Smorgasbord 2.0 Trivia Quiz

Answer: James Madison

Ironically, three of the first five presidents died on July 4th. Adams and Jefferson both died on the same day in 1826. James Monroe died five years later, in 1831. James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, died of heart failure on June 28, 1836.

Answer: United Kingdom

Most countries around the world use the metric system of measurement. In fact, there are only three countries which continue to use the imperial system of weights and measures, i.e., Myanmar (formerly Burma), Liberia and the United States. The change from imperial to metric units occurred between 1970 through 1988.

Answer: Nelly Bly

Journalist Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (1864-1922) took the pen name of Nellie Bly. She was known for taking a trip around the world in 72 days. She also went undercover to expose the hideous conditions in mental institutions, and was a pioneer in the field of investigative journalism. Mary Ann Evans, Joanne Rowling and Erika Leonard are the real names of the other choices.

Answer: Don Budge

In 1938 Don Budge won all four majors, i.e., the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. This was a difficult feat since the different venues had different surfaces: The Australian and U.S. tournaments are on hard courts; the French tournament is on clay and Wimbledon is on grass. In 1953 Maureen Connolly was the first woman to accomplish this feat.

Answer: Bat Masterson

Joel McCrea played Bat Masterson in the 1959 film "The Gunfight at Dodge City". Gene Barry played the dapper marshal on the eponymous TV show which ran from 1958 though 1961. "Back when the west was very young,/There lived a man named Masterson./He wore a cane and derby hat,/They called him Bat, Bat Masterson."

Answer: James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl wrote "James and the Giant Peach" about a young boy sent to live with his cruel spinster aunts after the death of his parents until he finds a way to escape in a giant peach. "Harold and the Purple Crayon" is by Crockett Johnson. Judy Blume penned "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is by Eric Carle.

Answer: Sharon Stone

Scientologist Tom Cruise's first wife was actress Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990. He was married to Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001; they adopted Connor and Isabella. From 2006 to 2012 he was married to Katie Holmes and, in 2006, they had their daughter Suri.

Answer: Sylvia Trench

In the 1962 film "Dr. No", in the opening scene we are introduced to "Trench, Sylvia Trench", to which Bond replied "Bond, James Bond". She was played by Eunice Gayson who passed away on June 8, 2018. Honey Ryder, played by Ursula Andress, was also in the film and her sexy attire set the standard for the Bond girls to follow.

As far as the plot of the film, a scientific genius was bent on destroying...(insert person, place or thing).

Answer: Bill Bixby

Bill Bixby (1934-1993) was one of TV's most successful early stars. In 1963 he played Tim O'Hara, a reporter who takes in an alien in "My Favorite Martian" (way before Mork ever landed). In 1969 he took on the role of Tom Corbett on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (based on the 1963 film). In 1977, as Dr. David Banner, he was the alter ego of "The Incredible Hulk".

Answer: 206

Did you know that the human body consists of 270 bones at birth? As the body grows some of the bones fuse together, resulting in a total of 206 bones by adulthood. The human skeleton consists of five types of bones, i.e., flat, long, short, irregular and sesamoid.