FIRESTATION AUTO TRIVIA QUIZ

Thursday 5/23
Who is the only person to play in both a World Series and a Super Bowl?
Ans..Deion Sanders
Winner…Joe McNamara, Longview

Wednesday 5/22
What planet is named after the Greek god who personified the sky?
ans.. Uranus
Winner…David Northcutt, Tyler

Tuesday 5/21
What singer was thought to be stillborn in 1915 until the infant’s grandmother ran cold water over the baby’s 13 pound body?
ans..Frank Sinatra
Winner…Duffie Monroe, Tyler

Monday 5/20
What was the name of the first of the 12 disciples of Jesus to be murdered?
ans…James..Acts 12:1,2
Winner…Dick Johns, Tyler

Friday 5/17
Gainsville Texas native Fred Newton needed 176 days to swim the length of what river in 1930.
ans..Fred Newton swam from Fort Dam, Minnesota dawn the Mississipp River, to New Orleans, 1, 826 miles. The Guiness Book of records says it is the longest swim in history
Winner…John Byers, Tyler

Thursday 5/16
What 1995 World Series teams were both picketed by the American Indian Movement?
ans..The Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians
Winner…Adam Porter, Beckville

Wednesday 5/15
What gangster said of the IRS, “They can’t collect legal taxes on illegal money?”
ans..Al Capone
Winner…Garry Post, Marshall

Tuesday 5/14
Who was Sitting Bull talking about when he talked about “Little Sure Shot?”
ans..Annie Oakley
Winner…Tony Cushman, Bullard

Monday 5/13
When Jacob followed Esau out of his mother”s womb, he was holding onto what?
ans..Esau’s heel..Genesis 25:23-26
Winner…Dale Blackstone, Tyler

Friday 5/10
In what city is the Selena Museum located?
ans..Corpus Christi..It displays outfits and dresses Selena wore at concerts and award shows, and which she designed.
Winner…Jerry Sherrill, Tyler

Thursday 5/9
What 1990 championship sporting event attracted a TV audience of one billion people?
ans..The World Cup
Winner…John Resendiz, Tyler

Wednesday 5/8
Name the two bodies of water connected by the Suez Canal
ans..The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
Winner..Stan Champion, Flint

Tuesday 5/7
Name the first U.S. president to appear on television.
ans..Franklin D. Roosevelt at the New York World’s Fair in 1939
Winner…Teresa Byers, Tyler

Monday 5/6
Who complained to the Lord that he was slow of speech and tongue?
ans..Moses..Exodus 4:10
Winner…C.G Mata, Overton

Friday 5/3
What was Lady Bird Johnson’s first name?
ans..Claudia-She was given her nickname by her childhood nurse, Alice Tittle who evidently thought Claudia resembled a lady bird.
Winner…Nancy Page, Bullard

Thursday 5/2
Name the NFL quarter back who threw 70 passes in a game in 1994.
ans..Drew Bledsoe completed 45 passes out of 70 attempts in an overtime game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 13, 1994. He rallied his New England Patriots from a 20-0 deficit to a 26-20 victory.
Winner…Chris Chapa, Hawkins

Wednesday 5/1
What state’s nickname is the Pelican State?
ans..Louisiana
Winner…Tom Ward. Chapel Hill

Tuesday 4/30
Name the explorer killed in the Philippines in 1521, one of whose ships went on to complete the first voyage aground the world.
ans..Ferdinand Magellan
Winner…Kevin Johnston, Henderson

Monday 4/29
What was the name of King David’s father?
ans..Jesse..Ruth 4:22 and Matthew 1:6
Winner…Mark Lusk, Tyler

Friday 4/26
The Heisman trophy is named for John William Heisman the first full-time coach and athletic director at Rice University in Houston.
Winner…Bobby Long, Tyler

Thursday 4/25
Whose 1996 return to the NBA earned him simultaneous Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and Sports Illustrated covers?
ans..Magic Johnson
Winner…Scott Newsom, Tyler

Wednesday 4/24
What storied highway does the family take to California in “The Grapes of Wrath?
ans..Route 66
Winner…Steve Rainwater, Tyler

