First Ten Trivia Questions

 1.  What was the name of the Nebraska Minor League Baseball team in North Platte in the 1930s?

 2.  John Wayne made his debut in his first major role in a western in 1930. What was the name of the film?

 3.  What is the name of the woman who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 and why did she receive it?

 4.  The first soft-centered lollipops were sold in the 1930s. They were named after the inventor’s daughter. What were they called?

 5.  Who was the first African American to host a national network program? (Hint: He was the summer replacement on Rudy Vallée’s show The Royal Gelatin Hour in 1937.)

 6.  Who was the silent  film star whose first immortal, husky, Swedish-accented words in the film Anna Christie (1930) were:”Gimme a vhiskey, ginger ale on the side. And don’t be stingy, baby.”

 7.  Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller made his screen debut in 1932. What role did he play?

 8.  In 1935 and again in 1937, southern senators used a filibuster to prevent passage of  bills to stop this method of controlling     integration. What was the practice they didn’t want legislation against?

 9.  Before alemite guns were invented, these were used to grease the bearing of the main rod in steam engines.

10. What food was invented by three doctors in 1931 to prevent Ricket, which is a caused by a lack of Vitamin D?