⁉️ Today's TRIVIA - January

[JoGee]

The answers will follow the questions.

What are U.S. battleships traditionally named after?

Presidents

States

War heroes

Planets



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Answer:
Except for Kearsarge, named by an act of Congress, all U.S. Navy battleships have been named for states, and each of the 48 contiguous states has had at least one battleship named for it except Montana; two battleships have been authorized to be named Montana but both were canceled before construction started. Alaska and Hawaii did not become states until 1959, after the end of battleship building, but the "battlecruiser" or Large Cruiser USS Alaska (CB-1) was built during World War II and her sister USS Hawaii (CB-3) was begun but never completed.

[JoGee]

What Charleton Heston movie won 11 Oscars in 1960?

The Ten Commandments

Ben-Hur

Planet of the Apes

Touch of Evil


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Answer:
Ben-Hur is an American epic historical drama film starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet. Ben-Hur had the largest budget ($15.175 million) as well as the largest sets built of any film produced at the time. It won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Griffith), and Best Cinematography, Color (Surtees), an accomplishment that was not equaled until Titanic in 1997 and then again by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003.

[JoGee]

Which "Cornhusker State" gained its statehood in 1867?

Iowa

Texas

Nebraska

Oklahoma


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Answer:
Nebraska's nickname is "The Cornhusker State." In 1945 the "Cornhusker State" became the official nickname of Nebraska (derived from the nickname for the University of Nebraska athletic teams, "the Cornhuskers"). The term "Cornhusker" comes from the method of harvesting or "husking" corn by hand, which was common in Nebraska before the invention of husking machinery. It is now more generally associated with all University of Nebraska athletics. "Cornhusker State" appeared on Nebraska license plates from 1969 to 1975.

[JoGee]

The Iodine State" has appeared on the license plate for which U.S. state?

South Carolina

Iowa

Idaho

Montana





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Answer:
South Carolina has been referred to as "The Iodine State" because of the large percentages of iodine found in the vegetation growing in the state. In the 1930's, the license plates began to carry slogans such as "The Iodine State" and "The Iodine Products State." From 1930 to 1933 something with the word "iodine" appeared on the license plate. It was one of the earliest examples of a motto being placed on a plate, and was a part of a marketing strategy by the agricultural commission.

[JoGee]

Which celebrity died the same day as Michael Jackson?
Whitney Houston

Tony Curtis

Farrah Fawcett

Gary Coleman






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Answer:
Farrah Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster - which became the best selling pin-up poster in history - and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels. Fawcett died at age 62 on June 25, 2009, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, with Ryan O'Neal by her side. News of Farrah Fawcett's death was largely overshadowed by the death of music legend Michael Jackson, who died hours later the same day.

[JoGee]

Quarters currently minted in the U.S. are made of nickel and which other metal?

Iron

Zinc

Aluminium

Copper


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Answer:
Copper is a soft, malleable and ductile metal. The current clad version of a U.S. quarter is two layers of cupronickel, 75% copper and 25% nickel, on a core of pure copper. The total composition of the coin is 8.33% nickel, with the remainder copper. The current regular issue coin is the George Washington quarter (showing George Washington) on the front. The reverse featured an eagle prior to the 1999 50 State Quarters Program.

[JoGee]

What was George Washington's annual salary when he was President of the United States?

$600

$5,000

$10,000

$25,000


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Answer: The 1st United States Congress voted to pay George Washington a salary of $25,000 a year - a large sum in 1789, valued at about $340,000 in 2015 dollars. Washington, despite facing financial troubles then, initially declined the salary, valuing his image as a selfless public servant. At the urging of Congress, however, he ultimately accepted the payment, to avoid setting a precedent whereby the presidency would be perceived as limited only to independently wealthy individuals who could serve without any salary. Despite his unease with receiving compensation, he also complained that his pay was not sufficient to cover the expenses of his household and at times he even had to pay expenses out of pocket.

[JoGee]

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Which birthstone is associated with the month of January?

