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Big Trivia Test

Subject : trivia
Instructions:
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1. Give the missing last member: duty - honor - and...






2. From Jesus Christ Superstar: 'Poor _____'






3. What movie ends by introducing a litter of five 'dronkeys'?






4. In the Bible - whose daughter-in-law Orpah is the source for Oprah Winfrey's misspelled name?






5. What color was the iconic swimsuit worn by Cheryl Tiegs - in the ubiquitous 1978 poster?






6. For evidentiary reasons - who sued to prevent the demolition of L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel in 2004?






7. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?






8. Give the missing last member: Triassic - Jurassic - and...






9. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named John Smith?






10. What year's Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham - NC?






11. At what infamous concert did the Rolling Stones first play their eventual number one hit 'Brown Sugar'?






12. What Law & Order: CI regular wrote and starred in the play Talk Radio?






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






14. The 'pinna' is the outer - visible part of what?






15. What thirteen-year-old's 1963 hit 'Fingertips' was the first live recording ever to top the pop charts?






16. 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?






17. What band's album Smell the Glove was released with an all-black cover because Polymer records and retailers balked at the misogynistic original cover






18. What fruit comes in these varieties: Bartlett and Bosc?






19. Name the two-time number one song sung by both Shocking Blue and Bananarama






20. In 1944 - who was the intended assassination victim of the July 20 Plot?






21. What's the EU equivalent of our 911 emergency number?






22. Who wins the Hundred Acre Wood's first Poohsticks competition?






23. What Margate City - New Jersey - housing area has been misspelled on the Monopoly board for almost eighty years?






24. What son of Italian immigrants received a 1953 patent for his invention - the 'Model A Ice Resurfacer'






25. What's the Latin name for the atmospheric glow also called the 'southern lights'?






26. In what movie does Michelle Pfeiffer play a ghost?






27. Who's the only two-time Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - so named in 1996 and 2000






28. What part of the eye changes shape during LASIK?






29. What stadium hosted college football's Sugar Bowl from 1975 to 2005?






30. What is Charlie's last name in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?






31. What Islamic shrine is today built on Jersualem's Temple mount?






32. Which Monkees number one hit was written by a young Neil Diamond?

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33. How many band members were there in Slipknot?






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






35. At what nation does Panama attach onto South America?






36. Stone Temple Pilots' name was inspired by what Clorox brand's logo?






37. What's the only nation that borders both of these countries: Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau?






38. Ten of the sixteen countries of which Queen Elizabeth II is head of state are found in what continent?






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

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40. What is the easternmost point of the Outer Banks?






41. What name is given to the dolphin fish to make it sound more appetizing on menus?






42. Anciently - what was the job description of a 'hierodule'?






43. What TV series is about this show: Tool Time?






44. Who was known to his Meccan customers as 'al-Amin -' 'the trustworthy one'?






45. As mystery fans know - cyanide is often said to have the bitter aroma of what?






46. What mountain pass is today named for the Illinois farmer whose family was trapped there in a 1846 snowstorm?






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






48. What novel begins with this first chapter: Spade & Archer?






49. What is a female donkey called?






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