RHS May 2021 Trivia

1. Which school lost the NJSIAA Group II Boys' Basketball State Championship to Riverside High School?

Park Ridge High School

2. Recently Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means pitched a no-hitter that was nearly a perfect game except for a wild pitch. On October 8, 1956, which pitcher pitched the first perfect game [no hits, no walks] in a World Series?

Don Larsen of the NY Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. [I saw most of the last inning on a TV set up on the stage of the RHS auditorium,] 

3. Who portrayed Superman in the WOR Radio's "The Adventures of Superman" on the Mutual Broadcast Network and later hosted TV's original "Beat the Clock" game show?

Bud Collyer

4. August 6, 1926, the first woman, an American, successfully wam the English Channel, beating the then existing men's record by two hours. Who was she?

Gertrude Ederle

 

RHS April 2021 Trivia

 1. Only one U.S. President had English as his second language. Can you name him?

Martin Van Buren whose first language was Dutch.

2.  Only one U.S. President served two non-consecutive terms in office (22nd & 24th). Who was he? extra credit: Where was he born and where did he die?

Grover Cleveland.   extra credit:  Caldwell, NJ     &  Princeton, NJ

3.  Only one U.S. President had a healthy, surviving child born to his First Lady while in the White House. Which one? [JFK's wife Jackie had a premature child who only survived two days]

Grover Cleveland

4.  Only one U.S. President ever married in the White House while serving as President. Which one? 

Grover Cleveland.  [Cleveland (49) married his ward, Frances Folsom (21). The wedding took place 2 Jun 1886 in the Blue Room. This was the only Presidential wedding, so far, in the executive mansion. Frances Folsom Cleveland was the youngest First Lady so far]

RHS March Trivia

 Nicknames

1. Which American President's nickname gave rise to the almost universal "Okay"?

Martin Van Buren  nickname: Old Kinderhook: The term 'Okay' appears to have achieved national prominence in 1840, when supporters of the Democratic political party claimed during the 1840 United States presidential election that it stood for "Old Kinderhook", a nickname for the Democratic president and candidate for reelection, Martin Van Buren, a native of Kinderhook, New York. "Vote for OK" was snappier than using his Dutch name.

2. Which American President was sarcastically nicknamed "The Deport in Chief"?

Barack Obama:  Barack Obama was famously labeled "deporter in chief" by critics in the immigrant-rights community, even as enforcement-first advocates accused his administration of being soft on unauthorized immigrants. 

3. What singer was called "The Velvet Fog"?

Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author.

4. Which British P.M. was sometimes called "Attila.the Hen"?

Leadership Lessons from Attila the Hen: Margaret Thatcher on Europe-and the United States - Show Me Institute

5. Who was dubbed "The Butcher of Gallipoli" early in his career?

Winston Churchill: Basically Churchill was the head of the British Navy during WWI and he ordered an assault on the heavily fortified Turkish held straights at Gallipoli which resulted in massive casualties for his own troops. The battle was a disaster for the Allied forces, including the heaviest losses ever suffered in one battle by the Australians

RHS February 2021 Trivia

1. Who was the first solo female country singer admitted to the Country Music Hall of Fame? Patsy Cline 

 2. Who was the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova 

 3. What single song by one singer has recorded the most sales of [physical] records [in the 50 millions] ? "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby 

 4. What is the all-time best-selling single record by a single female artist [20 million] ? "I will always love you," by Whitney Houston 

 5. The highest-grossing motion picture of all-time is "Avengers: End Game." But what is the highest grossing film of all-time when grosses are adjusted for inflation? "Gone with the Wind." "Avengers: End Game" drops to number five.

RHS January 2021 Trivia

 1. This kid was "Thin Man" Nick and Nora's child who later also portrayed "The Boy with Green Hair". He later was involved with a TV time leaper. Who was he?

Dean Stockwell

2. This kid was "The Kid" and also "Peck's Bad Boy" in the early days of film. Later he festered as an Addams family uncle. Who was he?

Jackie Coogan

3. This baby had a BIG voice even as a little child. She started back in the very beginning of talking pictures as a singing kid, but is probably best known in her role as a comedy writer opposite Morey Amsterdam. Who was she?

"Baby" Rose Marie

4. This young lady achieved notice with a collie and then with a "velvet" horse.  Later known for a role as a "cat" and for her many husbands and jewels. Who was she?

Liz Taylor

5. This young lad was in a green Welsh valley and also a Lassie flick. He later aped it up on a planet of primates. Who was he?

Roddy McDowell

RHS December 2020 Trivia

 

Sports nicknames: I'll give you the players' names, sports, and how many words and how many letters are in each nickname:

example: Joe Dimaggio  _3_   _6_  _7_  baseball   answer The Yankee Clipper

1. Augusta  _8_  _6_  Moran   tennis  "Gorgeous Gussie"

2. Cal Ripken, jr.  _3_  _4_  _3_   baseball  "The Iron Man"

3. Chris Evert  _3_  _6_   tennis  "Ice Maiden"

4. Joe Walcott  _6_  _3_  boxing  "Jersey Joe"

5.  Glenn Davis  _6_  _7_   &  Doc Blanchard  _6_  _6_  college football "Mister Outside" & " 

"Mister Inside"

6. Jack Nicklaus  _3_  _6_  _4_   golf  "The Golden Bear"

7. George Herman Ruth  _3_  _6_  _2_  _4_   baseball  "The Sultan of Swat"

8. Lou  _3_  _4_  _5_  Gehrig   baseball  "The Iron Horse"

9. Karl  _3_ _7_  Malone  basketball  "The Mailman"

10. Dorothy Hamill  _6_  figure skating   "Squint"

Dr. Edward D. Rockstein

RHS November Trivia

 1. Where are the the U.S. Equestrian Team Headquarters and Olympic Training site located?Gladstone, New Jersey   BTW New Jersey has more horses per square mile than any other state in the U.S.!

2. The U.S.' oldest roadside attraction and the world's largest elephant effigy are located where?

Margate, NJ.: Lucy is the world's largest 'elephant', and the only one in America designated as a National Historic Landmark. She was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty, a real estate developer with a knack for promotion. Standing six stories tall, weighing 90 tons, covered with 12,000 square feet of sheet tin, Lucy was more than an object of awe -- she was a functioning building, serving first as a real estate office, as a summer home, even briefly as a tavern, until unruly drunks nearly burned her down. She also gave people a reason to come to Margate City while Lafferty gave his real estate pitch.

3.  Alexandra Zuck, born in Bayonne, NJ in 1942, became a successful child model and film actress. She married a singer, musician, actor, impressionist from East Harlem. What was her well-known stage name?

Sandra Dee who was Bobby Darin's first wife.

4. Who was the American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played both Major League Baseball (Chicago Cubs, 1951) and in the National Basketball Association (Boston Celtics 1947–48). With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain?

Chuck Connors