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Trivia Night - History/Politics
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1
Who is next in line to succeed the President, after the Vice President?
The Secretary of State
Senate Majority Leader
President pro tempore of the Senate
The Speaker of the House
2
In which city did Rosa Parks famously refuse to give up her seat on the bus?
Birmingham, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Shreveport, Louisiana
Oxford, Mississippi
3
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer is a famous champion of what game?
Quidditch
Football
Chess
Tennis
4
Who was the first US President to declare war?
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
5
Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States?
Aaron Burr
Francis Bellamy
Stevie Wonder
Thomas Paine
6
How many US Supreme Court Justices preside on the court?
5
3
7
9
7
Napoleon suffered defeat at Waterloo in what year?
1818
1815
1816
1834
8
What was the U.S. research and development project to create nuclear weapons in WWII?
Manhattan Project
Project Nutmeg
Kiwi
Operation Morning Light
9
Porsche is a brand of car that originated in what country?
France
America
Germany
Italy
10
The Great Pyramid of Giza is located in what Egyptian city?
Giza
Luxor
Cairo
Alexandria
11
Who is the only US President to serve more than two terms?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
George Washington
Herbert Hoover
12
Which Patriot leader organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773?
Nathanael Greene
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Alexander Hamilton
13
How many U.S. Presidents were only children?
12
0
2
4
14
The State of Liberty was a gift to the U.S. from which country?
United Kingdom
Canada
Portugal
France
15
What % of states need to ratify an amendment for it to become part of the constitution?
75% (3/4)
66% (2/3)
51%
100%
16
In 1893, which country became the first to give women the right to vote?
Hungary
South Africa
Iceland
New Zealand
17
What does the "B" stand for in Lyndon B. Johnson?
Bradford
Brewster
Baines
Barry
18
What is the most popular board game of all time?
Operation
Chess
Monopoly
Checkers
19
In the 1890s, Bayer marketed a cough, cold & pain remedy that contained what now illegal drug?
Bath Salts
Cocaine
Heroin
LSD
20
On what day is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
The second Monday of October
The first Wednesday in September
The fourth Thursday of November
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Canada
21
What country held its first democratic elections on January 30, 2005?
Serbia
Afghanistan
Iraq
Tunisia
22
What U.S. President refused to use the telephone while in office?
Warren G. Harding
Richard Nixon
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
23
In what year did India gain its independence from Britain?
1936
1968
1952
1947
24
The Roman numeral "D" stands for what number?
100
25
50
500
25
Who was the first NASA astronaut to visit space twice?
Gus Grissom
Sally Ride
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard