#213765 - Sat Feb 21 2004 07:42 AM
90 Trivia Questions *FINISHED*
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Here is a set of 90 trivia questions for all our members to answer, please post the answer to only one question at a time, so that everyone gets a fair chance.
Have fun! 
Questions marked with an asterisk (*) have been answered.
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* Q1: Which famous cartoon strip about an engineer working at Pacific Bell, a high-tech company in California, was created by cartoonist Scott Adams?
* Q2: Who was the 2nd president of the United States of America?
* Q3: In which country was Lord Ernest Rutherford, responsible for disproving the "Plum Pudding" model of an atom and the discovery of the electron, born?
* Q4: Which famous bass guitarist shares a birthday with John Lennon?
* Q5: In which African country today would you find Timbuktu (also spelt 'Tombouctou')?
* Q6: Which 6-letter English word changes its pronunciation if its first letter is capitalised?
* Q7: How many fingers on each hand (including thumb), do each of the characters on the television show "The Simpsons" have?
* Q8: Out of the four main islands that make up Japan, which is the largest, in terms of area?
* Q9: Which sleeping disorder, first described in 1965, is a condition where, during sleep, breathing is interrupted?
* Q10: At what temperature is the temperature same on both the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?
* Q11: What does the French word 'fromage' mean in English?
* Q12: In which city is the world's tallest building (508 m), scheduled for completion in 2004, located?
* Q13: Which famous English cricket umpire is famous for making little 'hops' whenever the score crosses a 'Nelson's Number', i.e. 111, 222, 333...?
* Q14: How many legs do the vast majority of cows (free of significant genetic mutations, and not involved in any serious accidents) in the world have?
* Q15: How many rows are there in an MS Excel worksheet?
* Q16: Which language has the maximum number of speakers world-wide?
* Q17: What was the name of the party headed by Saddam Hussain, banned by American occupation forces in June 2003?
* Q18: Who is the author of the 1961 novel "Catch-22"?
* Q19: The most common isotope of which element does not have any neutrons in its atom?
* Q20: Which word, an amalgamation of the Latin words for 'false' and 'feet', describes the locomotory and food-catching organelles of amoebae and certain other protozoa?
* Q21: From which Norse god does the word 'Thursday' have its origins?
* Q22: Name any one of the two planets in the Solar System whose atmospheres are comprised of approximately 95% carbon dioxide.
* Q23: Out of the following words, one has been spelt incorrectly; give me its correct spelling. [SEPARATE; HARASS; MINUSCULE; SEIZE; RECIEVE]
* Q24: Which Greek letter is used to denote the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter?
* Q25: Which is the only country with which Greenland is involved in a territorial dispute?
* Q26: Which bay is located between Northern Spain and Western France?
* Q27: A. A. Milne is the creator of which famous fictitious bear?
* Q28: Which cricket batsman currently holds the record for the fastest ODI half-century?
* Q29: If 25 men take a 100 days to do a certain amount of work, how many days will 20 men take to do the same? (Not a trick question!)
* Q30: Which stuntman/magician became famous with his act "Above the Below" in September 2003?
* Q31: Vinson Massif (5,140 m) is the highest point of which continent?
* Q32: Which astronomical phenomena, formed as a result of exploding supernovae, can never be actually seen because their strong gravitational pull doesn't even allow light to escape them?
* Q33: In internet terminology, what does the abbreviation 'bcc' stand for?
* Q34: Which African dictator bought a 7.5% share of Juventus, an Italian football (soccer) club, for US$ 21 million in January 2002?
* Q35: What is the Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock, located in Australia's Northern Territory, the largest monolith in the world?
* Q36: Which two elements make up the common salt (table salt) which is consumed by most of us as an indispensable component of our food?
* Q37: In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the US acquired more than 2,000,000 sq. km. of land for US$ 15 million, from which country?
* Q38: Which Asian capital city is the oldest city in the world?
* Q39: What is the sum of all the three angles of a triangle equal to (in degrees)?
* Q40: Which American baseball player was famous for saying things like "Never answer an anonymous letter", "It's deja vu all over again", "When you come to a fork in the road...take it", and "You can observe a lot by watching"?
* Q41: Which lake, 3,821 metres above sea level and having a maximum depth of 280 metres, is the world's highest commercially navigable lake?
* Q42: In cricket terminology, what do the letters 'LBW' stand for?
* Q43: In which city were all four members of the band "The Beatles" born?
* Q44: Which city is the capital of the Australian state of Tasmania?
* Q45: Which organ in the human body secretes the hormone 'insulin'?
* Q46: Which state of the United States of America is the smallest in terms of total area?
* Q47: From which country did Pakistan achieve independence on August 14, 1947?
* Q48: Which planet does Ganymede, the largest moon in the Solar System, orbit?
* Q49: Who played Mahatma Gandhi in the 1982 film "Gandhi", directed by Richard Attenborough?
* Q50: What is the '&' character called?
* Q51: In which country is the Arabic television channel "al-Jazeera" based?
* Q52: The shape of which south-east Asian country, also known as 'Siam', is roughly like an elephant's head?
* Q53: To which other water-body is the Mediterranean Sea connected by the Suez Canal?
* Q54: Who plays the lead role in the comedy series "Mr. Bean"?
