Party for People Who Did Not Win! Here's a Quiz for YOU!

Question 1

Baseball is a real summertime sport. MLB says that which team has the best attendance so far this season?

Accepted Answer

The Dodgers

Question 2

After the valedictorian and the salutatorian, you have the....

Accepted Answer

None of the above....I made these all up!

Question 3

Supposedly, this guy didn't speak 'til he was 4 or read 'til 7. But, hey, it's all relative

Accepted Answer

Einstein

Question 4

Vice President Dan Quayle famously could not spell the word:

Accepted Answer

Potato

Question 5

She wanted to win an Olympic skating medal so she had a guy beat up her competitor (Bad move!)

Accepted Answer

Tonya Harding

Question 6

This ancient Greek King won a victory but really lost because of the huge losses he suffered:

Accepted Answer

Pyrrhus

Question 7

They lost big time in 1865. And, some of the people there are still sore about it!

Accepted Answer

The South

Question 8

This movie was mistakenly given the best picture Academy Award in 2017..... WHOOPS!

Accepted Answer

La La Land

Question 9

Plan 9 From Outer Space is considered by some people to be:

Accepted Answer

The worst movie ever made

Question 10

This famous U.S. general wasn't "the goat" but he finished 21st in his class of 39 cadets:

Accepted Answer

Ulysses Grant

Question 11

What should you definitely do if you really, REALLY hate school?

Accepted Answer

Stick it out...stay....GRADUATE! Why not? You made it THIS FAR.

Question 12

A recent survey of a national recreation site found that the most popular summertime activity of Americans is...

Accepted Answer

Picnics/Barbeques

Question 13

Which of the following was a famous product that FLOPPED....people didn&#x27;t buy it!

Accepted Answer

New Coke

Question 14

What guarantee is there that the U.S. will still be a democracy in 2048?

Accepted Answer

We'll only be a democracy if citizens participate and compromise

Question 15

This guy certainly wasn't "magic" when he got fired from a newspaper for "lacking creativity"

Accepted Answer

Walt Disney

Question 16

Went to the NFL Superbowl and never won?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 17

When Deposit and Hancock were looking for a mascot for their merged sports teams, Mr. O suggested....

Accepted Answer

The Chainsaws

Question 18

President Biden is president #46. What number president will it be in 2048 if a different person gets elected each term

Accepted Answer

#52

Question 19

What was the plan of governent that did NOT work when the U.S. declared its independence in 1776?

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation

Question 20

WHO SAID: "I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 21

What does Mr. O plan to do in his retirement?

Accepted Answer

Work at something....

Question 22

He beat Abraham Lincoln in 1858 for a seat in the Senate...then lost the presidency to him:

Accepted Answer

Stephen Douglas

Question 23

Edison gets the credit but who do some people really believe was the real genius?

Accepted Answer

Tesla

Question 24

According to Mr. O's book, "Crap Cars", the second worst car in history was the:

Accepted Answer

The Yugo

Question 25

At West Point, the U.S. military academy, what do they do to the last in the class -the "goat".

Accepted Answer

That cadet gets a round of applause and money

Question 26

This U.S. city is nickname "the second city".

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Question 27

When do "Back to School" sales typically begin at stores?

Accepted Answer

The day after Independence Day, July 5

Question 28

Who will be in charge of that reunion?

Accepted Answer

You, your class

Question 29

Rudolph had a nose so bright but what was he not allowed to play???

Accepted Answer

Reindeer games

Question 30

Crayola dumped this crayon color a few years ago:

Accepted Answer

Dandelion

Question 31

Okay, so everyone has Facebook. But the first BIG social media site was:

Accepted Answer

MySpace

Question 32

This author's first book was rejected 30 times but he didn't freak out at a prom!

Accepted Answer

Stephen King

Question 33

He lost the presidential election in 2000 by about 500 votes.

Accepted Answer

Al Gore

Question 34

The U.S. revolutionaries actually LOST this battle....and it was really held on Breed's Hill!

Accepted Answer

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 35

The website Ranker says that the most popular food to grill on the barbeque in the U.S. is....

Accepted Answer

Burgers

Question 36

Someone once said this job is "not worth a bucket of warm spit". What job is it?

Accepted Answer

The job of Vice President of the U.S.

Question 37

People get Batman tattoos but never Robin tattoos? What three colors are on Robin's cape?

Accepted Answer

Orange, yellow and green

Question 38

In 1978, Mr. O. asked a fellow high school student to the prom how many times? (She said NO.)

Accepted Answer

So many times it is embarrassing to remember.... ouch!

Question 39

Clinton lost all of the following states in the 2016 election EXCEPT for:

Accepted Answer

Massachusetts

Question 40

Where did Mr. O formerly teach when he wasn&#x27;t doing the sub thing at HCS?

Accepted Answer

Sullivan West

Question 41

What is the only sport Mr. O has coached ever?

Accepted Answer

AYSO soccer for 5 year olds

Question 42

This guy was famous for NOT making it to the South Pole...but for surviving when his boat sunk!

Accepted Answer

Ernest Shakelton

Question 43

This hit song made it to #2 on the charts but NOT #1.....ever!

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 44

How old would President Trump be when your class has its 25th reunion?

Accepted Answer

101

Question 45

He wasn't the first to discover America...in fact, he probably was 18th.....

Accepted Answer

Columbus

Question 46

This astronaut stayed in up in orbit while his two buddies were the first to walk on the moon:

Accepted Answer

Michael Collins

Question 47

What does the 8th amendment deal with?

Accepted Answer

Prohibition of cruel punishment

Question 48

This singer was called a loser and told to be a truck driver -despite his blue suede shoes.

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 49

This guy is cool but he still gets completely eaten by a shark in the film JAWS

Accepted Answer

Quint

Question 50

This famous author was lived a lonely life and only published a dozen poems while she was alive

Accepted Answer

Emily Dickinson

Question 51

Which one of the following is NOT one of the three branches of government?

Accepted Answer

Federal

Question 52

At first his famous recipe was rejected 1,009 times. Now we have to lick our fingers

Accepted Answer

Colonel Sanders, the scary KFC guy

Question 53

Paul Simon got most the credit for the songwriting....but who was his musical partner?

Accepted Answer

Art Garfunkel

Question 54

Dewey thought he's won the 1948 election but who actually did win?

Accepted Answer

Truman

Question 55

How many kids did Mr. O have who graduated from HCS

Accepted Answer

Two

Question 56

Close only counts in horseshoes and....

Accepted Answer

Hand grenades

Question 57

What did Mr. O. think about doing during once he retired last June?

Accepted Answer

Open a hotdog stand on Route 97

Question 58

The website "Eat This, Eat That" ranked what food as the most popular summertime food in New York City?

Accepted Answer

Hot Dogs

Question 59

Miss Colombia will never forget:

Accepted Answer

Steve Harvey's goof up

Question 60

According to Wal-mart, what color ribbon do you get if you win FOURTH place?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

Question 61

It wasn&#x27;t ranked as the best summer song of all time but it is good. Who sang "Boys of Summer"?

Accepted Answer

Don Henley

Question 62

Second place finishers in Jeopardy get at least how much money?

Accepted Answer

$2,000

Question 63

Pete Best got fired as the drummer of this band, which became FAMOUS right after he left!

Accepted Answer

The Beatles

Question 64

Who has to know all this information about our government?

Accepted Answer

People who want to immigrate into our country and be citizens

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Party for People Who Did Not Win! Here's a Quiz for YOU!

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