[Speed Gibson,
Thursday July 7, 2005 at 11:41pm]
Trivia Pursuit
I had a rare Thursday night free and didn't want to watch the start of Big Brothen Six. So I went to Keegans to see what this trivia business is all about. I thought it was supposed to be tough but it was a five way tie of perfect scores. I am told that this week was especially easy. I missed the first three, then ran the table to get a 22.
Here are the questions, scoll down to see the answers.
1. What Irish musician shares his name with an Irish County?
2. Why are the Marines called leathernecks?
3. Why was the USS Constitution called "Old Ironsides"?
4. Who married Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr?
5. What war included the Battle of Gettysburg?
6. What war included the Battle of Manila Bay?
7. What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
8. Name Columbus's three ships.
9. What do the stars on the US flag represent?
10. A change to the Constitution is called what?
11. What is the term of a US Senator?
12. Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"?
13. What to the stripes on the US flag represent?
14. The term "Bill of Rights" refers to what?
15. What's the minimum age to vote in a Presidential election?
16. What shape is the Dept of Defense headquarters?
17. Who is the current Secretary of Defense?
18. What military organization is often deployed during natural disasters?
19. What is the nickname of the City of New Orleans?
20. What has been the national emblem of the US since 1782?
21. Flag ettiquette requires what to fly a US flag at night?
22. In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
23. What are the first seven words of the Declaration of Intependence?
24. Who played Captain James Kirk on "Star Trek"?
25. Who founded the first mutual fire insurance company in America?
ANSWERS:
1. James Galway (and the Chieftains)
2. Refers to the stiff leather collars that used to be part of the uniform.
3. Because cannonballs would bounce off its thick wooden sides, as if it had iron sides.
4. Coretta Scott
5. The Civil War (aka The War Between the States, the more correct term per Michael Medved)
6. The Spanish American War
7. Italian
8. Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
9. The (50) states
10. An Amendment
11. Six years
12. Francis Scott Keyes (the melody was an old British drinking song)
13. The original 13 states of the Union
14. First ten Amendments to the US Constitution
15. 18 years
16. The Pentagon
17. Donald Rumsfeld
18. The National Guard
19. The Big Easy
20. Bald eagle (not just eagle)
21. Illumination
22. 1776
23. "When in the course of human events..."
24. William Shatner
25. Benjamin Franklin
Here are the questions, scoll down to see the answers.
1. What Irish musician shares his name with an Irish County?
2. Why are the Marines called leathernecks?
3. Why was the USS Constitution called "Old Ironsides"?
4. Who married Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr?
5. What war included the Battle of Gettysburg?
6. What war included the Battle of Manila Bay?
7. What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
8. Name Columbus's three ships.
9. What do the stars on the US flag represent?
10. A change to the Constitution is called what?
11. What is the term of a US Senator?
12. Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"?
13. What to the stripes on the US flag represent?
14. The term "Bill of Rights" refers to what?
15. What's the minimum age to vote in a Presidential election?
16. What shape is the Dept of Defense headquarters?
17. Who is the current Secretary of Defense?
18. What military organization is often deployed during natural disasters?
19. What is the nickname of the City of New Orleans?
20. What has been the national emblem of the US since 1782?
21. Flag ettiquette requires what to fly a US flag at night?
22. In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
23. What are the first seven words of the Declaration of Intependence?
24. Who played Captain James Kirk on "Star Trek"?
25. Who founded the first mutual fire insurance company in America?
ANSWERS:
1. James Galway (and the Chieftains)
2. Refers to the stiff leather collars that used to be part of the uniform.
3. Because cannonballs would bounce off its thick wooden sides, as if it had iron sides.
4. Coretta Scott
5. The Civil War (aka The War Between the States, the more correct term per Michael Medved)
6. The Spanish American War
7. Italian
8. Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
9. The (50) states
10. An Amendment
11. Six years
12. Francis Scott Keyes (the melody was an old British drinking song)
13. The original 13 states of the Union
14. First ten Amendments to the US Constitution
15. 18 years
16. The Pentagon
17. Donald Rumsfeld
18. The National Guard
19. The Big Easy
20. Bald eagle (not just eagle)
21. Illumination
22. 1776
23. "When in the course of human events..."
24. William Shatner
25. Benjamin Franklin