Q 01/05

Which two NBA franchises have met a record 12 times in the NBA Finals, most recently in 2010?

A) Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers

B) Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz

C) Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers

D) Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs

Answer · why

A) Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers met six times in the 1960s and Boston won every one; three 1980s meetings and 2008 and 2010 followed, and be...

Q 02/05

Which two American League East teams share one of baseball's most historic and intense rivalries?

A) Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets

B) Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants

C) Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals

D) New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox

Answer · why

D) New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox

Boston's sale of Babe Ruth to New York in 1919 gave the feud its mythology, the 'Curse of the Bambino'. From 1995 to 2013 every MLB postseason feature...

Q 03/05

Which two heavyweight boxers' rivalry included three iconic fights in the 1970s?

A) Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield

B) Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

C) George Foreman and Ken Norton

D) Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Durán

Answer · why

B) Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's Manila fight ended when Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch stopped it after the 14th round; Ali took the series 2-1 but said...

Q 04/05

What name covers the three wars Rome fought against Carthage between 264 and 146 BC?

A) Punic Wars

B) Persian Wars

C) Peloponnesian Wars

D) Gallic Wars

Answer · why

A) Punic Wars

Punic Wars take their name from Punicus, the Latin word for the Phoenician-descended Carthaginians; the three wars added up to 43 years of fighting.

Q 05/05

Which two inventors were the central figures in the 'War of Currents'?

A) Alexander Bell and Guglielmo Marconi

B) Samuel Morse and Charles Wheatstone

C) Henry Ford and Karl Benz

D) Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla

Answer · why

D) Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla: Edison's DC faced Westinghouse's AC from 1886, Westinghouse licensed Tesla's motor patents in 1888, and Edison's camp ...