Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What comedic actor co-wrote and starred in 1986's "Back to School"?
Though the story of "Back to School" (1986) is fictional, it does incorporate a number of real elements of co-writer and star Rodney Dangerfield's life. Like his character, Thornton Melon, Dangerfield was an acrobatic high diver in his youth, and before they became wealthy, both Dangerfield and his character drove trucks for a living.
- Multiple Choice
2. What school subject was renamed "Family and Consumer Sciences" in the United States in 1994?
Home Economics had been taught in American schools since the mid-1800s. However, in 1994, in order to reflect the fact that the subject now covers aspects outside the home, various organizations lobbied for schools to adopt the term "Family and Consumer Sciences."
- Multiple Choice
3. What group kicks off 1974's "Crime of the Century" with the critically acclaimed song "School"?
According to Rodger Hodgson, who co-wrote "School" (1974) with his Supertramp bandmate Rick Davies, the song says that "what they teach us in school is all very fine, but it's what they don't teach us that creates so much confusion in our being."
- Multiple Choice
4. What is the only U.S. state whose name can be typed using a single row of letters on a standard QWERTY keyboard?
The middle row of a standard QWERTY keyboard contains the letters A, S, K, and L, which are all you need to type Alaska.
- Multiple Choice
5. What is the only U.S. state home to two Ivy League universities?
Columbia University (founded 1754) and Cornell University (founded 1865) are both located in New York.
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