Question: Following the sinking of the USS Maine, April 23, 1898 saw the beginning of what conflict when war was declared on the United States following a 2 day naval blockade of Cuba?
Answer: Spanish-American War

Question: “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of”?
Answer: Paul Revere

Question: Which Supreme Court justice announced their retirement this week?
Answer: John Paul Stevens

Question: A precursor to today's United Nations, what inter-governmental organization was pushed by President Woodrow Wilson and disbanded itself on April 20, 1946?
Answer: The League of Nations

Question: What refreshing product currently advertises itself with the slogan "Just what the doctor ordered."?
Answer: Dr Pepper

Question: The first world's fair in the United States since World War II, what city hosted the 1962 World's Fair, known as Century 21 Exposition?
Answer: Seattle

Question: What TV staple had its debut on April 19, 1987 as a short on The Tracy Ullman Show?
Answer: The Simpsons

Question: What "important" day, started by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis), is celebrated in the U.S. on April 22, but by the U.N. on the day of the spring equinox?
Answer: Earth Day

Question: The second oldest ballpark in the Major Leagues, where do the Chicago Cubs play their home games?
Answer: Wrigley Field

Question: Dubbed the “warped creation of a syphilitic brain” by Stephen Colbert, what is the name of the new KFC sandwich that consists of “bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonels secret sauce… pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets.”
Answer: The Double Down

Question: The Scoville scale is used to measure what?
Answer: The hotness, or piquancy, of a chili pepper.

Question: What comic strip, created by Lee Falk, tells the story of a line of costumed crime fighters who operate from the fictional African country of Bangalla?
Answer: The Phantom

Question: An erupting volcano in what country has blanketed most of Northern Europe with a layer of ash that is making air travel particularly difficult at the moment?
Answer: Iceland

Question: Ornithology is the study of what?
Answer: Birds

Question: For a point each, name the 7 states surrounding Kentucky.
Answer: West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio

Question: Born Robert Matthew Van Winkle in Dallas, Tx, what rapper had his best known hit with 1990s Ice Ice Baby?
Answer: Vanilla Ice

Question: What is the highest grade used for valuing collectible coins and trading cards?
Answer: Mint

Question: According to the nursery rhyme, what did Peter Piper pick?
Answer: A peck of pickled peppers

Question: Commonly seen on clocks, what it the usual translation of the Latin phrase Tempus Fugit
Answer: Time flies

Question: April 19, 1961 saw the CIA backed invasion of Cuba fall flat on it's face, when the invasion force met disaster at what southern Cuban location?
Answer: Bay of pigs

Question: Which of the essential knots, used extensively in climbing, consits of two opposed half hitches?
Answer: Clove hitch

Question: An official Disney Princess, what is the name of the princess of Agrabah, heroine of the film Aladdin?
Answer: Jasmine

Question: The oldest annual marathon in the world, what well known road race got its start on April 19, 1897 and attracts a world wide field of entrants each April?
Answer: Boston Marathon

Question: What authors books includes such works as The Pale Horse, The Body in the Library, The Man in the Brown Suit, and Death on the Nile
Answer: Agatha Christie

Question: What does the DSM-IV define as:     A. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following: (1) suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him (2) is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates (3) is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against him (4) reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events (5) persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights (6) perceives attacks on his character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack (7) has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.
Answer: Paranoid Personality Disorder

Question: Who was the first US president to be assassinated?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: For a point each, name the stage names of the Spice Girls
Answer: Baby, Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Posh

Question: According to the song, Davy Crockett was Born on a mountain top where(Greenest state in the land of the free.)?
Answer: Tennessee

Question: What diet, developed by Dr. Arthur Agatston at the Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute, focus on foods with a low glycemic index and foods rich in unsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids?
Answer: South Beach Diet

Question: What jewelry firm is perhaps best remembered for the exquisite jeweled eggs that were popular Easter time gifts at the turn of the 20th century?
Answer: House of Faberge

Question: Monterey Jack, Manchego, and Wensleydale are all types of what?
Answer: Cheese

Question: In most modern operating systems ctrl (or on a mac the mac key) x is cut, ctrl c is copy and ctrl z is undo. What is the letter for paste?
Answer: ctrl v

Question: Which film director, who died today in 1980, directed the films “Marnie”, “Rear Window”, “The Trouble With Harry”, and “Frenzy”, among many others?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

Question: What state, known as The Volunteer State, was the 16th state to join the Union on June 1, 1796?
Answer: Tennessee

Question: The Louisiana Purchase was signed today in 1803. Which country sold the land to the USA?
Answer: France

Question: On April 29, 1789, Lt William Bligh and 18 others were set adrift in a lifeboat as Fletcher Christian mutinied and took control of what famous ship?
Answer: HMS Bounty

Question: Representing the province of Sarangani, Philippines, what is the more famous day job of Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao?
Answer: Boxer

Question: April 30 saw George Washington sworn in as the very first US President on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. What year was his inauguration?
Answer: 1789

Question: April 25 is celebrated as Anzac day in many parts of the world, a day to honor soldiers from what nations?
Answer: Australia and New Zealand

Question: For a point each, name the 4 countries surrounding Nigeria.
Answer: Republic of Benin, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger

Question: April 24, 1800 saw the founding what institution when President John Adams sign an act of congress appropriating $5,000 “for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress …, and for fitting up a suitable apartment for containing them….”
Answer: Library of Congress

Question: Arrange these traditional dry goods measurements from largest to smallest: Bushel, Gallon, Peck?
Answer: Bushel, Peck, Gallon

Question: On the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, a diamond is at the hardest end of the scale with a value of 10. What substance is the softest with a value of 1?
Answer: Talc

Question: This year's honor goes to Tim Toone of Weber State, who earned what coveted title by being the last person chosen in the NFL draft?
Answer: Mr. Irrelevant

Question: In April, 1967, what boxer was stripped of his title after refusing induction into the US Army?
Answer: Muhammed Ali