Quotes
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
Don Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
What was the title of Michael Jackson’s best-selling album of all time released in 1982?
Thriller
Which came first: the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution?
Declaration of Independence?
Where is the 2026 Masters Tournament held?
Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia
The catchphrase “Hello, Newman” comes from what sitcom about a stand-up comedian in New York?
Seinfeld
This inventor created the first successful airplane with his brother Wilbur.
Orville Wright?
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
Abraham Lincoln (or gospels of Mattew, Mark, and Luke)
What famous duo sang “I Got You Babe” and were married in real life during the 1960s and 70s.
Sonny & Cher
Which came first: the invention of the telephone or the invention of the light bulb?
Telephone (1876)
Light Bulb (1879)
What tennis tournament is considered one of the four Grand Slam events and is played on grass courts in England?
Wimbledon
This Golden Girls character is known for her sharp wit, sarcasm, and being from St. Olaf.
Rose Nylund
This inventor created the first practical assembly line for mass-producing automobiles.
Henry Ford
“Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
What female jazz singer was nicknamed “Lady Day” and recorded “Strange Fruit.”
Which came first: the invention of the World Wide Web or the first email sent?
Email (1971)
World Wide Web (1989)
What Olympic event combines running, jumping, and throwing across multiple track and field events.
Decathlon
M*A*S*H is set during which war?
Korean War
What African American inventor held over 300 patents and is known for promoting crop rotation methods?
George Washington Carver
“Well behaved women seldom make history.”
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Name 3 of the 4 Rat Pack artists
Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop
Which came first: the release of Jurassic Park or the launch of Amazon as an online bookstore?
Jurassic Park (1993)
Amazon online (1994)
Which baseball player hit 762 career home runs, the most in MLB history?
Barry Bonds
What is the title of the 1984–1992 sitcom in which Tony Micelli, a retired widowed MLB player from Brooklyn, becomes a live-in housekeeper for a high-powered businesswoman?
Who's the Boss?
This Scottish inventor improved the steam engine in the late 1700s, helping power the Industrial Revolution—and the unit of power, the watt, is named after him.
James Watt
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What Rat Pack member was married to John F. Kennedy’s sister Patricia and helped connect the group socially with the Kennedy family?
Peter Lawford
Which came first: the debut of American Idol or the launch of Facebook?
American idol (2002)
Facebook (2004)
What country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles in history?
Brazil
On the sitcom Friends, what is Ross Geller’s profession throughout the series?
Paleontologist
Who developed the first practical printing press in Europe in the 1440s
Johannes Gutenberg