Hot Wings here, cold beer there.
Potato chips here, pretzels there. Buffalo chicken dip here, Doritos there, Sausage pizza here, Chex mix there, Block cheese here, block pool there. Cold beer everywhere.
Our Super Bowl party on Sunday will, as always, serve up practically anything a football fan, glutton or gambling man could want. It'll offer everything from Supe to nuts.
Good food, good friends and a god game equal a great time.
What the evening will not have when the final gun sounds is an Eagles' victory, an achievement which has been as elusive as Gale Sayers in the open field.
More than a half-century has passed since the Birds raced off Franklin Field with their most recent NFL championship.
(That's 13 Eagles head coaches, 863 Eagles regular season and playoff games, 11 U.S. presidents, U.S. population growth by more than a quarter-billion, and 18,654 days ago for those of you scoring at home.)
But while you know all too well the Eagles are among 14 franchises never to have won a Super Bowl, how much do you really know about Super Bowl history and related tidbits?
Let's find out.
1. When the Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship, what did a gallon of gas cost?
a) 31 cents
b) 44 cents
c) 52 cents
d) 53 cents
2. On average, how many calories does a person consume at a Super Bowl party?
a) 1,200
b) 2,000
c) 2,500
d) 4,000
3. Joe Montana, Joe Theismann and Joe Namath are QB Joes who won Super Bowls. Which is the only QB Joe to lose a Super Bowl?
a) Joe Pisarcik
b) Joe Kapp
c) Joe Williams
d) Joe Mama
4. Which player scored the only TD to occur on the first play of a Super Bowl?
a) Jerry Rice
b) Chris Burford
c) Devin Hester
d) Desmond Howard
5. Which Super Bowl-winning head coach was the first to have a cooler of Gatorade dumped on him?
a) Bill Walsh
b) Bill Parcellis
c) Bill Belichick
d) Mike Ditka
6. Who is the youngest starting player in Super Bowl history?
a) Joe Namath
b) Charlie Waters
c) Bryan Bulaga
d) Otis Taylor
7. Who holds the record for playing on a Super Bowl team in five consecutive seasons?
a) Marv Fleming
b) Charles Haley
c) Ken Norton Jr.
d) Gale Gilbert
8. Which is the first player to say "I'm going to Disney World!" after his team won the Super Bowl?
a) Troy Aikman
b) Steve Young
c) Phil Simms
d) Walter Payton
9. Who holds the career record for most points scored in the Super Bowl?
a) Emmitt Smith
b) Jerry Rice
c) Ricky Watters
d) Michael Irvin
10. Who is the only starting QB not to complete a pass in a particular Super Bowl game?
a) Earl Morrall
b) Craig Morton
c) Trent Dilfer
d) Tony Eason
11. Which three Super Bowl MVPs played at the University of Georgia?
a) Richard Dent, Harvey Martin, Hines Ward
b) Dexter Jackson, Jake Scott, Chuck Howley
c) Jake Scott, Terrell Davis, Hines Ward
d) Bart Starr, Hines Ward, Terrell Davis
12. Who scored the Eagles' only TD in their Super Bowl XV loss to the Raiders?
a) John Spagnola
b) Rodney Parker
c) Keith Krepfle
d) Wilbert Montgomery
13. How many turnovers did Eagles QB Ron Jaworski commit in Super Bowl XV?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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Answers : 1. a ; 2. a ; 3. b ; 4. c ; 5. b ; 6. c ; 7. d ; 8. c ; 9. b ; 10. d ; 11. c ; 12. c ; 13. c
Sunday, February 5, 2012
POP QUIZ ( Life and words of Thomas Paine)
To mark the 275th anniversary of the birth of Revolutionary War pamphleteer Thomas Paine, answer these questions about his life and essays.
1. Where in England was Paine born?
a) Lewes
b) London
c) Sandwich
d) Thetford
2. For a time, Paine was a master stay-maker, with his own shop. What product did stay-makers produce?
a) Anchors
b) Buttons
c) Corsets
d) Upholstery tacks
3. When did he arrive in Philadelphia?
a) 1770
b) 1774
c) 1779
d) 1800
4. He helped edit this publication.
a) Pennsylvania Magazine
b) Philadelphia Magazine
c) Philadelphia Bulletin
d) Pennsylvania Packet
5. In 1783, Paine bought a home in this city.
a) Philadelphia
b) Chester, Pa.
c) Bordentown City, N.J.
