⁉️ Today's TRIVIA - January

[JoGee]

Where is the notorious Bermuda Triangle located?

Atlantic Ocean

Black Sea

Dead Sea

Pacific Ocean


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Answer:
The Bermuda Triangle is a mythical section of the Atlantic Ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico where dozens of ships and airplanes have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Popular culture has attributed various disappearances to the paranormal or activity by extraterrestrial beings. Documented evidence indicates that a significant percentage of the incidents were spurious, inaccurately reported, or embellished by later authors. In a 2013 study, the World Wide Fund for Nature identified the world's 10 most dangerous waters for shipping, but the Bermuda Triangle was not among them.

[JoGee]

Which sporting event is called "The Run for the Roses"?

Boston Marathon

The Rose Bowl

Kentucky Derby

Indianapolis 500


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Answer:
The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles at Churchill "owns. The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports" or "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner.

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[JoGee]

What is the shallowest ocean in the world?

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean



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Answer:
The shallowest ocean in the world is the Arctic Ocean, with an average depth of 3,450 feet. The Arctic Ocean is also the smallest of the world's five ocean regions, covering about 3% of the Earth's total surface area. The center of the Arctic Ocean is covered by a drifting persistent icepack that has an average thickness of about 10 feet. During the winter months, this sea ice covers much of the Arctic Ocean surface. Higher temperatures in the summer months cause the icepack to seasonally shrink in extent by about 50%.

[JoGee]

What character's full name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs?

Oscar the Grouch

Frankenstein

The Wizard of Oz

Dracula


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Answer:
Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs, also known as the Wizard of Oz is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. The Wizard is one of the characters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Unseen for most of the novel, he is the ruler of the Land of Oz. Believing he is the only man capable of solving their problems, Dorothy Gale and her friends travel to the Emerald City, the capital of Oz, to meet him.

[JoGee]

Who was born with the name Annie Mae Bullock?

Queen Latifah

Tina Turner

Whoopi Goldberg

Cher


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Answer:
Anna Mae Bullock, better known by her stage name Tina Turner, is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide, making her one of the biggest selling females in music history. Rolling Stone ranked her no. 63 on their 100 greatest artists of all time. In 1991, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[JoGee]

What Cuban boy was at the center of a highly publicized U.S. custody case in 2000?

Elian Gonzalez

Andy Garcia

Emilio Estefan

Desi Arnaz



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Answer:
In 2000, the custody and immigration status of a young Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez was at the center of a heated controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States. Gonzalez's mother drowned in November 1999 while attempting to leave Cuba with her son to get to the United States. The INS initially placed Gonzalez with maternal relatives in Miami, who sought to keep him in the United States against his father's demands that Gonzalez be returned to Cuba. A federal district court's ruling that only Gonzalez's father could petition for asylum on the boy's behalf was upheld by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. After the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, federal agents took Gonzalez from his relatives and returned him to Cuba in June 2000.

[JoGee]

Bonus Trivia Question

Which president's time in office was termed "Camelot"?

Ronald Reagan

John F. Kennedy

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Richard Nixon


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Answer:
Jackie Kennedy used the term "Camelot" to describe her husband's time in office, a reference to the court associated with the legendary King Arthur. It was Jackie who came up with, and promoted the notion that his presidency was "Camelot." The term was first publicly used by his wife in a post-assassination Life magazine interview with Theodore H. White, in which she revealed his affection for the contemporary Broadway musical of the same name, particularly the closing line of the title song..."There'll be great presidents again ... but there will never be another Camelot."

[JoGee]

Which company's slogan is "Don't leave home without it"?

Visa

MasterCard

American Express

Discover Card


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Answer:
The American Express Company is a multinational financial services corporation best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler's cheque businesses. In 1975, David Ogilvy of Ogilvy & Mather developed the highly successful Don't Leave Home Without Them ad campaign for American Express Traveler's Cheques, featuring Oscar-award-winning actor Karl Malden. Karl Malden served as the public face of American Express Travelers Cheques for 25 years. Other ad campaigns for the American Express Card began with a celebrity asking viewers: "Do you know me?" Each ad concluded with the celebrity reminding viewers: "Don't Leave Home Without It."

[JoGee]

What company uses the stock ticker symbol "F"?

Facebook

Ford

FedEx

Fidelity Investments




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Answer:
A stock symbol "F" is used to identify the Ford Motor Company which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Ford Motor Company is a multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family, although they have minority ownership. During the financial crisis it was close to bankruptcy, but it has since returned to profitability.

[JoGee]

What does the Brannock Device measure?

Air pressure

Vision

Wind speed

Shoe size




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Answer:
The Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person's shoe size. The Brannock Device is the standard foot measuring tool for the world's footwear industry. Brannock spent two years developing a simple means of measuring the length, width, and arch length of the human foot. He eventually improved on the wooden RITZ Stick, the industry standard of the day, and patented his first prototype in 1925. Today, the Brannock Device is an international standard of the footwear industry, and the Smithsonian Institution houses samples of some of the first Brannock Devices.

[JoGee]

Which man did NOT serve as president of the United States?

John Tyler

Alexander Hamilton

Millard Fillmore

Zachary Taylor






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Answer:
Alexander Hamilton was never the President of the United States. Hamilton was however, a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, the founder of the nation's financial system, the founder of the Federalist Party, the Father of the United States Coast Guard, and the founder of The New York Post. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington administration. On July 12, 1804, in New York City, Hamilton died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during a duel with Aaron Burr.

[JoGee]

What is on the white background of the National flag of Japan?

Red star

Yellow Circle

Red circle

Yellow Diamond




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Answer:
The national flag of Japan is a white rectangular flag with a large red circle(representing the sun) in the center. The Japanese flag was officially adopted on February 27, 1870. The national flag of Japan is officially called Nisshoki, meaning sun-mark flag, and is also called Hinomaru in which means "circle of the sun." The sun plays an important role in Japanese mythology and religion as the Emperor is said to be the direct descendent of the sun goddess Amaterasu and the legitimacy of the ruling house rested on this divine appointment and descent from the chief deity of the predominant Shinto religion. The name of the country as well as the design of the flag reflect this central importance of the sun.

[JoGee]

What does the "F" in a F5 tornado stand for?

Furchgott

Fujita

Facula

Fleming




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Answer:
Each year, more than 2,000 tornadoes occur worldwide, with the vast majority occurring in the United States and Europe. In order to assess the intensity of these events, meteorologist Ted Fujita devised a method to estimate maximum winds within the storm based on damage caused; this became known as the Fujita scale. At the top end of the scale, which ranks from 0 to 5, are F5 tornadoes. These storms were estimated to have had winds in excess of 261 mph.

[JoGee]

Ailurophobia is the fear of which type of animal?

Mouse

Spider

Cat

Snake




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Answer:
Ailurophobia is a persistent, irrational fear of cats. Ailurophobes suffer from persistent, abnormal fears about the risk of being physically harmed by a cat or the superstitious idea that cats are evil. Ailurophobia is very real, and can be a genuine problem for people who suffer from it.