2016/17 in Sports
And the Oscar goes to
Medal of Freedom Winners
"B"ooks
Pot-Pourri
100
Khalil Mack
Who is the defensive player of the year?
100
This historical film about kidnapped slave Solomon Northup won best picture in 2013
What is twelve years a slave.
100
This Mickey Mouse Creator and American Icon was awarded the medal in 1964 by Lydon B. Johnson
Who is Walt Disney
100
In 1962 Stan and Jan Bernstein debuted the first book in their series about an anthropomorphic family of these animals.
What are Bears?
100
This quadra-annual sporting event begins on February 9th.
What are the Winter Olympics?
200
This women's all around gold medal winner at the 31st Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro hails from Houston Texas
Who is Simone Biles?
200
Daniel Day-Lewis captured his record-breaking third oscar for best actor in this acclaimed bio-pic.
What is Lincoln?
200
This deaf and blind woman was awarded the medal in 1964.
Who is Helen Keller?
200
The fictional teenage sleuths the Hardy boys lived in this fictional city.
What is BayPort?
200
This epidemic is sweeping the country despite widespread vaccination.
What is the Flu?
300
With 20 wins, this national's ace was named the National League Cy Young winner, becoming just the 6th pitcher in MLB history to win the award in both leagues.
Who is Max Scherzer
300
Heath Ledgers posthumously won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role as this classic Villian in 2008 'The Dark Knight".
What is the Joker.
300
This first female chancellor of Germany was awarded the medal in 2011 by Barak Obama.
Who is Angela Merkel?
300
In 1939 comic book writers Bob Cain and Bill Finger unveiled this caped vigilante in Dective Comics #27.
Who is Bat-Man?
300
This wildly popular sandbox video game was released for the first time on November 18, 2011.
What is Minecraft?
400
In the Eastern Conference finals the Cleveland Caveliers defeated this top seeded team to advance to their third straight NBA finals.
Who are the Boston Celtics?
400
This woman picked up her first Oscar for her starring role in 2016 LaLa Land.
Who is Emma Stone?
400
Mother Teresa was awarded the medal in 1985 by this U.S. President.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
This 1880 novel by Lew Wallace subtitled 'A tale of the Christ' was later made into an academy award winning film starring Charlton Heston.
What is Ben Hur?
400
This toy line by Hasbro launched in the 1980's has grown into a worldwide entertainment franchise that includes many adult male fans known as brony's.
What is My Little Pony?
500
In the Women's college basketball tournament, the heavily favored Yukon Huskies were defeated in the final four paving the way for this SEC school to claim its first national title.
Who is South Carolina?
500
Ann Hathaway picked up her first Oscar for her role as Fantine in this musical adaption of a classic Victor Hugo novel.
What is Les Miserable?
500
In 2012 this man was awarded the Medal of Freedom for his musical contributions. The world was surprised four years later when he was awarded a nobel prize for his contributions to literature.
Who is Bob Dillan?
500
This charming fellow is the titular protagonist in the 1937 novel 'The Hobbit'.
Who is Bilbo Baggins?
500
In the early 1800's Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham created this classic snack.
What is the Graham cracker?