If You Guess Wrong, Tiny Tim Will Die

Who was the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?

Christmas Character Question

What is Frosty The Snowman's nose made out of?

Occupation

A July 13th, 2011, Blog Post by what canadian anti-consumerist magazine suggested the Occupy Wall Street movement?

Old-timey Units of Measure

What unit of Land Measure is technically defined as 1 furlong wide by 1 chain long?

We all know the expression "The greatest thing since Sliced Bread." But in what decade was Sliced Bread invented?


(note: people have been slicing bread ever since bread and knives have both existed. This is about pre-sliced and packaged bread available for purchase)

No Better Athlete

In the NBA logo, the silhouette is based on what actual NBA Player?
(Hints: Nickname "Mr Clutch"
Played from 1960-1974
Entire Career with the Lakers
and, not to get racial, but he was white)

The War to End All Wars

What event precipitated America's involvement in World War One?
(forget about Archduke Ferdinand. That started WWI, but it did not cause America to become involved)

A good place to read a book

Starbucks Coffee is named after a character in what classic novel?

The October Games

In Major League Baseball, there are 2 rounds of playoffs between the regular season and the Worl Series: The ALDS/NLDS and the ALCS/NLCS. What do those initials stand for?

Cryptozoology

What legendary creature, known for attacking farm animals, gets its name from the spanish word for "Goat-Sucker"?

Constitutional Presidents

Which 2 signers of the CONSTITUTION later went on to become Presidents of the USA?
(hint, neither one was a signer of the Declaration of Independence)

Presidential Declaration

Which 2 signers of the Declaration of Independence were later elected Presidents of the United States?
(Hint: neither was a signer of the Constitution)

The Arm Bone's Connected to the Other Arm Bone

What are the names of the two bones in your forearm (between your elbow and your wrist)?

What Was His Smurfing Name?

What was Gargamel's cat's name on the Smurfs?

Geography Quiz

How many U.S. States' names end with the letters "ai"?

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

"Zurdo" is a spanish term meaning what kind of Baseball player?
(hint: it is a term usually applied to pitchers, but sometimes hitters or any position)

The Geeks Stayed Out Of This One

What is the name of the Fraternity that the eponymous nerds join in the movie "Revenge of the Nerds"?
(hint: it is the same letter 3 times)

Flux Capacity

What does the vanity plate read on the Delorean in "Back to the Future"?

Pronounced: new MIZ ma tist

What does a numismatist collect?

Popularity Contest

What classic movie has the record for the most tickets sold?
(hint: Avatar has the highest Box Office Take, but sold considerably fewer tickets than the answer)

What Do You Get When You Cross A Rhino, a Warthog, and Ooze?

Who are these guys?

It's Not Just an Amusement Park

What are the 6 Flags Over Texas?
(hint: they are the flags of 6 Nations)

You Call That Art?

What famous artist has just had his most recent project, wrapping about 6 miles of the Arkansas River in Southern Colorado, approved by the Bureau of Land Management?

The World Leader in Sports

What does ESPN's initials stand for?

Its pronounced Beatle Juice

(the small white dot to the very left under antares is the relative size of our sun)

Betelgeuse, in addition to being a Michael Keaton character, is also a star in what constellation?
Just don't say it 3 times in a row

Bottoms Up!

What amendment repealed Prohibition?

Speaking of Easy...

There are roughly 3,000 drinking establishments* in NYC today. How many speakeasies did New York have during prohibition?


(* drinking establishments = restaurants, bars, and nightclubs)

True or False: It was against the law to drink alcohol during prohibition.

So It Wasn't All Bad

During prohibition, it was LEGAL to make up to 200 gallons of what type of alcoholic liquid for home use?

Cruisin for a BREWsin

During prohibition, "Cruises to Nowhere" referred to what?

Truly a Jury of His Peers.

One bootlegger, on trial during prohibition, was acquitted because the jury did what?
(note: it was not a hung jury, nor a jury that found him innocent)

The Noble What?

Some beer is brewed with noble hops, but some people called prohibition "The Noble..." what?


(hint, they were trying something they had never tried before)

Criminalcoholic

At the start of prohibition, some towns were so convinced that Alcohol was the cause of most crime that they sold all of their...whats?
(hint, it has to do with crime)

It Wasn't Me, It Was The Beer. I Swear!

The name of what type of beer container comes from the sounds emitted by escaping Carbon Dioxide?
(note: applies to earlier models, newer ones don't make the sound)

What Does America Need Now?

What president famously quipped after the repeal of Prohibition "What America needs now is a drink"?
(btw, I know the ? should be inside the quotes, but the quote wasn't a question, it was a statement, so I left it outside. Grammarians can sue me if they want.)

Merryland

What was unique about the state of Maryland during Prohibition?

Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified on 1/16/1919) effectively started Prohibition (the banning of alcohol)?

Mess Of What, Now?

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"Mesopotamia" is a Greek toponym meaning "[the land] between the rivers." What 2 rivers form the borders for this region?

Happy Earth Day!

What was the first year that Earth Day was celebrated?

But Wait...Only 1 Of Those Is Right, Right?

Where in sports do the following equations make sense?
48-9=43
46+7=47
49-2=49
42+5=47
42+5=33
These are all CORRECT answers
(hint: its in a popular team sport)

Change the World in 1 Hour and 48 minutes.

Yuri Gagarin became the first human to do what (at least successfully) on April 12, 1961?

Springtime is here: Baseball season has started

because this thing is way too clean!


How many stitches are on a baseball?
or
What do the umpires rub on every baseball before an MLB game?

In Memory of MLK

What was the name of the assassin who shot Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968?

Column? I Hardly Know Him

   

rounded                        scrolled                               leafed     

Name 2 of the 3 types of Greek architectural columns?

(hint: 2 names end with a "c", and 1 starts with a "c")

"Talkies" are just a fad

What movie production company was originally founded in 1919 by 3 actors and a director: Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplain, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith?
(Hint: it is now owned by MGM)

Get Yer Mind Outta the Gutter

If your hobby involves staring at boobies and titmice, what are you doing?

Could you lend me a dollar? I'm a little short!

Traditionally, what is the occupation of a Leprechaun?
(hint: not a banker or miner, they make something)