General Trivia
What is the name of Canada's National Anthem?
O Canada
The federal minimum wage was raised to $3.35 per hour in 1981... True or False
True
Congress just passed a law that prohibited the sale or distribution of alcohol. What year is this?
1919
The largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere is found in Utah. What is it called?
Great Salt Lake
I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress. What am I?
Temper
What are Persian apples known as today?
Peaches
The sale and possession of handguns was banned in 1982 in what city?
San Francisco
It's October 24th, the "wall" has crashed, and the U.S. market is collapsing... What year is it?
1929
Which Scottish lake contains more water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined?
Loch Ness
Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I?
The number 8
Bitterballen is a food from which country?
Netherlands
Who was murdered by a deranged fan outside his apartment building in 1980?
John Lennon
The prohibition just ended. It has been 13 years since people could have an alcoholic drink, legally. What year is it?
1933
What is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world, one of the North American Great Lakes...
Lake Superior
Your family has six sons including you, each son has a sister. How many people are in the family?
Nine
Six sons, one daughter, two parents
How often do the Olympic games take place?
Every two years
Nearly 800,000 acres of which National Park were burned the summer of 1988?
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
There have been many great African American players throughout history. Barry Bonds, Ricky Henderson, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays to name a few. If you wanted to watch the very first African American man play in the Major Leagues... What year would it be?
1947
Jackie Robinson is credited with being the man that broke race barrier in Major League Baseball
What is the largest lake in Africa, the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world?
Lake Victoria
I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk yet never in danger. You may find me in sun, but I am never out of darkness. What am I?
The letter S
The Traveling Wilburys were an English American group consisting of Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and what former member of The Beatles?
George Harrison
Which player was banned in 1989 from Major League Baseball for life for betting on games?
Pete Rose
It is September 25th in Little Rock, Arkansas. There is a lot of commotion at the local high school, and the National Guard troops have to escort nine students into school. What is happening?
DOUBLE POINTS: If you know the year...
The desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. This was a huge step in the right direction for civil rights. It was 1957.
The world's oldest and deepest lake holds more freshwater than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. It is located in Siberia, Russia. What is its name?
Lake Baikal
There is a word in the English language where the first two letters signify a man, the first three signify a woman, the first four signify a great man, and the whole word, a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine