1. What player scored seven touchdowns in three Super Bowl games?
2. Who was the MVP of the first Super Bowl game?
3. What NFL team has the most MVPs awarded?
4. What player holds the record for the most career fumbles in a Super Bowl?
5. What was the first team to win five Super Bowls?
6. What team played in four Super Bowls but never lead in a Super Bowl for even a second?
7. Which team played in the most consecutive Super Bowls, yet never won one in the four games?
8. What was the worst regular season record to advance to the Super Bowl
(bonus points for naming the teams)?
9. What was the lowest amount of points scored in a Super Bowl?
10. Out of the 32 NFL teams, how many have played in the Super Bowl from the AFC and NFC?
Bonus question:
Can you name this player, his nickname, and the year his team won the Super Bowl?
The Answers
1. Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers
2. Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers
3. Dallas Cowboys (7)
4. Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys fumbled 5 times in 4 Super Bowl appearances.
5. San Francisco 49ers
6. Minnesota Vikings
7. Buffalo Bills '91, '92, '93, '94
8. 9-7 (Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants)
9. 3 (Miami Dolphins in 1972 against the Dallas Cowboys
10. 23 (13 from the AFC) (10 from the NFC)
Bonus: William Perry, "Frig" 1986, Super Bowl XX, Chicago Bears 46 New England Patriots 10
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American Trivia Time Answers
1. Can you name the President whose campaign slogan was "Tippecanoe & Tyler Too"?
William Henry Harrison (the election of 1840( the Whig Party. His Vice President was John Tyler.
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", originally published as "Tip and Ty", was a popular and influential campaign song of the Whig Party's colorful Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election. Its lyrics sang the praises of Whig candidates William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, while denigrating incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren. Folk music critic Irwin Silber wrote that the song "firmly established the power of singing as a campaign device" in the United States.
2. A one term often forgotten President's administration was coined as "Manifest Destiny. Can you name that President?
"Manifest Destiny" was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America. The ideology of Manifest Destiny inspired a variety of measures designed to remove or destroy the native population. US President James K. Polk (1845-1849) was the leader most associated with Manifest Destiny.
3. We all know that Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner", but do you know the President who made it our national anthem?
The song was finally adopted as the American national anthem more than a century after its first publication, first by an Executive Order from President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and then by a Congressional resolution in 1931 signed by President Herbert Hoover.
4. American history has enjoyed the talents of many song writers. Who was "The Yankee Doodle Boy"?
" The Yankee Doodle Boy ", also well known as " (I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy " is a patriotic song from the Broadway musical Little Johnny Jones written by George M. Cohan. The play opened at the Liberty Theater on November 7, 1904.
5. A famous American general during World War II said these famous words: "I Shall Return". Why was the general and when did he say it?
"I shall return". Words of General Douglas MacArthur in 1942 as he left the Philippine Islands during World War II. Japanese forces were about to conquer the Philippines, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt had transferred MacArthur to another location in the Pacific.
6. George Armstrong Custer was famous as a Civil War general. After the Civil War, he was brought back to duty in the Dakota territory where, on June 25, 1876, he lost his entire regiment. It is kwown as "Custer's Last Stand." While in command at Ft. Lincoln, his 7th cavalry had a tune which has lived through the ages. Can you name it?
" Garryowen" is an old Irish quick-step that can now be traced back to the early 1680s. In 1867, Garryowen was adopted by the 7th Cavalry Regiment as the official Air (tune) of the Regiment, and the historical nickname given to the 7th Cavalry Regiment and troopers. It became the Official tune of the 1st Cavalry Division in 1981.
Here's the tune:
7. Franklin Roosevelt's first inaugural speech was characterized by what words?
At the time, 25% of Americans were out of work. In his famous inaugural message, Roosevelt declared, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Roosevelt described fear as a “nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror.” Roosevelt’s inaugural speech was broadcast over radio networks that reached tens of millions of Americans.
8. Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president and served two terms from 1993-2001. Can you name his campaign song ?
Former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton adopted the 1977 Fleetwood Mac hit "Don't Stop" for his successful campaign for president in 1992. The band reunited in 1993 to play the song at the inaugural ball for Clinton. Clinton perhaps chose the song for its inspirational lyrics, which include the lines: "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow".
9. The American flag is red, white, and blue. Do you know the meaning behind each color?
Of the red, white and blue colors on the Great Seal ,"White" signifies purity and innocence, "Red", hardiness & valor, and "Blue", the color of the Chief signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice." Purity, valor and vigilance.
10. "Women suffrage" Do you know the year and the name of the president who signed it into law as well as the number of the amendment to the US Constitution?
On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. I took place during the final months of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. On November 2 of that year, more than 8 million women across the United States voted in elections for the first time.
