1. What year was hockey introduced into the Olympics?
2. How many states start with the letter A?
3. This sitcom aired for nine seasons in the 1990s and was referred to as “the show about nothing”. Name the sitcom.
4. On April 30, 1789 this political figure took his oath of office. Name the first president of the United States.
5. Who wrote the novels Congo, Sphere and Jurassic Park?
6. Name the gold rush that occurred in Yukon Territory, Canada in 1897.
7. What major car manufacturer is located in Alliston, Ontario?
8. This instrument can be found in doctors’ offices and is used to listen to internal sounds. What is this instrument?
9. This technology uses short range radio frequency to exchange information and communicate between devices. It can be used on cell phones, computers and several other electronic devices. Name the technology.
10. What is the currency traded in Australia?

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March 22, 1923

Foster Hewitt announces the first radio broadcast of hockey.

1. What team does David Beckham play for in Major League Soccer?
2. What state is the Grand Canyon located?
3. Name the villains in the 1997 film Batman & Robin.
4. Who was the longest serving Prime Minister of Canada?
5. Who wrote The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Dr Moreau?
6. This set of quintuplets was born on May 28, 1934 and their controversy guardianship made them sensations. Name the quintuplets.
7. This bank uses the slogan “The World’s Local Bank”. Name the bank.
8. “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction” is part of what Isaac Newton’s law?
9. The Canadian, Arthur Sicard, devised this machine for winter. Name what Sicard developed.
10. This famous tower in Italy is tilted southeast a few degrees. Name the tower.

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March 9, 1959

The toymaker Mattel Inc. unveils its Barbie doll.