1. Name the NFL player who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
2. What major battle took place18 days after a treaty had been signed ending the War of 1812?
3. The general who led the forces in the preceding question bore the
nickname "Old Hickory." Name him.
4. Name the only predominantly Christian Asian nation.
5. What product was the earliest that the railroads put to use, drawn by horses and both men and women?
6. Name the NFL's all-time winningest coach.
7. What is the spelled out word for "fax"?
8. The first major international TV broadcast took place in 1953. What event was it?
9. Who was the first film star to win a second Best Actor Oscar?
10. Who was the first actress to win a second Best Actress Oscar?
Answers
1. It was Byron "Whizzer White," who served two seasons with the Detroit Lion football team.
2. It was the famed Battle of New Orleans.
3. It was future president Andrew Jackson.
4. The Philippines are 81 percent Roman Catholic and 9 percent Protestant.
5. The earliest railroads hauled coal from the mines.
6. It was Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins with 347 games racked up.
7. Fax is the abbreviation of facsimile.
8. It was the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
9. Spencer Tracy won his first Best Actor Academy Award in 1937 for his performance in "Captains Courageous" then took home a second in 1938 for "Boys Town."
10. Luise Rainer won her first Best Actress Academy Award in 1936 for her appearance in "The Great Ziegfeld" and followed her victory in the next year for her acting in "The Good Earth."
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