1. Name the four men of the Beatles.

2. What was the post-Beatles musical group led by Paul McCartney?

3. Which president's swearing-in began the tradition of the U.S.

Marine Band performing at every presidential inaugural?

4. Who owns Graceland, the estate of Elvis Presley, which is one of

the most-visited tourist attractions in the country?

5. Don McLean's hit record "American Pie" relates the Feb. 3, 1959,

plane crash that took away three honored recording artists. Name them.

6. What number U.S. president is the current George Walker Bush?

7. Which U.S. president served two terms as president, but served in terms separated by his loss of one term? He was the 22nd and 24th president.

8. Name the earth pig that is quite often the leading word in an alphabet or encyclopedia.

9. In what state did the most Revolutionary War battles occur?

10. Name the only Confederate state capital that did not fall into Union troop hands in the Civil War.

Answers

1. The Beatles were George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney

and Ringo Starr.

2. McCartney's group is named Wings.

3. The Marine Band began its traditional inaugural appearances at Thomas Jefferson's inauguration in March 1801.

4. Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis's daughter, has the deed to Graceland.

5. The plane in "American Pie" was carrying Buddy Holly of the Crickets, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Harrison, who bore the nickname of "The Big Bopper."

6. The younger Bush is the 43rd U.S. president.

7. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president.

8. The earth pig is the aardvark.

9. South Carolina was the site of the most Revolutionary War battles.

(Source: Philip Morris magazine.)

10. According to Philip Morris magazine, Tallahassee, Florida, was the only Confederate state capital that did not fall into Union hands during the Civil War.

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