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Big Trivia Test

Subject : trivia
Instructions:
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1. The 'Mohorovicic discontinuity' divides what?

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2. What city's famous Mozart-platz memorial was donated by Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria - a big fan of the composer?






3. Greenwich Village's 1969 Stonewall riots took place just hours after what gay icon's funeral?






4. Who missed out on an Olympic gold medal in 1984 after her famous collision with Zola Budd during the 3 -000 meter final?






5. Give the missing last member: liberte - egalite - and...






6. What was Doogie Howser - MD's real first name?






7. What colonel commanded the first African-American army regiment during the Civil War?






8. What fruit comes in these varieties: Chubby Gray and Jubilee?






9. What editor of The American Mercury was called 'the Sage of Baltimore'?






10. What two-word term is the top speed reached by a free-falling object?






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

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12. Who killed the literary character Aslan?






13. What nation did the US hockey team beat in the finals of its improbable ('miracle') gold medal run at Lake Placid in 1980?






14. Who lost a toe in frostbite in 2002 - two years after stealing a gold medal from undefeated Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin?






15. What songwriter of 'A BoyNamed Sue' also wrote the children's poems inWhere the Sidewalk Ends?






16. Whose expedition to the South Pole did Roald Amundsen's beat by more than a month?






17. What did Colonel Potter typically call Father Mulcahy on MASH?






18. In what movie does Vincent Schiavelli play a ghost?






19. Into how many numbered sections is a dartboard divided?






20. Last names instead of first names: Shanowski & Fairfield






21. What was the name of HenryFord's only son?






22. What legendary director-to-be was one of the editors of 1970's Woodstock?






23. Who killed the literary character Richard Cory?






24. What state is home to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?






25. What composer of Symphonie Fantastique made his living as the librarian of the Paris Conservatoire?






26. What 1985 movie takes place at the Sunny Shores retirement home?






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






28. Who is worshiped by Ganapatya Hindus as the supreme god?






29. Last names instead of first names: Montague and Capulet






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






31. What battle in American history was the origin of the famous quote 'Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?'






32. Give the missing last member: duty - honor - and...






33. Which artist had the double album English Settlement?






34. What was the first food ever frozen by Clarence Birdseye - the inventor of frozen food?






35. Who created 'the Chipmunks'?






36. What suburb of Paris produced the silk lace later made famous by the Big Bopper?






37. Who's the only Playboy Playmate of the year also to make the cover of Rolling Stone?






38. What Canadian singer appeared on the first cover of Entertainment Weekly? (Two initial names)






39. In what state could you visit the Black Rock Desert?






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






41. What artist's first word was lapiz - meaning pencil?






42. What famous figure becomes an anti-Semitic US president in Philip Roth's alternate-history novel The Plot Against America?






43. What Tennessee politician always ran for office in a trademark red-and-black plaid shirt?






44. Who's the younger sister of Paris Hilton?






45. For what famous son is Genoa's airport named?






46. What inspirational poem of 1927 ends - 'Be cheerful. Strive to be happy'?






47. Whom did George Steinbrenner hire and fire five separate times?






48. 007 has been wearing a Swatch since 1995 - when what upscale Swatch brand became the official wristwatch of the James Bond films?






49. Which company merged with Citicorp?






50. Who has performed marriages for both Corey Feldman and Vince Neil? (Two initial names)