Executive Branch
The U.S. President has power over the executive bher t h possesses? What are the other two powers the US president possesses?
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Head of State
A type of pasta
Macaroni
What country drinks more tea than any other
Ireland with an average of 3 cups drank a day by the average person
Who starred in the 1956 movie "Love Me Tender?"
Elvis Presley
How many teams are in the NFL?
32
How is the president's cabinet chosen?
They are appointed by the president
A prehistoric elephant
Mammoth
What is the most popular sandwich in the U.S.
BLT
Who starred in his own show that had music, skits and lampooned his supposed cheapness. . .and his wife's name is Mary Livingston
Jack Benny
What is the name of the Super Bowl Trophy?
Lombardi Trophy
The president's cabinet leads how many executive departments?
15
A musical instrument made from a gourd
Maraca
What alcoholic drink is made from champagne and OJ
Mimosa
What legendary radio newsman brought America "See It Now" in 1951?
Edward R. Murrow
How many football players line up on the offense on any given play?
11
The president has unlimited power to extend pardons and clemencies for federal crimes, except in which case?
Impeachment
Pilgrim ship
Mayflower
Which liquor is made from the agve plant?
Tequila
What's the name of the TV show that starred Eve Arden who played a school teacher?
Our Miss Brooks
Which team won the first Super Bowl?
Green Bay Packers
Which amendment limits the number of terms a president cn serve to two?
Impeachment
Animals who carry their babies in pouches
Marsupials
What are the top two popular vegetables in the U.S.
Tomatoes and potatoes
In 1951, the Topps company released what form of collectable items?
Baseball cards
Who is the NFL's all-time leading receiver?
Jerry Rice
Which president was the only one to serve two nonconsecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland who served as the 22nd and 24th US president
The planet closest to the sun
Mercury
What are the 5 categories of taste?
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, savory
The title of the best selling book of 1951 came from a Rudyard Kipling Poem that author James Jones turn into a novel
From Here to Eternity
Who two teams have won the most Super Bowls?
Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots
What is the primary duty of the of the US Vice President
To take the role of the president if they are unable to perform their duties
A land formation with a flat top
Mesa
What ground cornmeal dish is popular in Italy?
Polenta
Who wrote the most popular children's book in the 1950's titled "If I Ran the Zoo?"
Dr. Seuss
What football term did Deacon Jones coin?
"Sack"
Which amendment was ratified in 1804 that stopped the vice president being selected from the second highest votes for president
The 12th Amendment
Art made up of many pieces of tile or glass
Mosaic
What is the top selling spice in the world?
Pepper
What 1950s movie won the Academy Award that starred Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron?
An American in Paris
What is the term when a basketball players falls to the floor too easily to try to get a foul?
A flop
Name five of the cabinent departments:
Dept of State, Defense, Agriculture, Education, Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing of Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, Transportation, Treasury, & Veterans Affairs
A wild horse
Mustang
What's the most polular eaten fish in the world?
Herring
What 1950s TV show starred a real family that revolved around their twosons, one of whom was a rock star and died in a plane crash in 1985?
The Adventures of Ozzy and Harriet
Who is the leading scorer in NBA history?
LaBron James with over 35,000 points
Who serves as the president's top foreign advisor
Secretary of State
The scientific process by which cells divide
Mitosis
A popular European soup made from beets
Borscht
What were the three notes of NBC's chimes?
G-E-C
What is the term for two extremely tall and dominant players on one basket ball team?
Twin Towers
Which agency is the world's largest law office?
Department of Justice
The galaxy of the solar system
Milk Way
An Italian sauce made from basil, olive oil, and pine nuts
Pesto
What popular singer, who went by one name, sung the 1950s classic "Turn Me Loose?" His name begins with an "F"
Fabian
Fenway Park is home to which baseball team?
Boston Red Socks
Qhixh is the newest cabinet department?
Department of Homeland Security
A science that studies weather
Meteorologist
The country that produces 16% of all the world's tomatoes
China
What army general was relieved of his duty by President Harry Truman?
General Douglas MacArthur
Which baseball team has won the World Series the most times?
New York Yankees
What speech does the president make yearly
State of the Union
A creature that's half fish half human
Mermaid
U.S. state that produces more apples than any other
Washington
What racy magazine was first published in 1953 that most men claimed they purchased to "read the articles?"
Playboy
Who traditionally throws out the first ceremonial pitch in the baseball season?
The U.S. President
Which cabinent office is dedicated to protecting and nurturing natural resources, national parks, and wildlife
Department of the Interior
A large, slow moving ocean animal
Manatee
How much did the Big Mac cost in 1968?
49 cents
What 1958 movie introduced the popular song "Some Enchanted Evening?"
South Pacific
Who holds the title "Father of Baseball?"
Henry Chadwick
What system distributes authority among the three different branches of government as a check and balance authority
Separation of powers
A colorful parrot
Macaw
The U.S. state that produces more milk than any other state
California
What popular 1950s handsome actor starred in the teen classic horror movie "The Blob?"
Steve McQueen
Which siblings have won the most Grand Slam tennis doubles titles together?
Sisters Serenia and Venus Williams with 14 titles