Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015 IN REVIEW Q'S HAPPY NEW YEARS

2015 in Review, selected miscellaneous items.

1.  Jan. 7,  A terrorist attack on what French publication prompted international outrage? 

2.  What Mediterranean nation faced repeated debt and financial crises?

3.  Feb. 1  Who won Super Bowl XLIX? 

4.  Apr 4  Whose  videotaped shooting (while unarmed) by a police officer in  Charleston, SC, sparked national outrage and resulted in a murder charge against the office? 

5.  Apr. 19  The death of what black man while in police custody resulted in massive protests in Baltimore and elsewhere? 

6.  May 14  What blues guitarist, who had a mega-hit with "The Thrill is Gone," died? 

7.  June 26  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled state laws that did what were unconstitutional?

8.  July 10, In response to a massacre at a black church by a white supremacist, what was removed from the S.C. capital grounds? 

9.  Sept 28  NASA scientists confirmed the existence of liquid flowing water on what planet?

10.  Dec.  What was the name of the Texas teen fugitive who was captured in Mexico with his (ugh!) mother?  

11.  Dec.   Who was the celebrity who was finally formally charged with sexual assault after years of allegations? 




2015 YIR ANSWERS

2015 YIR ANSWERS

1.  Charlie Hebdo

2.  Greece

3.  New England Patriots

4.  Walter Scott

5.  Freddie Gray

6.  B. B. King

7.  forbade same-sex marriages

8.  Confederate Battle Flag

9.  Mars

10.  Ethan Couch

11.  Bill Cosby

MISCELLANEOUS 12/31/15, QUESTIONS

MISC Q'S 12/31/15

1.  What are the only two nations whose flags are squares?

2.  What is the only nation whose flag is not a square or rectangle? 

3.  Who was the first U.S. President to sport a beard while in office?

4.  If it is midnight on the international date line, what time is it on the prime meridian? 

5.  What feature in Russia is typically viewed as the dividing line between Asia and Europe? 

6.  Who are the only two U.S. Presidents buried in California?

7.  What CA site is typically  the most-visited place in the U.S. national park system each year? 

8.  What is the capital of Cameroon?

9.  Who resigned as U.S. Speaker of the House in 2015? 

MISCELLANEOUS ANSWERS 12/31/15

MISC A'S 12/31/15

1.  Vatican City and Switzerland

2.  Nepal

3.  Lincoln

4.  Noon

5.   Ural Mountains

6.  Nixon and Reagan

7.  Golden Gate National Recreation Area

8.  Yaoundé

9.  John Boehner

ROCK AND ROLL 12/31/15, QUESTIONS

R N R  12/31/15 QUESTIONS

1.  What group had hits with "Fallen Angel," and "Ride the Wind"? 

2.  What hard rock group had hits with "Dreams," "Can't Stop Loving You,"
"Right Now," and "Why Can't This Be Love"? 

3.  What group had hits with "Comfortably Numb," "Whole Lotta Lovin'" and their only #1 hit with "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"? 

4.  What group had a hit with an 8-minute song called "Stairway to Heaven"? 

5.  What group, started in 1964, had Roger Daltrey as lead singer and Pete Townsend as guitarist? 

6.  What rock giant died on Dec . 8, 1980? 

7.  What group had a hit in 1969 with "Pinball Wizard"? 

SOFT ROCK ETC. 12/31/15, QUESTIONS,

SOFT ROCK ETC, 12/31/15 ANSWERS

These are some of my favorite soft rock/slow songs

1.  What female folk singer had hits in the 60's and 70's with "Amazing Grace," "Send in the Clowns," and "Both Sides Now"?   

2.  What male country artist had a hit with "Unanswered Prayers"?

3.  What black female singer had cover hits with "I will Always Love You," and the "Star Spangled Banner"? 

4.  Who was the lead singer for Van Halen's 1988 hit "When It's Love"?


5.  On the soundtrack for the movie "The Lost Boys," who had a great rendition of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me"? 

