January 8

1935

Elvis Presley is born in Tupelo, Mississippi. This is technically the first recorded Elvis sighting.

Hail to the King

A kingly quiz about kings

  1. Who is the king in J. R. R. Tolkien's "Return of the King"?
  2. What match-3 game is the most famous creation of King Digital?
  3. Steve King was a representative who drew fire when he flew a Confederate flag in his office. What state did he represent?
  4. What did George Holliday, who died of COVID-19 complications in 2021, do to make him notable?
  5. What city completes the following sequence? Rochester, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Omaha, Kansas City, __________
  6. In which city is Burger King headquartered?
  7. Who is the most famous resident of Skull Island?
  8. What decidedly non-Scottish person is the subject of the film "The Last King of Scotland"?
  1. Aragorn
  2. Candy Crush
  3. Iowa (a Union state!)
  4. He filmed the beating of Rodney King.
  5. Sacramento (It's the cities the NBA's Sacramento Kings played in.)
  6. Miami, Florida
  7. King Kong
  8. Idi Amin
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