May 2, 2017 Questions and Answers

1.       The earliest vineyards in California were planted in 1769 by members of which religious order?

2.       What two major airline companies are named after U.S. states?

3.       Which country is the largest coffee consuming country in the world, estimating 400 million cups per day? 

4.       Two languages visible on the US $1 bill are English and what?

5.       The suspenseful 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film, the Birds, was set in what San Francisco Bay coastal town? 

6.       In the 1920's the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team was formed in what city?

7.       Name a team in the National Basketball Association and one in the National Football League that are named after numbers. 

8.       What is the traditional gift for a 25th wedding anniversary?

9.       Which Country is the largest coffee producer in the world today producing over 44 million bags of coffee each year? 

10.   Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility?

11.   What is someone who shoes horses called?

12.   How many strings does the typical mandolin have?         

13.   Where do "Harold and Kumar Escape From..." in their 2008 movie sequel?           

14.   What do you call the dot above the letter “i” and “j”?  

15.  What is the name of the symbol of the, the snake that eats its own tail? 

16.  Which is the strongest bone in our body? 

17.  What do you call a group of frogs?

18.  Along with Duane the Rock Johnson which famous soccer star celebrates his birthday today May 2? 

19.  In the U.S., the largest number of rodeos is held on what holiday weekend? 

20.  Also on this day in 1918 General Motors purchased which car company? 

1.       Franciscan Monks

2.       Alaskan and Hawaiian

3.       The U.S.

4.       Latin

5.       Bodega/Bodega Bay

6.       Chicago

7.       Philadelphia 76ers and San Francisco 49ers

8.       Silver

9.       Brazil

10.   The Moon.

11.   A farrier.

12.   Eight

13.   Guantanamo Bay

14.   A tittle

15.   Ouroboros

16.  The strongest bone in your body is your femur or thighbone, and shockingly it’s hollow!

17.   An Army

18.   David Beckham

19.   4^th of July

20.   Chevrolet

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