Spring is in the air!
1. Talk show host Jerry Springer was formerly the mayor of what U.S. city? a-Detroit, b-Buffalo, c-Cincinnati, d-Detroit.
2. In what U.S. state would you find Hot Springs National Park? a-Oregon, b-Montana, c-Arkansas, d-Alaska
3. What 20th century composer wrote the ballet "Appalachian Spring"? a-Cole Porter, b-Aaron Copland, c-Stephen Sondheim, d-Rubin Goldmark
4. What novel opens with the line: "The Mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home"?
5. What movie musical includes the song "Younger Than Springtime"? a-Mary Poppins, b-State Fair, c-Anchors Aweigh, d-South Pacific
6. Whose book Silent Spring informed the public of the harmfulness of pesticides, leading to the ban on DDT? a-Ida Tarbell, b-Nellie Bly, c-Rachel Carson, d-Joy Adamson
7. "Cold Spring Harbor" and "Streetlife Serenade" were the first two albums recorded what by popular pop singer? a-Phil Collins, b-Elvis Presley, c-Billy Joel, d-Elton John
8. What poet asked "If Winter comes, can spring be far behind?" a-Percy Bysshe Shelley, b-Edmund Spenser, c-Edgar Lee Masters, d- Omar Khayyam
9. What movie musical included the songs "Bless Your Beautiful Hide" and "Spring, Spring, Spring"? a-Calamity Jane, b-Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, c-Lost Horizon, d-Brigadoon
10. Which U.S. President died in Warm Springs, Georgia? a-Richard Nixon, b-Franklin Delano Roosevelt, c-Calvin Coolidge, d-Warren G. Harding
Answers to 'Spring is in the air'
1-c, Cincinnati
2-c, Arkansas
3-b, Aaron Copland
4-d, The Wind in the Willows
5-d, South Pacific
6-c, Rachel Carson
7-c, Billy Joel
8-a, Percy Bysshe Shelley
9-b, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
10-b, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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X marks the spot
1. X-rays were discovered in 1895 by what German scientist? a-Werner Siemens, b-Wilhelm Roentgen, c-Wernher von Braun, d-Nikola Tesla
2. Malcolm X's autobiography, published posthumously, was written by what author based on interviews he had with the black leader? a-Richard Wright, b-Henry Louis Gates, Jr., c-Alex Haley, d-Claude Brown
3. What alcoholic beverage sometimes carries the designation "XO" for "extra old?" a-Rye whiskey, b-Champagne, c-Sake, d-Cognac
4. Who was the pilot aboard the Bell X-1, the first aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound? a-Chuck Yeager, b-Hunter S. Thompson, c-John Glenn, d-Glenn Martin
5. What actress played the title character on TV's "Xena: Warrior Princess?"
a-Cindy Crawford, b-Lucy Lawless, c-Pamela Anderson, d-Laura Bertram
6. What pop singer starred as one of the nine Muses in the movie musical "Xanadu?" a-Bette Midler, b-Kiki Dee, c-Olivia Newton-John, d-Helen Reddy
7. What automobile company manufactures the XTerra sports utility vehicle? a-Nissan, b-Mitsubishi, c-Ford, d-Hummer
8. The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic fiasco in 1797 between the U.S. and what country? a-Russia, b-France, c-Spain, d-Japan
9. The Xhosa are a Bantu-speaking group that number more than 7 million people in what African nation? a-Swaziland, b-Uganda, c-Mozambique, d-South Africa
10. Who was the commander of the World Space Patrol on the marionette TV show "Fireball XL-5?" a-Buzz Corey, b-Steve Zodiac, c-Ken Bones, d-Boomer Thrace
Answers to 'X marks the spot'
1-b, Wilhelm Roentgen
2-c, Alex Haley
3-d, Cognac
4-a, Chuck Yeager
5-b, Lucy Lawless
6-c, Olivia Newton- John
7-a, Nissan
8-b, France
9-d, South Africa
10-b, Steve Zodiac
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