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Question

1.What Service club's name indicates that it is the "least pessimistic" club in America?


2. What organization was originally founded for Urban evangelism is now noted for teaching swimming and lifesaving?


3. What famous self-help organization is known for never giving last names of it's members?


4. What is the more common one-word name for the members of the Imperial council of the Ancient Arabic Order of Noble of the Mystic Shine?


5. What noted civic businessmen's organization is headquatered in Evanston, Illinois?


6. What conservative political organization operates a popular museum in Overland Park, Kansas?


7. What organization was originally founded by doctorsin 1847 "to improve public health"?


8. Who is the Princeton, NJ native that is a football All-American, a law graduate, and an accomplished Shakespearean actor?

Answer 1

1. Optimists
A member of Optimist International.

2. YMCA ( Young Men's Christian Association)
Through the influence of nationally known lay evangelists Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) and John Mott (1865-1955), who dominated the movement in the last half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries respectively, the American YMCAs sent workers by the thousands overseas, both as missionary-like YMCA secretaries and as war workers.

3. AA ( Alcoholics Anon )

4. Shriners

5. ?

6. ?

7. AMA ( American Medical Association )
1847 to 1899
The founding and early years of the AMA were a time of dramatic change and growth for the medical profession.
1900 to 1920
AMA advocates for higher medical education training standards and creates the House of Delegates.

8. Paul Robeson

Robeson won an academic scholarship to Rutgers University. When he went out for the Rutgers University football team, other players beat him up and pulled out his fingernails; he bore the abuse to prove his worth, and when he graduated he was a two-time All-American and the school valedictorian, exhorting his classmates to "catch a new vision."

His characterization of the title role in Othello in London (1930) won high praise, as did the Broadway production (1943), which set an all-time record run for a Shakespearean play on Broadway.

Answer 2

Sports Who holds the record (American football) for most sacks (as a QB) in a season? David Carr. Which three GKs (soccer/football) have the highest overall rating in FIFA 12? Julio Cesar, Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon. Which baseball player holds the career home run record (in any league, not necessarily an American one, but must be professional)? Saduharu Oh, with 868. Environment/Ecology/Animals How many scientific types of extinction are there? Five What was birch beer originally made from? The birch tree. Music What is the name of Elvis Presley's mansion? Graceland. What are the names of the Beatles? John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr. BONUS: Who's the drummer? Starr. Astronomy What is the official name of the North Star? Polaris. What celestial being is nicknamed the "Dog Star"? Sirius. Food Where did Ocean Spray begin? New Jersey. What is a "Mega Mac"? A promotional McDonalds hamburger in Malaysia with four beef patties instead of the Big Mac's traditional two. Science What element does Pb represent? Lead. In what decade did the first atomic power plants appear in the United States? The 1950s. Mathematics What do the letters mean in Einstein's equation e=mc^2? e is energy, m is mass, c is the speed of light. Where did RSA cryptography get its name? From the initials of its MIT creators.

Answer 3

1. Soroptimists

2. American Red Cross

3. Alcoholics Anonymous (also, similar groups for drugs, etc.)

4. Shriners???

5. Don't know

6. Don't know

7. American Medical Association???

8. No idea

Answer 4

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