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Trivia Allegro Con Brio
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shimonbentzvi
A few trivial questions of a very general nature. Enjoy!
Question 1:
Which is the only state whose legal system is not based upon English Common Law?
Hawaii
Alaska
Louisiana
Texas
Question 2:
Who was the first U.S. President born in the USA?
Madison
Van Buren
Washington
John Adams
Question 3:
Which man originated the sentence "Go west young man?"
Horace Greley
Stephen Austin
John Soule
Buffalo Bill Cody
Question 4:
At what time does Big Ben, in London, have both clock hands together?
At 12 noon and 12 midnight
Never
Only at midnight
Only at noon
Question 5:
Which group of ancient people used a system of strings and knots rather than words, to record their history?
The Mayans
The Celts
The Incas
The Edomites
Question 6:
Which Broadway play is based on Christopher Isherwood's book, "I am a camera?"
South Pacific
Cabaret
The Producers
Chicago
Question 7:
They can be hinge, movable, immovable, semi-movable, or ball-and-socket. What are they?
Hardware for carpentry
Bolts
Joists
Joints
Question 8:
On November 3, 1896, a British company did this for the first time.
Set up the millionth telephone in Britain
Issue an auto insurance policy
Develop vulcanized rubber
Build an underground, electrically heated home
Question 9:
What is a formicary?
A device to mix chemicals
The place where scorpions live
A list of prescribable medicines
A nest of ants
Question 10:
Philip Bailey, Ronnie Laws, and Maurice White were members of what musical group?
The Temptations
INXS
Earth, Wind, and Fire
The Doobees
Question 11:
Who was Henry P'u Yi?
First Asian to win a Nobel Prize.
The first man to win a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize.
The last of Mao's supporters to be killed.
The last Emperor of China.
Question 12:
Who was the first commander of a nuclear submarine?
Lewis Groton
Melvin Carver
Eugene P. Wilkerson
Mark Clarke
Question 13:
What was the first food to be microwaved?
A candy bar
Frozen corn
Popcorn
Coffee
Question 14:
The following words originated from what language: canoe, hurricane, and hammock?
Techetulan
Tanzanian
Taino
Tagalog
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