Q 01/05

Which children's film did NBC switch to in 1968, cutting off the end of a Jets–Raiders thriller?

A) Pinocchio

B) Heidi

C) Peter Pan

D) Pollyanna

Answer · why

B) Heidi

Heidi started on schedule in the East, so viewers missed Oakland scoring two touchdowns in the final minute to win 43–32. Angry callers jammed NBC's s...

Q 02/05

What was the name of the dog that found the stolen World Cup trophy wrapped in newspaper in 1966?

A) Biscuit

B) Patch

C) Pickles

D) Rusty

Answer · why

C) Pickles

Pickles, a black and white collie, sniffed out the trophy beside a parked car while on a walk with his owner. He was later invited to the winning team...

Q 03/05

Which sports drink did University of Florida researchers invent in 1965 for its football team?

A) Powerade

B) Lucozade

C) Tang

D) Gatorade

Answer · why

D) Gatorade

Gatorade takes its name from the Florida Gators, the team it was first mixed for. Its inventors, led by Robert Cade, wanted to replace the water and e...

Q 04/05

Which NBA star scored 100 points in a single game in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in March 1962?

A) Wilt Chamberlain

B) Elgin Baylor

C) Dave DeBusschere

D) Walt Bellamy

Answer · why

A) Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain did it for the Philadelphia Warriors in front of just 4,124 fans. The game was not televised, and no video footage of it has ever bee...

Q 05/05

Which country did Abebe Bikila represent when he won the 1960 Olympic marathon in Rome barefoot?

A) Kenya

B) Ethiopia

C) Morocco

D) Cameroon

Answer · why

B) Ethiopia

Ethiopia had never won an Olympic gold medal before Bikila's run. He went barefoot because the new running shoes he bought in Rome gave him blisters.