Sat Night at the Davis House

History

100

Which WW2 fighter plane shares a name with a modern performance car

p51 Mustangs 

200

How many wives did Henry the 8th have executed? Bonus if you know how many total wives he had

6 total wives, executed two of them (Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard)

300

Queen Isabella of Spain financed Christopher Columbus. What country was Columbus born in?

Genoa, Italy 

400

the George Washington of South America

Simon Bolivar

500

Which American admiral opened up Japan for trade?

Admiral Dewey 

Sports

100

Winner of the 2023 Heisman Trophy 

Jayden Daniels

200

Simone Biles' spouse 

Jonathan Owens

300

Rookie of the Year for the national league

Paul Skenes

400

New sport in the 2028 Olympics

Flag Football

500

2024 Masters Winner

Scottie Sheffler 

Music

100

Who is the best singer/songwriter of all time? 

Taylor Swift

200

Name of the Rolling Stones drummer who recently passed away

Charlie Watts

300

Names of the 4 Beatles

John Lennon, Ringo Starr/Pete Best, Paul McCartney & George Harrison 

400

Which two artists had #1 Christmas song last week

Jason Kelce & Stevie Nicks

500

Irish folksong "Whiskey In the Jar" was first brought to American audiences with Thin Lizzy. Who brought it back to the American Top 10 in 1998?

Metallica 

Literature

100

# of books in the Harry Potter series 

7 (seven)

200

Author of the Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

300

Author of the Notebook

Nicholas Sparks

400

Romeo's love interest before he met Juliet

Rosaline 

500

Author of the Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption

Stephen King 

Geography

100

A group of islands is called this

Archipelago 

200

Previous name of Istanbul

Constantinople 

300

Location of the Mariana Trench 

Western Pacific Ocean 

400

What is an atoll?

A ring-shaped coral island that surrounds a lagoon

500

Which country claims the Canary Islands 

Spain