Here are two Easter trivia questions - these are not trick questions - see if you can get them without viewing the answer...
Question #1 - which of the following TWO historic sports events happened on this date, April 20?
Select two of the following...
A) - In 1897, The very first Boston Marathon was run
B) - In 1916, The first game ever played in Chicago's Wrigley Field was contested between the Cubs & Reds
C) - In 1946, Jackie Robinson debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers
D) - In 1980, famous cheater Rosie Ruiz won the Boston Marathon but
stripped of the title after it was discovered that she had not run the entire course
E) - In 1986, Candace Parker was born
F) - In 1989, Kareem Abdul Jabbar plays his final game as a Laker
G) - In 1996 the Chicago Bulls won their record 72nd game setting the all time mark that still stands
H) - In 1997 the first Major League Baseball game ever held in Hawaii was played between Cards & Padres
Answer - mouse over to read
Answers B) and H) are correct
Question #2 - How many times does the word "Easter"
appear in the King James version of the Bible
(also known as the Authorized Version written in 1611)?
Multiple choice:
A) None
B) One
C) Seventeen
D) Over one thousand
Answer - mouse over to read..
B) One - The word "Easter" does appear once in Acts 12:4 (LINK)
but it is widely believed by other Bible translators that this is a mis-translation
and that the Greek word in the original manuscripts really translates better as
"The Feast of Unleavened Bread", or Passover
Question #1 - which of the following TWO historic sports events happened on this date, April 20?
Select two of the following...
A) - In 1897, The very first Boston Marathon was run
B) - In 1916, The first game ever played in Chicago's Wrigley Field was contested between the Cubs & Reds
C) - In 1946, Jackie Robinson debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers
D) - In 1980, famous cheater Rosie Ruiz won the Boston Marathon but
stripped of the title after it was discovered that she had not run the entire course
E) - In 1986, Candace Parker was born
F) - In 1989, Kareem Abdul Jabbar plays his final game as a Laker
G) - In 1996 the Chicago Bulls won their record 72nd game setting the all time mark that still stands
H) - In 1997 the first Major League Baseball game ever held in Hawaii was played between Cards & Padres
Answer - mouse over to read
Answers B) and H) are correct
Question #2 - How many times does the word "Easter"
appear in the King James version of the Bible
(also known as the Authorized Version written in 1611)?
Multiple choice:
A) None
B) One
C) Seventeen
D) Over one thousand
Answer - mouse over to read..
B) One - The word "Easter" does appear once in Acts 12:4 (LINK)
but it is widely believed by other Bible translators that this is a mis-translation
and that the Greek word in the original manuscripts really translates better as
"The Feast of Unleavened Bread", or Passover