Potpourri (mixed/random subject trivia)

Question 1

MELLOW FELLOWS: This physicist: “It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability… people won’t have time for you if you are always angry”

Answer 1

Stephen Hawking

Question 2

SPEED READING: Stephen Hawking: “A ____ History of Time”

Answer 2

Brief

Question 3

I’VE GOT 3 NAMES: His lab notes for March 10, 1876 say he called his assistant with the words “Mr. Watson–come here–I want to see you”

Answer 3

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 4

MAJOR TOM: Born in 1854, he assisted Alexander Graham Bell with his telephone experiments

Answer 4

Thomas Watson

Question 5

REAL PEOPLE ON QUARTERS: A quarter honors his national historic site in Washington, D.C., and on the back is the man himself

Answer 5

(Frederick) Douglass

Question 6

GREEK LETTERS: It’s not the 3.14th letter in the Greek alphabet–it’s the 16th

Answer 6

Pi

Question 7

GEOMETRY: When carried out to 5 decimal places, pi equals this

Answer 7

3.14159

Question 8

RECENT BESTSELLING BOOKS: “St. Patrick’s Day is near”, so Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton tell the picture book tale of “How to Catch” one of these

Answer 8

a leprechaun

Question 9

PATRON SAINTS: St. Patrick: This country

Answer 9

Ireland

Question 11

HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU: The Pacific Crest Natl. Scenic Trail follows the crests of the Sierra Nevadas & this range that includes Mt. Hood

Answer 11

The Cascades

Question 12

WASHINGTON STATE SYMBOLS: Washington is the USA’s leading grower of these, the state’s official fruit

Answer 12

Apples

Question 13

STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Apple Inc.

Answer 13

California

Question 14

STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Disney & Mattel

Answer 14

California

Question 15

STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Caterpillar & Sears Holdings

Answer 15

Illinois

Question 16

STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Hershey

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Pennsylvania

Question 17

MUSEUMS: The Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site includes Booker T. Washington’s home & a museum devoted to this peanut guy

Answer 17

George Washington Carver

Question 18

AIRPORT CODES: LOL! that’s the code for the field in Lovelock, up I-80 from Reno in this state

Answer 18

Nevada

Question 19

FOR “ME”: This reservoir was formed by Hoover Dam

Answer 19

Lake Mead

Question 20

4-LETTER U.S. CITIES: We bet you know that in population it’s the largest city in Northern Nevada

Answer 20

Reno

Question 21

March 2018, Charles Lazarus, the founder of toy store chain ___________ passed away at the age of 94.

Answer 21

Toys R’ Us

Question 22

A TRIP TO ITALY: Lists of the great builders of history leave out Giovanni di Simone, chief engineer of this structure in the 1270s

Answer 22

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Question 23

AROUND THE WORLD: Though it’s a country, with embassies & everything, its population is only about 800

Answer 23

Vatican City

Question 24

WORKING ON A BUILDING: 82 A.D.: Domitian adds a level of nosebleed seats to this amphitheater so more Romans can watch gladiatorbleeds

Answer 24

The Colosseum

Question 25

Emotional in a post-game interview after leading his team to the title in 2016, he yelled, "Cleveland, this is for you!"

Answer 25

LeBron James

Question 26

This Tennessee NBA team set an unenviable record by using 28 players in the 2015-16 season due to injuries

Answer 26

Memphis Grizzlies

Question 27

THE 21st CENTURY: He died on April 2, 2005 & was canonized a little more than 9 years later

Answer 27

Pope John Paul II

Question 28

PRO BASEBALL TEAMS: In 2017 their 104 wins led the majors but they came up 1 win short in the World Series

Answer 28

L.A. Dodgers

Question 29

LET'S GO DODGERS!: Though he never played in L.A., this barrier-breaking Dodger grew up in southern Calif. & attended UCLA in the 1940s

Answer 29

Jackie Robinson

Question 30

HIT TUNES: This Bob Carlisle ballad about watching his daughter grow was a surprise hit in 1997

Answer 30

Butterfly Kisses

Question 31

STATELY SONGS: In 1979 Ray Charles returned to the capitol building in the state of his birth to sing this song, his first No. 1 hit

Answer 31

Georgia On My Mind

Question 32

IN THE MI"DD"LE: Siddhartha Gautama achieved worldwide fame under this name

Answer 32

Buddha

Question 33

PRESIDENTIAL SURNAMES: This archaeologist opened the fabulous tomb of King Tut in 1922

Answer 33

Howard Carter

Question 34

WHAT A REVOLTIN' DEVELOPMENT!: In 1921 coal miners in this "Mountain State" took up arms & tried to force unionization in its southwest part

Answer 34

West Virginia

Question 35

STATE CAPITALS: It's home to the NHL's Avalanche & also to a U.S. Mint

Answer 35

Denver

Question 36

STATE CAPITALS: 2 of the 4 state capitals with the word "City" in their names

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Jefferson City, Carson City, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City

