Weather Trivia
US presidents
1940's trivia
1950's trivia
1960's trivia
100

What is the name given to giant tropical storms? 

Hurricane

100

What president lived the longest?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

100

In 1943 the world’s largest office building was completed. It is known as:

The Pentagon 

100

What was the first animated feature film released by Disney?


Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

100

What was the name of the civil rights leader who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech?


Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

200

Which color are clouds before a tornado? 



Green

200

Which president was the fourth to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer: Barack Obama

200

This world famous monument was left incomplete in 1941 when Gutzon Borglum died.

Mount Rushmore

200

Which rock and roll star was known as the "King"?

Answer: Elvis Presley

200

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

Answer: Sputnik

300

What is the center of a hurricane called? 

The Eye

300

Which president survived an assassination attempt 69 days into his term?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

300

Automobiles driving on the Pacific Coast Highway during WWII were not allowed to:

Drive with their headlights on 

300

What significant event in 1957 marked the beginning of the space?

Answer: The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union.

300

Which event is known as the first manned moon landing?


Answer: Apollo 11 in 1969

400

What is a Cumulonimbus? 

A cloud

400

Who was the first Roman Catholic president?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

400

What military action was known as The Blitz? In what country did it take place?

The nightly bombing of London and other British cities

Hitler believed that by targeting civilians he could force the British to surrender. On 7th September, 1940, the Third Reich began a daily bombing campaign. London was the main target but other major cities were also bombed. Casualties were high. On the first day of bombing 430 people were killed and 1,600 badly injured. Within a few weeks the daily bombing raids had become nightly raids. Hitler decided to make the bombing raids at night to increase the ‘fear factor’ and also to make people weaker by not allowing them to sleep properly. People in London slept in underground stations for protection.

400

Which popular television show featured a talking horse?

Answer: Mister Ed

400

What film, released in 1962, tells the story of a lawyer defending a black man accused of raping a white woman?


Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

500

What does the Beaufort scale measure? 

Wind speed

500

Which president warned against political parties, long-term foreign alliances and strict geographical divides in his farewell address?

answer: George Washington

500

Name the glamorous movie star who traveled with the U.S.O. during WW II, thrilling the enlisted men by dancing with them.

A. Betty Grable

B. Marlene Dietrich

C. Lana Turner


B. Marlene Dietrich 

Traveling throughout North Africa and Italy, Marlene risked her life by staying at the front lines of the war. Several times, she even rode in General George S. Patton’s jeep as he led American troops. For her service in World War II, the U.S. War Department awarded Dietrich the Medal of Freedom in 1947, America’s highest civilian honor. She was also decorated by the French and Israeli governments. Marlene Dietrich died in Paris in 1992 at the age of 90.

500

What was the name of the first nuclear power plant opened in the U.S.?


Answer: Shippingport Atomic Power Station

500

What year did the Beatles first appear on The Ed Sullivan Show?


Answer: 1964