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Another Difficult General Trivia Quiz - Part Two
written by:
shimonbentzvi
Yet another difficult trivia quiz on a variety of topics.
Question 1:
This duo was formed by Roland Orzabel and Curt Smith in the early 1980's. Their songs "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" both hit #1on the US Pop Charts.
Tears for Fears
Dire Straits
Graduate
Air Supply
Question 2:
What is true about President Bill Clinton's official portrait?
He is portrayed as being right-handed instead of left-handed.
It is the first official Presidential portrait not painted by an American citizen.
It is the first official Presidential portrait painted by an African-American.
It is the first official Presidential portrait that had to be redone because of mistakes.
Question 3:
This great American literary work was intended to be both a novella and a play. It has been made into a full-length movie at least three times. It hits on themes of mental illness, prejudice, loneliness and brutality. It revolves around two friends named George and Lennie. What is its title?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
In Cold Blood
Question 4:
In 1995 this person addressed the UN General Assembly in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.
Yuri Andropov
Fidel Castro
Mother Teresa
Pope John Paul II
Question 5:
Audrey Hepburn, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Django Reinhardt, Toots Thielemans, and Adolphe Sax were all born in this country.
The Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Question 6:
In what year did the first brown supermarket grocery bag appear?
1915
1903
1911
1871
Question 7:
This astronaut claimed he was "the first man to wet his pants on the moon."
Neil Armstrong
Chuck Rollands
Gus Grissom
Buzz Aldrin
Question 8:
Which of these came first?
Jack in the Box restaurants
Hardees restaurants
White Castle restaurants
Krispy Kreme
Question 9:
Which of these was invented by O. Mumford Scott?
Inexpensive weed-free grass seed
Vaseline
Disposable razors
The electric car
Question 10:
When was the first stick antiperspirant patented?
1919
1888
1951
1942
Question 11:
The first painting to sell for more than $100,000,00 was painted by this artist.
Velasquez
Degas
Picasso
Van Gough
Question 12:
Which one of these people was nicknamed "The Iron Butterfly"?
Imelda Marcos
Indira Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
Bella Abzug
Question 13:
Which of these women was nicknamed "The Iron Lady"?
Margaret Thatcher
Imelda Marcos
Mother Teresa
Indira Gandhi
Question 14:
She was called "The Swedish Nightingale".
Jenny Lind
Bjork
Ingrid Bergmann
Agnetha Faltskog
Question 15:
Which of these magazines came first?
Highlights for Children
Playboy
Boys' Life
Discover
Question 16:
What was MKULTRA?
The code name for the first American action in Operation Iraqi Freedom
The code name for the secret USA/British coding/decoding device used in Operation Overlord
The code name for Germany's invasion of Poland, setting off World War II
The code name for a secret CIA mind control project
Question 17:
This novel told the story of two families, the Hamiltons and the Trasks, living in the Salinas Valley in California. It is loosely based on Biblical stories.
The Caine Mutiny
My Brother's Keeper
The Tree of Life
East of Eden
Question 18:
William McCord has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He appeared in the movie "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" and the soap opera "Days of Our Lives." With which singing group did he have his biggest hit?
Dion and the Belmonts
Billy Vera and the Beaters
The Hollies
The Remains
Question 19:
What was the first song to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Song?
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Dang Me
Crazy
I Go To Pieces
The Ballad of Jed Clampett
Question 20:
What was the first children's book to be number one on the New York Times Best Seller list?
Madeline
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Goodnight Moon
Green Eggs and Ham
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