Notables
Jonas Salk is credited with what vaccine?
Polio
Who was the first African-American named Supreme Court Justice? (Extra points for the year)
Thurgood Marshall
Which Olympic athlete set a record in 1972 by winning seven gold medals
What was the title of Stephen King's first published book?
Carrie
Can you swim in the canals in Venice?
No, now would you want to
Which video game system featured now iconic games like Pong and Pac Mac?
Atari
What is Mary Quant known for?
The miniskirt
Which athlete was the first to earn a perfect score in the history of Olympic gymnastics?
Nadia Comaneci
What book about a bird on a journey of self discovery topped the NY Times best-seller list for 38 weeks in 1970?
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
What was nationalized by Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1956?
What new telephone feature was introduced in 1963?
The touch tone.
What was founded by General William Booth in 1865?
The Salvation Army
Who was the first member of the Negro League inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Stephen King and Peter Staub collaborated on the book "Black House" in what State was the book set?
Wisconsin
According to the song "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" how many years did Sal work on the Erie Canal?
Fifteen years
How big was the original floppy disk?
Eight inches, had a capacity of 80 kilobytes
subsequent 5.25 inch version held 1.44 megabytes
What entertainer's wedding prompted NBC to order 10000 tulips from Holland? Extra points - name the spouse.
Tiny Tim (spouse to be revealed)
The first back to back triple-crown wins in horse racing history happened in 1977 and 1978. Name one of the two winning horses (extra point for naming both horses).
To be revealed live as there are two correct answers,
What is the name of Dr. Seuss' egg-hatching elephant?
Horton
Although the US often gets the credit, which Country was responsible for the initiation of construction on the Panama Canal?
France
In what year was the Hubble Space Telescope Launched?
1990
Who began his radio shows with: "Good Evening, Mr. and Mrs. American, and all the ships at sea, let's go to press"?
Walter Winchell
This cross country ski event is hosted in Cable, WI.
American Birkebeiner
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood takes its name from which Shakespeare Play? (Multiple choice option exists, for half points.)
Timon of Athens
What engineering feat connected the Great Lakes and Mississippi River, permitting commercial navigation between the two?
Chicago Drainage Canal/Chicago Sanitary ad Ship Canal