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Various and Sundry Trivia

written by: shimonbentzvi
 
This quiz presents mixed trivia questions of varying difficulty. There is something for everyone here!

Question 1:


William Faulkner had great trouble early in his career -- he could not get published. What did he do to earn a living?
Sold newspaper ads
Farmed land in Mississippi
Worked in a steel mill
Ran rum

Question 2:


In the great movie "The Ten Commandments", Charlton Heston's son, Fraser, played this small yet important role.
The Pharaoh's son
Moses' first son
Moses in the baby basket
Joshua

Question 3:


Jay Silverheels played Tonto, friend of the Lone Ranger on Television. He was, however, a very famous athlete in this sport.
Archery
Rodeo riding
Lacrosse
Track and Field

Question 4:


Emma Lazarus was a great American poetess. Where does her most famous poem appear?
On The Statue of Liberty
In front of the Lincoln Memorial
In front of The Library of Congress
On Bunker Hill

Question 5:


Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee are the real names of two cousins, who published their detective fiction under this pseudonym.
Ezra Pound
Erle Stanley Gardner
Mickey Spillane
Ellery Queen

Question 6:


Why is the date April 23, 1616 important in World history?
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock
The Thirty Year War began
Both Shakespeare and Cervantes died
The Thirty Year War ended.

Question 7:


Jim Brown, the great Syracuse University back made the number 44 famous. Which great Syracuse back wore 44 after Jim Brown?
Emmitt Smith
Tony Dorsett
Ernie Davis
Larry Czonka

Question 8:


Which famous person is responsible for the technology behind the cellular phone?
Hedy Lamarr
Albert Einstein
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlton Heston

Question 9:


Which famous person was born Carlos Irwin Estevez?
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Mariano Rivera
Charlie Sheen

Question 10:


Who formed the American Red Cross?
Richard Charles Drew
Francis Fullmer
Clara Barton
Florence Nightengale

 
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