The Answer Is Not Fifty Trivia Quiz

Answer: The number of touchdown passes Peyton Manning threw in the 2013 regular season.

Peyton Manning (b. 1976) is a former NFL quarterback with the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos. In 2013, Manning passed for 55 touchdowns and 5,437 yards. At the time of his retirement he held most of the NFL quarterback records including career passing yards (71,940) and career touchdown passes (539). He led each of his teams to a Super Bowl victory. Football players are supposed to wear helmets when they play, and play on a field.

Brady Anderson (b. 1964) is a former MLB outfielder, primarily with the Baltimore Orioles. He hit 210 home runs during his career. The 50 home runs in 1996 was a standout year as his next best total in a year was 24 in 1999. In 1996, he hit the 50th home run in his first at-bat in the final game of the season.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard (1921-2000) was a long-time right wing for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. He scored a total of 544 goals during his career (1942-1960), a record at the time of his retirement. The amazing thing about his 50 goals was that they were accomplished in only 50 games.

Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) was a long time center in the NBA (1959-1973) with the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia Seventy Sixers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored 50.4 points per game and made 25.7 rebounds during the 1961-1962 season. On March 02, 1962 he scored 100 points against the New York Knicks in a game--an NBA record which may never be exceeded.

Answer: The number of episodes of "The Monkees"

"The Monkees" ran for 58 episodes during its run on NBC (1966-1968). The Monkees, often described as the "Pre-Fab Four" were Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, and Peter Tork. The show was a vehicle for the Monkees' songs, many of which became Top 40 hits, including the theme song of the show, which included the line "Hey, hey, we're the Monkees!"

"Batman" ran for 120 episodes over three seasons (1966-1968) and starred Adam West and Burt Ward. Although Mr. Freeze only appeared in three two-part episodes, he was portrayed each time by a different actor--George Sanders, Otto Preminger, and Eli Wallach. Mr. Freeze was based on the character of Mr. Zero in the "Batman" comic book series. In the episodes, a room that Mr. Freeze was in would be lit blue in the cold areas (safe for him) and red in the warm areas (safe for other people).

"Win Ben Stein's Money" ran for 715 episodes and six seasons (1997-2003). Ben Stein started the show with $5,000 which would gradually be won by the contestants. An interesting feature of the show was that in Rounds 2 and 3, Ben would compete as a "common contestant" to try to keep some of his money. Any of the $5,000 that was not taken by the winning contestant was Ben's to keep.

"The Texaco Star Theatre" started as a radio show with Fred Allen. It ran from 1948-1956 as a television variety program with Milton "Uncle Miltie" Berle as the host for most of its run. In the 1950-1951 season, the show was number one in the Nielsen ratings with a 61.6 share.

Answer: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam lies at approximately 52 degrees, 24 minutes North Latitude. The capital of the Netherlands has over 837,000 people. It is named for the River Amstel that flows through the city. One of the city's most famous residents was Anne Frank who kept a diary about her experiences in World War Two.

Winnipeg lies at approximately 49 degrees, 54 minutes North Latitude. It is the largest city and capital of Manitoba, with about 660,000 people. It is the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League and the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League.

Mainz lies at approximately 50 degrees, 0 minutes North Latitude. Sitting on the west bank of the Rhine river, the city has over 200,000 people. It was founded about 13/12 BC as a Roman military camp.

Kiev lies at approximately 50 degrees, 27 minutes North Latitude. It is the capital of Ukraine and the largest of these four cities with over 2,800,000 people. Kiev has a mix of classic and modern architecture.

Answer: The number of Academy Award nominations that Walt Disney had in his career.

Walt Disney (1901-1966) is known for many things: creation of cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, producing movies such as "Snow White" (1937), and the Disneyland and Disney World theme parks. He was nominated for 59 Academy Awards and won 22 regular awards and four honorary ones in the period 1932-1969. (The last award was posthumous.)

The 50th Annual Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 03, 1978. Bob Hope hosted the Academy Awards on 19 separate occasions. "Annie Hall" won the award for Best picture, but "Star Wars" (not yet subtitled "A New Hope") had the largest number of nominations (eleven) and wins (six), primarily in the technical categories.

"50 First Dates" (2004) was directed by Peter Segal. The romantic comedy starred Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The story line concerns a man who is trying to win the heart of a woman who is dealing with anterograde amnesia and thinks every day is the day that her car accident occurred.

"Speed" (1994) stars Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Dennis Hopper. Reeves plays a police officer who is attempting to remove civilians from a bus that has explosives attached. The explosives are set to detonate if the speed of the bus drops below 50 mph.

Answer: The number of satellites in orbit around Saturn

Saturn has at least 62 satellites in its orbit of which 53 have names. While many of the satellites are small, Titan is larger than the planet Mercury. Saturn is also known for its rings (mostly ice with small amounts of rocky material).

