ENIAC University of Pennsylvania

Question 1

were pirates who worked the Caribbean in the 1800s, mainly attacking Spanish vessels.

Answer 1

Buccaneers

The original buccaneer was a French hunter living on Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic). These hunters used a local design of frame called a “buccan” as a smokehouse for meat, and so picked up the name “buccaneer”. In the first half of the 17th century, many of the buccaneers were driven off the island of Hispaniola by the Spanish and so they turned to the sea, making their living by pirating Spanish shipping.

Question 2

The Soviet Union launched the this satellite towards the end of 1957 in a development that shocked the establishment in the US.

Answer 2

Sputnik

Within months, President Eisenhower created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, now DARPA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Space Race had begun …

Question 3

Tom hanks character
The green mile

Answer 3

Paul edge come

Question 4

Tom hanks character
You’ve got mail

Answer 4

Joe fox

Question 5

Tom hanks character
Sully

Answer 5

Chestly sullen Berger

Question 6

Tom hanks character
Sam Baldwin

Answer 6

Sleepless in Seattle

Question 7

Da Vinci died and was buried in this country

Answer 7

France - with king in France forced him to come over after France defeated Italy in a war
Unknown where his body is now

Question 8

Michelle Obama got her undergraduate degree at this oldest university in NJ

Answer 8

Princeton
Rutgers - 10 -20 years younger

Question 9

At 17 Espys Michelle Obama posthumously honered her with the Arthur Ashe courage award for founding this organization

Answer 9

U nis schriver
Special Olympics

Question 10

character holds
Record for most portrayed literary non human character in film and tv
274 times - first in 1921

Answer 10

Dracula

Question 11

Johnny weis muler holds record for one actor playing the same character the most times in different movies
12 movies 32-48

Answer 11

Tarzan
Olympic athlete ?

Question 12

Actor portrayed most times by another actor
Famous for his role in history rather than
Acting
11 times

Answer 12

John Wilkes boothe

Question 13

This historical figure has been portrayed most times in movies
194 movies

Answer 13

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 14

Soil Texture classification is based on % these 3 materials

Answer 14

Clay
Sand
Silt

Question 15

Upon exiting the Apollo 12 lunar module this astronaut yelled whoppe that may have been a small one for Neal but a long one for me

Answer 15

Pete Conrad
Not golf ball Alan Shepard

Question 16

2008 white paper that first conceptualized decentralized block chains and laid foundation for Bitcoin wqs published under this pseudonym

Answer 16

knock uh moto (Suh toe she )

Question 17

Last alphabetically city that is both state capital and Largest city in state

Answer 17

Salt Lake City
Latter Day Saints

Question 18

Name a few Players banned from
Baseball due to this 1919 scandal

Answer 18

Blacksox
Arnold chick gandle
Eddie suh coat
Oscar happy felsh
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Fred McMullen
Charles sweed rice berg
George weaver
Claude lefty Williams
Joe Gideon- from St. Louis browns told commish Ken uh saw mountain landis

Question 19

First aid procedure first recommended in 85 and only recommended as last resort
Performed by a robot on the Simpsons
Appears on a poster in power plant

Answer 19

Himlick

Question 20

Song lyrics
I’ve seen you on the beach and
I’ve seen you on the TV
2 of a billion stars it means so much to me

Peaked at14 in US

Answer 20

Rio
Duran Duran

Question 21

Actor playing husband waymind -rhymes with din - in everything everyone all at once rose to fame in 80s as a child actor
Appearing in these 2 films as part of an ensemble cast in
84
85

Answer 21

Goonies
Temple of doom - short round

Question 22

Snake sharing name with Rowan Atkinson sitcom with each season set in different era of British history is only venomous snake in UK

Answer 22

(Black )adder
Just make arm
Really itchy

Question 23

Dr who featured groovy debut of this decorative item in 68 episode
Still in production today

Answer 23

Lava lamp

Question 24

This birthplace to thr incas contains euros m in tahn e tuh keel A and suh re K
Not In Nicaragua Beavis

Answer 24

Lake titty cah cah

Question 25

Full name of animal with excellent engineering and tech credentials
Has been called mascot of MIT

Answer 25

TIM The beaver
MIT backwards

Question 26

Only last name shared by 2 prediemts not related

Answer 26

Johnson
Both VPs and members of both houses of congress
Adams and bush - father
Harrison - grandfather
Roosevelt- cousin

Question 27

Canadian living legend and NASA favorite voiced 2 face in 17animated Batman v 2 face

Answer 27

William
Shatner

Question 28

Collection of stars that sits at core of home
Galaxy
For Milky Way comprised of 10K stars and has shape of peanut

Answer 28

Galactic bulge

Question 29

Ginger baker is drummer and cofounder of this british band

Answer 29

Cream

Question 30

This Greek god wqs son and husband of guy uh birthing first round of titans
Associated with Roman god say I liss or say I loose

Answer 30

Uranus

Question 31

Simpsons
30

Answer 31

Zinc

Question 32

Everybody loves Raymond
David letterman

Answer 32

World wide pants