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S • Homophones • One-Word Titles • Cool Beans • Landmark Addresses • Light the Way Multiple “A”S 1 Category Trivia August 2021 There are six categories with six questions in each category. The categories are: • Multiple “A” s • Homophones • One-Word Titles • Cool Beans • Landmark Addresses • Light the Way Multiple “A”s 1. What organization represents retired people, is a source of information on topics of interest to seniors, and offers many membership benefits? AARP It stands for American Association of Retired People. Multiple “A”s 2. What are the initials of the 12-step program for alcoholics? AA It stands for Alcoholics Anonymous. Multiple “A”s 3. What are the letters for a two-year college degree? AA It stands for associate of arts. Some undergraduates earn an AA at a community college before completing the final two years of a bachelor’s degree at a four-year university. Multiple “A”s 4. What does NAACP stand for? National Association for the Advancement of Colored People It was founded in 1909, and it’s the largest and oldest civil rights organization in the United States. Multiple “A”s 5. What organization oversees college athletics? NCAA It stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association. Multiple “A”s 6. What is the highest bond rating? AAA Also known as investment-grade bonds, they are the safest bonds. Bonds rated CCC and below are considered junk bonds, and they pay the highest interest rate due to the possibility that investors may lose their entire investment. Homophones 7. What is your mother’s sister and an insect? Aunt/ant Homophones 8. What is an advertisement and how you arrive at a sum of numbers? Ad/add Today, advertisements come in many forms, from written copy to interactive videos. Homophones) 9. What can HIV lead to and people who help with caregiving? AIDS/aides Homophones 10. What is the roof of the mouth and an artist’s board used to mix and hold paints? Palate/palette Palette can also be used to describe a particular range, quality, or use of color, i.e., color palette. Homophones 11. What is an elevated structure in the front of a church and to make a change to something? Altar/alter Homophones 12. What is another word for yes, often used in an oral vote, and a facial body part? Aye/eye Sailors often say “aye, aye” to mean they have acknowledged a command and “aye” to mean they understand something. Aye-aye is also a small primate. One-Word Titles 13. What is Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 smash horror hit with the iconic shower scene? Psycho Anthony Perkins plays Norman Bates and Janet Leigh plays Marion Crane in the famous shower scene. One-Word Titles 14. What 1950 animated film portrays a neglected stepdaughter-turned- princess, thanks to her fairy godmother and a lost slipper? Cinderella Ilene Woods voiced and sang Cinderella and beat 309 other girls to get the part. One-Word Titles 15. What 1985 murder mystery film stars Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum, and Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard, and is based on a popular board game by the same name? Clue The movie was also a stage production. The stage version had three different endings. One-Word Titles 16. What 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film stars Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as Johnnie and Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth, a couple on their honeymoon when the bride starts to worry her groom wants her dead? Suspicion Hitchcock was ordered to remove any scenes in which Grant appeared menacing. After the final product ran only 55 minutes, the scenes were restored. One-Word Titles 17. What 1954 film stars Frank Sinatra as John Baron, a hired presidential assassin who holds the Benson family hostage? Suddenly Rumor has it that Lee Harvey Oswald watched the film the day before the John F. Kennedy assassination. One-Word Titles 18. What 1954 film stars Humphrey Bogart as a playboy and Audrey Hepburn as an “ugly duckling” who grows into a swan and falls for him? Sabrina A romance began on the set between Hepburn and another costar, William Holden, but Hepburn broke it off when she learned he couldn’t have children. Cool Beans 19. French, bush, and pole are all types of what? Green beans French green beans, also called haricots verts, are slimmer and a bit longer than ordinary green beans. Cool Beans 20. What red bean, shaped like a human organ, is used to make beans and rice? Kidney The bean is also used in three-bean salad. Cool Beans 21. What bean is spelled the same as the capital of Peru but pronounced differently? Lima The beans have been grown in Peru for 7,000 years and are exported around the world. Cool Beans 22. What bean-like pea comes in a flat pod and is frequently used in Chinese dishes? Snow peas The pod is flat but otherwise looks like a green bean pod. The pod is also edible. Cool Beans 23. What beans could be nicknamed the “aye, aye” beans and are also called Boston beans? Navy beans These beans are around the size of peas, and they were once a staple of the U.S. Navy. Cool Beans 24. Edamame is another name for what bean? Soybean Edamame is a soybean that is harvested when the bean is immature. Landmark Addresses 25. Who resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.? The president The current occupant is President Joe Biden. John Adams, the second U.S. president, was the first president to live in the White House. Landmark Addresses 26. Who occupies the fictional Southfork Ranch in Braddock County, Texas, in the TV drama Dallas? The Ewing family Several generations of Ewings have occupied the house on the show. Landmark Addresses 27. What nine-letter word for the movie industry stands at 4059 Mt. Lee Drive (on Mount Lee), [missing word], California, 90068? Hollywood The illuminated sign was built in 1923 as an advertisement for a pricey real estate development named Hollywoodland. After being renovated twice, the sign was rebuilt in 1978. It was refurbished in 2005 and received a significant overhaul in 2009. In 2010, Hugh Hefner set up a trust to maintain the land. Landmark Addresses 28. What fictional sleuth lives at 221B Baker Street, London, England? Sherlock Holmes He is the only fictional character who has been awarded with an honorary fellowship. In 2002, he was honored by the Royal Society of Chemistry for solving a crime using chemistry. Landmark Addresses 29. What “Birthplace of America” and home of the Liberty Bell will you find at 520 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? Independence Hall The Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both signed in Independence Hall. It was once the Pennsylvania State House. Landmark Addresses 30. What church is found in Manger Square, Bethlehem, West Bank? Church of the Nativity It is built on the site of Jesus’ birth. Light the Way 31. What type of building shines a light to help boats navigate the water nearby? A lighthouse The oldest lighthouse in America that was never rebuilt is located in Sandy Hook, New Jersey. It was built in 1764 and is still in operation today. Light the Way 32. Can you buy a decommissioned lighthouse? Yes Thanks to the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, people can buy lighthouses. The U.S. government also gives away obsolete lighthouses to nonprofits and other groups. If no one bites, they put them up for auction to individuals. Light the Way 33. On what prison island near San Francisco was the first lighthouse on the West Coast built? Alcatraz It was constructed in 1854, long before the prison was erected in 1933. Light the Way 34. Have U.S. lighthouses been automated? Yes They have been automated for at least 30 years. Light the Way 35. The Frying Pan Lighthouse (or Tower) was a former lighthouse and drilling rig in South Carolina. It was converted into what type of tourist accommodation? A bed and breakfast The lighthouse is 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina and guests arrive by chartered helicopter. Today, it’s been adopted by a nonprofit organization that is continuing to restore and preserve it. Light the Way 36. For what canal in Egypt was the Statue of Liberty originally conceived to serve as a lighthouse? Suez It was originally conceived as a robe-clad Egyptian woman. brought to you by.
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