Tuesday, July 26, 2022

RHS '59ers July 2022 Trivia


 

1. The name "Korea" comes the name of which dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula from 935-1392 CE?
 
KoryƏ  or Goryeo




2. Which empire did the Romanov dynasty rule?
 
Russian Empire



3. What Princeton-born, Rutgers-educated class valedictorian and two times consensus All American football player who also earned a law degree from Columbia University while playing in the NFL later became a famous singer and actor of the stage and film but was later denied a U.S. passport and blacklisted for a time due to his political activism?
 
Paul Robeson




4. On which continent were potatoes first domesticated and cultivated?

South America


5. What were the given names of the rock duo the Everly brothers?

 Don and Phil