Second Is the Best Trivia Quiz

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson became the second Vice President of the United States in 1797 under John Adams, and went on to become the third President in 1801. Jefferson was also another famous second - he followed Patrick Henry to become the second Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Answer: Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard, an American, was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. He became the second person in space in May 1961, less than a month after the Russian Yuri Gagarin. He remained an astronaut for many years and commanded Apollo 14 to the moon in 1971. He passed away in 1998 at age 74.

Answer: Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford won Best Actress at the second Academy Awards for her role in the 1929 film "Coquette". She and her second husband Douglas Fairbanks were known as Hollywood royalty, and their famous Beverly Hills mansion known as 'Pickfair' was the center of the Hollywood scene for many years.

Answer: Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl II by a score of 33 - 14 against the Oakland Raiders. The second Super Bowl was held at the Orange Bowl in Miami in 1968, and it was also the second time the Packers won. By 2012, the Packers had already won four Super Bowls (1967, 1968, 1997, 2011).

Answer: Paris, France

Paris, France hosted the 1900 Olympics, which at that time only covered 20 summer sporting events. Twenty-four nations competed, and the French team won the most medals with 101.

St. Louis hosted the 1904 Olympics; London the 1908, 1948 and 2012 Olympics; and Rome the 1960 Olympics.

Answer: Louis VII of France and Emperor Conrad III of Germany

Louis VII of France and Emperor Conrad III of Germany led the Second Crusade. St. Bernard of Clairvaux preached this crusade based on the wishes of the Pope, and he convinced thousands to "take the cross", most of whom never returned home.

Richard the Lionheart of England and Philip II of France (Louis VII's son) led the Third Crusade. Sybilla, Queen of Jerusalem, married Guy, who became king through her and lived through the Fall of Jerusalem in 1187. William the Conqueror and his father, Robert the Magnificent, never went on a crusade.

Answer: Jakarta, Indonesia

The urban area encompassing Jakarta, Indonesia had over 26 million people in 2012, making it the second largest urban area behind Tokyo (population over 37 million in 2012). Indonesia was also the fourth largest country by population in 2012, and the world's largest predominantly Muslim country at the time.

Answer: Dag Hammarskjold

Dag Hammarskjold, a Swedish diplomat, was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in 1961. He was the first person to posthumously receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Kofi Annan, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and U Thant are other former Secretary-Generals.

Answer: John Landy

Roger Bannister's record stood only 46 days until it was broken by Australian John Landy, whose time of 3 minutes 58 seconds stood for three years. He later won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the Melbourne Olympics, and served as Governor of Victoria from 2001-2006.

Hicham El Guerrouj was holder of this world record in 2012 with a time of 3 minutes and 43 seconds. Svetlana Masterkova was the woman's world record holder for the mile with a time of 4 minutes and 13 seconds in 2012. Usain Bolt is a gold-medal winning sprinter.

Answer: The right to bear arms

The Second Amendment of the US Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. The First through Tenth Amendments are known as the Bill of Rights, which came into effect in 1791.