Evan Massey is a regular contributor to WGIL. He is a retired Galesburg High School girls basketball coach and one of the most successful coaches in Illinois history.
In this quiz, I give you a topic and lists four people or four places. Your job is to figure out which one of the four does not belong with the other three.
Example:
Topic: Hamburgers
Ketchup, Mustard, Pickles, Tomato Soup
Answer: Tomato Soup — the other three are condiments on hamburgers.
Keep track of your score and see what it means at the bottom. Share your score in the comments on Facebook or the Massey Blog!
#1 — Presidents
Madison, Burr, Monroe, Harrison
#2 — National Football League
Glendale Arizona, Chicago Illinois, Cleveland Ohio, St. Louis Missouri
#3 — Atlantic Ocean
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
#4 — National Basketball Association
Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Sacramento, Kansas City
#5 — Mexico
California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
#6 — Mississippi River
Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Alabama
#7 — Major League Baseball
Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York
#8 — Capitals and Presidents
Lincoln, Madison, Jackson, Montgomery
#9 — Canada
Idaho, Wisconsin, Washington, North Dakota
#10 — National Basketball Association
Moline, St. Louis, Atlanta, Indianapolis
#11 — Capitals
Washington D.C., Little Rock, Salem, Baton Rouge
#12 — Nobel Peace Prizes
Reagan, Wilson, Carter, Obama
#13 — Gulf of Mexico
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas
#14 — Streets of Galesburg
Fremont, Losey, Main, Seminary
#15 — Major League Baseball
Kansas City, Atlanta, Boston, Milwaukee
Answers
#1: Burr — Aaron Burr was never a president.
#2: Cleveland Ohio — The NFL Cardinals played in Chicago, St. Louis, and now Glendale. Cleveland never had the Cardinals.
#3: Vermont — Vermont does not border the Atlantic Ocean.
#4: Milwaukee — The NBA Kings played in Cincinnati (as the Royals), Kansas City, and Sacramento. The Bucks have always been in Milwaukee.
#5: Nevada — Nevada is the only state that does not share a border with Mexico.
#6: Alabama — Alabama does not touch the Mississippi River.
#7: Boston — Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York each have two MLB teams. Boston has one.
#8: Montgomery — Madison, Lincoln, and Jackson are all state capitals named after former presidents. Montgomery is a state capital but not named after a president.
#9: Wisconsin — Wisconsin is the only state on the list that does not border Canada.
#10: Indianapolis — Moline, St. Louis, and Atlanta have all been home to the NBA Hawks.
#11: Washington D.C. — D.C. is the national capital. The others — Little Rock, Salem, and Baton Rouge — are state capitals.
#12: Reagan — Reagan did not win a Nobel Peace Prize. Wilson, Carter, and Obama all did.
#13: Georgia — Georgia does not border the Gulf of Mexico.
#14: Seminary — Seminary Street runs north-south. Fremont, Losey, and Main run east-west.
#15: Kansas City — The MLB Braves played in Boston, Milwaukee, and now Atlanta. They never played in Kansas City.
What Your Score Means
14–15 correct: You know geography, sports, and presidents — what else could a person need to know!!
12–13 correct: Impressive — betting you are a worldwide traveler.
10–11 correct: Guessing you know geography but not sports.
7–9 correct: Either watch more ESPN or National Geographic.
0–6 correct: Assume you live outside the United States — maybe Quincy?
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