Presidential Trivia
In what decade was the first telephone installed in the White House
1877
(anywhere between 1870 and 1880)
What country has the lowest population density
Greenland
What percentage of their lives do cats spend sleeping
60% to 80%
any percentage in that range
What U.S. tennis player was the first Black person to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles title in 1975
Arthur Ashe
What color is the "badge of courage" in Stephen Crane's Civil War novel
red
Who was the first sitting president to ride in a train on June 6, 1833
Andrew Jackson
Name four of the five oceans of the world
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, Antarctic
Which has the thickest fur of any mammal
(S. O.)
sea otter
What nationality is golfer Gary Player
South African
In what language was Anne Frank's Diary originally written
Dutch
Who was the first sitting president to ride in an automobile
William McKinley
The Galapagos Islands are a part go what country
Ecuador
What mammal baby can gain up to 250 pounds a day
blue whale
What is the last name of the singer known as Mama Cass
Elliot
What 1945 British novel depicting animation life is often accompanied with the subtitle "A Contemporary Satire"
Animal Farm
What president was the first to ride in an airplane
Theodore Roosevelt
Name the largest active volcano on Earth
(think USA)
Mauna Loa
What do you call a group of owls
a parliament
The Indianapolis 500 Race covers 500 miles (800 km) How many laps of the track is that
200
What literary "S" term is intended to be both critical and humorous while poking fun at an institution or idea
Satire
What sitting president was the first to fly in an airplane in order to conduct official state business
Franklin Roosevelt
What is considered the highest point on earth
Mount Everest
What is the deadliest creature in the world
(think very small)
Mosquito
Which US boxer held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919=1926
(think J. D.)
Jack Dempsey
In what novel do you find Simon Legree
Uncle Tom's Cabin