What does the “B” in Susan B. Anthony stand for? – Susan Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 15, 1820. She was actually given no middle name or initial at birth, but later in her youth, such additions became fashionable. She and her sisters subsequently selected their own, with Susan adopting a “B” … Read more
What was the first animated series produced for prime-time network television? – When it premiered in September 1960, The Flintstones was the first animated prime-time television series. The cartoon about a modern stone-age family was created by the team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and was almost called “The Flagstones.” It was also the … Read more
What was the last name of the U.S. president whose first name was Franklin? – Franklin Pierce was the 14th president of the United States serving from 1853 to 1857. He and his running mate William R. King easily defeated the Whig Party ticket of Winfield Scott and William A. Graham in the 1852 presidential … Read more
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were ordered to pay $5 million for copying part of which Marvin Gaye song in their hit “Blurred Lines”? – “Blurred Lines” is a song by Robin Thicke featuring rappers T.I. and Pharrell Williams. The song became the subject of a bitter legal dispute with the family of Marvin Gaye, … Read more
George Washington introduced which animal to the United States? – George Washington is frequently called “The Father of the American Mule.” Besides his role as founding father, George Washington was an avid mule breeder and receives credit for introducing mules to American agriculture. Washington began breeding mules at Mount Vernon after he received a stud … Read more
Which band started their career as a fictional group on a sitcom? – The Monkees were conceived by television producer Bob Rafelson for a sitcom of the same name, which aired from 1966 to 1968. The fictional TV quartet became so popular on the show that they found success as a legitimate band off-screen. The … Read more
Which company was formerly known as the “Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company”? – The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was founded on June 16, 1911. The company began as a merger of three manufacturing businesses orchestrated by the financier, Charles Flint. The company manufactured and sold machinery ranging from commercial scales and employee time-keeping systems to automatic meat slicers, and punched … Read more
Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when slavery was ended in which state? – Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Texas. On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced that enslaved African Americans were free. Union Army General Gordon Granger delivered the belated … Read more
Which actress competed for a spot on the U.S. Olympic archery team for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics? – Over the course of her acting career, Geena Davis has taken on a number of challenging roles, including baseball catcher, pirate queen, and sleeper super-spy. Her greatest athletic challenge, however, came in her personal life when … Read more
What is the average age of a father of a newborn baby in the United States? – Today’s American dad is slightly older – roughly 3½ years – than his counterpart from four decades ago, according to a study published in the journal Human Reproduction. The study used a federal repository of nearly 170 million … Read more