Soup
What ancient animal was the ingredient in the earliest known soup?
a. Crocodile
b. Hippopotamus
c. Rhinoceros
d. Platypus
b. Hippopotamus broth in 6,000 BC
What town in Indiana is named in honor of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
a. Warsaw
b. Gas City
c. Crown Point
d. Speedway
d. Speedway
Allegiant Stadium is home to which NFL team?
Las Vegas Raiders
Who is Taylor Swift related to?
a. Frank Sinatra
b. King Louis XIV of France
c. Alexander Graham Bell
d. George Washington
b. Taylor Swift is the 8th cousin, 11 times removed of King Louis XIV
What is the last large city to once have an NFL team that no longer has a team?
San Diego Chargers who left for LA in 2017. St. Louis lost the Rams in 2016.
Who sang "Blue Monday"?
a. Perry Como
b. Fats Domino
c. Chubby Checker
d. Dean Martin
b. Fats Domino
What Book of the Bible do scholars feel is the one that was first written?
a. Genesis
b. Numbers
c. Job
d. Amos
c. Job
Its jingle went "from the Land of Sky Blue Waters".
Hamm's Beer
What state has the longest coastline?
a. California
b. Hawai'i
c. Alaska
d. Michigan
c. Alaska with 6,640 miles
New Mexico is the only state with an official question: Red or Green? What does this question refer to?
a. Tomatoes
b. Snakes
c. Tea
d. Chili peppers
d. Chili peppers
What company invented condensed, canned soup?
a. Campbell's
b. Annie's
c. Mrs. Grass
d. Lipton
a. Campbell's
Indiana is the leading producer of what?
a. Tires
b. Frozen foods
c. Pharmaceuticals
d. Musical instruments
d. Musical instruments
Raymond James Stadium?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
What is the oldest, continuously used state capital in the US?
a. Boston
b. Annapolis
c. Santa Fe
d. Richmond
c. Santa Fe has been a seat of government since 1610
Who sang "Blue on Blue"?
a. Roy Orbison
b. Connie Francis
c. Bobby Vinton
d. Linda Ronstadt
c. Bobby Vinton
This book has never gone out of print and is the basis for a 1940 Best Picture Oscar winner directed by the "Master of Suspense".
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1938)
It's 1960's jingle doubled the use of this product.
"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz" by Alka Seltzer convinced people they needed two tablets rather that one to provide relief!
What state had the first female governor?
a. Alabama
b. New York
c. Texas
d. Wyoming
d. Wyoming in 1925
What is the most popular soup variety in the US?
a. Tomato
b. Clam Chowder
c. Chicken Noodle
d. Lentil
c. Chicken Noodle
What town in Indiana was originally named "Santa Fe" but the post office changed the name?
a. Indianapolis
b. Santa Claus
c. Bethlehem
d. Terra Haute
b. Santa Claus
M&T Bank Stadium?
Baltimore Ravens
What war has never ended?
a. The Six Days War
b. Korean War
c. War of the Roses
d. Spanish Civil War
b. Korean War; no peace treaty ever signed
What group sang "Blue Moon"?
a. Temptations
b. The Lettermen
c. The Archies
d. The Marcels
d. The Marcels
What is the word for the fear of running out of reading material?
a. Androbiphilia
b. Abibliophobia
c. Pagediphobia
d. Ignorbiphobia
b. Abibliophobia
"Take it off, take it all off" set to the tune of "The Stripper" helped to sell this product.
Noxzema shaving cream
How many earthquakes are there in California every year?
a. 17,500
b. 175,000
c. 1,750
d. 175
b. 175,000 or one every 3 minutes
Why did ladies eat soup in the 1700's?
a. To avoid chewing wrinkles
b. To avoid spilling on their dresses
c. To lose weight
d. To improve skin tone
a. To avoid chewing wrinkles
What doll was created in Indiana?
a. Barbie
b. Ken
c. Raggedy Ann
d. Chatty Cathy
c. Raggedy Ann in 1914 in Indianapolis
Lincoln Financial Field?
Philadelphia Eagles
Five countries have never participated in a war.
5 points for each country correctly named.
San Marino, Vatican City, Costa Rica, Switzerland, and Iceland.
Who sang "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"?
a. Elton John
b. Ricky Nelson
c. Linda Ronstadt
d. George Strait
a. Elton John
For avid readers, the percentage of memory loss in old age is reduced by what percentage?
a. 15%
b. 24%
c. It makes no difference
d. 32%
d. 32% -- read more!
The tagline for this product was "Stronger than Dirt" as displayed by a knight on horseback.
Ajax
Where was the world's first skyscraper built?
a. California
b. New York
c. Pennsylvania
d. Illinois
d. Illinois in 1885, all of 10 stories tall
Americans eat how many bowls of soup each year?
a. 50 million
b. 10 billion
c. 500 million
d. 2 billion
b. 10 billion
Which of the following are true statements about Lee Corso, one-time coach of the Indiana Hoosiers football team?
a. His college roommate was Burt Reynolds
b. He recruited the first black football player to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference
c. He once called a time out to have a picture taken of a scoreboard during a 2nd quarter
d. None or All of the Above
d. All of the above. Against Ohio State, Indiana took a 7-6 lead in the 2nd quarter (Corso wanted a picture), only to lose 47-7!
NRG Stadium?
Houston Texans
King John of England (1199-1216) has a unique place in US history. What is it?
42 of the first 43 US Presidents are related through King John.
Who sang "Forever in Blue Jeans"?
a. Andy Gibb
b. Neil Diamond
c. Frankie Avalon
d. Olivia Newton John
b. Neil Diamond
Harvard University has four books bound in what substance?
a. Snakeskin
b. Alligator hide
c. Encrusted beetles
d. Human skin
d. Human skin
"Chock Full of Nuts" was the advertising byline for what product?
a. Fruit cake
b. Coffee
c. Payday bars
b. Coffee
Which state has an alcoholic beverage as its official state drink?
a. Wisconsin
b. Kentucky
c. Alabama
d. New York
c. Alabama, a high-quality aged moonshine. A Bible-belt state, who would have guessed?
What is the most popular soup in the world?
a. Miso soup (Japan)
b. Bouillabaisse (France)
c. Pho (Vietnam)
d. Gazpacho (Spain)
a. Miso (Japan)
What current NFL team has played home games in the most stadiums?
a. Detroit Lions
b. Green Bay Packers
c. Chicago Bears
d. New York Giants
5 point bonus: How many stadiums?
b. Green Bay Packers (8-Hagemeister Park, Bellevue Park, City Stadium, Wisconsin State Fair Park, Marquette Stadium, Milwaukee County Stadium, Lambeau Field)
What percentage of high school graduates never read a book again after graduation?
a. 10%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 33%
d. 33% (OH OH!, See question 4!!!)
Its slogan is "Gimme a Break".
Kit Kat Bars