Country Folk (Part 2) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Texas

She had a career as a public defender, and participated in Democratic politics throughout her life, kicking that off as a volunteer for John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign. She ran for Congress in 1972 as the Democratic nominee for Houston's 18th District and won. Among her career highlights and achievements are: First Black-American woman elected to the Texas State Senate, First Black Texan in Congress, a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, First African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at Democratic National Convention when she did so in 1976.

Jordan is a country in the Middle East, bordered by Iraq, Israel, the West Bank of Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. The country is also bordered by ancient historic bodies of water, the Dead Sea and the Red Sea. Amman is the capital city of Jordan.

Answer: Wikipedia

Mr. Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama. His initial stab at an online encyclopedia that was free to use was a site called Nupedia. It operated with a peer-review process overseeing submissions by experts in various fields. They found, however, that it was a laborious process. So Wales and his partner Larry Sanger looked into a new software technology called "wiki" and changed the submission structure to allow anyone and everyone to contribute to and edit. Yes, even you. Even your Aunt Virginia. That was the problem. Wales and Sanger had disagreements and eventually split. The wikipedia problematic issues of errors in posts, malice, practical jokes, etc. have been somewhat mitigated by trusted members who have been granted an administrative role and access to software that allows them to find and correct shady behavior and the like.

Wales economic strength in coal mining declined drastically by the end of the 20th century, but the country saw an uptick in their economy from the cities of Cardiff and Swansea in addition to the countryside making a turn from small farming and toward tourism retirees from England increasingly moved there.

Answer: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Melissa McCarthy portrayed Lee Israel and was Oscar-nominated for the movie about Israel's crime in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" (released in 2018). In need of money, the author Lee Israel forged a scheme in which she indeed forged a series of letters by famous literary figure such as Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Noel Coward, and celebrities such as Humphrey Bogart, Louise Brooks, and others.

Speaking of forgeries, back in 1988, experts at the Israeli Antiquities Authority revealed that they uncovered a very skilled forgery ring based in Israel that had been producing many faked artifacts of Biblical-era pieces including a limestone box said to contain the bones of Jesus's brother James. Israel urged museums around the world to examine any objects that might have raised suspicion, spanning the twenty years that the forgery ring had been operating.

Answer: Chad Pennington

Mike England, Alex Brazil, and Jason Scotland are all footballers, but not of the American football type; they're soccer players, European footballers. Chad Pennington is the former NFL quarterback for the New York Jets (and Miami Dolphins at the end of his career). He won Comeback Player of the Year in 2006 and 2008, so far the only player to win twice. The award is given to players who overcame adversity due to injury or poor performance, and performed at a high level the following year.

The main sports played in the country of Chad are soccer and basketball.

Answer: Georgia Frontiere

There are two singers named Georgia Brown: one English and one Brazilian. Georgia Douglas Johnson was an important poet and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance. And Georgia Papageorge is a South African installation artist, a genre of 3-dimensional art. But it was Georgia Frontiere who was famous as an American businesswoman as the majority owner and chairperson of the NFL football team called the Los Angeles Rams from 1979 to 2008. She was also well-known for her philanthropic work.

The most favored sports in the country Georgia are soccer, basketball, rugby, and others. But soccer is the most popular. It was introduced to the country by English sailors at the start of the 20th century.

Answer: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

In June of 1968 his instrumental recording of the theme to "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" reached Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 U.S. charts. On the record, those grunts you hear are Montenegro himself chanting gobbledegook Italian syllables. The original music composition of the film was by Ennio Morricone, a fellow Italian countryman of Hugo's, though Hugo was born in New York City. Montenegro's recording sold well over a million copies and was certified gold.

Montenegro is a country in southeast Europe, about 354 miles from Italy where spaghetti westerns such as "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" were shot. Serbia borders Montenegro to the east and Bosnia and Herzegovina borders it on the north.

Answer: Literature

Born April 16, 1844 in Paris France, Anatole France fought for the French army during the Siege of Paris in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. Anatole France's Nobel Prize in Literature was "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament."

France has the fourth most Nobel Prize winners amongst the world's countries. The Top 3 countries are USA, UK, and Germany.

Answer: Didn't know how to swim before being cast on "Baywatch"

Kelly Monaco was actually an excellent swimmer before being cast on "Baywatch"; in fact, she was a lifeguard in real life when she was cast as the rookie lifeguard Susan. Born May 23, 1976, she became Playboy's Playmate of the Month just 20 years later, and in 2005 won the whole shebang on "Dancing With the Stars" after starting out with the lowest score of all the celebrities. She played dual roles on two separate soap operas: She played the characters Livvie Locke and Tess Ramsay on "Port Charles" from 2001 to 2003, and she played Samantha McCall and Alicia Montenegro on "General Hospital" in 2020.

By area, Monaco is the second-smallest country by area in the world; Vatican City is the smallest.

Answer: Ochocinco

In 2011, Ochocinco was voted #1 on the list of "Most Influential Athletes in Social Media." The best receiver in Bengal history was a 6 time Pro Bowl selection and an NFL receiving yards leader in 2006. A controversial figure, in 2006 he decided to change his name to Chad Javon Ochocinco in honor of Hispanic Heritage month. But because of contractual obligations he had with the Reebok footwear company, he had to wait until on August 29, 2008 due to make the change. Then in 2012, while with the Dolphins, he changed his name back to his birth name. Which technically still made his wife an "Ochocinco."

Soccer is by far the most popular sport in Chad, Africa. Many of the best players in Chad play professionally for teams in France.

Answer: 3

Three months after his father was murdered, Jordan announced on October 6, 1993 that, after three consecutive NBA championships, he would be retiring from basketball saying that "he no longer had the desire to play." At age 33, it was uncertain what Jordan's next move would be.

Much to most people's surprise, he would sign a minor league contract in early 1994 with the Chicago White Sox baseball team. He played one season for their Double-A Birmingham Barons; it wasn't a spectacular display but it wasn't awful either. On March 18, 1995, Jordan, announced to the media: "I'm back." He signed with the Bulls once again and continued his winning ways, solidifying his reputation as perhaps the game's greatest player. On January 13, 1999, Jordan said that "he was 99.9 percent sure that he would never play again" and thus retired for the second time, and became part owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards. Rumors started circulating in the 2001-02 season that he might re-enter the NBA as a player. Indeed he did following his September 25, 2001 announcement. He played two seasons with the Wizards, but he was far from his old self, and retired for the third time following the 2002-03 season.

The country of Jordan's national basketball team part of many Middle eastern basketball competitions. Football does remain however, the most popular sport in Jordan.