Friday, July 23, 2021

RHS July Trivia

 

1. In honor of the Tokyo Olympic games: The modern Olympics began in the summer of 1896. Only four nations have participated in every summer games held since then. Can you name which four?
 
 Greece, Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland

2. As many of us are turning or have turned 80, there was a TV program on air between 1950 & 1956, although it originally started on radio in 1948, "Life Begins at 80." Over the life of the show it aired first on NBC and ended on ABC. In between it was on a third network which no longer exists. What network was it and who was the host?
 

3. The current Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, has been in the news trying to realign the Department of Justice. The first Attorney General was named also served as the second U.S.Secretary of State! Who was he? 


4. Princeton University was founded in 1746. Where was it founded and what was its first name?