Tin has an atomic number of 50 and a symbol of Sn (for Stannum, Latin). tin and copper are used to create the alloy bronze. Tin, copper, antimony, and lead are used to create the alloy pewter. Tin was one of the elements that has been known since antiquity.

The metric system is based upon multiples of ten (the decimal system). There are one hundred centimeters in one meter. The meter was originally described in 1793 as being one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.

In the equation 2x + 4y = 200 we can substitute 25 for y which gives us 2x + 4(25) = 200. If we subtract 100 (the product of 4 X 25) from each side we are left with 2x = 100. When we divide each side by 2 we are left with x = 50.

Answer: While Nero was Roman Emperor, Rome burned.

Nero (Nerō Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) (reigned 54-68 AD) is one of the more infamous emperors in Roman history. Several accounts of the fire (July 18-19, 64 A.D.) exist--some say that Nero caused the fire and others suggest that he led efforts to stop it. Nero himself tried to cast blame for the fire on the Christian population of Rome. Some accounts describe Nero as playing his lyre as the city burned. The association of Nero with the violin or fiddle is historically inaccurate as that was not invented until centuries later.

Cai Lun (A.D. 50-121) was an government official for the Han Dynasty of China. He is traditionally described as the inventor of what we now recognize as paper, standardizing previously existing processes.

Utrecht's population in 2014 was over 330,000 people. Originally built as a Roman fortress, its Latin name was Traiectum. Utrecht has been an important city in the Netherlands since the Middle Ages.

The first "London Bridge" was probably a wooden military pontoon bridge. Several bridges have had the title "London Bridge" over the years. The 19th century "London Bridge" was sold in the 20th century and re-assembled at Lake Havasu in Arizona.

Answer: The number of chapters in "The Three Musketeers"

"The Three Musketeers" is Alexandre Dumas who wrote many works of historical fiction. Serialized in 1843-1844, his work includes an author's preface, 67 chapters, and an epilogue. Set in 1625, it relates the adventures of D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.

"Fifty Shades of Gray" (2011) was written by E. L. James. It tells the story of a relationship between a college graduate and a businessman. In 2015, the book was adapted into a feature film.

"The Harvard Classics" is a 51 volume series selected by University President Charles William Eliot. Volume 50 includes Reader's Guides and Indexes. Other volumes included "The Wealth of Nations", "Don Quixote", and "The Aeneid". The series was designed to fit on a five-foot (originally three-foot) bookshelf.

The full title of the book is "50 Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding Mental Health" (2005). The signs include anger, mood swings, and trauma.

Answer: The number of minutes George M. Cohan was from Broadway

George M. Cohan wrote the song "Forty-five Minutes From Broadway" for the 1906 musical of the same name. The song title is based on the amount of time that it took to ride the trolley from New Rochelle to Broadway.

Paul Simon released "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" in 1975. It appeared on the album "Still Crazy After All These Years". It was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.

Rapper Curtis James Jackson uses the stage name "50 Cent". He has released several albums and had several hit songs. Two of his are "In Da Club" (2003) and "Candy Shop" (2005).

Pop Rock Band Train released "50 Ways To Say Goodbye" in 2012 and it reached Number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song came from the album "California 37".

Answer: The number of stars on the United States flag in 1950

Since 1818, the United States flag has had 13 stripes, seven red and six white, for the original 13 colonies/states. The number of stars in the blue field on the upper left represents the then current number of states. In 1950, the United States had 48 states. Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959 and Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959. New stars are traditionally added on July 4 of a calendar. The 1959-1960 flag had 49 stars. Since July 4, 1960, the United States flag has had 50 stars.

The Fiftieth Congress of the United States met from 1887-1889. The Democratic Party held a majority in the House of Representatives and the Republican Party held a majority in the Senate. One significant law passed was the "Enabling Act of 1889" which allowed Washington, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota to begin the process which would lead to them being admitted as states.

Previous 50 pound notes had featured Christopher Wren and Edward Elgar. James Watt was a Scottish inventor who developed an improved and practical steam engine. Matthew Boulton was his business partner.

Cincuenta translates from Spanish to English as "50" Five is "cinco". I think I can see the connection there.

Answer: Standing Liberty on the obverse

The Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar was minted from 1916-1930. It was designed by Hermon MacNeil. The original figure of Liberty was bare breasted, but this was changed in 1917 when a new version was created covering her torso in armor. The coin was replaced by the Washington Quarter Dollar.

The Ben Franklin Half Dollar was minted from 1948-1963. It features Franklin's bust on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. Some people criticize the small bald eagle that was included on the reverse to meet statute law, but I think it's appropriate. Franklin did not want the bald eagle to be a symbol of the United States, preferring the wild turkey.

The Walking Liberty Half Dollar was minted from 1916-1947. Designed by Adolph Weinmann, it is often considered one of the most attractive designs ever used on a United States coin.

The Barber Half Dollar was minted from 1892-1915. Charles Barber designed the Liberty Head obverse which was also used on the Dimes and Quarter Dollars of the time.