NC History
Trivia Question: Greensboro is the seat of which North Carolina county?
Guilford
Trivia Question: The Olympics are held every how many years?
4 Years
Trivia Question: What band sang the popular song "Stairway to Heaven" in 1971?
Led Zeppelin
Trivia Question: What was the name of the robot in the film "Star Wars" (1977)?
R2-D2
Trivia Question: Which King of England was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War?
Charles I.
Trivia Question: Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech?
First Amendment.
Trivia Question: Raleigh became North Carolina's capital in 1792. Which city served as the capital immediately before it was moved to Raleigh?
New Bern
Trivia Question: What sport is best known as the ‘king of sports’?
Soccer
Trivia Question: Who sang the disco hit "Stayin' Alive" in 1977?
Bee Gees
Trivia Question: Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1976?
Rocky
Trivia Question: Who was the first man to walk on the moon, and in which year?
Neil Armstrong, 1969
Trivia Question: What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
18 Years old
Trivia Question: Who is North Carolina named for?
King Charles I
Trivia Question: What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
Turkey
Trivia Question: What song became a signature hit for Donna Summer in 1977?
"I Feel Love"
Trivia Question: In what 1976 thriller does Robert De Niro famously say "You talkin' to me?"
The Taxi Driver
Trivia Question: What year did the War of 1812 end?
Trivia Question: What is the term for a person accused of a crime in a court of law?
Defendant.
Trivia Question: Wilmington is home to which World War II battleship?
U.S.S. North Carolina
Trivia Question: What country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympics yet hasn’t won a gold medal?
The Philippines.
Trivia Questions: Who released the album "Dark Side of the Moon" in 1973?
Pink Floyd
Trivia Question: In Risky Business, what song did Tom Cruise famously lip-sync to in his underwear?
"Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger
Trivia Question: Who built the first car in America?
Henry Ford
Trivia Question: Celebrated on the 19th day of the sixth month of the year, what is the newest addition to the U.S. federal holiday calendar, as signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021?
Juneteenth
Trivia Question: North Carolina is home to three of the tallest lighthouses in America. What is the name of its tallest lighthouse, located on the coast of N.C.?
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Trivia Question: What color are the goalposts in football?
Yellow
Trivia Question: What band scored a hit with "Hotel California" in 1977?
The Eagles
Trivia Question: Which famous film composer wrote the music for Tim Burton's 1989 Batman?
Danny Elfman
Trivia Question: The “Whitechapel Murderer” is the nickname given to which serial killer?
Jack The Ripper
Trivia Question: The No Child Left Behind Act was an Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and was signed into law by what U.S. President?
George W Bush
Trivia Question: What is North Carolina's state beverage?
Milk
Trivia Question: In football, how many points does a touchdown hold?
6 Points
Trivia Question: Who sang the rock anthem "Free Bird" in 1973?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Trivia Question: What is the first rule of Fight Club?
You do not talk about Fight Club.
Trivia Question: Which famous artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Trivia Question: Which of the three branches of government in the United States is made up of courts to uphold the law in the name of the states?
Judiciary
Trivia Question: George Preddy, the man for whom one of Greensboro's freeways is named, is best known for doing what?
Becoming a flying ace during World War II
Trivia Question: In soccer, what body part can’t touch the ball?
Hands
Trivia Question: Who had a hit with the song "Dream On" in 1973?
Aerosmith
Trivia Question: What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the seven dwarfs
Trivia Question: In which country was the largest known T-Rex skeleton found?
Canada
Trivia Question: An 1889 public viewing of an accidentally electrocuted worker from what company (now known for money transfers) led to New York's law requiring utilities to be buried underground?
Western Union
Trivia Question: What is the oldest town in North Carolina?
Bath
Trivia Question: How many sports were included in the 2008 Summer Olympics?
28
Trivia Question: Who had a hit with "Dancing Queen" in 1976?
ABBA
Trivia Question: In what 1950 drama does Bette Davis say, "Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a bumpy night"?
All about eve
Trivia Question: In which year did WWI begin?
1914
Trivia Question: The office in a court is responsible for security, guarding juries, and often giving what two-word order when the judge enters?
All Rise
Trivia Question: North Carolina has two mountain ranges in the southern Appalachian chain. Can you name either?
The Great Smoky Mountains
Trivia Question: What is the only sport to be played on the moon?
A Round of golf
Trivia Question: Which artist had a hit with "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 1975?
Queen
Trivia Question: What's the name of the anthemic dance near the beginning of The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
"The Time Warp"
Trivia Question: How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the television?
21
Trivia Question: In 1997, David Wolf became the first American to vote from where? A Texas state law enabled him to do so.
Space