My Trivia Calendar #2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Shirley Chisholm

After serving three terms in the New York State Legislature, Chisholm ran for a newly created seat in the House of Representatives, defeating other candidates by a 2-to-1 margin. Her campaign slogan was "Unbought and unbossed", which summed up her political career.

During her 1972 campaign, she found that one of the more difficult things was just to get on the ballot. In the states where she did, Chisholm did well. Some attribute this partly to the lukewarm support from male Black leaders. After six months she had 28 delegates committed to vote for her at the Democratic Convention and received 152 first ballot votes.

During her time in politics, Chisholm's energy was directed to improve the lot of urban minorities, particularly in the areas of social services and education. Overall, she helped open the doors to minorities and women to participate in the democratic process.

Answer: Cleveland Browns

In his nine years in the NFL, Brown ran for over a thousand yards in seven years. The two times he didn't he had 996 and 942. He did this in both 12 and 14 games seasons as he had retired from football before the 16 game format was initiated. In 2002, "Sporting News" named him the greatest football star of the 20th century.

Following retirement, rather just going to Disneyland, Brown went to Hollywood where he appeared in forty-five films, often as the lead character and in supporting roles--nearly all of which were action films.

The Cleveland Browns were named for the teams' first coach, Paul Brown. Incidentally, the incorrect answers were all expansion teams formed after Jim Brown's exit from football.

Answer: Manhattan

The concept of "Manhattan"(1979) was a romantic comedy played against the background on George Gershwin's music. In it, a 42 year old man (Allen) falls under the spell of a 17 year old girl ((Mariel Hemingway), but he leaves her when he meets another woman (Diane Keaton).

Allen was so disappointed he asked that it not be released and that he would agree to work for free on another movie. Producers released the film anyway.

"Manhattan" received two Academy Award nominations, Best Supporting Actress for Hemingway and Best Screenplay for Allen. One film critic said this: "So precisely nuanced is the speech, so subtle the behavior of a group of friends, lovers, mistresses and cuckolds who keep splitting up and pairing off like unstable molecules". A little over the top but you get the point. The Library of Congress has preserved "Manhattan" as a significant film.

Answer: 613

These are referred to as the "Law of Moses", Mosaic Law", or "Sinaitic Law". The 613 consist of 248 things you should do and 365 things you should not. For instance, there are 24 commandments regulating sexual conduct. Diet is prescribed in 29 commandments. Rabbis study the Torah and act as teachers and interpreters.

Answer: Albany and Trenton

Albany is the capital city of New York. It is located on the Hudson River about a hundred and fifty miles north of New York City.

Trenton, although the capital of New Jersey, is considered part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area that it directly abuts.

Answer: A telephone

He was given the first telephone number '1' but there was really no one to call as telephone exchanges did not come along till much later. There was not a phone in the Oval Office until 1930.

Hays was selected as nominee on the seventh ballot of a tumultuous Republican convention. He confessed that he had never heard of his vice presidential candidate William Wheeler. The race for the president was equally dramatic as the Democratic candidate Tilden won the popular vote but Hayes prevailed in the electoral college.

Times were difficult as all the wounds had not all healed from the Civil War, the question of the gold standard, and reformation of the civil service system were festering issues. On top of that, First Lady Lucy 'Lemonade' Hayes banned alcohol from the White House.

Answer: Chemotherapy

Children and pregnant women have the fastest nail growth. The middle finger grows faster than other hand nails and the thumb grows slowest. Hand nails grow faster than toe nails. Nails grow faster in the summer than in the winter but researchers aren't sure why. Age, disease, and drugs can effect nail growth.

Answer: Da Vinci's "Last Supper"

In the painting Judas has spilled the salt with his elbow leading to the interpretation that bad things follow. But other beliefs may have been that salt was valuable in ancient times and wasting it was considered unacceptable. Likewise, if salt is placed on the soil, it makes the land barren for many years.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest baseball franchise that have remained in one city. Established in 1881, it got off to a rocky start as it was banned because it served beer. Cincinnati's opening day game is sentimentally considered the true opening of the 162 game season. In Cincinnati, it is considered an unofficial holiday. Even if other teams are scheduled to play that date, Cincinnati will be moved up three hours.

As Yogi Berra once said, "A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it's home or on the road".

Answer: Fawn Hall

In exchange for immunity, Hall testified that she sneaked documents out in her boots, that the shredding machine jammed from over use, and that she "shredded everything". Using her media fame, she became a model and later married Danny Sugerman, a rock band manager.

He introduced her to drugs that eventually led to a recovery program. When Sugerman died, the house was sold for 2.5 million. Fawn Hall has lived in California, maintained a low profile, and reportedly worked in a book store.