February 4

1859

A handwritten copy of the Greek Bible known as the Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in an Egyptian monastery.

Greeking Out

Hopefully this quiz isn't all Greek to you.

  1. In what decade was Delta Air Lines founded?
  2. Who married Catherine Zeta-Jones in 2000?
  3. What country's folklore includes a type of river demon called a kappa?
  4. What is the unappetizing name of nu-metal band Limp Bizkit's third album?
  5. Which digit (0 through 9) takes the longest to appear in pi, not showing up until the 32nd digit after the decimal point?
  6. In Overwatch, what country is the character Sigma from?
  1. The 1920s (1925, specifically)
  2. Michael Douglas
  3. Japan
  4. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog-Flavored Water
  5. 0
  6. The Netherlands

1948

Rock star Vincent Furnier is born in Detroit. You know him better as Alice Cooper.

Boys & Girls

Alice Cooper isn't the only person with an unintuitively gendered name. How many more do you know?

  1. What quarterback led the Minnesota Vikings to three Super Bowls in four years, only to lose them all?
  2. What actress can we thank for popularizing the girl’s name “Madison”?
  3. What was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans?
  4. In February 2016, Time Magazine included what male author on its “100 Most Read Female Writers in College Classes” list?
  5. Who played Olivia Walton on The Waltons?
  6. What chair of the Republican National Convention served as Governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012?
  1. Fran Tarkenton
  2. Daryl Hannah (That was the name of her character in Splash.)
  3. George Eliot
  4. Evelyn Waugh
  5. Michael Learned
  6. Haley Barbour

1977

Fleetwood Mac releases their album Rumours, featuring hit songs like Go Your Own Way and Gold Dust Woman.

Big Macs

Let’s take a minute to answer questions about people with surnames starting with Mac… or Mc, I guess.

  1. What decidedly non-musician celebrity is featured on the Logic song “Self Medication”?
  2. Who was censured by the US Senate on December 2, 1954 by a vote of 67 - 22?
  3. What actor’s brother Colin is a pilot in the Royal Air Force with the call sign “Obi-Two”?
  4. What Deadwood actor provided the voice of Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda 1?
  5. Who is the only US president who could be an answer on this quiz?
  6. What NFL quarterback actually did not vomit at Super Bowl XXXIX, but rather during a 2006 game against the Buccaneers?
  7. Whose acting roles include films such as “Gladys the Groovy Mule”, “The President’s Neck is Missing”, and “Dial ‘M’ for Murderousness”?
  8. What action hero’s refusal to use guns stems from a childhood incident where he accidentally shot his friend?
  1. Seth MacFarlane
  2. Joseph McCarthy
  3. Ewan McGregor
  4. Ian McShane
  5. William McKinley
  6. Donovan McNabb
  7. Troy McClure (from The Simpsons)
  8. Angus MacGyver
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