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1) Who won the 1990 Regular Season NBA Most Valuable Player award?

•	Magic Johnson

www.hoopscorner.com/almanac/season_mvps/90.html

2) Who was the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner?

•	Bo Jackson

http://football.about.com/cs/heismantrophy/a/heismantrophy.htm

3) Who played Zack in the television show Saved by the Bell?

•	Mark-Paul Gosselaar

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004971/

4) Do potatoes come from under the ground or buses above ground?

•	Under the ground

http://gardencenter.southernstates.com/garden/potatoes.shtml

5) Who is the richest person in America according to the Forbes list?

•	William Gates III

http://www.forbes.com/2007/09/19/richest-americans-forbes-lists-richlist07- cx_mm_0920rich_land.html

6) Who is the all-time assist leader in the NBA?

•	Aaron Miles

http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Assists.jsp? league=00&conf=OVERALL&position=0&splitType=9splitScope=GAME&qualified=N&yearsExp=1&splitD D=All+Teams

7) What countries border Ireland?

•	Republic of Ireland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland-United_Kingdom_border

8) Name five movies Tom Cruise has performed in.

•	Valkyrie, Lions for Lambs, Elizabethtown, Narc, Magnolia http://movies.go.com/tom- cruise/f1003540

9) Name one territory of the United States.

•	Puerto Rico

http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml

10) What state is Julia Roberts from?

•	Atlanta, Georgia

http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo15/juliaroberts.htm

11) How far is the moon from earth?

•	384,400 km

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/moons_table.html

12) Name three actors who did voices for the movie Shrek.

•	Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz

www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0001755.cfm

13) What does FEMA stand for and what do they do?

•	Federal Emergency Management Agency, They are assistance for disaster

www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=14183

14) What is the capital of Mexico?

•	Mexico City

mission.blackfoot.net/STUDENTS/Web Pages/Alan's Web page/Capital.htm

15) Where was Avril Lavigne born?

•	Belleville, Ontario, Canada

www.imdb.com/name/nm1245099

16) Who is the Vice President of the United States in the year 2003?

•	Dick Cheney

http://www.presidentsusa.net/presvplist.html

17) What are the winds of a category 5 hurricane?

•	Winds greater than 155 miles per hour

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml

18) Was Faith Hill adopted?

•	Yes, by Ted and Edna Perry

http://www.people.com/people/faith_hill

19) What city was John F. Kennedy shot in?

•	Dallas, Texas http://ap.grolier.com/article? assetid=022952000&templatename=/article/article.html

20) What color are Barney the Dinosaurs toes?

•	yellow

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/acres/8301/barneyphotos.html

21) Who has won the most Super Bowl MVP trophies?

•	Joe Montana

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_MVP

22) How many people live in Cuba?

•	11,394,043

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/cu.html

23) How many people live in the state of Tennessee?

•	6,038,803

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47000.html

24) How do you make butter?

•	Butter is produced by churning cream until the fats separate from the liquid (buttermilk) and the butter is in a semi-solid state. http://webexhibits.org/butter/making.html

25) Name the natural Seven Wonders of the World.

•	Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mount Everest, Aurorae, Parícutin volcano, Victoria Falls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World#Natural_wonders

26) What is the capital of Arkansas?

•	Little Rock

50states.com

27) What are the countries and territories bordering Iraq?

•	Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait

http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blciraq.htm#

28) Who was the 22nd president of the United States?

•	Grover Cleveland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

29) How many #1 hits have the musical group The Beatles had?

•	27

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/music-records/one-beatles/211561/

30) What is the real name of the actor Nicolas Cage?

•	Nicolas Coppola

http://www.movieactors.com/winm/m95.htm

31) Where is the Sears Tower?

•	Chicago

http://www.thesearstower.com/

32) Where is the Alamo?

•	Texas

www.imdb.com/title/tt0318974/

33) Who starred in the movie “One flew over the Cuckoo Nest”?

•	Louise Fletcher

www.filmsite.org/onef.html

34) What are the school colors for East Carolina University?

•	Royal Purple and Old Gold

http://www.ecu.edu/

35) What is the nickname for Marshall University?

