Richard Bachman
Who was Vice President of the Confederacy?
Alexander H. Stevens of Georgia.
What is the name of the agent, now living in whereabouts unknown, played by Johnny Depp in Donnie Brasco?
Joseph D. Pistone
What do British call “trucks”?
Lorries.
In what end of the '90’s film did Denzel Washington play an investigator who had become a quadriplegic?
The Bone Collector?
Insulin is what type of hormone? (peptide, steroid, amine, or thyroid)
Peptide
What was Woodrow Wilson’s first name?
Thomas.
When did the Constitution state to end slavery?
It didn’t. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery upon it’s ratification. It was ratified Dec.5, 1865.
What was Ulysses S. Grant’s birth name?
Hiram Ulysses Grant.
Who is buried in Grant’s Tomb?
U.S. Grant and his wife, Julia.
What was the runaway slaves name who accompanied Huckleberry Finn?
Jim. Out of what movie is the line “There’s an advantage to hitting rock bottom. You know things couldn’t possibly get any worse.” And what actor uttered it?
Sing
Matthew McConaughey
Which famous explorer was killed on the Hawaiian Islands?
Capitain James Cook in the late 18th Century.
What famous Arthur Miller novel, made into a movie, was about the Salem Witch Trials?
The Crucible.
Which of his wives did Henry VIII have executed?
Anne Bolelyn.
The name of “Bombay” was changed to “Mumbai” to erase what colonizer’s influence, and what does its original name mean in that language?
Colonizer - British
Bombay meaning in English - believed to come from the Portuguese for “Good Bay”
What is the only fish that produces real caviar?
Sturgeon.
In the 2008 Olympics, it was the first year the United States could qualify for what sport?
Women’s Trampoline
Hg is the chemical symbol of which element?
Mercury.
Low sodium in the body is called _____.
hyponatremia
What is the land of the giants called in Gulliver’s Travels?
