in 1958, the dodgers came to L.A. from this Brooklyn ballpark that had been their home for four decades
What is Ebbets field?
Who was it that said "Too much of a good thing is wonderful"?
A: Mae West.
this was the most decorative soldier of world war 2
who is Audie Murphy
this is the year the atomic bomb was created
what is 1945
Which song, originally written by Kris Kristofferson, gave Janis Joplin a posthumous number one single in the U.S. charts in 1971?
Me and Bobby McGee
Jacksonville's minor league baseball team is named this, a classic shellfish oxymoron
what are the jumbo shrimp?
Houdini was played by who in the 1953 movie about the famous magician?
A: Tony Curtis
this battle was the turning point of world war 2 for the naval forces
what is the battle of midway
this is the year the declaration of Independence was written
what is 1776
Who gave us “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover in 1975?
Paul Simon.
hall of famer Willie Stargell called this pitch "a butterfly with a hiccup"
what is a knuckleball?
this was the first movie given the title block buster
what is jaws?
this man is the last person to be promoted to fleet admiral in the united states
who is William Frederick Halsey Jr
this man wrote common sense pamphlet
who is Thomas Paine
“I’ve been walkin’ these streets so long, Singin’ the same old song” are the opening lines
Rhinestone Cowboy. Glen Campbell
if this alternative nickname were literally true, Babe Ruth would have ruled part of northern Pakistan
what is "The saltan of swat"
The Jets and the Sharks are in what Oscar-winning movie?
A: West Side Story.
this was the president during the Vietnam war
who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
the other name for the french and Indian war
what is the sevens year war
In 1978, who said they “Can’t Smile Without You”?
Barry Manilow.
a huge baseball fan, this author built a Bangor that's been dubbed the "field of screams"
who is Stephen King
Who was it who said in a movie "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down"?
A: Mary Poppins.
this was Hal Moore's final rank
what is lieutenant general
what is Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who gave us “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover in 1975?
Paul Simon.
Who was the oldest baseball player
Leroy Robert `Satchel’ Paige is the oldest baseball player at 59 years 80 days on September 25, 1965.
What movie won the best story Oscar in 1958?
A: The Defiant Ones
What product is the Army responsible for creating to help pilots block the sun?
The Army is Responsible for creating Ray-Bans | In order to help pilots in the U.S Air Force block the rays of the sun and reduce nausea and headaches while flying, Lieutenant General John MacCready asked Bausch & Lomb to create special glasses for them to wear. The result, Ray-Bans!
What U.S. president advised: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"?
A: Harry S. Truman.
Who duetted with Deniece Williams on the 1978 hit Too Much, Too Little, Too Late?
Johnny Mathis