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Question 1: Which television show won the first Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1951?
Question 2: What is the term for the amount of power an engine produces?
Horsepower is a unit of measurement for the power output of an engine. It was coined by Scottish engineer James Watt, who compared the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses. One horsepower is equivalent to the power needed to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second.
Question 3: What product did the founder of McDonald's originally sell before turning to fast food?
Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's Corporation, was originally a salesman of Multimixers, used for making milkshakes. He discovered the McDonald brothers' fast food operation in San Bernardino, California, in 1954 and saw the potential in their efficient food service system.
Question 4: If the human body was stretched out, which organ would be the longest?
The small intestine is on average 20 feet long when relaxed, but can stretch up to 30 feet when fully extended. It is the longest internal organ in the human body.
Question 5: Why were seat belts invented?
Seat belts were invented by English engineer George Cayley in the early 19th century. However, they didn't become widely used in cars until the 1950s when Dr. C. Hunter Shelden, a neurosurgeon, began advocating for their use after seeing the devastating effects of head injuries resulting from car accidents.
Question 6: Which famous fashion designer is known for introducing the 'little black dress'?
Coco Chanel introduced the 'little black dress' in 1926. This simple and elegant piece of clothing became a wardrobe staple for women and is still popular today.
Question 7: The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis in Greece, dedicated to which goddess?
The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena Parthenos, the patron goddess of Athens. It was completed in 438 BC during the height of the Athenian Empire.
Question 8: Who won the Academy Award for directing the movie Million Dollar Baby?
Clint Eastwood was awarded his second Best Director Oscar for the film Million Dollar Baby in 2004.
Question 9: In the musical Les Misérables, who is Cosette's biological mother?
Fantine, a struggling single mother who turns to desperate measures to care for her daughter, is the biological mother of Cosette. In Les Misérables, Fantine entrusts Cosette to the Thénardiers, believing she will have a better life, but they treat her as little more than a servant.
Question 10: When did the first episode of The Simpsons air?
The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom and animated program. It began as a series of animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 before debuting as its own half-hour prime time show in 1989.
Gunsmoke was good. And Twilight Zone?
No idea. Slow food?
Gud day ahead!
I remember watching that first Simpsons episode.
that much CHIEF! bugger
"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" was an anthology television series which offered adaptations of Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, novels, and stories. This show is not as well remembered today as some other classic shows, but it has its place in television history for winning the very first Emmy in the drama category.