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 US 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 in 1992 that made 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

2002

George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act.

Oops

We all make dumb decisions. Some are bigger than others.

  1. What company probably regrets not letting Steven Spielberg use M&Ms as E. T.'s favorite candy?
  2. In 1976, Ronald Wayne sold a 10% share of what company for $800?
  3. What did Allan Savory kill 40,000 of, believing they were contributing to desertification in Africa, only to find out they were actually preventing desertification?
  4. John Sylvan has stated that he regrets inventing what kitchen device?
  5. Willem Janszoon and his crew neglected to claim what landmass for the Dutch, letting the British swoop in and claim the whole thing?
  1. Mars
  2. Apple Computers
  3. Elephants
  4. The K-Cup coffee machine (it creates too much trash)
  5. Australia

2016

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is recaptured after a six-month manhunt.

What Drugs Are You On?

Drugs can do all sorts of things, and give rise to all sorts of questions.

  1. Contergan, Distaval, and Kevadon were all brand names for what infamous drug?
  2. What drug kingpin lived at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104?
  3. What Third Eye Blind song's upbeat melody makes it easy to miss that the song is about meth addiction?
  4. What country's main crop was opium poppies before a regime change in 2022?
  5. What drug was originally developed in 1989 as an angina medication before other side effects were noticed?
  1. Thalidomide
  2. Walter White (from Breaking Bad)
  3. Semi-Charmed Life
  4. Afghanistan
  5. Viagra
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