11. Can you name the Vice Presidents of the following Presidents?
a. Jimmy Carter
b. George H.W. Bush
c. Abraham Lincoln (first and second term)
d. Lyndon Johnson
e. Harry Truman
f. James Garfield
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
George H. W. Bush
Dan Quayle
Abraham Lincoln
Hanibal Hamlin (1st term)
Andrew Johnson (2nd term)
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Harry Truman
Alben Barkley
James Garfield
Chester Arthur
12. Following World War II, the United States embarked om a plan to rebuild Europe. What was it and what was it called?
The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. It was enacted in 1948 and provided more than $15 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts on the continent. The brainchild of U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, for whom it was named, it was crafted as a four-year plan to reconstruct cities, industries and infrastructure heavily damaged during the war and to remove trade barriers between European neighbors—as well as foster commerce between those countries and the United States.
In addition to economic redevelopment, one of the stated goals of the Marshall Plan was to halt the spread communism on the European continent.
13. When Texas declared independence from Mexico, was was the battle cry of the Texas residents?
"Remember the Alamo" became the battle cry of the Texas War of Independence. Two weeks after the defeat at the Alamo, a group of Texans surrendered to Mexican forces outside of Goliad with the understanding that they would be treated as prisoners of war, but Santa Anna set aside the agreement. Instead, he ordered more than 350 Texans shot.
14. Can you name the states that left the union and became part of the Confederate States of America, those considered "Border States", and the President of the Confederacy?
The Confederacy included the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Jefferson Davis was their President.
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri were called Border States.
15. What year was the Panama Canal completed and which President visited the Canal for the first time?
The official opening of the Panama Canal took place on August 15, 1914.
Theodore Roosevelt , the 26th U.S. president, was the first president to visit a foreign country. His enthusiasm for the Panama Canal project led him to see it for himself in November 1906.
in 1978, President Jimmy Carter obtained Senate approval of an agreement by which the canal would be turned over to Panama by 1999. Today the Canal is owned and operated by the government of Panama.
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Knowing the Easter Bunny
As the Easter Bunny comes hopping your way this Sunday, we thought we might give you some information as to this cuddly creature's history.
Easter is a moving Christian holiday based on the lunar cycle.
Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the Pascal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after the Spring Equinox.
The Easter Bunny “hopped into the United States in the 1700s.
Though the exact origins of the fluffy, long-eared mammal are unknown, History.com reports that Americans started making nests and leaving colored eggs for a mythical rabbit in the 1700s.
The tradition started when German immigrants settled in the United States, bringing with them their tradition of an egg-laying hare called "Osterhase."
Easter Eggs were thought to have symbolized fertility.
In Medieval Europe, Christian missionaries hoped to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity by aligning the days of their festivals and adopting similar traditions, according to TIME. Eggs were eaten and buried as part of the Anglo-Saxon celebration of Easter in hopes of encouraging fertility, so some scholars believe this to be a reason why eggs are associated with the Christian holiday of Easter today.
Another theory is that strict Christian fasting practices during Lent prohibited them from consuming a lot of food groups, so Christians hard-boiled eggs to eat post-Lent.
Eggs were used as gifts and offerings as far back to the 13th century.
Residents in 13th century England brought Easter egg gifts to their lords and churches every holiday as special offerings.
By the 16th and 17th centuries, evidence suggests the egg gifts...
...were dyed colors to signify special meanings.
Americans spend approximately $2.6 billion in Easter candy each year.
According to the National Retail Federation's Annual Easter Spending Survey, record breaking holiday spending occurred in both 2017 and 2018.
During those years, consumers spent over $2 billion buying chocolate bunnies, Cadbury eggs, Jelly Beans, and those beloved Peeps.
Peeps are the most popular Easter candy.
Peeps has every other candy beat when it comes to the preferred holiday sweet. Mental Floss reports that people have preferred Peeps ...
over all other Easter candy for nearly 20 years. More than 1.5 billion of them are consumed each Spring.
Most Americans prefer milk chocolate over dark chocolate.
The majority of Americans would choose a milk chocolate sweet over a dark chocolate option any day.
Results from a survey found that 85% of adults like milk chocolate, whereas only 15% of those aged 18-44 crave dark.
Most people go for the ears first.
55% of Americans go for the ears first when enjoying the treat, while 7% start with the end.
As for the other 37%, they have no preference, as long as they get to eat a chocolate bunny on Easter Sunday!
Happy Easter and enjoy the goodies.
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Back to School?
A Look Back at Celebrity High School Photos
Can You Recognize them?
If you couldn't guess who the cover photos were, they were Hulk Hogan, Meryl Streep, Madonna, and Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld).
We have a bunch for you to smile at and remember...
...like many of us...
...the "geeks" of yesterday, became the "hunks" and "babes" as the years passed !
Enjoy these celebrity high school photos by clicking on these links:
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