History / Science On February 20th, 1962, who became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft? John Glenn
General Trivia / History What was the code-name for the U.S. Air Force study of UFOs between 1952 and 1970? Project Blue Book
History / Science What revolutionary personal computer, with it’s popular graphical user interface, was released on January 24th, 1984? Apple Macintosh
History The National Prohibition Act took effect on January 16th, 1919. What Minnesota politician from Granite Falls championed the legislation? Andrew Volstead
History Thomas McKean of Delaware was a little late to the show. He was the last person to sign what important document? US Declaration of Independence
History Charles Curtis was the first vice-president of the United States with Native American ancestry. He served under which 20th century president? Herbert Hoover
History On this date in 1990, who began his role as the first freely elected president of Poland? Lech Walesa
History By what name do we call the series of concrete fortifications that were built along the eastern border of France in the 1930’s? Maginot Line
History On October 3rd, 1990 German Chancellor Helmut Kohl called then president George H. W. Bush for a short conversation. What occasion prompted this call? It was the day of German Reunification