New Years Knowledge Quiz

Jocelyn Dixon

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  1. Who, as a boy, posed as a 30 yr old widow and wrote to his brother's newspaper?

    2. Your answer:
    Stephen Cane
    Benjamin Franklin
    Hans Christian Anderson
    George Washington

  2. Who is my (Jocelyn) real-life relative (the actress who played the character)?

    3. Your answer:
    Misses Crabtree from the 1930’s The Little Rascals
    Laura Ingalls from Little House On The Prairie
    Jeanie from I Love Jeanie
    Ethel from I Love Lucy

  3. What was Timothy's grandmother’s name in the Bible?

    4. Your answer:
    Eunice
    Lois
    Pricilla
    Ruth

  4. Where did the Hobbit, Merry Brandybuck, die?

    5. Your answer:
    Buckland
    Rohan
    Hobbiton
    Gondor

  5. What was the name of Hester Prynne’s and Mr. Dimmesdale‘s daughter?

    6. Your answer:
    Faith
    Grace
    Hope
    Pearl

  6. Who was the Senior Editor for HSB before Tia Linschied?

    7. Your answer:
    Kris Price
    Julie Stew
    Nancy Carter
    Amber Gorlock

  7. Who changed the days of the year to 365?

    8. Your answer:
    King George
    The Knights of the Templar
    The Pope
    Julius Caesar

  8. How many terms can you serve as President?

    9. Your answer:
    4
    7
    2
    As many as you are elected

  9. What is the book of Solomon about?

    10. Your answer:
    Songs Solomon wrote
    Songs about Solomon
    Letters to/from Solomon and a Woman
    Songs of Praise

  10. What musical does this song: “If I Were a Richman” play in?

    11. Your answer:
    The Music Man
    1776
    The Fiddler On The Roof
    Westside Story

  11. Finish the quote: “Still round the corner there may wait”

    12. Your answer:
    A Bunny That’s Very Late
    A new road or a secret gate.
    A cookie plate
    My worst fate

  12. How did Meriwether Lewis died?

    13. Your answer:
    In a river
    Old Age
    On the Louisiana Purchase Adventure
    Shot himself

  13. Was Margaret Mitchell (authoress of Gone With The Wind) alive during the Civil War?

    14. Your answer:
    Yes
    I have no clue
    Some of It
    No

  14. What year did Noah Webster write the dictionary?

    15. Your answer:
    1828
    1809
    1779
    1826

  15. How many goats do I have?

    16. Your answer:
    2
    4
    5
    None

  16. What was Napoleon's first wife’s name?

    17. Your answer:
    Josephine
    Mercedes
    Elizabeth
    Maria

  17. Who started the Red Cross?

    18. Your answer:
    Abigail Adams
    Clara Barton
    Betsy Ross
    Molly Pitcher

  18. Who wrote Common Sense

    19. Your answer:
    Benjamin Franklin
    Thomas Paine
    John Adams
    William Clark

  19. How many times did Abraham and Sarah say they were brother and sister?

    20. Your answer:
    1
    3
    2
    None

  20. What book did John Steinbeck author?

    21. Your answer:
    A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
    The Grapes Of Wrath
    The Deer Slayer
    Little Red Riding Hood

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