d) New York City
6. True or False : Before he became famous for his pro-independence tracts, Paine advocated the abolition of slavery.
7. In what essay did Paine write, "The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind"?
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
8. Name the essay that includes this quote: "A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
9. This quote is from what essay: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on First Principles of Government"
10. And this quote? "We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
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Answers : 1. d ; 2. c ; 3. b ; 4. a ; 5. c ; 6. True ; 7. b ; 8. c ; 9. d ; 10. a
1. Where in England was Paine born?
a) Lewes
b) London
c) Sandwich
d) Thetford
2. For a time, Paine was a master stay-maker, with his own shop. What product did stay-makers produce?
a) Anchors
b) Buttons
c) Corsets
d) Upholstery tacks
3. When did he arrive in Philadelphia?
a) 1770
b) 1774
c) 1779
d) 1800
4. He helped edit this publication.
a) Pennsylvania Magazine
b) Philadelphia Magazine
c) Philadelphia Bulletin
d) Pennsylvania Packet
5. In 1783, Paine bought a home in this city.
a) Philadelphia
b) Chester, Pa.
c) Bordentown City, N.J.
d) New York City
6. True or False : Before he became famous for his pro-independence tracts, Paine advocated the abolition of slavery.
7. In what essay did Paine write, "The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind"?
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
8. Name the essay that includes this quote: "A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
9. This quote is from what essay: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on First Principles of Government"
10. And this quote? "We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
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Answers : 1. d ; 2. c ; 3. b ; 4. a ; 5. c ; 6. True ; 7. b ; 8. c ; 9. d ; 10. a
POP QUIZ ( Civil rights events in the '50s and '60s)
In commemoration of the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., match the event of the civil rights era with the year it occurred.
1. Congress passes the Civil Rights Act.
2. Congress passes the Voting Rights Act.
3. Freedom Rides begin from Washington into Southern States.
4. The Poor People's March on Washington.
5. President Dwight Eisenhower sends troops to Little Rock, Ark., to ensure nine black students are admitted to the high school.
6. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech before hundreds of thousands in Washington.
7. Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of a Montgomery, Ala., bus, sparking a 13-month bus boycott.
8. The sit-in movement is launched by four black college students at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C.
9. Thurgood Marshall is the first African American named to the U.S. Supreme Court.
10. The U.S. Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional.
a) 1954 f) 1963
b) 1955 g) 1964
c) 1957 h) 1965
d) 1960 i) 1967
e) 1961 j) 1968
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Answers : 1. g ; 2. h ; 3. e ; 4. j ; 5. c ; 6. f ; 7. b ; 8. d ; 9. i ; 10. a
1. Congress passes the Civil Rights Act.
2. Congress passes the Voting Rights Act.
3. Freedom Rides begin from Washington into Southern States.
4. The Poor People's March on Washington.
5. President Dwight Eisenhower sends troops to Little Rock, Ark., to ensure nine black students are admitted to the high school.
6. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech before hundreds of thousands in Washington.
7. Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of a Montgomery, Ala., bus, sparking a 13-month bus boycott.
8. The sit-in movement is launched by four black college students at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C.
9. Thurgood Marshall is the first African American named to the U.S. Supreme Court.
10. The U.S. Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional.
a) 1954 f) 1963
b) 1955 g) 1964
c) 1957 h) 1965
d) 1960 i) 1967
e) 1961 j) 1968
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Answers : 1. g ; 2. h ; 3. e ; 4. j ; 5. c ; 6. f ; 7. b ; 8. d ; 9. i ; 10. a
POP QUIZ (Primary concerns)
A look at early presidential contestants.
1. In 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower won New Hampshire with 50 percent of the vote, back in the pack was another World War II hero, with 3 percent.
a) Omar Bradley
b) Douglas MacArthur
c) George S. Patton
d) George C. Marshall
2. President Harry S. Truman actually lost in 1952 to this man.
a) Adlai E. Stevenson
b) Earl Warren
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Estes Kefauver
3. True or False : Neither John F. Kennedy nor Richard M. Nixon won in New Hampshire in 1960.
4. Eventual Republican nominee Barry Goldwater lost New Hampshire in 1964 to this canidate.
a) Nelson Rockefeller
b) Ronald Reagan
c) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
d) Richard Nixon
5. George Romney, father of Mitt, came in last in New Hampshire in 1968. What Republican won that year?
a) Richard Nixon
b) Nelson Rockefeller
c) Ronald Reagan
d) Gerald Ford
6. True or False : President Lyndon Johnson lost the '68 primary to Eugene McCarthy.
7. What Democrat beat George McGovern in New Hampshire in 1972?
a) Hubert Humphrey
b) Edmund Muskie
c) Eugene McCarthy
d) George Wallace
8. In 1980, while one Californian, Ronald Reagan, was winning the GOP contest, another Californian was losing to Democrat President Jimmy Carter. Name that man.
