Sports
Which country invented the sport of curling?
A) Canada
B) Norway
C) Scotland
D) Sweden
Scotland
Which TV family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in the 1960s?
A) The Addams Family
B) The Bradys
C) The Munsters
D) The Cleavers
The Munsters
Which ruler earned the epithet “the Terrible,” though it originally meant “formidable” in Old Russian?
A) Peter the Great
B) Ivan IV
C) Nicholas II
D) Boris Godunov
Ivan IV
What household product mascot was known as “Madge the manicurist”?
A) Palmolive dish soap
B) Tide detergent
C) Ajax cleaner
D) Ivory soap
Palmolive dish soap
Which 1960s sitcom featured the characters Gomez and Morticia?
A) Bewitched
B) Green Acres
C) The Addams Family
D) I Dream of Jeannie
The Addams Family
In which sport would you perform a “Salchow”?
A) Gymnastics
B) Figure skating
C) Ski jumping
D) Diving
Figure skating
What was the name of Elvis Presley’s famous Memphis mansion?
A) Heartbreak Hotel
B) Sun Studios
C) Graceland
D) Tupelo House
Graceland
“The Mad Monk” was the nickname of which controversial Russian figure?
A) Rasputin
B) Lenin
C) Peter the Great
D) Ivan the Terrible
Rasputin
Which shaving product mascot was the animated “No More Mr. Nice Guy” character?
A) Gillette
B) Barbasol
C) Norelco
D) Edge
Gillette
Which soda brand used the slogan “You got the right one, baby”?
A) Sprite
B) Pepsi
C) Dr Pepper
D) 7UP
Dr Pepper
Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
A) Knight
B) Rook
C) Bishop
D) Queen
Bishop
Which actor famously said “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 film The Shining, a line inspired by a 1960s TV introduction?
A) Al Pacino
B) Robert De Niro
C) Jack Nicholson
D) Dustin Hoffman
Jack Nicholson
Which queen was called “Bloody Mary” for her persecution of Protestants?
A) Mary I of England
B) Mary Queen of Scots
C) Mary II
D) Anne Boleyn
Mary I of England
Which TV dinner brand became iconic in the 1950s?
A) Lean Cuisine
B) Swanson
C) Banquet
D) Hungry-Man
Swanson
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What sport uses the terms “ippon,” “waza-ari,” and “yuko”?
A) Karate
B) Taekwondo
C) Judo
D) Kendo
Judo
What children’s TV program first aired in 1969 and featured Big Bird?
A) Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
B) The Electric Company
C) Sesame Street
D) Romper Room
Sesame Street
What sea is known as “The Devil’s Triangle of Europe”?
A) Baltic Sea
B) North Sea
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Which vintage toothpaste ad warned about “Pink Toothbrush Dangers” caused by gum disease?
A) Crest
B) Colgate
C) Pepsodent
D) Gleem
Colgate
Which forest is called “The Lungs of the Earth”?
A) Congo Rainforest
B) Amazon Rainforest
C) Taiga Forest
D) Borneo Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest
In cricket, what is a score of zero called?
A) Goose egg
B) Blank
C) Duck
D) Nothinger
Duck
What was the name of the bar in the TV sitcom Three's Company where Larry often hung out?
A) The Regal Beagle
B) Cheers
C) The Blue Fox
D) The Tipsy Cow
The Regal Beagle
Which strait is known as “The Gateway Between Continents”?
A) Bering Strait
B) Strait of Gibraltar
C) Strait of Malacca
D) Bosporus Strait
Strait of Gibraltar
Which soap brand used the slogan “Stronger than dirt”?
A) Ivory
B) Dove
C) Ajax
D) Lifebuoy
Ajax
What was the first production car to exceed 100 km/h (62 mph)?
A) Benz Velo
B) Ford Model T
C) Fiat 1100
D) Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost