US Guns Murder Suicide

Gun violence
The United States has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership per capita.
Bad news
According to the CDC, between 1999 and 2014 there have been 185,718 homicides from use of a firearm and 291,571 suicides using a firearm.
Good News
Despite a significant increase in the sales of firearms since 1994, the US has seen a drop in the annual rate of homicides using a firearm from 7.0 per 100,000 population in 1993 to 3.6 per 100,000. In the ten years between 2000 and 2009, the ATF reported 37,372,713 clearances for purchase, however, in the four years between 2010 and 2013, the ATF reported 31,421,528 clearances.

What Happened in 1967

What Happened in 1967?
Let’s have a look at what was going on in 1967, shall we? Here’s what made the news in 1967.
Lyndon B. Johnson is President and Hubert Humphrey is Vice President.
IN THE NEWS 1967
Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Race riots break out in several U.S. cities.
Muhammad Ali refuses military service.
10,000 protest the Viet Nam war and racism in Central Park.
The Boston Strangler gets life in prison.
The first person is cryonically preserved.
The first hand-held calculator is introduced by Texas Instruments.
ENTERTAINMENT IN 1967
A Man for All Seasons wins Best Picture Oscar.
Paul Scofield wins Best Actor Oscar.
Elizabeth Taylor wins Best Actress Oscar.
Born Free wins Best Song Oscar.
Record of the Year is Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra.
The largest selling single of the year is I’m a Believer by The Monkees.
Album of the Year is A Man and His Music by Frank Sinatra.
Elvis marries Priscilla.
The three day Monterey Pop Festival is held.
SPORTS IN 1967
The St. Louis Cardinals win The World Series.
The Packers beat the Chiefs in Superbowl I.
The Philadelphia 76ers win the NBA Championship.
The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
Packers beat The Cowboys in the “Ice Bowl”.
Muhammad Ali banned from boxing for resisting the draft.
Gay Brewer wins The Masters.
A.J. Foyt wins the Indy 500.
Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane

List of Oscar Awards Hosts

YEAR 2016 HOST Chris Rock 2015 Neil Patrick Harris 2014 Ellen DeGeneres 2013 Seth MacFarlane 2012 Billy Crystal 2011 James Franco and Anne Hathaway 2010 Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin 2009 Hugh Jackman 2008 Jon Stewart 2007 Ellen Degeneres 2006 Jon Stewart 2005 Chris Rock 2004 Billy Crystal 2003 Steve Martin 2002 Whoopi Goldberg 2001 Steve Martin 2000 Billy Crystal 1999 Whoopi Goldberg 1998 Billy Crystal 1997 Billy Crystal 1996 Whoopi Goldberg 1995 David Letterman 1994 Whoopi Goldberg 1993 Billy Crystal 1992 Billy Crystal 1991 Billy Crystal 1990 Billy Crystal 1989 No Host 1988 Chevy Chase 1987 Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn,Paul Hogan 1986 Alan Alda, Jane Fonda,Robin Williams 1985 Jack Lemmon 1984 Johnny Carson 1983 Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore,Richard Pryor,Walter Matthau 1982 Johnny Carson 1981 Johnny Carson 1980 Johnny Carson 1979 Johnny Carson 1978 Bob Hope 1977 Warren Beatty, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda,Richard Pryor 1976 Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly,Walter Matthau, George Segal, Robert Shaw 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.,Bob Hope,Shirley MacLaine,Frank Sinatra 1974 John Huston, Burt Reynolds, David Niven,Diana Ross 1973 Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston,Rock Hudson 1972 Helen Hayes, Alan King,Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Lemmon 1971 No Host 1970 No Host 1969 No Host 1968 Bob Hope 1967 Bob Hope 1966 Bob Hope 1965 Bob Hope 1964 Jack Lemmon 1963 Frank Sinatra 1962 Bob Hope 1961 Bob Hope 1960 Bob Hope 1959 Bob Hope, David Niven,Tony Randall, Mort Sahl,Laurence Olivier, Jerry Lewis 1958 Bob Hope, David Niven,James Stewart,Jack Lemmon,Rosalind Russell,Donald Duck 1957 Jerry Lewis, Celeste Holm 1956 Jerry Lewis,Claudette Colbert,Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1955 Bob Hope, Thelma Ritter 1954 Donald O’Connor, Fredric March 1953 Bob Hope, Conrad Nagel 1952 Danny Kaye 1951 Fred Astaire 1950 Paul Douglas 1949 Robert Montgomery 1948 Agnes Moorehead, Dick Powell 1947 Jack Benny 1946 Bob Hope, James Stewart 1945 Bob Hope, John Cromwell 1944 Jack Benny 1943 Bob Hope 1942 Bob Hope 1941 Bob Hope 1940 Bob Hope 1939 No Host 1938 Bob Burns 1937 George Jessel 1936 Frank Capra 1935 Irvin S. Cobb 1934 Will Rogers 1933 NO AWARDS THIS YEAR 1932 Lionel Barrymore, Conrad Nagel 1931 Lawrence Grant April : 1930 Conrad Nagel November :1930 William C. deMille 1929 Douglas Fairbanks,William C. deMille

The Beatles

The Beatles

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Official Members of The Rolling Stones

Bill Wyman
Brian Jones*
Charlie Watts
Ian Stewart*
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
Mick Taylor
Ronnie Wood

*RIP

Top-grossing films 1940

1. Rebecca
2. Boom Town
3. The Great Dictator
4. Strike Up the Band
5. The Philadelphia Story
6. Northwest Passage
7. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
8. New Moon
9. The Grapes of Wrath
10. Kitty Foyle

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Kentucky Derby Winners

2019 Country House
2018 Justify 7
2017 Always Dreaming
2016 Nyquist 13
2015 American Pharoah
2014 California Chrome
2013 Orb
2012 I'll Have Another
2011 Animal Kingdom
2010 Super Saver
2009 Mine That Bird
2008 Big Brown
2007 Street Sense
2006 Barbaro 3
2005 Giacomo 10
2004 Smarty Jones
2003 Funny Cide
2002 War Emblem
2001 Monarchos
2000 Fusaichi Pegasus
1999 Charismatic
1998 Real Quiet
1997 Silver Charm
1996 Grindstone
1995 Thunder Gulch
1994 Go for Gin
1993 Sea Hero
1992 Lil E. Tee
1991 Strike the Gold
1990 Unbridled
1989 Sunday Silence
1988 Winning Colors
1987 Alysheba
1986 Ferdinand
1985 Spend a Buck
1984 Swale 15
1983 Sunny's Halo
1982 Gato Del Sol
1981 Pleasant Colony
1980 Genuine Risk
1979 Spectacular Bid
1978 Affirmed
1977 Seattle Slew
1976 Bold Forbes
1975 Foolish Pleasure
1974 Cannonade
1973 Secretariat
1972 Riva Ridge
1971 Canonero II
1970 Dust Commander

Archie Manning

NFL Winningest Teams

Rank Team GP Won Lost Tied Pct. First NFL Season Division
1 Dallas Cowboys 898 512 380 6 .573 1960 NFC East
2 Chicago Bears 1,386 761 583 42 .564 1920 NFC North
3 Green Bay Packers 1,352 743 571 38 .564 1921 NFC North
4 New England Patriots[b] 900 500 391 9 .561 1960 AFC East
5 Miami Dolphins 816 452 360 4 .556 1966 AFC East
6 Minnesota Vikings 886 478 397 11 .546 1961 NFC North
7 Baltimore Ravens 368 200 167 1 .545 1996 AFC North
8 New York Giants 1,321 692 596 33 .536 1925 NFC East
9 Denver Broncos 900 476 414 10 .534 1960 AFC West
10 San Francisco 49ers 1,018 532 472 14 .529 1950 NFC West
11 Indianapolis Colts[c] 982 516 459 7 .529 1953 AFC South
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 1,208 628 558 22 .529 1933 AFC North
13 Kansas City Chiefs 900 469 419 12 .528 1960 AFC West
14 Oakland Raiders 900 466 423 11 .524 1960 AFC West
15 Seattle Seahawks 676 344 331 1 .510 1976 NFC West
16 Washington Redskins 1,218 600 590 28 .504 1932 NFC East
17 Los Angeles Chargers[d] 900 447 442 11 .503 1960 AFC West
18 Los Angeles Rams 1,151 568 562 21 .503 1937 NFC West
19 Carolina Panthers 384 190 193 1 .496 1995 NFC South
20 Philadelphia Eagles 1,204 577 601 26 .490 1933 NFC East
21 Cleveland Browns 970 469 490 11 .489 1950 AFC North
22 Tennessee Titans 900 431 463 6 .482 1960 AFC South
23 Buffalo Bills 900 415 477 8 .466 1960 AFC East
24 Detroit Lions 1,249 559 658 32 .460 1930 NFC North
25 Cincinnati Bengals 788 357 427 4 .456 1968 AFC North
26 New Orleans Saints 802 362 435 5 .454 1967 NFC South
27 New York Jets 900 401 491 8 .450 1960 AFC East
28 Houston Texans 272 121 151 0 .445 2002 AFC South
29 Jacksonville Jaguars 384 170 214 0 .443 1995 AFC South
30 Atlanta Falcons 816 358 452 6 .442 1966 NFC South
31 Arizona Cardinals 1,346 553 753 40 .426 1920 NFC West
32 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 676 260 415 1 .385 1976 NFC South

Lincoln and Kennedy Assassinantions Coincidences

The real trivia is the wide circulation of this questionable list.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both were shot in the head.

