

Who is Gene Hackman?

400

This leading man launched his career as the dashing title character of NBC's Dr. Kildare and died from complications following a stroke  at 90.

Who is Richard Chamberlain?

500

The first time we ever saw her face was when this iconic singer was born in North Carolina in 1937.  She was also a pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, and folk music.

Who was Roberta Flack?

Taxes

100

Since it inception in 1984, this product has evolved significantly, transitioning from a desktop application to a comprehensive suite of online tools to file your taxes.

What is TurboTax?

200

This form is used to report self-employment income or income from freelance work.

What is a 1099?

300

Known by its initials,AMT, this parallel tax system ensures high earners pay a minimum amount of tax.

What is the Alternative Minimum Tax?

400

FICA taxes fund these two major federal programs, Social Security and Medicare.  What does FICA stand for? (3 out of 4 words correct)

What is the Federal Insurance Contribution Act?

500

The federal income tax was established in this year, following the ratification of the 16th Amendment.  Within 10 years.

What is 1913?

600

Bonus Jeopardy

Today in History

VeteranAffairs

100

This is the oldest branch of the U.S. military, established in 1775.
What is the U.S. Army?

What is the U.S. Army?

200

Veterans Day, a federal holiday, is celebrated on this day.

What is November 11?  It commemorates the signing of the Armistice, the agreement that ended World War I, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

300

This 1989 Tom Cruise film told the story of a paralyzed Vietnam veteran.

What is Born on the Fourth of July?

400

Many Vietnam War veterans refer to this herbicide as a cause of long-term health effects.

What is Agent Orange?

500

This iconic TV host served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.  He was on five days a week for years.

Who is Johnny Carson?

Classic Literature Characters

100

Pearl is the illegitimate daughter of Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne in this novel.

What is the Scarlett Letter?

200

The young boys from an England school included Ralph, Piggy, and Jack in this William Golding novel.

What is Lord of the Flies?

300

In this class novel, by John Knowles, the main character reflects on memories of his summer school in 1942 and his friend Phineas (Finny).

What is A Separate Peace?

400

In an Oscar Wilde novel, he's painter Basil Hallward's title subject

What is The Picture of Dorian Gray?

500

In an 1857 Flaubert work, Emma Rouault is better known as this title character - ooh,la,la!

Who is Madame Bovary.

600

In 1972, this pair famously arrived in Washington and lived out a long life with no surviving offspring.   It was said that First Lady Patricia Nixon was influential in their move to Washington.

Who are the giant pandas from China, Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing?

 

The Oldest

100

Junior Mints, Sweet Tarts, Hershey Bar, Life Savers, & Snickers

What is Hershey Bar?  1900

Life Savers-1912, Sweet Tarts 1926, Snickers - 1930, Junior Mints - 1949

200

Albany International Airport , Chicago Midway Airport, Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport, Long Beach Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

What is Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport? 1920

Chicago Midway  - 1923, Long Beach - 1923, Albany - 1928,  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - 1941

300

Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Celine Dion, Cher, Linda Ronstadt

Who is Diana Ross - 81?

Celine Dion-57, Cher-78, Dolly Parton-79, Linda Ronstadt-78

400

Special K, Shredded Wheat, Frosted Flakes,  Captain Crunch,  Apple Jacks

What is Shredded Wheat?  1893

Frosted Flakes - 1952,  Special K - 1955, Captain Crunch - 1963,  Apple Jacks - 1965

500

Became a state:   Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico

What is Nevada-1864?

Montana-1889, Wyoming 1890, Utah-1896, New Mexico 1912

Islands

100

These Alaskan islands cover an arc of about 1100 miles, from Unimak to Attu.

What are the Aleutian Islands?

200

San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the many islands on which this city is built.

What is Venice, Italy?

300

This British colony, 650 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina is also known as the Somers Islands.

What is Bermuda?

400

The capital of this island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa is Valetta.

What is Malta?

500

This archipelago of 115 islands is located in the western Indian Ocean, roughly 1,600 kilometers east of East Africa and 1,100 kilometers northeast of Madagascar.

What are the Seychelles?