Trivia Answers                                                 

1.  On what date was the atomic bomb dropped on  Hiroshima?

     August 6, 1945_________________________________________________

2.  In what year did Stan Musial first bat  over .300 with a major league team?

     _1942, with the Cardinals________________________________________________

3.  Name five countries that were part of the British Empire before WW II.

     India, Burma, Australia, South Africa, Kenya, Rhodesia, New Zealand, Canada, Sudan_________________________________________________

4. FDR was elected president four times.  In what year was he elected to his second term?

    _1936________________________________________________

5. How many carats does the largest diamond found to date (2007) weigh?

    _Cut = Cullinan  (3100 carats) __Uncut = Sefadu (620 carats)______________________________________________

6. Who is FLOTUS?

    __First Lady Of The US_______________________________________________

7. What does "flout" mean?

    __Disregard, go against, break (as in break rules)______________________________________________

8. Who was the first female candidate for president/vice-president? 

    __Geraldine_Ferraro___1984_(with Walter Mondale)__________________________________________

9. A novel called "Forever Amber" scandalized readers in the middle-to-late 1940s?  Who wrote it?

     __Kathleen Winsor_______________________________________________

10. If you wanted to buy a 12-cylinder car, what is a company that makes them?

     ___BMW______________________________________________