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1. There is a chapel in Chimayo, New Mexico that contains something that is said to have healing power. What is it? Adobe Water Sand Grass

2. What is a 'Basenji'? A dog that rarely barks An African river boat A Pakistani wedding garment A Chinese cart

3. What abolitionist was hanged at Charles Town, West Virginia in 1859? Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass John Brown Dred Scott

4. In 1944 president Franklin Roosevelt dispatched a naval destroyer to pick something up for him. What was it? His dog Fala Cigars His wife Eleanor Uranium

5. In the classic novel 'Lord of the Flies', what, specifically, was the Lord of the Flies? An island A dead body A pig's head A conch

6. Accused JFK killer Lee Harvey Oswald has only one word inscribed on his gravestone. What is it? Oswald Innocent Assassin Martyr

7. What was the name of the souvenir making Indian tribe in the 60s era sitcom 'F Troop'? Siouxnamis Hekawis Kiowacs Saparrows

8. What was the main reason for the formation of the U.S. Secret Service? To protect the president To act as a national police force To detect government subversives To prevent counterfeiting

9. In the early 1980s what company marketed the enormously successful parlor video game 'Pac Man'? Bally Mitsubishi Wang Cinematronics

10. Who was the first baseball player to play in both the little league world series and the major league world series? Pie Traynor Sandy Koufax Boog Powell Hank Aaron

11. How long after liftoff did it take the crew of Apollo 11 to reach the surface of the moon? Just over 4 days Just under 2 weeks 76 hours Apollo 11 never went to the moon

12. Arguably the largest bank in the U.S. is Bank of America. What was its original name? Bank of Toledo Main Street Savings and Loan Freedom Bank Bank of Italy

13. Whose real name is 'Bilbo Baggins'? Spiderman Mr. T Puff Daddy The Hobbit

14. One of the biggest flops in TV history was a show called 'My Mother the Car'. What actress was the voice of the car? Lucille Ball Donna Reed Mary Tyler Moore Ann Southern

15. Speaking of cars that were a flop, the biggest flop in the history of the Ford motor company was the Ford 'Edsel'. What was the Edsel named after? Early engine maker Edmund Deisel Henry Ford's dog Henry Ford's son The town in which Henry Ford grew up