A Little of This and a Little of That Quiz

Answer: Rosalind Russell

"Hello Dolly!" was one of the longest running Broadway musicals at the time of its 1970 closing. Other stars that played Dolly in the musical were: Phyllis Diller, Pearl Bailey, Bibi Osterwald, Martha Raye and Ginger Rogers.

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Roosevelt is our big winner having been named in 1932, 1934 and 1941. Clinton was named twice in 1992 and 1998. Reagan also was named twice in 1980 and l983. Churchill, our friend across the pond, was named twice as well in l940 and 1949. By the way, Bill Clinton is the only American president that had been a Rhodes Scholar.

Answer: Rod Serling

The very successful TV show, "The Twilight Zone" ran from 1959 to 1965. Rod Serling was a prolific author and had a beautiful voice. He died on June 10, 1975 from a heart attack on the operating room table during heart bypass surgery.

Answer: false

Chicago, Illinois was the originating point -- and then to St. Louis, Missouri; Springfield, Missouri; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Amarillo, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona and ended up in Los Angeles, California. Route 66 was one of America's major east-west highways from the 1940's until the 1960's and it was fondly called "The Mother Road".

There have been songs, books and TV shows written about this famous road. Do you remember, "Get your kicks on Route 66"?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, nicknamed "Old Hickory", was the 7th President of the United States from 1829 until 1837 and was of the Democratic party. He was born on March 15, 1767 in South Carolina and he died on June 8, 1845 at the age of 78. The Hermitage is located near Nashville, Tennessee and was opened as a museum in 1889. Since that date nearly 15 million people have crossed the threshold of the Hermitage.

Answer: Mildred

The picture of "Mildred" on Potter's office desk is actually of the actress Spring Byington with whom Morgan appeared in the TV sitcom "December Bride".

Answer: Socks

Socks was probably the most famous of presidential felines. Books were written about him and he received tons of fan mail at the White House. Unfortunately, when the chocolate lab named Buddy showed up, the two did not get along and Socks went to live with the president's secretary, Betty Currie.

Jock belonged to Winston Churchill. Jock was even named in Churchill's will.
Catarina was Edgar Allen Poe's cat. Poe wrote "The Black Cat" in honor of her.
Misty Malarky Ying Yang was another presidential cat belonging to Amy, the daughter of Jimmy Carter. Misty Malarky Ying Yang as you might have guessed was a Siamese.

Answer: Moose

The colonists ate a lot of the native game once they became accustomed to it. Bear was popular along with elk and the moose. They even loved the tail of the beaver. Squirrels were especially enjoyed but turkeys and lobsters were held in low regard probably because they were so common.

It would never occur to me to eat the nose of an animal but then I've never been a hungry, cold colonist either.

Answer: False

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) invented the concept but his design was badly flawed in that the parachute did not allow air to pass through the top. The chute would not fall straight but would tilt to one side, lose its air and fall to the ground.

Answer: Iowa

Nearly 91% of its land is agricultural and has more Grade A land (according to agronomists) than any other state. It is the number one corn and soybean producing state. Most of the corn grown is fed to pigs making Iowa also the number one pig raising state. Iowa is also the number one egg producing state. No need to ever go hungry in Iowa!