The last couple games I have posted there has been comments that some don't watch TV or movies. Well the TV part I can understand, I went 3 years not watching TV and didn't really miss it BUT I certainly would now........lol But to give everyone here a chance to join in this trivia game is some history...........and everyone knows things about our history RIGHT!??! Some is just American trivia....
I also want to thank everyone that has been playing, I am sorry I haven't been always able to Thank everyone personally but I do post a message at the end of my blogs........
So here goes with the new game
1.Which state is called the Treasure State?
2.Which Joe was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper?
3.In Peter Pan, what sort of animal was Nana?
4.In basketball, where do the Supersonics come from?
5.Which state is called the Pine Tree State?
6.What is Ohio's largest city?
7.What was the name of the mansion where Elvis Presley died?
8.Which state is called the Great Lake State?
9.Where in America was the world's biggest rock festival staged?
10.Which Texan Governor was traveling with the Kennedys when JFK was shot?
11.Who became the first US President to resign in office?
12.What amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion, speech and the press?
13.How many people were killed in 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster?
14.What 1970 hit movie was banned on military bases for "reducing the conventions and paraphernalia of war to total idiocy?
15.What name was the last word uttered by Napoleon?
16.What flying ace averaged a kill every 11 days between September of 1915, and April of 1918?
17.Who expected to be paid 2,000 pounds for surrendering West Point to the British?
18.What was the first war in which one jet plane shot down another?
19.What song was the Navy band playing at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked?
20.What newspaper won a Pulitzer for its Watergate coverage?
As usual no prize is offered..........just the satisfaction you know more than anyone else............I am confident that WOW and TheSkwirl will be excellent at this..........Who is going to show them up on the useless knowledge we carry in our heads LOL By the way.........anyone can google something.........and how much fun is it to win that way? Just saying LOL
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ladybootscooter
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Nov 21 @ 12:54PM
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Sorry D, didn't see this when I hit post on the one above you. Just put me in a ragged ass mood this morning with the B/S on here. Now onto lighter subjects.....
1. Montana
2. Joe DiMaggio
3. Dog
4. Seattle
5. Not sure
6. Columbus
7. Graceland
8. Michigan
9. New York, scheduled for Woodstock, but was held in Bethel
10. Governor John Connally
11. Richard Millhouse Nixon, aka Tricky Dick
12. First Amendment
13. None
14. MASH
15. Not sure
16. Not sure? guess...Red Baron
17. Benedict Arnold
18. WW I
19. Star Spangled Banner
20. The Washington Post
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ladybootscooter
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Nov 21 @ 12:57PM
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oh and a kudo to you for making me think really hard on a Sunday morning. Well it's still morning here for two more minutes!
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Wordsofwit
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Nov 21 @ 1:44PM
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I think that Stormy has them all, except for 18, that would be the Korean War. WW I is a funny answer!
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Ewe_Wish
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Nov 21 @ 1:49PM
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She had a couple in there she didn't know and you're right about the Korean war........i read over her answers so fast that I didn't even notice that one was wrong.....but damn she is good eh?
Maybe others will try to answer before they read Stormy's list.............its just for fun anyway...........LOL
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PinkToeNails
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Nov 21 @ 1:52PM
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Maybe others will try to answer before they read Stormy's list
Dammit........I looked first...  .. LOL I didn't know very many of them anyway... but it was still fun! 
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casuallylooking
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Nov 21 @ 2:11PM
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Note to LBS..... "show off." 
Seriously, great going.
I just realized how NON smart I am....
I got only a few correct, plus this one
5. Maine...
Now I need to lay down and rest my brain.......... 
Good ?'s, Dayna
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somnium
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Nov 21 @ 3:34PM
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Ya know... I should save these Q&As of yours, in case I end up in the 'Cash Cab' one day in NYC!!  "Hurry please- you have no call outs, two strikes and 5 seconds to go, before I kick your ass out of the cab into the seedy side of NYC!"
