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Martin Luther King was a proponent of…

  • Violent disobedience
  • Guerilla warfare
  • Non-violent civil disobedience
  • Violent picket lines
  • Non-violent civil disobedience
100

Before his assassination, RFK was the leading democratic presidential candidate in which election year?

  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1968
100

What was the nickname given to Nixon’s spy team?

  • The Electricians
  • The Free Masons
  • The Illuminati
  • The Plumbers
  • The Plumbers
100

To charge a public official with a crime/wrongdoing committed while in office is called this

  • Pardon
  • Impeach
  • Lobby
  • Precipitate
  • Impeach
100

This artist's new album titled, "Chromakopia" took over the #1 spot on the Billboard top 100 this week. 

Tyler, the Creator

200

 Martin Luther King went to Memphis in 1968 to battle for income equality for African American…

  • Lawyers
  • Baseball players
  • Sanitation workers
  • Teachers
  • Sanitation workers
200

Who was arrested for the assassination of RFK?

  • Lee Harvey Oswald
  • James Earl Ray
  • John Wilkes Booth
  • Sirhan Sirhan
  • Sirhan Sirhan
200

Who ordered, The Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of the history of our involvement in Vietnam? (Former Secretary of Defense)

  • Robert McNamara
  • Lyndon Johnson
  • Daniel Ellsberg
  • Richard Nixon
  • Robert McNamara
200

The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense. (Ford offered this to Nixon)

  • Pardon
  • Impeach
  • Lobby
  • Precipitate
  • Pardon
200

This Superhero movie "finale" led the box office this week with $15 million in ticket sales. 

Venom: Last Dance

300

The mayor of Memphis, Henry Loeb, responded to MLK’s petition for income equality by…

  • Raising the wages for African Americans
  • Having MLK arrested
  • Resigning from office
  • Refusing to negotiate with MLK
  • Refusing to negotiate with MLK
300

RFK’s assassination is considered the first major act of terrorism stemming from…

  • Asia
  • Canada
  • The Middle East
  • Mexico
  • The Middle East
300

The Watergate burglars broke-in to the __________.

  • Democratic National Committee Headquarters
  • Hotel room of George McGovern
  • Condominium of Daniel Ellsberg
  • Republican National Committee Headquarters
  • Democratic National Committee Headquarters
300

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein played a critical role and uncovering the Watergate scandal.  What was their respective careers?

  • FBI Agents
  • CIA Agents
  • Senate members
  • Journalists
  • Journalists
300

This 2024 Broadway adaptation is set to hit theatres Thanksgiving weekend. 

Name the movie AND at least 1 of the 2 top billed cast. 

Wicked

&

Arianna Grande

Cynthia Erivo

400

In what speech did MLK foreshadow his own death?

  • Birmingham Papers
  • I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
  • I have a Dream
  • My Untimely Death
  • I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
400

RFK served in what government office under his brother, JFK?

  • Chief of Staff
  • Vice President
  • Attorney General
  • Secretary of Defense
  • Attorney General
400

Vice President Agnew had to resign in 1973 because…

  • He ordered the Watergate break-in
  • That he obstructed justice by telling his Chief of Staff to interfere with the investigation
  • He had committed bribery, money laundering and tax evasion while serving as governor
  • He had attempted to cover-up the crimes committed by the President

He had committed bribery, money laundering and tax evasion while serving as governor

400

Nixon had a secret taping system in the Oval Office.  Congress subpoenaed the tapes. What did the most damaging portion of the tapes prove about Nixon?

  • That he ordered the Watergate break-in
  • That he obstructed justice by telling his Chief of Staff to interfere with the investigation
  • That he had committed bribery, money laundering and tax evasion
  • That he had attempted to cover-up the crimes committed by his Vice President
  • That he obstructed justice by telling his Chief of Staff to interfere with the investigation
400

Elon Musk has been in the spotlight recently, for both good and bad reasons. 

Name 3 of the 6 companies of which he serves as founder, owner, CEO or CFO. 

Space X

X (twitter)

xAI

Tesla

Neuralink 

Boring company

500

Who was arrested for the assassination of MLK?

  • Lee Harvey Oswald
  • James Earl Ray
  • John Wilkes Booth
  • Sirhan Sirhan

& in which city did the assassination occur? (no choices)

  • James Earl Ray &
  • Memphis
500

RFK's platform was key to gaining popularity in the Democratic party. List 2 of the 3 policies on which he was focused: 

Racial/economic justice or equality

Non-aggression foreign policy

champion for the poor

500

What is the name of the President to succeed Nixon, and how many electoral votes did he receive as BOTH VP and President?

Gerald Ford & (ZERO)

500

What year did Nixon resign? 

1974

500

Name the odds on favorite to win the Heisman trophy per Fanduel as of 11/12/24

OR

Name the powerhouse matchup in women's NCAA basketball set to take place this Friday (both teams).

Travis Hunter

OR

UConn vs North Carolina