Do you know your home run hitters?

Questions: 

1. Name the six baseball players who have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season.

2. What 1982 movie held the box office record until 1993?

3. Who were the U.S. and Soviets leaders when the Berlin Wall fell?

4. What are the top five U.S. states in wheat production?

5. Who was the first Black president of South Africa?

Fun Facts:

Jenna Ortega learned to play the cello for her role in the Netflix hit “Wednesday.” 

A 150-pound runner would need to run three miles to burn the calories in a pack of two Twinkies.

In 1987, a farmer in Argentina stumbled upon a giant tibia bone sticking out of the ground. It belonged to a massive dinosaur now known as Argentinosaurus, which some scientists consider the largest land animal to ever exist.

Iceland’s parliament is called the Alþingi. It was founded in 930 AD and is considered the world’s oldest still-functioning parliament.

San Diego Padres baseball legend Dave Winfield was also drafted into the NFL and the NBA.

In 2024 several YouTube “Flat-Earth” believers were flown to the North Pole to experience 24 hours of sunlight to prove the Earth was a sphere. Only one changed their mind.

There is a town called Baarle that is split between Belgium and the Netherlands.  It has a maze-like border that runs through streets, buildings and even homes, creating quirky situations where a property’s nationality depends on which way your front door faces.

82 percent of Michael Phelps’ Olympic medals were gold, 11 percent were silver and 7 percent were bronze (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze).

The largest lake in Western Europe is Sweden’s Lake Vänern. It  is one-tenth the size of Lake Michigan.

Dalmatian dogs take their name from Dalmatia, a region of the former Roman Empire now part of Croatia. Its largest city, Dubrovnik, often called the “Pearl of the Adriatic,” is renowned for its stunning beaches, fine wine and rich history.

Answers:

1. Barry Bonds - 73, Mark McGwire - 70, Sammy Sosa - 66, Aaron Judge - 62, Roger Maris - 61, Babe Ruth - 60

2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Jurassic Park was the movie to make more money.)

3. George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev

4. 1. North Dakota, 2. Kansas, 3. Montana, 4. Washington, 5. Idaho

5. Nelson Mandela (elected in 1994)