Fun Trivia : U - V

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What the acronym VISTA stands for?

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Volunteers in Service to America.



What does the acronym VHS stand for?

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Video Home System.



What famous structure is Danish-born architect, Jorn Utzon best known for designing?

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The Sydney Opera House. The distinctive opera house opened in 1973.



What was the name of the pet wolfhound of English Queen, Anne Boleyn?

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Urian. The poor pooch was beheaded along with its owner.



This nuclear submarine sank, with 99 people on board, south west of the Azores, on May 22, 1968. What was its name?

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U.S.S. Scorpion. The Thresher, also a nuclear sub, sank off the coast of New England. The Triton, was the first submarine to circumnavigate the globe while submerged, and the Williamsburg was the presidential yacht used by Harry Truman.



This band was formed in London in 1974, and released albums titled, 'Rage in Eden', 'Quartet' and 'Lament'. What were they called?

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Ultravox. Although they had a series of successful albums in the U.K. only 1982's 'Quartet' made an impact in the U.S.



What female name means, 'the unknown', in Greek?

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Uriana. Ulani, means lighthearted in Hawaiian, Ursula, is Latin for female bear, and Uta, means fortunate maid of battle in German.



What 1992 film won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor?

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'Unforgiven'. Clint Eastwood directed and also starred in this western, which featured a wonderful cast, that included, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris.



There are six official languages of the United Nations. They are English, French, Chinese, Spanish and what other two?

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Arabic and Russian. The name 'United Nations' was coined by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.



Undershaft was the last name of the title character in which George Bernard Shaw play?

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'Major Barbara'. The great dramatist was born in Dublin in 1856.



What is the capital of Uzbekistan?

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Tashkent. The official language of Uzbekistan is Uzbek, and its currency is the Som.



Ullage is a term used in winemaking. What does it mean?

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The unfilled space in a bottle or barrel. Dating back to the fifteenth century, the term originated from Middle English, ulage, and from Middle French eullage.