Senior Center General Knowledge
This is the fee for one year of membership for an adult at the Senior Center.
What is $36?
Which iconic blonde actress, and rumored lover of President John F. Kennedy, was found dead in her bedroom August 5, 1962?
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This Dance is done by swiveling or twisting the hips. It became popular in the 1960's. What is the name of this dance?
What is the twist?
What did the U.S. Postal Service add in 1963 that is part of every address today?
What are zipcodes?
The term is used to identify when a bowler makes three strikes in a row.
What is a turkey?
Name at least 2 different Group Exercise classes CURRENTLY offered at the Schertz Senior Center.
What is [Silver Sneakers Classic, Silver Sneakers Circuit, AOA Stretch & Tone, Chair Yoga, Line Dancing, Tai Chi, Zumba Gold, Aqua Aerobics]?
What television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today?
What is The Price is Right?
This knock kneed, high kicking dance was introduced in 1923. Popular with the flappers apart from their partners of the roaring 20's.
What is the Charleston?
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?
What is Polio?
During which inning is “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” traditionally sung?
What is the 7th Inning?
Name 3 (first name only) of the current Senior Center Board Members or Coordinators.
Who is [Sharon, Don, Robena, Martha, Connie, Barbara, Janette]?
Which rising young star from Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955?
Who is James Dean?
This popular 1920's dance had couples moving close together, which they called button shining. Coupled danced in a box step.
What is the Fox Trot?
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957?
What is Sputnik?
What retired basketball player tried out for the Chicago White Sox in 1994?
Who is Michael Jordan?
Name one sponsor we have had for either Bingo or Parking Lot Bingo within the last year.
Who is [Wellmed, Caring Senior Services, SA Lighthouse, Schilling Insurance, Cornerstone Caregiving, Post Acute Medical, Olympia Hills FD, Hope Hospice, ReMax, Brooks of Cibolo, Legacy at Forest Ridge, Silvertree Nursing and Rehab, Sodalis GR, Autumn Winds, Carmelita, Frost Bank, etc.]
Cassius Clay was a famous boxer who eventually changed his name to __________ ____?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Bill "Bojangles" was a master at this type of dancing. Special shoes are worn when doing this to create a distinctive clicking sound.
Aside From Hiroshima, which Japanese city was also destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945?
What is Nagasaki?
Which MLB player was better known as “The Great Bambino”?
Who is Babe Ruth?
This is the address for the Schertz Area Senior Center.
What (or where) is 608 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas 78154?
What aspiring Rock and Roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, but could only be shown from the waist up?
Who is Elvis Presley?
This Dance, popular in the 1940's, was part of the Latin craze. The dancers moved in a line with elbows bent and hands in the air.
What is the Conga?
The United State of America’s Statue of Liberty was a gift from which European Country?
What is France?
TWO PART QUESTION: How many rings are included in the iconic logo for the Olympics and what do they represent?
5; Continents of the world