Trivia Questions Week 07/06/18

By Eldon Combs | July 6, 2018 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 07/06/18
  1. Intended to save fuel in response to the 1973 fuel crisis – a presidential act was enacted in 1974 to reduce the then 70 mph speed limit to 55 – in what year was the act repealed:  1991, 1993, or 1995?
  2. What year was the first year the Summer Olympics were held in the United States:  1904, 1932, or 1984?
  3. In what year was our nations 50 star flag officially unveiled:  1958, 1959, 1960? (Hawaii not included until 1959)
  4. In what year was 7 time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong stripped from all his titles & banned from professional cycling for life:  2010, 2011, 2012? (10/22/2012)
  5. 2, 4, or 6 conspirators were publicly hanged in Washington DC for their part in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln? (Mary Surratt was one of the and she became the first woman to be executed by the US Federal Government)
  6. What year did the movie, “Dodgeball” hit the big screen:  2004, 2006, or 2008?
  7. In 1985 Coca-Cola felt the need to change the taste of Coke so, they created and introduced us all to “New Coke” or “Coke II”:  30 days, 60 days, or 90 days later – the original Coke flavor was re-introduced as Coca-Cola Classic?
  8. How many currrent MLB players have at least 100 career Triples:  1, 2, or 3? (LA Dodger, Carl Crawford, Chicago White Sox, Jimmly Rollins, & New York Reyes)
  9. In 1985 “New Coke” was created to compete with it’s much sweeter rival Pepsi, “New Coke” is or is not still being made and sold by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company? (discontinued in 2002)
  10. What “Up & Comer” saw his first World Series with the Yankees in 1936 as Babe Ruth’s replacement:  Lou Gehri, Joe DiMaggio, or Carl Hubbell?
  11. Since 1956 all US currency must have our nation’s motto, “In God We Trust” on it.  Today that motto is being challenged in court.  A 20o3 Gallop Survey of Americans discovered that:  60%, 75%, or 90% approve of the motto.
  12. The “Black Sox” are forever linked to the very fabric of baseball because of they loss to this team in the 1919 World Series:  Philadelphia, Brooklyn, or Cincinnati?
  13. Bible Question:  Who was described as a friend of God:  Noah, Abraham, or Moses?  (James 2:23 – Abraham belived God and God counted to him as righteousness and he was call a friend of God)
  14. His rookie year he averaged 20pts, 5 rebounds, & 5 assists – in NBA history how many other players have equaled those kind of rookie numbers: 2, 4, or 6? (Michael Jordan & Oscar Robertson)
  15. In 1984 this state became the first to require seat belt usage for the driver:  New York, Michigan, or California?
  16. In 2015 LeBron James became the first athlete to receive and lifetime contract with Nike.  As of today how many lifetime contract does Nike have:  1, 2, or 3? (LeBron James, Michael Jordan, & Cristiano Ronaldo)
  17. Launch July 16th, 1969, Apollo 11, became the first manned space flight to land on the moon:  3, 4, or 5 days later?
  18. Allen Iverson is one of:  2, 3, or 4 players to lead the NBA in steals & points per game in a season? (MJ, Rick Barry, & Allen Inverson)
  19. The first atomic blast was a plutonium device equal to 15, 000 tons of TNT and was detonated in Alamogordo, NM it was visible from:  60, 120, or 180 miles away?
  20. Seattle Seahawks football coach should by stock in this bubble gum company:  Bazooka, Bubbalicious, or Bubble Yum?
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