Question 37

STATE CAPITALS: This capital is also the seat of Kennebec County

Answer 37

Augusta, Maine

Question 38

STATE CAPITALS: It rhymes with noisy

Answer 38

Boise

Question 39

STATE CAPITALS: If you go over to Dover, you'll be in the capital of this state

Answer 39

Delaware

Question 40

STATE CAPITALS: New York's Erie Canal extends from Buffalo to near this state capital

Answer 40

Albany

Question 41

STATE CAPITALS: Trenton, the capital of this state, was originally known as Trent's Town

Answer 41

New Jersey

Question 42

STATE CAPITALS: If you want to check out the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, go to this state capital

Answer 42

Austin

Question 43

STATE CAPITALS: Its name is French for "red stick"

Answer 43

Baton Rouge

Question 44

STATE CAPITALS: With a population of over one million, this Southwestern city is the most populous state capital

Answer 44

Phoenix

Question 45

STATE CAPITALS: Among its nicknames are "Zion" & "The New Jerusalem"

Answer 45

Salt Lake City

Question 46

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: This river flows through 3 state capitals: Bismarck, Pierre & Jefferson City

Answer 46

The Missouri

Question 47

STATE CAPITALS: No beans about it, this capital is the largest city in New England

Answer 47

Boston

Question 48

JAPANESE GEOGRAPHY: Goraiko is a term for seeing the sunrise from the top of this most popular tourist site in the country

Answer 48

Mount Fuji

Question 49

"B.B."s: He had over 2,700 career hits but is often remembered for missing a grounder in the 1986 World Series

Answer 49

Bill Buckner

Question 50

FAMOUS WOMEN: In 1983, she went where no American woman had gone before

Answer 50

Sally Ride

Question 51

AMERICAN HISTORY: It was drawn in the 1760s to settle border disputes between Maryland & Pennsylvania

Answer 51

Mason-Dixon Line

Question 52

SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS' LAST NAMES: Robinson is the last name of this R&B singer with the 2017 hit "Location"

Answer 52

Khalid

Question 53

EMPTY NEST: No parents around, but we might see the distinctive blue eggs of this bird, Turdus migratorius

Answer 53

Robin

Question 54

THE EXPLORER: In 1911 Antarctic explorer George Levick noted behavior in these birds so bizarre it wasn't published for a century

Answer 54

a penguin

Question 55

NOW THAT'S EXPENSIVE!: In 2000 a set of books about these critters "Of America" by John James Audubon sold at auction for $8.8 million

Answer 55

birds

Question 56

DEWEY: In 1883 Melvil Dewey took this job at Columbia College

Answer 56

librarian

Question 57

PRIME NUMBERS: This many diners attend da Vinci's "Last Supper"

Answer 57

13

Question 58

MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS: Prince: "2000 zero zero party over, oops, out of time, so tonight I'm gonna party like it's \_\_\_\_"

Answer 58

1999

Question 59

MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS: ABBA: "You are the dancing queen, young & sweet, only \_\_\_\_"

Answer 59

17

Question 60

PICK THE PRIME NUMBER: 2, 4, 6

Answer 60

2

Question 61

PICK THE PRIME NUMBER: 9, 13, 15

Answer 61

13

Question 62

REAL PEOPLE ON QUARTERS: Of the 2 brothers, only Wilbur can be seen clearly in the photo on which this state's quarter was based

Answer 62

North Carolina

Question 63

ISLANDS: This 130-mile stretch of barrier islands off North Carolina is sometimes called OBX

Answer 63

Outer Banks

Question 64

May 2018 - T-Mobile agreed to purchase blank in a $26 billion merger.

Answer 64

Sprint

Question 65

MOVIE COMEDY QUOTES: "We've been going about this all wrong. This Mr. Stay-puft's okay, he's a sailor, he's in New York"

Answer 65

Ghostbusters

Question 66

OF THE RINGS: The failure of these alphabetic rings was blamed for the Challenger disaster

Answer 66

O Rings

Question 67

A LINE: This 18th c. line & its extensions westward became the boundary between Northern & Southern states

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Mason-Dixon Line

Question 68

IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY: It originated when citizens placed flowers on the graves of Civil War soldiers

Answer 68

Memorial Day

Question 69

IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY: It originated when citizens placed flowers on the graves of Civil War soldiers

Answer 69

Memorial Day

Question 70

OUR FLAG: On August 3, 1949 Pres. Truman signed a resolution designating this date as Flag Day

Answer 70

June 14

Question 71

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: On June 11, with parades & luaus, Hawaiians honor this king who united the islands in 1810

Answer 71

Kamehameha

Question 72

3 VOWELS IN A ROW: A Maui food feast

Answer 72

luau

Question 73

GOOD CAUSES: The USA's first humane society & today's leading voice for animal welfare, it's celebrating its 150th anniv. in 2016

Answer 73

ASPCA American Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals