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Trivia Challenge

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  1. On Nov. 3, 2016, in the early morning hours (due to rain delay), in the World Series, the Chicago Cubs defeated what team in a game that had started on Nov. 2?
  2. What is the oldest original MLB stadium still in use?
  3. In what Spanish city – with a bull fighting ring called La Monumental – did the Museum of Forbidden Art recently open?
  4. Who is thought to be the first stand-up comedian (born in 1835)?
  5. On Nov. 4, 1884, what president with the last name of a city won election by just 1,047 votes, including some swing votes?
  6. What are quarks?
  7. What New England state’s official state drink is cider?
  8. November 5 is National Redhead Day; reportedly, what TV actress whose first name was part of a show’s name was not a natural redhead?
  9. What Native American tribe was invited to the first Thanksgiving?
  10. On Nov. 6, 1639, what kind of business in Boston was named a post office – the first one in the colonies?
  11. What is the sport of skeleton?
  12. On Nov. 7, 1837, Louis Observer Editor Elijah Parish Lovejoy was killed by what kind of mob?
  13. Reportedly, when do U.S. TV advertising rates for 30 seconds reach $7 million?
  14. What cartoon character was the first balloon in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (in 1927)?
  15. On Nov. 8, 2020, TV game show personality Alex Trebek died; he had hosted what game show with a title including an exclamation point?
  16. What are adult male turkeys called?
  17. In what year was the first message sent between two computers: 1959, 1969 or 1980?
  18. What fabric pattern has a Persian teardrop motif?
  19. What is Cucurbitophobia?
  20. On Nov. 9, 1872, the Great Boston Fire began on what street that has the name of a season?
  1. The Cleveland Indians
  2. Fenway Park
  3. Barcelona
  4. Mark Twain
  5. Democrat Grover Cleveland
  6. Subatomic particles
  7. New Hampshire
  8. Lucille Ball (“I Love Lucy”)
  9. Wampanoag
  10. A tavern of Richard Fairbanks
  11. Winter sliding on a “skeleton” bobsled while lying face down
  12. Pro-slavery
  13. During the Super Bowl
  14. Felix the Cat (He was filled with air and held up by stilts.)
  15. “Jeopardy!”
  16. Gobblers or toms
  17. 1969
  18. Paisley
  19. Fear of pumpkins
  20. Summer Street

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