6.  What male soloist had a hit with "Eyes Without a Face"? 

7.  What group had  a hit with "Love Walked In"?

8.  What group had a hit with "Don't Stop Believing"? 

9.  Who wrote and first recorded "I Will Always Love You"? 





SOFT ROCK, ETC. 12/31/15 ANSWERS

1.  Judy Collins

2.  Garth Brooks

3.  Whitney Houston

4.  Sammy Hagar

5.  Roger Daltrey

6.  Billy Idol

7.  Van Halen

8.  Journey

9.  Dolly Parton

ROCK AND ROLL 12/31/15, ANSWERS

R N R  12/31/15 ANSWERS

1.  Poison

2.  Van Halen

3.  Pink Floyd

4.  Led Zeppelin

5.  The Who

6.  John Lennon

7.  The Who

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

SEX, DRUGS & ROCK AND ROLL 12/30/15 QUESTIONS

1.   What male, solo artist had a hit with "Cocaine"? 

2.  What AC/DC hit has the line "She told me to come, but I was already there"? 

3.  Who had a hit with "Purple Haze"? 

4.  What group had a soundtrack (Flashdance) hit called "Seduce Me Tonight" which included the line "Show me all the secrets between your thighs"?

5.  What group had hits with "Hot for Teacher," "Finish What You Started"
and "Everybody Wants Some"?

6.  What rock giant died Aug. 16, 1977 from a prescription drug overdose?

7.  What rock giant lost paternity suits brought by Luciana Morad and Marsha Hunt?

8.  What was the title of a 1992 song about a drug released by Billy Idol
which was a cover for a song written and previously recorded by  Lou Rawls? 

9.  What artist and backup group did a cover of "Fire Down Below," and had hits with "The Fire Inside," and "Night Moves"?

10.  What famous rock band front man died of a heroin overdose on July 3, 1971?

SEX, DRUGS & ROCK N' ROLL ANSWERS 12/30/15

S, D & R n' R Answers  12/30/15

1.  Eric Clapton

2.  You shook me all Night Long

3.  Jimi Hendrix

4.  Cycle V

5.  Van Halen

6.  Elvis Presley

7.  Mick Jagger

8.  Heroin

9.  Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

10.  Jim Morrison

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, DEC 27-JAN 2, QUESTIONS

TWIH DEC 27-JAN 2

DEC 27

1.  What famous play by James Barrie premiered in London? 


DEC 28

2.  1612  Who first viewed the planet Neptune but erroneously classified it as a star? 

DEC 29

3.  1890  American troops attempting to disarm a group of Sioux Indians massacred over 400 men, women and children at what location in South Dakota?

DEC 30

4.  2006  After trial, what former dictator was executed by hanging?


DEC 31

5.  1991  What nation was officially dissolved? 

JAN 1

6.  1863    What historic act was undertaken by Pres. Lincoln?


JAN 2

7.  1872  LDS (Mormon) leader Brigham Young (71) was arrested for having how many wives? 




TWIH DEC 27-JAN 2 ANSWERS

1.   Peter Pan

2.  Gallileo

3. Wounded Knee

4.  Sadam Hussein

5.  USSR

6.  Signed/issue the Emancipation Proclamation

7.  25

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, DEC 20-26, QUESTIONS, P.S. HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

TWIH, DEC 20-26

DEC 20

1.  1860  What was the first state to secede from the U.S.? 

2.  1946  What classic Christmas movie starring Jimmy Steward first debuted?

DEC 21

3.  1898 Pierre and Marie Curie discovered what radioactive element?  Radium

4.  1913  The first crossword puzzle appeared in what New York Newspaper?

5.  1937  Walt Disney premiered the first full-length animated feature which had what title? 

6.  1988  270 people died when a Pan Am flight exploded over what  Scottish city? 

7.  1989  American troops invaded what country? 

DEC 22

8.  1961  Who was reported to be the first U.S. soldier to die in Viet Nam?


9.  1984  What was the name of the New York City resident who shot four alleged robbers on the subway, and who case became a cause celebre

DEC 23

10.  1886   Who was the famous author of  the novel Vanity Fair who died on this date?

DEC 24

11.  1814  The War of 1812 ended with the signing of what treaty? 

12.  1979  The Soviet Union invaded what country? 

DEC 25

13.  1776  George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and surprised and defeated the Hessians in what battle the next day? 

