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On a World War II battleship, what was a ‘Mae West’?
A life jacket
Who was President Reagan’s Secretary for Defense from 1987 to 1989?
Frank Carlucci
Which two films that won Best Film Oscar in the 1990s feature a creature in the title?
Silence of the Lambs and Dances With Wolves
What is a Portuguese man o’ war?
Jellyfish
If I was your age ten years before you were born and I’m 50, how old are you?
20
In what year did America gain independence from Britain?
1776
What city has been the center of the U.S. oil industry since 1901?
Houston
WHO WAS THE LAST INDIAN CHIEF TO DIE IN BATTLE AT WOUNDED KNEE?
Big Foot
What is known as Adam’s profession?
Gardening
An average American does it 2.2 times a week — what?
Visit a Supermarket
What U.S. military base was won in the last major battle against Japan?
Okinawa
Which town was the scene of the gunfight at the OK Corral?
Tombstone, Arizona
FOR HOW MANY YEARS WAS JAMES EARL RAY IMPRISONED FOR THE MURDER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING?
99 Years
A “yawl” is a type of what?
Boat
A planes black box is usually named after what King?
Midas
What article of clothing were women required to wear on the beach at New Jersey’s Atlantic City until 1907 – along with their standard attire of long bathing dresses, bathing shoes and straw hats?
Stockings
What color is the zero on a roulette wheel?
Green
What famous early American once boasted: “I can’t say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days”?
Frontiersman Daniel Boone
How many pints are there in a Hogshead — 430, 432 or 434?
432 (54 gallons)
In Japan, what is the leading cause of death for men aged 20-44?
Suicide
The city of DeKalb, Illinois is credited as the first manufacturing site of what ‘restraining’ invention that revolutionized ranching in the US?
Barbed wire The first patent in the United States for barbed wire was issued in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor. Joseph F. Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.
Which instrument is particularly associated with bandleader Buddy Rich?
Drums
WHICH AVIATOR WAS TIME MAGAZINE’S FIRST MAN OF THE YEAR IN 1927?
CHARLES LINDENBERGH
The spray WD-40 is often used to help cars start, and free locks — what does the WD stand for?
Water Dispersant
40% of Americans have never been where?
The Dentist