Retirement Jeopardy

Facts & Statistics

100

This is the most popular state for retirement in the United States

Florida

200

What is the average age of retirement in the United States?

62 years old

300

Who travels more often, college students or retirees?

retirees

400

This is the most popular month for Americans to retire

January

500

True or false: By 2030, 1 in 4 California residents will be over the age of 65 

true

Famous Retirees

100

This basketball legend retired from the Chicago bulls in 1993 to play minor league baseball, & then returned to the NBA in 1995

Michael Jordan

200

He hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years before retiring in 1992

Johnny Carson

300

This legendary Dodgers pitcher retired at 30 years old due to arthritis in his elbow, at the height of his career

Sandy Koufax

400

This famous actress left her Hollywood career after marrying the Prince of Monaco in 1956

Grace Kelly

500

This soul singer found massive fame in the 1970s and left his career to become a Baptist minister, he's now known as Reverend ___ ___

Al Green

Retirement Around the World

100

True or False: Every country has the same retirement age

False; retirement ages vary from late 40s to late 60s

200

In this country, a retirement celebration might include men in kilts playing bagpipes and toasting with whisky

Scotland

300

What nickname is given to retirees who spend winters in warm states like Florida or Arizona, then return north for the rest of the year? 

Snowbirds

400

This country has one of the lowest retirement ages in all of Europe and sees retirement as a time to enjoy "the art of living" 

France

500

This country has a tradition of giving special honor on one's 60th birthday, known as kanreki. The 60th birthday symbolizes the start of retirement and marks the completion of a full 60 year cycle in the zodiac calendar

Japan

Jobs of the Past

100

This person's job was to manually connect phone calls by plugging cords into a large board

Switchboard Operator

200

This worker manually reset bowling pins and returned balls to players before the job was automated

Pinsetter

300

This worker used to deliver ice door-to-door before freezers became commonplace

ice man

400

This person worked in a movie theater operating the film projector

projectionist

500

This worker lit street lamps every evening before electric streetlights existed

lamplighter

Finish the Phrase

100

the early bird...

catches the worm

200

All work and no play makes Jack...

a dull boy

300

Rome wasn't built...

in a day

400

nothing ventured, nothing...

gained

500

Stop and smell...

the roses