March, 2016

Which two 20th century U.S. presidents that served consecutively died more than 21 years apart?
This was the longest stretch between the deaths of two consecutive former presidents in the 20th century.

 

The five highest volcanoes on Earth are all located in what mountain range?

 

Since 1980, three MLB franchises that play their home games in a U.S. capital city have won the World Series.
Name those three franchises.

 

To celebrate the five year anniversary of the Kindle store, Amazon revealed their list of best-selling e-book titles for the Kindle since 2010.
What British author, whose first book was released in 2011, wrote 3 of the top 4 best-selling books?

 

Eva and Jan (Yan) are the children of the title character in a 1979 William Styron novel that won the National Book Award for Fiction. What is their mother’s first name?

 

Place the following U.S. National Parks in order, from west to east, according to where they are located.
Glacier Bay
Mammoth Cave
Zion
Wind Cave

 

Not including anything that is part of the United Kingdom, what is the closest world capital city to London, England? (a qualifier was given, stating that Paris was the 2nd closest)

 

What recurring sketch on The Muppet Show featured characters named Captain Link Hogthrob and Dr. Julius Strangepork alongside Miss Piggy?

 

After the Missouri River, name one of the three next longest U.S. rivers that is a tributary of another river.

 

On Saturday, August 15, 1992, Nickelodeon debuted its SNICK block of programming. Name any one of the four shows that aired that night.

 

What band or artist had 12 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the first in 1964, and the last in 1969?

 

Actor Paul Rudd has appeared in three different films directed by Judd Apatow. In which two of those three films did he play the same character?

 

A ham and cheese sandwich, dipped entirely in egg batter and then pan fried, and sometimes covered with powdered sugar, shares its name with part of the title of an 1844 novel by what author?

 

Outside of Alaska, which state was the location of the coldest temperature ever recorded in the continental U.S.?

 

Eddie Murphy received three consecutive nominations for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor, for his roles in movies released in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Name two of those three movies that earned him those nominations.

 

Final Question: The shortened form of a Scottish term for “cattle driver” became a term used for various political parties in both Britain and the United States. Name that term.

 

Josh Hamilton, Carlos Delgado, Shawn Green, and Mike Cameron are the four most recent of only 16 players in MLB history to achieve what feat?