Sapphire

Amethyst

Garnet

Emerald





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Answer:
A birthstone is a gem stone. It represents the month of birth. Garnet is the birthstone for January. The name "garnet" is derived from the Latin "granatum" meaning "pomegranate" because the crystals resemble the red color and seed-like form of this fruit. Garnets come in a variety of colors and have many different varieties. However, the most widely-known color of Garnet gemstones is dark red. The garnet's variety of colors comes from metals such as manganese, iron, calcium, and aluminum.

[JoGee]

What city is commonly referred to as "The Live Music Capital of the World"?

Nashville

New Orleans

Detroit

Austin


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Answer:
The official motto of Austin, Texas is the "Live Music Capital of the World", a reference to the many musicians and live music venues within the area. The slogan became official in 1991, after it was discovered that Austin had more live music venues per capita than anywhere else in the nation. Austin is also home to some of the largest music events and festivals in the world, including South by Southwest, Austin City Limits Music Festival, The Urban Music Festival, Fun Fun Fun Fest, the Pachange Festival and more.

[JoGee]

Which website was launched 15 years ago today?

Amazon

Wikipedia

Bing

Twitter


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Answer:
Today, Wikipedia celebrates its fifteenth birthday. Wikipedia is a free-access, free-content Internet encyclopedia, supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites, and constitutes the Internet's largest and most popular general reference work. Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia on January 15, 2001.

[JoGee]

Who provided the voice for the character "Shrek" in the computer animated fantasy movie?

Tom Hanks

Eddie Murphy

Mike Myers

Adam Sandler




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Answer:
Shrek stars Mike Myers as a big, strong, solitude-loving, intimidating ogre named Shrek; Cameron Diaz as the beautiful, feisty, but very down-to-earth Princess Fiona; Eddie Murphy as the talkative Donkey; and John Lithgow as the villain Lord Farquaad. Shrek originally cast Chris Farley to do the voice for the title character, recording about 90% of his dialogue. After Farley died in 1997 before he could finish, Mike Myers was brought in to work for the character, who after his first recording decided to record his voice in a Scottish accent.

[JoGee]

Which legendary singer earned the nickname "The Queen of Soul"?

Patti LaBelle

Aretha Franklin

Diana Ross

Billie Holiday


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Answer:
Aretha Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "Think". These hits and more helped her to gain the title The Queen of Soul by the end of the 1960s decade. Franklin eventually recorded a total of 112 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and twenty number-one R&B singles. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Franklin won her 18th Grammy Award in 2008, making her one of the most honored artists in Grammy history.

[JoGee]

What was Dr. Martin Luther King's legal name at birth?

Maxwell

Malcolm

Michael

Morgan


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Answer:
King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King. King's legal name at birth was Michael King, and his father was also born Michael King, but the elder King changed his and his son's names following a 1934 trip to Germany to attend the Fifth Baptist World Alliance Congress in Berlin. It was during this time he chose to be called Martin Luther King in honor of the German reformer Martin Luther. King had Irish ancestry through his paternal great-grandfather.

[JoGee]

BONUS QUESTION:
Today is National Popcorn Day. Which state grows the most popcorn?

Iowa

Nebraska

Kansas

Arkansas


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Answer:
January 19th is National Popcorn Day. Nebraska each year produces more than 250 million pounds of popcorn, accounting for at least 25 percent of total U.S. production. Americans consume 1.12 billion pounds of popcorn a year. This amount would fill the Empire State Building 18 times. In 2004, state legislators in Illinois designated popcorn as the state's official snack. The legislative action represented the successful culmination of a campaign launched by second- and third-graders at Cunningham Elementary School in Joliet.

[JoGee]

What is the name of England's Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter?

Caroline

Anne

Sarah

Diana


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Answer:
Anne, Princess Royal, is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession, behind her mother and elder brother Charles. She rose to second after her mother's accession, but after the birth of two younger brothers, six nieces and nephews, one grand-nephew, and one grand-niece, she is currently 12th in line. The seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, Anne is known for equestrian talents and is the first member of the British Royal Family to have competed in the Olympic Games.