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Far Out Trivia Two

written by: shimonbentzvi

A very difficult general quiz.

Question 1:

Which of these came first?

Rice Krispies
Wheaties
Grape-Nuts
Frosted Flakes

Question 2:

Who wrote "Jude the Obscure," "The Mayor of Casterbridge," and "Far From the Madding Crowd"?

Matthew Arnold
Thomas Hardy
Walter Scott
William Shakespeare

Question 3:

What was the first Broadway comedy to run for over 5500 performances?

Grease
Hello Dolly
Oh! Calcutta
Drat, the Cat

Question 4:

This malleable, ductile, gray-white metal is very valuable. It is used in jewelry, in the production of electrical equipment, and in automobile emission systems. Certain compounds of this metal have shown to be effective in destroying tumors.

Copper
Bronze
Platinum
Manganese

Question 5:

Where was the first American-made motorcycle manufactured?

Kansas City, Missouri
Birmingham, Alabama
Springfield , Massachusetts
Savannah, Georgia

Question 6:

The great medieval artist, Albrect Durer wrote a textbook in this subject.

Geometry
Cooking
Architecture
Civil Engineering

Question 7:

In this language, "jo reggelt" means "good morning" and "Beszel angolul" means "Do you speak English"?

Croatian
Romanian
Russian
Hungarian

Question 8:

This country is a democratic, parliamentary republic that has over 1500 islands, 700 rivers and streams, and 1000 lakes. During the winter, the shortest day is only 6 hours long. Smoked trout is a typical food there.

Denmark
Montenegro
Sweden
Estonia

Question 9:

Who is regarded as the first professional (American style) football player?

William Heffelfinger
Jim Thorpe
Red Grange
Jay Berwanger

Question 10:

Ross Rebagliati, Karine Ruby, Gian Simmen, Nicola Thost, Anton Pogue, Stacia Hookman, Steve Persons, and Sabrina Sadeghi are prominent names in this sport.

Figure skating
Snowboarding
Skiing
Team handball

Question 11:

Where was the first iron bridge built?

Paris, France
Brussels, Belgium
Milton, Massachusetts
Coalbrookdale, England

Question 12:

Where will you find the first public park in the USA?

Charleston, South Carolina
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Boston, Massachusetts

Question 13:

What did Norman Breakey invent?

The paint roller
The electric typewriter
The electric alarm clock
The QWERTYU keyboard

Question 14:

The first European child, born in the Western Hemisphere, was born in what would become this country/state.

Barbados
Cuba
Canada
Virginia

Question 15:

He was the first child born in the White House in Washington, D.C.

James Lee Washington
James Madison Randolph
James Franklin Jefferson
James Quincy Adams

Question 16:

A 1672 painting in Dobarsko in this country depicts Jesus in a rocket ship.

Hungary
Estonia
Bulgaria
Croatia

Question 17:

Elena Andrionovna was born to Andrian Nikolayev and Valentina Tereshkova. Which statement is true about her?

She was the first child born in the offices of the KGB.
Both her parents had been in outer space.
She was the first child born after the demise of the USSR.
She was the first child born by a surrogate mother.

Question 18:

The capital city of this country was once known as "The Little Paris of Eastern Europe."

Romania
Latvia
Bulgaria
Croatia

Question 19:

The Krahule hill , known as the geographic center of Europe, is it located in this country.

Austria
Slovakia
Montenegro
Slovenia

Question 20:

The very advanced ocean liner, The Queen Mary II, was built in this country.

Greece
France
Liberia
Ireland

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