Saturday, February 10, 2007

Trivia Potpourri

1. All versions of the 50 State Quarters have George Washington on the heads side. Whch states have a likeness of George Washington on the tails side as well?

2. Which four modern Olympic sports were also contested at the ancient Olympic games? (Some sports may include multiple events)

3. How many present-day countries in Europe are monarchies? Name them, and for bonus points, name the reigning monarch.

4. Which metropolitan areas have hosted the Super Bowl in two different stadiums?

5. How many states currently have one Republican and one Democrat in the United States Senate?

6. How many U.S presidents have served without appointing a Justice to the Supreme Court?

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6 comments:

Ben G. said...

QUESTION ONE
New Jersey (Washington crossing the Delaware)
South Dakota (Mount Rushmore)

Ben G. said...

QUESTION TWO
Track and field
Boxing
Wrestling
Equestrian

Ben G. said...

QUESTION THREE
Andorra (Co-princes Jacques Chirac and Joan Enric Vives Sicilia)
Belgium (King Albert II)
Denmark (Queen Margrethe II)
Liechtenstein (Prince Hans-Adam II)
Luxembourg (Grand Duke Henri)
Monaco (Prince Albert II)
Netherlands (Queen Beatrix)
Norway (King Harald V)
Spain (King Juan Carlos I)
Sweden (King Carl XVI Gustaf)
United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth II)
Vatican City (Pope Benedict XVI)
Total number: 12

Ben G. said...

QUESTION FOUR

Detroit (Pontiac Silverdome and Ford Field)

Houston (Rice Stadium and Reliant Stadium)

Los Angeles (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Rose Bowl)

Miami (Orange Bowl and Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin Stadium)

New Orleans (Tulane Stadium and Louisiana Superdome)

Tampa (Tampa Stadium and Raymond James Stadium)

Note: Phoenix will join this list in February 2008, when University of Phoenix Stadium joins Sun Devil Stadium.

Ben G. said...

QUESTION FIVE
Colorado (Wayne Allard-R, Ken Salazar-D)
Florida (Bill Nelson-D, Mel Martinez-R)
Indiana (Richard Lugar-R, Evan Bayh-D)
Iowa (Chuck Grassley-R, Tom Harkin-D)
Louisiana (Mary Landrieu-D, David Vitter-R)
Minnesota (Norm Coleman-R, Amy Klobuchar-D)
Missouri (Kit Bond-R, Claire McCaskill-D)
Nebraska (Chuck Hagel-R, Ben Nelson-D)
Nevada (Harry Reid-D, John Ensign-R)
New Mexico (Pete Domenici-R, Jeff Bingaman-D)
Ohio (George Voinovich-R, Sherrod Brown-D)
Oregon (Ron Wyden-D, Gordon Smith-R)
Pennsylvania (Arlen Specter-R, Bob Casey-D)
South Dakota (Tim Johnson-D, John Thune-R)
Virginia (John Warner-R, Jim Webb-D)
Total number: 15

Ben G. said...

QUESTION SIX
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Total number: 4