GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
TRIVIA QUESTIONS #66
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1> Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. What is the second?
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon
d. Helium
2> In geometry, how many sides does a "nonagon" have?
a. Nine
b. Eleven
c. Five
d. Seven
3> Cult leader of "The People's Temple," who convinced hundreds of his followers to
commit suicide in Guyana in 1978?
a. Marshall Applewhite
b. David Koresh
c. Charles Manson
d. Jim Jones
4> At 3.86 miles squared, Imrali is the smallest island in the Mediterranean Sea. What is
the largest?
a. Corsica
b. Sardinia
c. Cyprus
d. Sicily
5> What Austrian neurologist is considered the founding father of psychoanalysis?
a. Joseph Campbell
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Herbert Silberer
d. Carl Jung
6> Originally a member of the band "The Police," which rock star was born Gordon
Sumner?
a. Meat Loaf
b. Alice Cooper
c. Slash
d. Sting
7> Which 1968 musical film stars Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann
Howes as Truly Scrumptious?
a. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
b. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
c. The Sound of Music
d. Mary Poppins
8> If while vacationing in Italy, you were served a dish named "Pesce Spada", what
would you be eating?
a. Swordfish
b. Ell
c. Ants
d. Cat
9> Which capital city was originally founded by Pedro De Valdivia after he defeated a
large force of Indians on the banks of the Rio Mapocho in 1541?
a. Santiago
b. Lima
c. La Paz
d. Brazillia
10> Written sometime around 1500, which Shakespearean comedy is set in the "Forest
Of Arden"?
a. The Comedy of Errors
b. As You Like It
c. The Taming of the Shrew
d. Much Ado About Nothing
11> According to his song "American Pie", what type of car did Don Mclean drive to the
levy?
a. Volvo
b. Chevy
c. Dodge
d. Ford
12> Based in Sunrise, Florida, what sport is played by the Florida Panthers?
a. Soccer
b. Basketball
c. Ice Hockey
d. Baseball
13> Featured in the 1986 movie "Top Gun", who recorded the song "Danger Zone"?
a. Kenny Loggins
b. Dan Fogelberg
c. Kenny Rogers
d. Daryl Hall
14> Who played the role of the extremely naive and guileless assistant bartender
Woody Boyd on the TV sitcom "Cheers"?
a. Ted Danson
b. John Ratzenberger
c. Woody Harrelson
d. George Wendt
15> Believed to be the god of rain, which of the following is one of the most famous
dragons in Chinese mythology?
a. Zhuanxu
b. Jie
c. Yinglong
d. Dizang
Answers:
1> Helium - Oxygen is the third most abundant and carbon the fourth.
2> Nine - The temples of the Baha'i Faith are required to be nonagonal.
3> Jim Jones - Jones committed suicide with a gunshot to the head.
4> Sicily - Owned by Italy, Sicily has a population of about 5 million people.
5> Sigmund Freud - For his contributions to psychology, Freud was awarded the Goethe
Prize in 1930.
6> Sting - Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, the Police received six
Grammy Awards during their career.
7> Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - The original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang "hero" car sold at
auction for $805,000 in 2011.
8> Swordfish - Classified as an oily fish, swordfish have been eaten since ancient times.
9> Santiago - The Chile city of Valdivia is named after Pedro.
10> As You Like It - The play was first published in 1623.
11> Chevy - Once when asked what the song 'American Pie' meant, McLean joked, 'It
means I don't ever have to work again if I don't want to!'
12> Ice Hockey - The team was founded in 1993.
13> Kenny Loggins - The music for Danger Zone was composed by Giorgio Moroder and
lyrics written by Tom Whitloc.
14> Woody Harrelson - Woody Boyd replaced Coach who died off-screen in season four.
15> Yinglong - Yinglong is frequently spoke of in Chinese fables about the 'Three
Sovereigns and Five Emperors'.
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