Recovery Jeopardy 3/23

Schenectady History

100

Schenectady is located on which river?

Mohawk

200

Schenectady's nickname is:

Electric City

300

Name one of the historically largest employers in Schenectady is:

What are General Electric and ALCO (American Locomotive Co.)

400

Born Phillip Andre, this Schenectady native has grown up to be a famous actor and star in films such as: Sin City, Iron Man 2, Year of the Dragon, etc

Mickey Rourke

500

Born in Schenectady on 4/1/71, this famous actress has starred in famous roles on shows such as: The Young and the Restless, Nip Tuck,

Jessica Collins

Riddles

100

If you have me you want to share me, if you share me you won't have me. What am I?

Secret

200

If I drink, I die. If I eat, I am fine. What am I?

Fire

300

Mr. Red lives in the red house. Mr. Blue lives in the blue house. Mrs. Pink lives in the pink house. Who lives in the white house?

Joe Biden

400

I start with M, end with X, and have never ending amount of letters. What am I?

MAILBOX

500

A bus driver goes the wrong way on a one way street. He passes the cops but they don't stop him. Why?

He was walking

U.S History

100

Name 3 of the 13 original colonies?

What is  New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia 

200

What year was the constitution written?

1787

300

How many amendments does the constitution have?

27

400

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana

500

Name 1 war fought by the U.S. in the 1800's?

What is

War of 1812

Mexican-American War

Civil War

MUSIC SCANDALS

100

This musician was photographed shaving her own head in a salon in 2007

Britney Spears

200

This celebrity once dangled his son over a hotel balcony in front of paparazzi.

Michael Jackson

300

This band lost popularity when they expressed at a concert that they were "ashamed that the President… [was] from Texas." 

Dixie Chicks (now just the Chicks)

400

This singer released a video in 1989 that received backlash from Pope John Paul II because of it's "blasphemous use of Christian imagery"

Madonna

500

A member of this band had to publicly apologize after claiming the band was "more popular than Jesus"

The Beatles

Random

100

Trivia Question: Which U.S. state is known as the sunflower state?

a) Florida

b) California

c) Maine

d) Kansas

Kansas

200

Trivia Question: What is the rarest blood type?

a) O

b) A

c) B

d) AB-Negative

d) AB-Negative

300

Trivia Question: Which animal does not appear in the Chinese zodiac?

a) Dragon

b) Rabbit

c) Dog

d) Hummingbird

                            

d) Hummingbird

Hummingbird

400

Trivia Question: Power outages in the US are mostly caused by what? 

a) Flooding

b) Storms

c) Squirrels

d) Wind 

                            

c) Squirrels

Squirrels

500

Trivia Question: “Cirque du Soleil” started in what country? 

a) China

b) Canada

c) Brazil

d) Italy

                            

b) Canada

Canada