Trivia: What can run but never walks, and has a mouth but never talks?
River
Snail
$1 bill
Record player
Correct Answer: River
So why is this answer correct? : A river also has a bed but never sleeps.
What gets wet as it is drying?
Trivia: What gets wet as it is drying?
Rain cloud
Hairdryer
Paint
Towel
Correct Answer: Towel
So why is this answer correct? : The more a towel dries you off, the wetter it gets.
What has three feet but cannot walk?
Trivia: What has three feet but cannot walk?
A giraffe
A yardstick
A spider
A cookie
Correct Answer: A yardstick
So why is this answer correct? : The mile is in a similar predicament — it has 5,280 feet and still can’t walk.
Solve this brain teaser: What can you catch but never throw?
Trivia: Solve this brain teaser: What can you catch but never throw?
A frisbee
A fish
A cold
A baseball
Correct Answer: A cold
So why is this answer correct? : Germs may be easy to catch, but they are impossible to throw.
Which one of the following honors was awarded to George Marshall?
Which one of the following honors was awarded to George Marshall?
Pulitzer Prize
Medal of Honor
Nobel Peace Prize
Victoria Cross
Academy Award
Correct Answer: Nobel Peace Prize
What position did George Marshall hold when he gave his name to the Marshall Plan — a huge aid package to help Western Europe after the ravages of World War Two?
What position did George Marshall hold when he gave his name to the Marshall Plan — a huge aid package to help Western Europe after the ravages of World War Two?
Secretary of Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of State
Ambassador to the U.N.
NATO Secretary General
Correct Answer: Secretary of State
George Marshall received his military education from what institution?
George Marshall received his military education from what institution?
West Point
U.S. Naval Academy
Citadel
Virginia Military Institute
Norwich University
Correct Answer: Virginia Military Institute
Which one of these generals fought for the Confederate side during the Civil War?
Which one of these generals fought for the Confederate side during the Civil War?
William Henry French
George Armstrong Custer
Abner Doubleday
Galusha Pennypacker
Albert Sidney Johnston
Correct Answer: Albert Sidney Johnston
Confederate general ‘Stonewall’ Jackson was also known by what other nickname?
Confederate general ‘Stonewall’ Jackson was also known by what other nickname?
The Marble Man
Old Gimlet Eye
Old Blue Light
Boney
The Fighting Bishop
Correct Answer: Old Blue Light
What general commanded the Union’s Army of the Potomac at the 1862 Battle of Antietam?
What general commanded the Union’s Army of the Potomac at the 1862 Battle of Antietam?
Ulysses Grant
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
Irvin McDowell
George Meade
Correct Answer: George McClellan