Q 01/05

Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run in April 1974 to pass which slugger's long-standing career record?

A) Willie Mays

B) Babe Ruth

C) Ty Cobb

D) Lou Gehrig

Answer · why

B) Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth had held the record for decades, and Aaron chased it while a secretary helped him sort thousands of letters a week, hate mail and death thre...

Q 02/05

Aaron Burr, who killed Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel, was serving as vice president under which US president?

A) James Madison

B) George Washington

C) Thomas Jefferson

D) James Monroe

Answer · why

C) Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson and Burr tied in the electoral vote of 1800, so the House of Representatives had to choose which of the two running mates got the top...

Q 03/05

Aaron Paul won three Emmy Awards for playing small-time drug dealer Jesse Pinkman in which AMC crime drama?

A) Breaking Bad

B) The Sopranos

C) Justified

D) Boardwalk Empire

Answer · why

A) Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad ended in 2013, but Paul came back to the part six years later for the Netflix sequel film El Camino.

Q 04/05

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named MVP of Super Bowl XLV after leading which team past the Pittsburgh Steelers?

A) Dallas Cowboys

B) New York Jets

C) Philadelphia Eagles

D) Green Bay Packers

Answer · why

D) Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers fans watched Rodgers sit for three seasons as Brett Favre's backup before he took over as the starter in 2008.

Q 05/05

In the Book of Exodus, Aaron acts as spokesman before Pharaoh for which younger brother who spoke poorly?

A) Joshua

B) Moses

C) Samuel

D) Elijah

Answer · why

B) Moses

Moses complained that he could not speak well, so Aaron did the talking when the pair first confronted the Egyptian king about freeing the Israelites.