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StraddleMyNose
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Nov 21 @ 4:20PM
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1.Which state is called the Treasure State?Montana
2.Which Joe was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper?Joe DiMaggio
3.In Peter Pan, what sort of animal was Nana?Dog
4.In basketball, where do the Supersonics come from?Seattle
5.Which state is called the Pine Tree State?Maine
6.What is Ohio's largest city?Cleveland
7.What was the name of the mansion where Elvis Presley died?Graceland
8.Which state is called the Great Lake State?Michigan
9.Where in America was the world's biggest rock festival staged?Woodstock
10.Which Texan Governor was traveling with the Kennedys when JFK was shot?Connally
11.Who became the first US President to resign in office?A. Johnson, and then Nixon later on...
12.What amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion, speech and the press?First
13.How many people were killed in 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster? ???
14.What 1970 hit movie was banned on military bases for "reducing the conventions and paraphernalia of war to total idiocy? MASH
15.What name was the last word uttered by Napoleon? ???
16.What flying ace averaged a kill every 11 days between September of 1915, and April of 1918?The Red Baron
17.Who expected to be paid 2,000 pounds for surrendering West Point to the British?B. Arnold
18.What was the first war in which one jet plane shot down another? World War 1
19.What song was the Navy band playing at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked????
20.What newspaper won a Pulitzer for its Watergate coverage?
The Washington Post
Kudo for a great game blog, Dayna! 
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onehornytoad69
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Nov 21 @ 4:28PM
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Just What The Hell Do You Know? I Want a Beer.....and I Wanna fuck!!!!  
Thanks for the Game lady!!! Greenie for the fun!!!!!! 
Maybe...we could Send you the Answers....if its ok with you?  Don't wanna burn up your Emails though!!   
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KitKat25
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Nov 21 @ 4:34PM
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1. Montana
2. Joe DiMaggio
3. Dog
4. Seattle
5. Maine
6. Columbus ?? (I know this is the capital so this is a total guess.)
7. Graceland
8. Michigan
9. Woodstock (Somewhere in New York)
10. Governor John Connally
11, Richard Nixon
12. First Amendment
13, None
14. M*A*S*H
15. Unsure...(Maybe his wife's name...but I can't remember her name.)
16. Red Baron ??
17. Benedict Arnold
18. Korean War (Thanks to my son who loved anything to do with flight.)
19. The Star-Spangled Banner ??
20. The Washington Post
Kudos on another fun game blog Ewe_Wish. 
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sugarnspice005
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Nov 21 @ 5:57PM
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1.Which state is called the Treasure State?
Montana
2.Which Joe was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper?
Joe DiMaggio
3.In Peter Pan, what sort of animal was Nana?
Dog
4.In basketball, where do the Supersonics come from?
5.Which state is called the Pine Tree State?
Maine
6.What is Ohio's largest city?
7.What was the name of the mansion where Elvis Presley died?
Graceland
8.Which state is called the Great Lake State?
Michigan!
9.Where in America was the world's biggest rock festival staged?
Woodstock, New York
10.Which Texan Governor was traveling with the Kennedys when JFK was shot?
11.Who became the first US President to resign in office?
Richard Nixon
12.What amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of religion, speech and the press?
1st Amendment
13.How many people were killed in 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster?
14.What 1970 hit movie was banned on military bases for "reducing the conventions and paraphernalia of war to total idiocy?
MASH
15.What name was the last word uttered by Napoleon?
16.What flying ace averaged a kill every 11 days between September of 1915, and April of 1918?
The Red Baron
17.Who expected to be paid 2,000 pounds for surrendering West Point to the British
Benedict Arnold
18.What was the first war in which one jet plane shot down another?
19.What song was the Navy band playing at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked?
20.What newspaper won a Pulitzer for its Watergate coverage?
Washington Post
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Ewe_Wish
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Nov 22 @ 1:22AM
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and the answers for today were..........
1.Montana
2.DiMaggio
3.Dog
4.Seattle
5.Maine
6.Columbus
7.Graceland
8.Michigan
9.Woodstock
10.Connolly
11.Richard Nixon
12.The First Amendment
13.Zero
14.M*A*S*H
15.Josephine.
16.Manfred von Richthofen, or "The Red Barron".
17.Benedict Arnold.
18.The Korean War
19.The Star-Spangled Banner.
20.The Washington Post.
Thanks everyone for joining in.....
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StraddleMyNose
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Nov 22 @ 1:39PM
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11.Who became the first US President to resign in office?A. Johnson, and then Nixon later on... Damn, I can't believe I put A. Johnson down since he was impeached instead. 
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