Fair Bragging Rights 5

Question 0

2. What John Denver song did Baskin Robbins name an ice cream flavor for?

A. Sweet Surrender
B. Take Me Home Country Roads
C. Rocky Mountain High

Answer 0

C.

Question 1

1. What’s the only mammal that can fly?

A. Squirrel
B. Bat
C. Reindeer

Answer 1

B. Bat

Question 2

3. Speaking of music, Scott Joplin was known as the king of ….

A. Dixieland
B. Swing
C. Ragtime

Answer 2

C. Ragtime

Question 3

4. What did Elvis Presley get from President Richard Nixon in 1970?

A. Presidential pardon
B. Conceal and carry handgun permit.
C. Federal narcotics badge.

Answer 3

C. Elvis had written to Nixon offering to help with the war on drugs.

Question 4

5. What government agency released
   “Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse”?

A. Centers for disease control
B. Securities and exchange commission
C. Are you crazy? Even Washington bureaucrats wouldn’t do anything that bizarre.

Answer 4

A. The CDC publish the graphic novel in 2011 as “A fun new way of teaching the importance of emergency preparedness.”

Question 5

6. How many cities are there in Erie County?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5

Answer 5

A. Buffalo, Lackawanna, and Tonawanda

Question 6

7. According to the 2010 census, about how many people live in Erie County?

A. 750,000
B. 900,000
C. 1.2 million

Answer 6

B. 919,040. Metro area including Niagara County has 1.2 million.

Question 7

8. The music video for Michael Jackson’s album “thriller”features choreographed zombies dancing with Jackson. What year did thriller come out?

A. 1983
B. 1988
C. 1993

Answer 7

A. 1983

Question 8

9. In what year was the city of Buffalo incorporated?

A. 1823
B. 1827
C. 1832

Answer 8

C. 1832 – it’s 12 years younger than the Erie County fair.

Question 9

10. What did Wynken, Blynken and Nod go out to sea in?

A. Wooden boat
B. Paddleboat
C. Wooden shoe

Answer 9

C.

Question 10

11. There once was another famous fair in this area. In what year was the Pan-American exposition held in Buffalo?

A. 1899
B. 1901
C. 1902

Answer 10

B. 1901

Question 11

12. Of all the great Lakes, which is the largest?

A. Lake Michigan
B. Lake Huron
C. Lake superior

Answer 11

C. Lake superior

Question 12

13. In what year was the last Republican mayor elected in Buffalo?

A. 1950
B. 1962
C. 1970

Answer 12

B. Chester Kowal in 1962

Question 13

14. What year did Johnny Carson take over the Tonight Show?

A. 1960
B. 1961
C. 1962

Answer 13

C. 1962. Hmmm. Is there a link???

Question 14

15. What state grows more oranges and grapefruit than any other in the U.S. ?

A. Florida
B. California
C. Hawaii

Answer 14

A. Florida

Question 15

16. Who was the bandleader at New York’s Tropicana Club?

A. Xavier Cugat
B. Guy Lombardo
C. Ricky Ricardo

Answer 15

C. Ricky Ricardo

Question 16

17. The buffalo history museum was built in…

A. 1901
B. 1903
C. 1907

Answer 16

A. 1901, for the Pan-American exposition

Question 17

18. Who is Angelina Jolie’s father?

A. Bradley Jolie
B. Peter Finch
C. Jon Voigt

Answer 17

C. Voigt

Question 18

19. On the MeTV series Star Trek, what color is Mr. Spock’s blood?

A. Red
B. Green
C. Blue

Answer 18

B. Green

Question 19

20. How many months in our calendar have only 30 days?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6

Answer 19

A. 4