Author: Evelyn Beresford

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Lake Baikal, the deepest lake on Earth, is located within which continent?” …A lake is a body of water surrounded by land that does not connect to the sea. Lake Baikal, is located in the southern part of Siberia. It holds the distinction of being the largest lake in Asia, and the deepest lake in the world. It is an estimated 5,387 feet deep, and its bottom is approximately 3,893 feet below sea level. It is also the oldest freshwater lake in the world, with an estimated age of 20 million to 25 million years.…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “In which film did Al Pacino repeatedly shout “Hoo ah!”?” Hoo-ah! That’s the all-purpose exclamation and declaration of pride that started in the United States Army but later spread to the Air Force and Navy. In 1992, it became the famous catchphrase of retired Army Lt. Col. Frank Slade, the blind, alcoholic, officer portrayed by Al Pacino in “Scent of a Woman.” Al Pacino says “Hoo-ah” or a variation of it exactly ten times throughout the movie. Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance and the film was nominated for Best…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “During the 2000 presidential election, what did Al Gore’s critics say he claimed to have invented?” Former Vice President Al Gore is frequently quoted as claiming credit for the invention of the internet, but what he actually said in a 1999 CNN interview was “I took the initiative in creating the internet.” Gore was widely mocked for this statement. But the men who did invent the internet, TCP/IP designers Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf, argue that Gore was “the first political leader to recognize the importance of the internet and to promote and support its…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Canadian Marcellus Edson patented which food item in 1884?” Marcellus Gilmore Edson was a Canadian chemist who filed and was granted the first patent in the United States for what he called “peanut-candy” in 1884. His cooled product had “a consistency like that of butter, lard, or ointment”, according to his patent application. Edson developed the idea of peanut paste as a delicious and nutritious foodstuff for people who could hardly chew solid food, a common state in those days. Peanut paste was initially sold for six cents per pound. The patent describes a process…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “The numbers and letters of Tesla car models were selected to resemble what word?” Tesla is an electric-automobile manufacturer, named after Serbian American inventor Nikola Tesla. Elon Musk has served as the CEO and product architect of Tesla since 2003. Like anything CEO Elon Musk does, the naming of Tesla’s most recent sedan was very deliberate. The Model Y completed the naming strategy that Musk has been planning for years: to launch a car line that spells “SEXY.” The Model 3 was forced to serve as the letter “e” after Ford beat Tesla to the…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Chuck Norris gave martial arts lessons to which black belt-ranked game show host?” ..Carlos Ray Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and … Norris is also a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and Judo. …. Winning Tournament Karate on the practical study of competition training for any rank. … Also in 1983, Xonox produced the video game Chuck Norris Superkicks for the … Robert William Barker (born December 12, 1923) is an American former television game show host. He is known for hosting CBS’s The Price Is…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which former talk show host has been married eight times to seven different people?” …Larry King is a television and radio host who hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN from 1985 to 2010. King married for the first time in 1952 and has been married eight times to seven women – Freda Miller, Annette Kaye, Alene Akins, Mary Francis Stuphin, Sharon Lepore, Julie Alexander and Shawn Southwick. The 85-year-old former CNN host filed for divorce yesterday after 22 years of marriage with Shawn Southwick King. From his eight marriages, King…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which character was originally left out of the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins?” …Flintstones Chewable Vitamins are supplemental multivitamins for children based on the animated sitcom The Flintstones. For over 20 years, Betty was not included as one of the vitamins. Some say it was because a mold for Betty looked too much like Wilma, while others claimed Betty’s small waist meant the individual vitamin tablets kept breaking. After a grassroots campaign and the results of a Bayer telephone poll came in favor of including Betty, the character was added to the lineup in 1995, replacing the…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Who released a 1973 solo album titled “Ask Me What I Am”?” In 1973, Burt Reynolds recorded a country music album called Ask Me What I Am. The album was recorded in just two days, and came with a large detachable poster of Burt in a snazzy blue polyester leisure suit and white cowboy boots. Despite songwriting contributions from Bobby Goldsboro, Red Lane, Ed Bruce and Dick Feller, the album was a commercial failure. Still Reynolds pressed on, recording a song called “Let’s Do Something Cheap and Superficial” for the Smokey and the Bandits II…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Who appeared in more than 30 Alfred Hitchcock films?” Known as “the Master of Suspense”, he directed over 50 feature films in a career spanning six decades, becoming as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing of the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1965) Step 2 : Answer to the question “Who appeared in more than 30 Alfred Hitchcock films?” Alfred Hitchcock: Film director Alfred Hitchcock made cameo appearances in 39 of his 52 surviving major films. For…