History
What became the 50th state of the USA on August 21, 1959
Hawaii
Which volcano in Washing state erupted in 1980
Mt. Saint Helens
What was the answer to the question: "Say, lids, what time is it?
It's Howdy Doody Time
Gordie Howe played for what NHL team
Detroit Redwings
What is a "bibliothek" in Frankfurt
a library
What is the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution
Limiting the President's service to two terms
What are South American cowboys called
Gauchos
What are moonshiners trying to avoid
liquor taxes
What two schools met in the first football game
Hint: New Jersey schools
Princeton and Rutgers
Who created Billy Budd
Herman Melville
Which Communist leader came to power after the Cuban Revolution in 1959
Fidel Castro
What sea lies between Riga and Stockholm
The Baltic Sea
What is the derivation of the term bootlegger
the practice of concealing flat flasks or bottles of illicit liquor inside the tall legs of boots
dates back to the early 1880's
in 1960 Major League Baseball experienced a World Series ending walk-off home run from the bat of Bill Mazeroski to defeat the Yankees. Which team did Mazeroski play for
The Pittsburgh Pirates
What puppet was featured on the August 1980 cover of "Life"
Miss Biggie
The Whisky Rebellion began in 1791. It was a protest against what
a tax imposed on liquor
What is the largest island in Europe
Great Britain
What was the name of Jack Benny's valet
Rochester
Who did Billie Jean King play in the mach dubbed "The Battle of the Sexes"
Bobby Riggs
What explorer penned "Son Tiki"
This Heyerdahl
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. How long was the actual wall.
(+ or - 2)
26.5 miles
24-28 miles
What Texas city is said to have been named for James Polk's vice-president or an early settler
Dallas
What cartoon character made its debut in 1978 as a lazy cantankerous cat
It was an almost immediate success
Garfield
What race has the distinction of being the longest-lasting non-mechanical sports event
The Tour de France
Where did Gulliver find a race of tiny people
Lilliput