9. True or False : Four of the five primaries from 1988 to 2004 included a George Bush on the ballot, with Bush winning each time.
10. Who won the Democratic primary in 2008?
a) Joe Biden
b) Hillary Rodham Clinton
c) Barack Obama
d) John Edwards
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Answers : 1. b ; 2. d ; 3. False ; 4. c ; 5. a ; 6. False ; 7. b ; 8. Jerry Brown ; 9. False ; 10. b
1. In 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower won New Hampshire with 50 percent of the vote, back in the pack was another World War II hero, with 3 percent.
a) Omar Bradley
b) Douglas MacArthur
c) George S. Patton
d) George C. Marshall
2. President Harry S. Truman actually lost in 1952 to this man.
a) Adlai E. Stevenson
b) Earl Warren
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Estes Kefauver
3. True or False : Neither John F. Kennedy nor Richard M. Nixon won in New Hampshire in 1960.
4. Eventual Republican nominee Barry Goldwater lost New Hampshire in 1964 to this canidate.
a) Nelson Rockefeller
b) Ronald Reagan
c) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
d) Richard Nixon
5. George Romney, father of Mitt, came in last in New Hampshire in 1968. What Republican won that year?
a) Richard Nixon
b) Nelson Rockefeller
c) Ronald Reagan
d) Gerald Ford
6. True or False : President Lyndon Johnson lost the '68 primary to Eugene McCarthy.
7. What Democrat beat George McGovern in New Hampshire in 1972?
a) Hubert Humphrey
b) Edmund Muskie
c) Eugene McCarthy
d) George Wallace
8. In 1980, while one Californian, Ronald Reagan, was winning the GOP contest, another Californian was losing to Democrat President Jimmy Carter. Name that man.
9. True or False : Four of the five primaries from 1988 to 2004 included a George Bush on the ballot, with Bush winning each time.
10. Who won the Democratic primary in 2008?
a) Joe Biden
b) Hillary Rodham Clinton
c) Barack Obama
d) John Edwards
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Answers : 1. b ; 2. d ; 3. False ; 4. c ; 5. a ; 6. False ; 7. b ; 8. Jerry Brown ; 9. False ; 10. b
F. Y. I.
Still on the Books
In Nebraska, it is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
Did You Know?
The term "brain freeze" was invented by 7-Eleven to explain the pain one feels when drinking a Slurpee too fast.
Growth Spurt
Humans become a little taller in space because there is no gravity pulling down on them.
Nose For Food
Kiwi birds are blind and hunt by smell.
Quotable
by Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (1875-1926)
"A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them; they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship."
That's a No
An advertising company once approached Johnny Cash's estate asking to use "Ring Of Fire" in an ad for hemorrhoid cream. The request was refused.
In Nebraska, it is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
Did You Know?
The term "brain freeze" was invented by 7-Eleven to explain the pain one feels when drinking a Slurpee too fast.
Growth Spurt
Humans become a little taller in space because there is no gravity pulling down on them.
Nose For Food
Kiwi birds are blind and hunt by smell.
Quotable
by Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (1875-1926)
"A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them; they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship."
That's a No
An advertising company once approached Johnny Cash's estate asking to use "Ring Of Fire" in an ad for hemorrhoid cream. The request was refused.
F. Y. I.
Famous Firsts
The first patent issued for a tree went to James Markham in 1932 for a peach tree.
Speed of Light
Light from thesun takes about eight minutes to reach Earth.
Table Tidbits
Arrowroot, a thickening agent forcooking, was once used as an antidote for poisoned arrows.
Still on the Books
In Texas, it is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
Actually Said
from a parish magazine
"We are sorry to announce that Mr. Albert Brown has been quite unwell, owing to his recent death, and is taking a short holiday to recover."
The first patent issued for a tree went to James Markham in 1932 for a peach tree.
Speed of Light
Light from thesun takes about eight minutes to reach Earth.
Table Tidbits
Arrowroot, a thickening agent forcooking, was once used as an antidote for poisoned arrows.
Still on the Books
In Texas, it is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
Actually Said
from a parish magazine
"We are sorry to announce that Mr. Albert Brown has been quite unwell, owing to his recent death, and is taking a short holiday to recover."
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