Lincoln’s secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theatre.
Kennedy’s secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both successors were named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters.

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

Assassinated US Presidents

Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
John F. Kennedy

State Capitols Birds And Flowers

A staple in any game show, trivia board game or general trivia conversation is state capitals, I threw in the birds and flowers.

Alabama
Capital: Montgomery
State Bird: Yellowhammer
State Flower: Camellia

Alaska
Capital: Juneau
State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
State Flower: Forget Me Not

Arizona
Capital: Phoenix
State Bird: Cactus Wren
State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom

Arkansas
Capital: Little Rock
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Apple Blossom

California
Capital: Sacramento
State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Flower: California Poppy

Colorado
Capital: Denver
State Bird: Lark Bunting
State Flower: White and Lavender Columbine

Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Mountain Laurel

Delaware
Capital: Dover
State Bird: Blue Hen
State Flower: Peach Blossom

District of Columbia (D.C.)
D.C. is the Capital of the United Staes
District Bird: Wood Thrush
District Flower: American Beauty Rose

Florida
Capital: Tallahassee
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Orange Blossom

Georgia
Capital: Atlanta
State Bird: Brown Thrasher
State Flower: Cherokee Rose

Hawaii
Capital: Honolulu
State Bird: Nene
State Flower: Hibiscus

Idaho
Capital: Boise
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
State Flower: Syringa

Illinois
Capital: Springfield
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Purple Violet

Indiana
Capital: Indianapolis
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Poeny

Iowa
Capital: Des Moines
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower: Wild Prairie Rose

Kansas
Capital: Topeka
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Sunflower

Kentucky
Capital: Frankfort
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Goldenrod

Louisiana
Capital: Baton Rouge
State Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican
State Flower: Magnolia

Maine
Capital: Augusta
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: White Pine Cone and Tassel

Maryland
Capital: Annapolis
State Bird: Baltimore Oriole
State Flower: Black Eyed Susan

Massachusetts
Capital: Boston
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: Mayflower

Michigan
Capital: Lansing
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Apple Blossom

Minnesota
Capital: Saint Paul
State Bird: Common Loon
State Flower: Pink and White Lady’s-Slipper

Mississippi
Capital: Jackson
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Magnolia

Missouri
Capital: Jefferson City
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Hawthorn

Montana
Capital: Helena
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Bitterroot

Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Goldenrod

Nevada
Capital: Carson City
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
State Flower: Sagebrush

New Hampshire
Capital: Concord
State Bird: Purple Finch
State Flower: Purple Lilac

New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower: Violet

New Mexico
Capital: Santa Fe
State Bird: Roadrunner
State Flower: Yucca Flower

New York
Capital: Albany
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Rose

North Carolina
Capital: Raleigh
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Dogwood

North Dakota
Capital: Bismarck
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Wild Prairie Rose

Ohio
Capital: Columbus
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Scarlet Carnation

Oklahoma
Capital: Oklahoma City
State Bird: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
State Flower: Mistletoe

Oregon
Capital: Salem
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Oregon Grape

Pennsylvania
Capital: Harrisburg
State Bird: Ruffed Grouse
State Flower: Mountain Laurel

Rhode Island
Capital: Providence
State Bird: Rhode Island Red
State Flower: Violet

South Carolina
Capital: Columbia
State Bird: Great Carolina Wren
State Flower: Yellow Jessamine

South Dakota
Capital: Pierre
State Bird: Ring-Necked Pheasant
State Flower: Pasque Flower

Tennessee
Capital: Nashville
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Iris

Texas
Capital: Austin
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Bluebonnet

Utah
Capital: Salt Lake City
State Bird: California Seagull
State Flower: Sego Lily

Vermont
Capital: Montpelier
State Bird: Hermit Thrush
State Flower: Red Clover

Virginia
Capital: Richmond
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Dogwood

Washington
Capital: Olympia
State Bird: Willow Goldfinch
State Flower: Pink Rhododendron

West Virginia
Capital: Charleston
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Rhododendron

Wisconsin
Capital: Madison
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Wood Violet

Wyoming
Capital: Cheyenne
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Flower: Indian Paintbrush

Thomas Jefferson

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