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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? Water Sand Grass Adobe

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

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 wife Eleanor Uranium Cigars His dog Fala

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? Assassin Oswald Innocent Martyr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? Ann Southern Mary Tyler Moore Lucille Ball Donna Reed

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? Henry Ford's dog Early engine maker Edmund Deisel The town in which Henry Ford grew up Henry Ford's son