14.  1868  What President issue an unconditional pardon to all Confederate military personnel?

TWIH, DEC 20-26, ANSWERS

1.  South Carolina

2.  It's a Wonderful Life

3.  Radium

4.  The New York World

5.  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

6.  Lockerbie

7.  Panama

8.  James David (RIP)

9.  Bernhard Goetz

10.  William Makepeace Thackeray

11.  Treaty of Ghent

12.  Afghanistan

13.  Battle of Trenton

14.  Andrew Johnson

50's Rock Group Hits, Questions

50's Rock Group Hits

1.  What group named after a hair-cut had a hit in 1955 with "Earth Angel."

2.  What group had a 1955 hit with "Only You"? 

3.  What group had hits with "Little Darlin'" (1957) and "The Stroll" in 1959? 

4.  The Dell-Viking biggest hit of 1957 was what song? 

5.  Who had a hit in 1958 with "Little Star"?

6.  In 1958, the Four Preps had a hit with what song whose title was a distance? 

7.  What song was the Fleetwoods biggest hit of 1959? 

8.  What group had a hit with "There Goes My Baby" in 1959? 

9.  In 1959, The Impalas biggest hit was what song?



50's Rock Group Hits, Answers

1.  The Crew Cuts

2.  The Platters

3.  The Diamonds

4.  "Come Go With Me"

5.  The Elegants

6.  26 Miles (Santa Catalina)

7. Mr. Blue

8.  The Drifters

9.  "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

AMERICAN HISTORY III QUESTIONS

AMERICAN HISTORY III QUESTIONS

1.  In what year was Thanksgiving first celebrated as a national holiday in the U.S.?

2.  How long did it take Lincoln to deliver his famous Gettysburg address? 

3.  Who was the black sailor killed by the British  in the Boston Massacre in 1770? 

4. What was the first English settlement in America (1607)?

5.  In what U.S. Supreme Court decision did the Court declare the Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional?

6.  In 1920, in what Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote? 

7.  Founded in 1909,  what was America's first national black civil rights organization? 

8.  What city is the capital of Alabama and was the first capitol of the Confederacy?






AMERICAN HISTORY III ANSWERS

AMERICAN HISTORY III ANSWERS

1.  1789

2.  2 minutes

3.  Crispus Attucks

4.  Jamestown, VA

5.  Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857

6.  19th

7.  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

8.  Montgomery

SPORTS II QUESTIONS

SPORT II QUESTIONS

1. Who holds the NFL record for most passing yards in game by a QB who did not start the game? 

2.  Who was the youngest man to win a world heavyweight boxing championship?

3.  Who was the first quarterback to win 4 Super Bowls? 

4.  What NBA team hold record for most consecutive wins to start the regular season?

5.  In 2015 what horse became the first one of win the triple crown since "Affirmed" in 1978?  

6.   In 2015 what college football team won the first College Football National Championship game? 

7.  Who holds the rushing record (204 yds.) for a Super Bowl?

8.  What NBA player is #1 in total career rebounding and tied for # 1 in career scoring average per game?

 

SPORTS II ANSWERS

SPORTS II ANSWERS

1.  Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers)

2.  Mike Tyson

3.  Terry Bradshaw

4.  Golden State Warriors

5.  American Pharoah

6.  Ohio State

7.  Timmy Smith (Redskins(

8.  Wilt Chamberlain

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, DEC 13-19, QUESTIONS

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, DEC. 13-19, QUESTIONS

DEC 13

1.  1961  What famous, 101 year-old painter of "American primitives" died on this day? 

DEC 14

2.  1911  Who was the first human to reach the South Pole? 

DEC 15

3.  1791  What part of the U.S. Constitution went into effect? 

DEC 16

4.  1773  What famous American political demonstration took place on this date?

DEC 17

5.  1967  Who was the Australian Prime Minister who disappeared while swimming and whose body was never found?

DEC 18

6.  1865  What amendment  to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery took effect?

DEC 19

7.   1732  Who began publishing "Poor Richard's Almanac"?

8.  1997 What blockbuster romance film with a one-word title and famous soundtrack debuted in the U.S.? 