•	Thundering Herd

www.marshall.edu/alumni/Marcopast.asp

36) What is the name of the University of Tennessee band?

•	The Pride of the Southland Marching Band

www.spiritus-temporis.com/pride-of-the-southland-band/

37) When was Pearl Harbor bombed?

•	December 7, 1941

www.pearlharbor.com/

38) Where does bacon come from?

•	any of certain cuts of meat taken from the sides, belly or back of a pig. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/349349

39) Who fought with the Unites States in World War 1?

•	Major Allies: France United Kingdom Russia (until 1917) United States (from April 6, 1917)

Minor Allies: Australia Belgium Canada Japan Greece Italy (from May 23, 1915) Montenegro Newfoundland New Zealand Romania Serbia South Africa

http://www.battle-fleet.com/pw/his/Allies%20WW1%20WW2.htm

40) What was the name of Dollywood before it became Dollywood?

•	Silver Dollar City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollywood#Dollywood_timeline

41) If you put $100 dollars in the bank at 10% annual interest and left it for 100 years, how much money would your family have?

42) What country is Bethlehem in?

•	Israel

http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/israel/israel-popular-destinations/bethlehem.html

43) What is Elvis Presley’s middle name?

•	Aron

http://memphis.about.com/od/elvis/f/elvismiddle.htm

44) What is the only part of the cow that sweats?

•	They do not sweat

msucares.com/news/print/cvm/cvm00/000717sw.htm

45) What is the average weight of a newborn child?

•	7.5 lbs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant

46) What disease did Franklin D. Roosevelt have?

•	Polio

http://www.healthmedialab.com/html/president/roosevelt.html

47) Who is on the two dollar bill?

•	Thomas Jefferson

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill

48) What is on the back of the 20-dollar bill?

•	The White House

www.happynews.com/living/money/fake-twenty-bill.htm

49) Are the words separation of church and state in the constitution?

•	No

atheism.about.com/od/churchstatemyths/a/phrase.htm

50) What do the words novus ordo seclorum on the back of a one-dollar bill stand for?

•	the unfinished pyramid with the date MDCCLXXVI (1776)

http://www.greatseal.com/mottoes/seclorum.html

51) What is the minimum wage for the state of Tennessee?

•	$5.85

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Tindell

52) Who was the 33rd president of the United States?

•	Harry S. Truman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

53) What number was the Denver Broncos player John Elway?

•	7

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/sm-gridiron-classics-denver-broncos-john-elway-retro- eqt-tackle-twill--pi-1792643.html

54)How many days in Alaska consist of all sunlight and no dark?

55)Where did the statue of Liberty come from?

•	It was a gift from France to the United States

seattlec1y.ibelgique.com/index-statue-of-liberty.html

56)Name all the Oceans in the world.

•	Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific

www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/oceans.htm

57)How many math credits do you need to graduate?

•	3

www.montereywildcats.com/handbook9-17.htm

58)How many white stripes are there on the USA flag?

•	6

http://www.flagco.com/flags/usflags/index.shtml?gclid=CKLK9beKr5ECFR4PkgodkS4VYg

59)What NASCAR number does Tony Stewart use on his car?

•	#20

http://www.18five.com/c-17-tony-stewart-20.aspx

60)How fast can a cheetah run?

•	70mph

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/17.shtml

61)What is the top color of light on a traffic light?

•	Red

http://www.trafficlightwars.co.uk/

62)Where was the 2008 Super Bowl held?

•	University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

http://www.nfl.com/scores

63)Who created the movie “Rocky”?

64)Why do birds fly south for the winter?

•	Warmer; migration

www.bayerus.com/msms/fun/experiment/birds.html

65)Name three people who do the voices for the movie Finding Nemo.

•	Susan Ryan, Renée Johnson, Ned Lott

http://imdb.com/title/tt0266543/

66) What is an Average IQ?

67)What is a genius IQ?

68)Where does the Space Shuttle launch from?

69) What are the countries and territories that surround Israel?

70)How many sides are there to a standard pencil?

71)There are 12 buttons on a touch-tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?

72) What two letters do not appear on the telephone dial?

73) Which way does water go down the drain, counter-clockwise, or clockwise?

74) Name the nickname for every NFL football team.

75)On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark?