Famous Dead
I starred in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise.
1973-2013
Paul Walker
How old was the youngest serviceman for America in WW2?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 15
D. 9
A. 12 - Calvin Graham. Lied about his age, was discovered until he was wounded in the pacific.
Which of the following inventions was the first to be patented?
A. Chewing Gum
B. Rubber Band
C. Dishwarsher
D. Cash Register
B. Rubber Band - 1845 by Stephen Perry - Original bands were made of vulcanized rubber.
What famous criminal started a soup kitchen?
A. Al Capone
B. Jesse James
C. Charles Woodson
D. Adolf Eichmann
A. Al Capone - In 1931 in Chicago Capone was made out to be a "Robin Hood."
What was the name of Robert E. Lee's horse that he used throughout most of the Civil War?
A. Prometheus
B. Achilles
C. Traveller
D. Visitor
C. Traveller - Weighed about eleven hundred lbs. and stood nearly sixteen hands high. He outlived Lee.
I was a World War I veteran. I wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
J.R.R Tolkien
What German fighter pilot was credited with 80 air combat victories during World War I?
A. Manfred Von Richthofen
B. Arthur Zimmerman
C. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A. Manfred von Richthofen - Also known as the Red Baron
How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
A. 86 years
B. 116 Years
C. 100 years
D. 99 years
B. 116 years - Conflict between England and France (1337-1453)
What were the 1920s called in the US?
A. The Twisting Twenties
B. The Booming Twenties
C. The Roaring Twenties
D. The Crashing Twenties
C. The Roaring Twenties - A period of sustained economic prosperity that saw the large-scale use of automobiles, telephones, motion pictures and radio.
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
A. Florida
B. South Carolina
C. Mississippi
D. Alabama
B. South Carolina - December 20th, 1860, also first shots were fired of the Civil War @ Fort Sumter.
Famous musician. I got my start from sound cloud; my song Lucid Dreams went diamond.
Juice WRLD
What Spartan king led a small army of 300 Spartans against a vastly superior Persian force in the Battle of Thermopylae?
A. Ephialtes
B. Xerxes
C. Leonidas
C. Leonidas
What famous general was once attacked by rabbits?
A. Alexander the Great
B. Napoleon
C. Genghis Khan
D. Julius Caesar
B. Napoleon - 1807 annual rabbit hunt had a bizarre twist; the rabbits didn't run, they swarmed by hundreds.
What year was the first internet domain registered?
A. 1990
B. 1980
C. 1975
D. 1985
D. 1985 - Symbolics.com, a computer systems company in Cambridge, Mass.
What was the era after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
I was known as the "King of Pop." One of the most influential figures of the 20th Century.
Michael Jackson
What percent of the casualties in World War II were civilians?
A. 60%
B. 20%
C. 80%
D. 40%
A. 60% - Increased effectiveness of strategic weapons were used to target enemy industrial or population centers.
When the first Burger King Restaurant opened in 1954, how much did a hamburger cost?
A. 18 cents
B. 50 cents
C. 9 cents
D. 37 cents
A. 18 cents. Opened by David Edgerton
Who was emperor of Japan during WW2?
A. Akihito
B. Yoshihito
C. Hirohito
D. Mutsuhito
C. Hirohito - 1926 to 1989. Longest reigning monarch in Japanese history.
What type of pet did General Robert E. Lee keep with him during the Civil War?
A. Dog
B. Eagle
C. Chicken
D. Turtle
C. Chicken - Reportedly laid one egg under his cot every morning, thus providing the general's breakfast.
I was British. I was the front-man for the band Queen.
Freddie Mercury
What weapon was developed in 1942 in a secret laboratory at Harvard University?
A. Machine Gun
B. Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG)
C. Agent Orange
D. Napalm
D. Napalm - Used through WW2, also used during the Korean War and Vietnam War.
What was the name of the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan?
Samurai - Followed a set of rules later known as the bushido.
The Treaty of Versailles followed which major war?
World War I - Signed on June 28, 1919, officially ended WW1.
What Civil War battle caused the most casualties?
A. Chickamauga
B. Shiloh
C. Antietam
D. Gettysburg
D. Gettysburg - 51,112 casualties (23,049 Union and 28,063 Confederate) Considered by many experts to have been the turning point in the Civil War.