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Big Trivia Test

Subject : trivia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In 1988 - who became the only male figure skater ever to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?






2. From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 'A Little Girl from _____'






3. Whose unusual first name is derived from an Italian musical term for 'with sweetness'?






4. What are German shepherds called in Great Britain - due to lingering anti-German sentiment following WWII?






5. What classing Disney song was inspired by lyricist Robert Sherman's five-year-old son receiving the Sabin polio vaccine at school?

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6. What was developed thanks to Christian Hulsmeyer's 1904 inventions of the 'telemobiloscope'?






7. What novel begins with this first chapter: Orleanna Price?






8. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






9. Who both married and directed Geena Davis






10. Who joined Alicia Keys on the 2002 hit 'Gangsta Lovin'?






11. What narrator of a 1955 novel marries Charlotte Haze for ulterior motives?






12. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?

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13. Who produced the movie 'The Elephant Man' - casting his wife in a lead role and hiring director David Lynch - but insisted on going without screen credit to avoid confusing audiences?






14. What French philosopher invented a namesake system of plotting points on two axes labeled x and y?






15. What novel begins with this first chapter: January: An Exceptionally Bad Start?

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16. Who's the only US President since WWII never to have been named Time's Man of The Year?






17. Who's the only US President since WWII never to have been named Time's Man of The Year?






18. WC Minor - a murderer and schizophrenic - spent the last decades of his life in a lunatic asylum writing hundreds of entries for what reference work?






19. From 1995 almost until it was discontinued in 2004 - what was the only US car model to share its name with an element of the periodic table?






20. Who was already Gilda Radner's ex-husband when he was hired as bandleader on Saturday Night Live in 1980? (Two initial names)






21. What are Butch and Etta riding during the 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?






22. The name of what 19th century parson and avid hunter is still remembered today thanks to his beloved pet terrier Trump?






23. Give the missing last member: Emerson - Lake - and...






24. Who defeated Tom Bradley twice in California gubernatorial elections?






25. In what city did Charles Lindbergh take his first piloting job - flying the mail?






26. The fruit of the rose plant shares its name with what part of the body?






27. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Phoebe Cates - in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?






28. Who founded the 'People's Temple' in 1955?






29. What planet is home to the Jedi Temple?






30. What two Arizona Diamondbacks shared Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year honors in 2001?






31. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Betty Grable - in her World War II pin up?






32. What TV catchphrase was first utter - in 1990 - by retired nurse EdithFore - portraying 'Mrs. Fletcher'?

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33. What fruit comes in these varieties: Damson and Mirabelle?






34. What issue was addressed by congressman George Pendleton's namesake Act?






35. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Uruguay and Venezuela?






36. How many band members were there in Iron & Wine?






37. What kind of animal is the title character of My Friend Flicka?






38. The title of the song 'Kumbaya' is actually a distortion of what three-word phrase?






39. What modern-day conglomerate built the Zero fighter planes used to bomb Pearl Harbor?






40. What is a young bee fed to ensure that it develops into a queen?






41. How many band members were there in Madness?






42. Who is the only Zanzibari in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?






43. Give the missing last member: Wynken - Blyken - and...






44. Who both married and directed Joanne Woodward?






45. The US's first successful ICBM was what rocket named for a Titan of Greek myth - later used to launch John Glenn into orbit?






46. What peninsula is located between Chesapeake Bay and theAtlantic Ocean?






47. What is believed to have received its name from the Portuguese word for 'simpleton?'






48. What country was invaded in Operation Uphold Democracy?






49. What's the name of the head elf in charge of baking Keebler cookies?






50. What process is divided into four parts: prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase?