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Question 0

2. What was the occupation of Mae West?

A. Outlaw
B. Actress
C. Cowgirl

Answer 0

B. Actress

Question 1

1. Which of the following is NOT a member of the still popular 60s rock group Fleetwood Mac?

A. Dan Fogelberg
B. Stevie Nicks
C. Lindsey Buckingham

Answer 1

A. Dan Fogelberg

Question 2

3. Eliot Ness of the Untouchables is best known for fighting organized crime in what city?

A. Chicago
B. New York
C. Cincinnati

Answer 2

A. Chicago

Question 3

4. One of the funniest Hillary Clinton emails unearthed so far concerns what?

A. Monica Lewinsky
B. Caterer at Chelsea’s wedding
C. Gefilte (Guh-FILL-tuh) fish

Answer 3

C. As Secretary of State, she sent a 1-line email asking one of her top deputies “where are we” on a shipment of the traditional Jewish food.

Question 4

5. Which Native American taught the pilgrims how to grow corn and make medicine from plants?

A. Pocahontas
B. Sacajawea (SACK-a-juh-way-uh)
C. Squanto

Answer 4

C. Squanto

Question 5

6. What federal government building features a statue of freedom on top of a white Dome?

A. White House
B. US Capitol
C. US Treasury

Answer 5

B. U.S. Capitol

Question 6

7. Which actor playing in the original Star Trek series died in 2015?

A. DeForrest Kelley, Dr. McCoy
B. Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock
C. James Doohan, Scotty

Answer 6

B. Leonard Nimoy. James Doohan and DeForrest Kelley died 10 and 15 years ago respectively

Question 7

8. What was the first TV Western to have all its episodes film in color?

A. The Rifleman
B. Bonanza
C. Gunsmoke

Answer 7

B. Bonanza

Question 8

9. What war is the setting for the MeTV series MASH?

A. World War II
B. Korean War
C. Vietnam War

Answer 8

B. Korean War

Question 9

10. How many Finger Lakes are there in New York?

A. 11
B. 9
C. 7

Answer 9

A. 11

Question 10

11. What is the capital of Colorado?

A. Colorado Springs
B. Denver
C. Boulder

Answer 10

B. Denver

Question 11

12. Freedom of speech is guaranteed by which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

A. First
B. Fifth
C. Sixth

Answer 11

A. First

Question 12

13. If a person has qualms, where would he likely keep them ?

A. Under his mattress
B. In the attic
C. In his mind

Answer 12

C. A qualm is an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience

Question 13

14. Why did many Buffalo men rush to get married on August 26, 1965?

A. Draft exemptions for married men without children ended the next day.

B. They’d been caught at the “world’s largest Sadie Hawkins Day Dance” in Cheektowaga the previous weekend.

C.Their biological clocks were ticking.

Answer 13

A.

Question 14

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the Louisiana’s main agricultural crops?

A. Rice
B. Sugarcane
C. Potatoes

Answer 14

C. Potatoes

Question 15

16. The Buffalo group Transit Authority is a tribute band for the 70s rock group Chicago, whose name was originally Chicago Transit Authority. Why did Chicago change its name?

A. The original name was too long to fit on cassette recordings.

B. The mass transit operator for the city of Chicago sued them.

C. The group moved to Los Angeles

Answer 15

B.