Tuesday 4/23
For what fete in U.S. History is William Dawes known?
Ans.. In 1775, he joined Paul Revere in riding the streets to warn that the British were coming?
Winner…W.H Harbour, Tyler

Monday 4/22
What was the name of the synagogue ruler who begged Jesus to heal his 12 year old daughter?
Ans..Jairus..Mark 5; Matthew 9; Luke 8
Winner…Cindy Moore, Lindale

Friday 4/19
In what city in Texas did the worst industrial accident in U.S. history occur?
ans..Texas City on April 16th, 1947. A load of ammonium nitrate caught fire on a cargo ship docked at Texas City, Texas. It exploded with tremendous force, killing about 700 people and injuring thousands more.
Winner…Tony Cushman, Bullard

Thursday 4/18
On April 22nd, 1914, Babe Ruth made his pitching debut, pitching for what team?
ans..Baltimore Orioles
Winner…Duffie Monroe, Tyler

Wednesday 4/17
By what other name was Manfred von Richtofen known?
ans..The Red Baron–He was shot down in his bright red Fokker tri-plane, by Canadian pilot Roy Brown. Hit in the chest, he made a perfect landing — and then died on April 21st, 1918.
Winner…Kenneth Medlin, Red Springs

Tuesday 4/16
The Welland Canal connects which two lakes?
ans..Lakes Erie and Ontario, which was opened to ship traffic April 20th, 1931.
Winner…John Mcnamara, Longview

Monday 4/15
What was the name of Saul’s son who was friends with David?
ans..Jonathan..1 Samuel
Winner…Anthony Griffith, Longview

Friday 4/12
What is the state fruit of Texas?
ans..Texas Red Grapefruit
Winner…Keith Hansen, Tyler

Thursday 4/11
What major league baseball team has a moose for a mascot?
ans..Seattle
Winner…Curtis Thompson, Flint

Wednesday 4/10
What movie shared its name with the strategic missile defense system proposed in 1983?
ans..Star Wars
Winner…Tommy Williams, Shreveport

Tuesday 4/9
What entertainer ate a dozen honey glazed donuts on the way to his historic 1970 meeting with President Richard Nixon?
Winner…Marci Newsom, Tyler

Monday 4/8
What is the last word in the Bible?
ans..Amen..Revelation 22:21
Winner…Joe Fields, Troup

Friday 4/5
What is the state vegetable of Texas?
ans..1015 Sweet Onion
Winner…Roland Pritchard, Flint

Thursday 4/4
What pro athlete was nicknamed “The Dream?”
ans..Hakeem Olajuwon
Winner…Trey Casper, Tyler

Wednesday 4/3
What animals carried out executions in ancient Asia by stomping on the heads of victims?
ans..elephants
Winner…Tim Quinn, Whitehouse

Tuesday 4/2
What M-word did some Texas citizens choose as a town name that would “attract” folks?
ans…Magnet, Texas, twelve miles south of Wharton. Sources conflict over whether the town’s name was derived from the idea that the area’s high-quality soil would attract settlers like a magnet or whether, because Bay City was dry, local saloons would do so.
Winner…John Byers, Tyler

Monday 4/1
Name the person who became king of of the southern Kingdom of Judah at the age of 7.
Ans..Joash..2 Kings 11
Winner…no winner

Friday 3/29
What Texas city holds the world’s largest rattlesnake roundup?
ans..Sweetwater, Texas-the second weekend in March
Winner…Phil Wyszenski, Chapel Hill

Thursday 3/28
What were NFL players required to wear for the first time in 1943?
ans..helmets
Winner…Larry Jowell, Tyler

Wednesday 3/27
Whose home is the only 17th century home still standing in Boston?
ans..Paul Revere
Winner…Tom Ward, Chapel Hill

Tuesday 3/26
What organ of a buffalo did Plains Indians use to make yellow paint?
ans..the gallbladder
Kevin Hill, Ben Wheeler

Monday 3/25
What did Moses make that King Hezekiah broke into pieces?
ans..a bronze snake..2Kings 18:1-4
Winner…Jerry Biertz, Tyler