PLC October Trivia

Random October

100

Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955. What company did he co-found?

Microsoft

200

Henry Ford introduced the Model T on October 1, 1908. What color was it? 

Black. Henry Ford said, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."

300

Artist Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881. What was his nationality?

Spanish. He was Spanish but spent most of his adult life in France. 

400

What is one of the zodiac signs for October?

Libra or Scorpio

500

True or False: October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar. 

True. October was the eighth month before January and February were added. 

Indigenous Peoples' Day

100

This October baby sang and danced The Twist. 

Chubby Checker

200

This October baby played quarterback in the NFL for 20 seasons, mostly with the Green Bay Packers.

Brett Favre

300

This October baby was a motorcycle daredevil. 

Evel Knievel

400

This October baby was a bigtime slugger, known as "The Mick" and "The Commerce Comet." 

Mickey Mantle

500

This October baby is a news correspondent, taking after his father, Mike. He has worked for CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox News, and now CNN. 

Chris Wallace

Jewish October Holidays

100

This author wrote 1984.

George Orwell

200

This author wrote The Grapes of Wrath.

John Steinbeck

300

This author wrote The Chronicles of Narnia.

C.S. Lewis

400

This author wrote The Lord of the Rings series. 

J.R.R. Tolkien

500

This author wrote the Harry Potter series. 

J.K. Rowling

Halloween

100

Halloween is always on this date. 

October 31

200

This vegetable is part of a tradition the night before Halloween. 

Cabbage is often used in pranks on Mischief Night, sometimes called Cabbage Night. People would sometimes leave stinky, rotten cabbage near neighbors' doors.

300

This is the only holiday that surpasses Halloween in annual consumer sales. 

Christmas

400

She was the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween in 1958. 

Mamie Eisenhower

500

This was used by the Irish to make jack-o-lanterns before pumpkins. 

Potatoes and/or turnips

October Music History

100

This "Blueberry Hill" singer passed away October 24, 2017 at age 89. 

Fats Domino

200

This "Queen of Rock and Roll" relinquished her US citizenship in October 2013. She lived in Switzerland until she died there in May 2023. 

Tina Turner

300

This Beatles singer sued the US government, alleging that he and his lawyer were bugged and wiretapped. 

John Lennon

400

This singer's "I Want to Be Wanted" reached #1. 

Brenda Lee

500

This 12-time Grammy winner is re-released an album on October 27, 2023 with 5 new songs. 

Taylor Swift