Answer: Rick James
Trivia Quiz
02 August 2004
ANSWER SHEET
1. It seems that August 2 was a very busy day in history. On this date in 1991, what “King of Funk” was arrested with his 21-year-old girlfriend for allegedly imprisoning and torturing a young woman with a hot cocaine pipe during three days at his Hollywood Hills home?
Answer: Rick James
2. On this date in 1990 what country was invaded, beginning what would later be called the Persian Gulf War?
Answer: Kuwait
3. On this date in 1988 the Soviet Union released Mathias Rust, the young pilot who had landed a Cessna 172B in Moscow's Red Square in May 1987 after flying undetected through the Soviet air defense system. Mr. Rust was a citizen of what country? Remember, this was before the fall of the Berlin Wall, so you must be specific.
Answer: West Germany
4. On this date in 1984, what award-winning comic strip was picked up by Portsmouth, Ohio's "Daily Times", making it the first comic strip to appear in 2,000 newspapers.?
Answer: Peanuts
5. On this date in 1964, the Pentagon reported the first of two attacks on United States destroyers by North Vietnamese torpedo boats off the coast of North Viet Nam. In what body of water did this “incident” occur?
Answer: The Gulf of Tonkin.
6. On this date in 1943 Lieutenant (j.g.) John F. Kennedy’s motor torpedo boat was rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer "Amigiri" while on patrol in the Solomon Islands. What was the hull number of JFK’s boat?
Answer: PT 109
7. On this date in 1934, who declared himself Führer following the death of President Hindenburg?
Answer: Adolf Hitler
8. On this date in 1914, what country declared war on France?
Answer: Germany
9. On this date in 1876 who was shot and killed while playing poker in Saloon #10 at Deadwood, Dakota Territory. The poker hand he was holding when he died included a pair of black aces and a pair of black eights. This combination would come to be known as the dead man’s hand because of this incident.
Answer: Wild Bill (James Butler) Hickok
10. Finally, on this date in 1776, members of the Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to what document?
Answer: The Declaration of Independence
11. Obligatory Dead Film Star Question: Marlon Brando died on July 1 after a stage and film career that stretched over 60 years. What was Mr. Brando’s first film?
Answer: The Men
12. Marlon Brando directed one movie during his career. What was the name of this 1961 film?
Answer: One Eyed Jacks
13. What boxing “unknown” knocked out Mike Tyson during the fourth round in Louisville, KY last Friday?
Answer: Danny Williams
14. According to the Dead People Server, which one of the following DID NOT die in July, 2004:
a)Isabel Sanford (actress)
b)Jerry Goldsmith (composer)
c)Francis Crick, Ph. D. (DNA researcher)
d)Abe Vigoda (fish)
15. Lance Armstrong became the first cyclist to win six Tour de France titles last week. In what year did the first Tour de France take place?
Answer: 1903
16. Who was the first American citizen to win the Tour de France?
Answer: Greg LeMond
17.NASA aborted the launch of the Messenger space probe today due to bad weather. What planet is this probe intended to study?
a)Mars
b)Uranus
c)Mercury
d)Venus
18. C9H8O4 is the formula for what common chemical compound? Hint: Also known as Acetylsalicylic acid.
Answer: Aspirin
19. According to the editors of Billboard Magazine, a "one-hit wonder" is an act that has won a position on Billboard's national Pop Top 40 just one time. What “artist” made it to the Number 1 spot on April 6, 1977 with “Don’t Give Up on Us”??
Answer: David Soul
20. What was Elvis Presley’s last hit to go to number one on the Billboard pop chart?
Answer: Suspicious Minds
21. True or False, a police “sniffer” dog died of a drug overdose in Preston, England within the past week?
Answer: True
22. Only three teams in the NBA have names that do not end in the letter ”s”. Name them:
Answer: Utah Jazz, Miami Heat, and Orlando Magic
23. Who is generally credited with the following quote: “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”
Answer: Sir Winston Churchill
24. Sudan is bordered by nine countries. Name them:
Answer: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya and Egypt