TWIH DEC 13-19 ANSWERS

TWIN DEC. 13-19 ANSWERS

1.  Grandma (Anna Robertson) Moses

2.  Roald Amundsen

3.  Bill of Rights (first Ten Amendments)

4.  Boston Tea Party

5.  Harold Holt

6.  13th

7.  Benjamin Franklin

8.  "Titanic"

Thursday, December 10, 2015

HARD ROCK I QUESTIONS

HARD ROCK I QUESTIONS

These are some of my favorite hard-rock tunes.

1.  Who had a  2011 hit with "The Edge of Glory"?

2.  What group had a hit with "Notorious"?    

3.  What group had a hit with "Devil Inside"

4.  What group had a great live version of "You shook me All night Long"? 

5.  What trio had hits with "Gimme all your Lovin'" and "Sharp-Dressed Man"?

6.  What was AC/DC's all-time highest charting single (1992)?


7.  What solo artist had these 6 great hard rock songs?  "Dancing with Myself," "Mony Mony," "Rebel Yell," "White Wedding,"  "To Be a Lover,"
and "Don't you (Forget About Me")?

8.  What group had a hit in 1987 with "Sweet Child O' Mine"?

9.  In 1966 what group had a hit with "Gimme Some Lovin"?

10. In 1966, The Bobby Fuller Four had their biggest hit with what song?









HARD ROCK I ANSWERS


HARD ROCK I, ANSWERS

1.  Lady Ga Ga

2.  Loverboy

3.  INXS

4.  AC/DC

5.  ZZ Top

6.  Money Talks

7.  Billy Idol

8.  Guns and Roses

9.  Spencer Davis Group

10.  "I Fought the Law"

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, DEC. 6-12 QUESTIONS

TWIH DEC 6-12 QUESTIONS

DEC 6

1.  1774  What country established the first nationwide public education system?

DEC 7

2.  1941  How many aircraft carriers were in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack?

3.  1982  What was the first state to use lethal injection for executions?

DEC 8

4.  1980  Who shot and killed John Lennon?

DEC  9

5.  1990  Who was elected President of Poland in that nation's first-ever direct election of a President?

DEC 10

6.  1901  What famous international awards/prizes were first awarded in Sweden?

7.  1979  What female was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

DEC 11

8.  1936 What British King abdicated?

9.  1963  What famous singer was released after his father paid a $240,000 ransom?

DEC 12

10.  1915  What famous singer was born on this date?

11.  Who patented the hovercraft?

TWIH DEC 6-12 ANSWERS

1.  Austria

2.  None

3.  Texas

4.  Mark David Chapman

5.  Lech Walesa

6.  Nobel Prizes

7.  Mother Teresa

8.  Edward VIII

9.  Frank Sinatra

10.  Frank Sinatra

11.  Christopher Cockerell

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY (TWIH) NOV 28-DEC. 5 QUESTIONS

TWIN NOV 28-DEC 5 QUESTIONS

NOV 28

1.  1582  William Shakespeare married whom? 

NOV 29

2.  Who made the first flight over the Notrth Poll?

NOV 30

3.  1940 Actress Lucille Ball married whom? 


Dec. 1

4.  1834  The slaves in what British colony were emancipated?

5.  1640  What country became independent upon expelling Spanish occupiers? 

Dec. 2

6.  1823  President Monroe announced what foreign policy bombshell?


DEC 3

7.  1984  A chemical spill/leak from what U.S. company's chemical plant in Bhopal India resulted in an estimated 3,000 deaths? 

8.  1967  Who was the head of the surgical team that completed the world's first heart transplant?

Dec. 4

9.  1915  the state of Georgia gave official recognition to what group?


Dec. 5

10.  1933  What U.S. constitutional amendment was finally ratified, repealing what prior constitutional amendment? 

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY (TWIH) ANSWERS NOV. 28 DEC 5

TWIH NOV 28-DEC 3

1.  Anne Hathaway

2. Richard E. Byrd

3.  Desi Arnaz

4.  British Cape Colony

5.  Portugal

6.  "Hands Off" policy, no more European colonies in N. or S. American

7.  Union Carbide

8.  Christaan Barnard

9.  Ku Klux Klan

10.  21st repealed 18th