Dates
On what exact date did the Hartford Convention issue its finial report, which proposed several constitutional amendments designed to limit the power of the federal government and protest the War of 1812?
A) January 5 1815
B) December 15 1814
C) February 4 1815
D) November 10 1814
January 5 1815
When Doritos were first introduced nationally by Frito-lay in 1966, what was their original flavor before Nacho Cheese was introduced in 1972?
A) Toasted Corn
B) Zesty Taco
C) Barbecue
D) Sour Cream Onion
Toasted Corn
Before signing with Monument Records and later RCA, a 13 year old Dolly Parton recorded her very first single, "Puppy Love" in 1959. On which small, independent record label was this debut single released?
A) Starday Records
B) Hickory Records
C) Goldband Records
D) Sun Records
Goldband Records
President Abraham Lincoln signed the historic Act into Law on which exact date in 1862?
A) January 1, 1863
B) May 20, 1862
C) July 2, 1862
D) April 14, 1862
May 20, 1862
When the Triscuit was trademarked by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1902, what was the literal meaning or origin behind the name Triscuit?
A) Electricity biscuit
B) A biscuit made of three distinct whole grains
C) A cracker trisected into three bite-sized squares
D) Trans oceanic shipping biscuits
Electricity Biscuit
When Elvis Presley wanted to record "I Will Always Love You" Colonel Tom Parker demanded that Dolly sign over what specific percentage of the song's publishing rights as a standard condition for Elvis's version?
A) 25 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 75 percent
D) 100 percent
50 percent
The Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended Chinese immigration for ten years, was signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on which exact date?
A) March 12 1880
B) August 22 1884
C) May 6 1882
D) November 4 1881
May 6 1882
Oreos are a famously direct copy of an earlier chocolate sandwich cookie that debuted four years earlier in 1908. What was that original cookie's name?
A) Domino
B) Solar Cracker
C) Hydrox
D) Nabisco Cream
Hydrox
Before Dolly Parton partnered with Herchend Family Entertainment in 1986 to transform it into Dollywood, what was the immediate predecessor theme park operating on that exact Piegon Forge, Tennessee site?
A) Rebel Railroad
B) Goldrush Junction
C) Frontierland USA
D) Silver Dollar City
Silver Dollar City
The catastrophic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, which resulted in the deaths of 146 garment workers and galvanized the labor movement, occurred on what dates?
A) April 12, 1909
B) February 18, 1913
C) January 30, 1910
D) March 25, 1911
March 25, 1911
Cheetos were invented in 1948 by the same visionary snack tycoon who originally created Fritos. What was his name?
A) Herman Lay
B) Clarence Baker
C) Franklin Mars
D) Charles Doolin
Charles Elmer Doolin
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the nation's central banking system, on which exact date?
A) November 11, 1913
B) December 23, 1913
C) January 15, 1914
D) October 3, 1913
December 23, 1913
While Thomas Jefferson is often credited with popularizing macaroni and cheese in America after encountering it in Europe, which enslaved cook at Monticello and later the White House actually prepared and perfected the dish for state dinners during his presidency?
A) Sally Hemings
B) James Hemings
C) Edith Fossett
D) Venus
Edith Fossett