Actual Questions From
"Official Class Reunion Exam" Series
(scroll down to bottom of page for answers)

1. Actor Robert Mitchum was sentenced to 60 days in jail on February 9, 1949 for:
a. cheating on his screen test
b. participating in a marijuana party
c. speeding

2. The first U.S. satellite, weighing 30 pounds, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on January 31, 1958.
a. Explorer I
b. Apollo 13 
c. Friendship 7

3. In 1960, how much would you pay for one of the greatest automotive flops – an Edsel?
a. $2,410
b. $2,850
c. $3,636.95

4. These collarless, single-breasted jackets, worn with a turtleneck and, sometimes, love beads, were really groovy in 1968.
a. Nehru
b. Army
c. Edwardian           

5. This U.S. swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.
a.Don Schollander
b. John Naber
c. Mark Spitz

6. A federal bailout of $1.5 billion for this ailing automaker, headed by Lee Iacocca, was authorized by Congress on December 21, 1979.
a. American Motors
b. General Motors
c. Chrysler Corporation

7. By estimates of the organizers, how many people were linked on May 25, 1986 from coast to coast in the “Hands Across America”?
a. 6 million
b. 1.6 million
c. 600,000

8. When Bill Clinton was inaugurated on January 20, 1993, he became the ____nd president.
a. 41
b. 42                       
c. 43

9. Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah.
a. Who was the NFL’s first draft pick?
b. Who was the 2004 Republican candidate for U.S. President?
c.Who won more than $2.5 million dollars in 74 shows before finally losing in November 2004 on the TV show “Jeopardy”?

10. A mega-concert was held on July 2, 2005 with more than 1 million people in attendance at a number of simultaneous shows. Millions more watched on television and on-line to bring awareness to the famine in Africa. It was called:
a. Live 7
b. Live 8
c. Live 9