Michael D. "Stew" Stewart

Questions

1. Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?
2. How tall is the Statue of Liberty?
3. How many holes are there in a ball used for duckpin bowling?
4. What was the original name of Mickey Mouse?
5. Which state is closest to Bermuda?

Answers

1. Francis Bellamy
2. The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall.
3. None
4. Mortimer
5. North Carolina

Questions

1. Which state or states (besides Alaska and Hawaii) borders the fewest number of other states?
2. In season 5, what name does Ross give Monica’s special Thanksgiving leftover sandwich that contains an extra slice of gravy-soaked bread in the middle?
3. On July 4^th 1888 – The first rodeo in America was held where?
4. In 1908 the 46 star flag was released, what state caused the addition of that star?
5. On the 50^th anniversary of our Independence Day what coincidental occurrence happened?

 

Answers

1. Maine touches only one other state.
2. The Moistmaker
3. Prescott, Arizona.
4. Oklahoma
5. Jefferson and Adams both died.

Questions

1. When did the Fourth of July become a national holiday?
2. Which presidents were assassinated?
3. Which state or states borders the greatest number of other states?
4. 4^th of July is the day that Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest takes place who is the man who holds the record for most hot dogs eaten and how many did he eat?
5. Which well-known word translates into English as “Eater of Raw Fish”?

 

Answers

1. The Fourth of July became an unpaid holiday for federal workers in 1870. In 1938 it became a paid holiday, and in 1941, it was declared a federal holiday.
2. Kennedy, McKinley, Garfield, and Lincoln.
3. Missouri and Tennessee each border eight states.
4. Joey Chestnut 68.
5. Eskimo

Questions

1. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
2. Who was the king of England when the colonies declared their independence?
3. Why were the stars in a circle on the first flag?
4. Which state of the contiguous 48 states is farthest north?
5. What is the oldest patented soft drink in America that is still being sold today?

Answers

1. 56
2. George III
3. The stars were in a circle on the first flag to show that all the colonies were equal.
4. Minnesota
5. Dr. Pepper

QUESTIONS

1. Does the Liberty Bell still ring today?
2. What type of chocolate is generally used in chocolate chip cookies?
3. How many flavors are in a can of Dr. Pepper?
4. Who in 1970 on July 4^th started the radio show America’s Top 40?
5. In season 8, Elaine convinces her former boss, Mr. Lippman, to open a bakery that sells what unusual product?

ANSWERS

1. The Liberty Bell no longer rings. It rang from 1778 to 1835, when it cracked.
2. Semisweet
3. 23
4. Casey Kasem
5. Muffin Tops

What was the name of Adolf Hitler’s private 12-car armored train?

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ANSWER: ( Amerika. The name was changed to Brandenburg after the U.S. entered World War II.)

QUESTIONS

1. Which gas has the atomic number 2?
2. From which US state does Jerry hall come?
3. In Norse mythology, what name was given to the 12 maidens of Odin, who he sent to select those destined to be slain in battle and carry their souls to Valhalla?
4. Which was the last of the series of ‘Road to’ films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?
5. In what four disciplines do women gymnasts compete in competition?

ANSWERS

1. Helium
2. Texas
3. Valkyries
4. Hong Kong
5. Asymmetrical bars, beam, vault and floor

QUESTIONS

1. How old was General Tom Thumb when he joined P T Barnum’s circus in 1843?
2. How many cards comprise a pack of Tarot cards?
3. What can a lycanthrope do?
4. Which Elvis Presley film did not give Elvis star billing?
5. Which two countries harvest the most fish each year?

ANSWER

1. 5
2. 78
3. Change into an animal, usually a wolf
4. Love Me Tender
5. China and Japan

QUESTIONS

1. How many James Bond film theme songs did Shirley Bassey sing?
2. There are only 4 gemstones that can be called precious – the rest are semi-precious, what are they?
3. What was the nationality of the first man to conquer the summit of Mount Everest?
4. Pax is the Roman god of what?
5. Plus or minus 50, how many confirmed kills does Rambo have in all four Rambo films?

ANSWERS

1. 3
2. Diamond, emerald, ruby and sapphire
3. New Zealander – Sir Edmund Hillary
4. Peace
5. 220  

Rambo First Blood    1

Part II      58

Part III     78   

Rambo 2008     83

QUESTIONS

1. How many points is the letter ‘k’ worth in a game of ‘scrabble’?
2. Which novel by Edward (E M) Forster resulted in an Oscar for Emma Thompson?
3. Which set of magical beliefs and practices is adhered to by 4% of the people of Haiti?
4. What is the country of origin of film star, Bob Hope?
5. The Italians and Americans call them Zucchini, what do the French & British call them?

ANSWERS

1. 5
2. Howard’s End (1992)
3. Voodoo
4. England
5. Courgettes