You Cannot Be Cereal! Trivia Quiz

Answer: John C. Calhoun

John Caldwell Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in South Carolina. He graduated from Yale in 1804. As a politician, he was first a nationalist but in the 1830s he turned into a States Righter, opponent of strong government and secessionist. He was the 7th Vice President of the USA, mostly remembered for his service in Andrew Jackson's cabinet. During the South Carolina Nullification Crisis, Calhoun supported his home state's decision to declare the protective tariffs invalid. Calhoun died on March 31, 1850.

It has been said that the whole American South is his grave.

Answer: Four pocket-size Disney comic books

The most notable Disney comic books are "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories", whose first issue was published in October 1940 and "Uncle Scrooge" which debuted on March 1952. Both of them and especially the second featured most of the stories written and drawn by Carl Barks, aka The Duckman.

Answer: Six stick-on world flags

"Around the World in Eighty Days" was written by Jules Verne. It was published in 1873. The plot centers around an English gentleman, Phileas Fogg and his decision to circumnavigate the Earth within eighty days using all methods of transport of the Victorian Era.

Answer: Odawa

Pontiac was born around 1720. Little is known about his life before 1756, when the Seven Years' War started. Pontiac allied himself and his tribe with France but in the end Britain won the war. After that, Pontiac decided to resume hostilities with England and unsuccessfully besieged Fort Detroit.

Despite his failure, Pontiac continued fighting his enemies for more than two years, Finally, in 1766, he met with the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs and the two agreed to stop fighting. Three years later, he was assassinated by a Peoria warrior.

Answer: Colt Buntline

Wyatt Earp was born on March 19, 1848. He is well known for participating in the Gunfight at O.K. Corral alongside his brothers, Virgil and Morgan and Doc Holliday. He also participated in the Dodge City War. When the Klondike Gold Rush started, he went to Nome and operated a saloon. In 1901, he returned in California, where he died in 1929.

Answer: Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913. He was elected as US President in 1968, thus being the 37th President. He is most known for the Watergate scandal and for being the first American President to resign. Nixon made a reference to his car in his "Checkers" speech, saying that: "I have just $4,000 in life insurance, plus my G.I. policy which I've never been able to convert and which will run out in two years. I have no insurance whatever on Pat. I have no life insurance on our youngsters, Patricia and Julie. I own a 1950 Oldsmobile car."

Answer: Enterprise

USS Enterprise was the longest naval vessel in the whole world. She was commissioned in 1961. Her construction cost $451.3 million. Her homeport is Norfolk, Virginia and her motto is "We are Legend; Ready on Arrival; The First, the Finest; Eight Reactors, None Faster".

Answer: P.G.T. Beauregard

Beauregard is a janitor of undetermined species with a tendency to help others, yet his efforts usually fail due to his slow wit. He bears the surname of Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard, a Confederate general who led his nation to victory in the Battle of 1st Manassas (Bull Run), was one of the commanders at Shiloh and prevented Charleston, South Carolina from falling to Federal hands until the very end of the American Civil War.

Answer: Leprechaun

Leprechauns are a type of fairies in Irish mythology. Their name is derived from the Irish word "leipreachán", defined as "a pigmy, a sprite". They are clothed in green or red coats and enjoy practical jokes and mischief. What connects the leprechauns to FunTrivia is the fact that they, if captured by a man, will guide them to the Pot of Gold where they store their treasure. One of the FT games, of the Gold Member ones, is named Pot of Gold.

Answer: First in Flight

North Carolina achieved statehood in November 12, 1789, thus being the 12th U.S. State. The motto "First in Flight" came from the fact that the Wright brothers made the first flight in history in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

"Life Elevated" is written on the Utah license plate, "The Spirit of America" on Massachusetts license plate and "Wild, Wonderful" on the West Virginia one.