AWARDS
Is the Oscar award:
A) 13.5" tall and 8.5 lbs?
B) 8.5" tall and 13.5 lbs?
A
That's the same as a agllon of milk. The award is made of gold-plated bronze on a black metal base.
Which has more countries - Africa or Asia?
Africa.
Africa has 54 countries, and Asia has 48. Europe is next with 44.
Which movie based on a Steven King book has made the most money?
It ($327m)
It Chapter Two ($211m) and The Green Mile ($136m) are next on the list.
What was the most electoral votes ever won by one candidate in a single presidential election (3 digits)?
525 (420-630 = points!)
In 1984, Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale 525-13. Mondale won his home state of MN (10), and Wash DC (3).
Who sold more phones worldwide in 2023, Apple or Samsung?
Apple.
Apple sold 235 million units, Samsung sold 227m. Samsung had been #1 for the previous 12 years, and has a slight lead through 3 quarters of 2024.
Which musical production received the most Tony Award nominations ever, getting 16 in 2016?
Hamilton
Hamilton won the award in 11 of its 16 nominations, which is second-most of any musical production in Tony history. The Producers won 12 Tonys in 2001.
Name 3 Canadian provinces (there are 10).
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
Canada also has 3 territories (Northwest, Nunavut, and Yukon).
In what decade did Of Mice and Men first get published?
1930s (1937)
It was John Steinbeck's 6th published work, out of the 25 that were published while he was alive.
In what year was the McDonalds Big Mac first introduced (+/- 5 years)?
1967 (1962-1972 = points)
The Big Mac first appeared on 4/22/1967 in Uniontown, PA. It cost 45 cents. It was added to every McDonalds menu in the country by 1968.
What's the name of Jeff Bezos' aerospace company?
Blue Origin
Blue Origin completed its 9th manned flight to the edge of outer space in November 2024.
What scientist won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 for research on radioactivity and in chemistry in 1911 for discovering radium and polonium?
Marie Curie
Linus Pauling (1954, chemistry & 1962, peace) is the only other person to be a Nobel Laureate in two different fields.
Greenland is a territory of which Nordic country?
Denmark
The Faroe Islands are Denmark's other territory.
Besides To Kill a Mockingbird, how many books did Harper Lee write?
1.
Mockingbird was published in 1960, and Go Set a Watchman was published in 2015, one year before her death.
What's the most points scored by an NFL team in one season (3 digits)?
606 (485-727 = points!)
This was done by the 2013 Broncos. The 2007 Patriots (589), 2018 Chiefs (565), 2011 Packers (560), and 2011 Patriots (558) round out the top 5.
What are the five FAANG companies?
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, & Google
The term was popularized in 2013 by Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC's "Mad Money". It was meant to describe the hot, new high-growth tech companies of the 2010s.
What is the name of the award given to the Best Feature Film at the Cannes Festival?
The Palme d'Or
US films have won the award 22 times, but not since 2011.There are 12 South American countries. Name 5 of their capital cities.
Brasilia (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Montevideo (Uruguay), Asuncion (Paraguay), Quito (Ecuador), Lima (Peru), La Paz (Bolivia), Caracas (Venezuela), Bogota (Colombia), Georgetown (Guyana), and Paramaribo (Suriname)
Robert Ludlum wrote a 3-book series of spy novels between 1980-1990. Since then, 17 more books (written by others) have been released in the series. There have been 5 movies based on this book series, released between 2002-2016. What is the series?
The Bourne Series
Ludlum wrote The Bourne Identity (1980), The Bourne Supremacy (1986), and The Bourne Ultimatum (1990).
What was the 2023 population of California (8 digits)?
39 million (31.2m-46.8m = points!)
California's population peaked in 2019 at 39.4 million people.
Which Japanese car maker was the first to release a mass-market, all-electric vehicle, doing so in 2010?
Nissan (Leaf)
Nissan is planning on discontinuing the Leaf in 2026.
There are now 57 all-electric models available in the US alone (590 models wordlwide).
Winners in the Public Service category of this award receive a medal with Ben Franklin on one side and a man working a printing press on the other, with the inscription, "For disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper during the year…."
Pulitzer Prize.
The winners in the other 22 categories win $15,000 and a certificate.CA, TX, FL, and NY are the 4 most populous states. Name any 4 states that are ranked 5-10.
PA, IL, OH, GA, NC, and MI.
Each of the top 10 has > 10 million residents. NJ is #11 with 9.3 million.
In what century did Johannes Gutenberg use a printing press to start making copies of the Bible?
15th century.
The Gutenberg Bible was first printed in Mainz, Germany in 1455.
How many miles separate Mars and the sun (9 digits)?
142 million (114-170m = points!)
Mars (4th) is about 50m miles away from Earth (3rd), and over 320m miles away from Jupiter (5th).
What famous tech company introduced the Simon Personal Communicator (SPC), widely considered the first-ever smartphone, in 1992?
IBM
The SPC was made available to the public in 1994. It was the first touch screen phone, and it was able to send/receive emails and faxes.