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1
This is the longest TV show?
Gunsmoke
The Simpsons
The Cosby Show
I love Lucy
2
Which MLB stadium has a brick outfield wall that is covered in Ivy for most of the season?
Fenway Park
Wrigley Field
Yankee Stadium
Dodger Stadium
3
Which country listed below has an absolute monarchy in the modern era?
Saudi Arabia
Great Britain
Norway
Libya
4
Who did the USA beat in the 1980 Olympic Gold medal hockey game?
Canada
Soviet Union
Finland
Sweden
5
This more than doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
The Revolutionary War
The Mexican Cession
The Louisiana Purchase
The Wilmot Proviso
6
Who was President of the United States in 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
7
Which one of the following wars was a Cold War conflict?
World War II
Gulf War I
The Korean War
The War on Terrorism
8
What was the name of the Senator that led the charge to keep USA out of the League of Nations?
Nelson Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
Sam Rayburn
9
Which professional golf tournament does the winner get a Green Jacket at every year?
The US Open
The British Open
The Players Championship
The Masters
10
Which 2 states are tied for having the most Presidents come from there (6 each)?
California and Virginia
Ohio and Virginia
New York and Ohio
New York and California
11
Which college basketball team has the most men's basketball titles?
Indiana
Kentucky
Duke
UCLA
12
What city is the capital of Thailand?
Bangkok
Souel
Karachi
Dien Bien Pho
13
The people of Iran are ethnically...
Jews
Arabs
Persians
Pakistanis
14
The 2nd largest continent on earth is...
Antarctica
Africa
S. America
N. America
15
This comedy show made its debut in 1975 and it still runs even today?
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show
Saturday Night Live
SCTV
16
The Great Wall of China was built to keep invaders from what country out?
Russia
Korea
Tibet
Mongolia
17
The Los Angeles Dodgers moved from what city to LA in 1958?
Philadelphi
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
18
Who performed the famous comedy sketch "Who's on first?"?
Burns and Allen
Abbot and Costello
The Smothers Brothers
Sigfrued and Royd
19
The religion on earth that has the most followers is currently...
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
20
Which one of the following men was not a proessional boxer?
Walter Payton
Muhammed Ali
Sonny Liston
Joe Lewis
21
Who was President at the start of the Great Depression
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
22
What actor played the Godfather?
Gregory Peck
Robert DiNero
Al Pacino
Marlon Brando
23
E equals MC squared is formula used in...
Physics
Chemistry
Algebra
Calculus
24
What political role did Richard Nixon have in the 1950's?
He was a US House member
He was the Vice President
He was the President
He was the Governor of California
25
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Hinduism
Sikhism
Christianity
Islam
26
What is the name of the trophy that the Super Bowl winner receives every year?
Commissioners Cup
Stanley Cup
Lombardi Trophy
Wannamkaer Trophy
27
What famous comedian made the Tonight Show the number 1 late night show between 1962 and 1992?
Jack Benny
Johnny Carson
Jack Parr
Jay Leno
28
Who was the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John Jay
Roger Taney
John Marshall
29
What is the number 1 played and watched sport worldwide?
Soccer
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey
30
This man is regarded as the father of modern economics?
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Donal Trump
Carl Aichen
31
Which one of the following professional athletes was NOT a golfer?
Tiger Woods
Jimmy Conner
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
32
This doctor is regarded as the man who discovered penicillan?
Copernicus
Alexander Fleming
Louise Pasture
Sigmund Frued
33
What actress has won more Oscars than anyone else?
Katherine Hepburn
Bet Middler
Audrey Hepburn
Maryl Streep
34
Who invented the game of basketball?
John Wooden
Abner Doubleday
Dr. James Naismith
Lord Stanley
35
The highest recorder temperature ever in North America was recorded at...
Death Valley, CA
Juarez, Mexico
San Antonio, Texas
Sante Fe, New Mexico
36
Which of the following is NOT an ancient, indigenous people group of central or south America?
Aborigines
Incas
Mayas
Aztecs
37
The people that live in Saharan Africa are ethnically ____________.
Dutch
Arabs
Tribal
Black Africans
38
What is the name of the award given to the best TV shows of the year?
Emmy's
Grammy's
Tony's
Oscars
39
Which of the following was NOT a World War 2 battle?
Tet Offensive
The Bulge
D-Day
Guadalcanal
40
The Pope's headquarters are at...
Vatican City
New York City
Venice
Avignon
41
A squared plus B squared equals C squared...
Newton's Laws
Socratic Seminar
Achum's Razor
Pythagrean Theorum
42
This radio play had many Americans in a panic when it first aired in October of 1938?
Gone with the Wind
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
War of the Worlds
Psycho
43
Which NFL team is tied with New England having the most Super Bowl titles in history?
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Green Bay Packers
44
What is NOT an enumerated power of Congress?
Declaring War
Establishing national schools
Creating and regulating a Post Office
Punishing Piracy on the high seas
45
Which one of the following Presidents was NOT a general at some point in his military career?
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Theodore Roosevelt
46
Which of the following was NOT a slave state that remained faithful to the Union?
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Maryland
47
Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is the head of ___________ Buddhism
Chinese
Tibetan
Korean
Mongolian
48
Which American city has NOT hosted an Olympics?
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atlanta
49
What is the number 1 grossing movie of all time?
The original Star Wars
Avatar
Gone with the Wind
Titanic