* Q55: Which famous scientist is said to have discovered the principle of gravity after an apple fell on his head while he was sitting under a tree?
* Q56: Which fundamental particle was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932?
* Q57: Which 2,400 km long mountain range separates European Russia from Asian Russia?
* Q58: Which town was the home-town of Saddam Hussein, as well as that of several other leaders of his Ba'ath Party?
* Q59: Whom did Arnold Schwarzenegger replace in November 2003 as the governor of the US state of California?
* Q60: What is the square-root of 65536?
* Q61: Who is the Roman equivalent to Zeus, the leader of the Gods in Greek mythology?
* Q62: Which compound, with the chemical formula 'CH4', is the simplest hydrocarbon?
* Q63: When talking about the Bible, what do the letters 'KJV' stand for?
* Q64: Who is the author of the "The Chronicles of Narnia" series of books?
* Q65: Which famous Hanna-Barbara cartoon-character is named after the American baseball-player, Yogi Berra?
* Q66: Which ancient Syracusan 'genius' is said to have run onto the streets naked shouting "Eureka!", after he'd discovered the principles of density and buoyancy while having a bath?
* Q67: Of which religion are Pagodas or Stupas places of worship?
* Q68: Which drug, derived from the bark, roots and branches of cinchona trees, is widely used today in the treatment of malaria?
* Q69: Of which Canadian province is Halifax the capital?
* Q70: Which 1972 album by the rock band "Jethro Tull" consisted of a just single long track, split by the two sides of the vinyl record?
* Q71: In France, which country goes by the name 'Allemagne'?
* Q72: Which term, coined in 1938 by 9-year-old Edward Sirotta, is used to describe the number 10^100, or 1 followed by one hundred zeroes?
* Q73: In which British television game show was Major Charles Ingram convicted of cheating his way to victory, and winning the £1,000,000 jackpot?
* Q74: Which famous cartoon hunter is perpetually always after a certain 'wabbit'?
* Q75: How many Oscars did the 1997 movie "Titanic" win?
* Q76: Which is the SI base unit of mass?
* Q77: Which is the national capital of Australia?
* Q78: Which bird (species), weighing only around 2.2 grams, is the smallest in the world?
* Q79: Which novel, written around the year 1000 AD by a Japanese noble-woman, Murasaki Shikibu, is considered to be the first novel written in the world?
* Q80: If a + b = 12 and a - b = 4, what are the values of 'a' and 'b' respectively?
* Q81: The deficiency of which mineral in one's diet causes goitre?
* Q82: The famous Easter Island is a part of the territory of which country?
* Q83: In the US presidential elections of 1996 and 2000, who ran for President on the Green Party ticket?
* Q84: Which is the smallest independent country in the world (both in terms of area and population)?
* Q85: In which city are the head-quarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) located?
* Q86: Give one word that describes "the biochemical process by which the energy of light is converted into chemical energy in most plants and certain other organisms".
* Q87: 'Canis familiaris' is the scientific name of the domestic breed of which common house-hold pet?
* Q88: What is the ninety-ninth root of 1?
* Q89: Which famous Russian mystic is often called the 'Mad Monk'?
* Q90: Which is the 5th planet from the Sun, and is by far the largest in the Solar System?
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(Note that I had asked the same questions in a certain quiz competion which some of you might have seen, please don't hesitate to post your answers even if this is the case. I have re-asked these questions here just for the benefit of FT members!)
Edited by harish_256 (Sun Mar 07 2004 09:02 AM)
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#213766 - Sat Feb 21 2004 07:51 AM
Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q1 Dilbert. A very funny strip, and some very funny books.
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#213767 - Sat Feb 21 2004 08:50 AM
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Q2 John Adams
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#213768 - Sat Feb 21 2004 10:50 AM
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#213769 - Sat Feb 21 2004 11:23 AM
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Q40. Yogi Berra - funny man. see here
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#213770 - Sat Feb 21 2004 01:49 PM
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Q5. Mali.
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#213771 - Sat Feb 21 2004 02:50 PM
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#11 Cheese
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#213772 - Sat Feb 21 2004 03:33 PM
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#213773 - Sat Feb 21 2004 06:52 PM
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Q75: Titanic won 11 Oscars. They are as follows:
1. Best Picture
2. Directing
3. Cinematography
4. Art Direction
5. Sound
6. Music
7. Original Score
8. Film Editing
9. Costume Design
10. Visual Effects
11. Sound Effects Editing
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Top55-Plus/Top-1997-O.html
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#213774 - Sat Feb 21 2004 08:13 PM
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They're all correct. Quote:
A very funny strip, and some very funny books.
You said it, Ozzz! 
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#213775 - Sat Feb 21 2004 10:27 PM
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Q42: In cricket terminology, what do the letters 'LBW' stand for?
Leg Before Wicket
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#213777 - Sun Feb 22 2004 01:50 AM
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#64 Clive Staples Lewis
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#213778 - Sun Feb 22 2004 02:18 AM
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Q80. 8 + 4 = 12. and 8 - 4 = 4, ergo A=8 and B=4.
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#213779 - Sun Feb 22 2004 02:24 AM
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Q73. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
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#213782 - Sun Feb 22 2004 03:48 AM
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#213783 - Sun Feb 22 2004 03:55 AM
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Q4: Which famous bass guitarist shares a birthday with John Lennon?
John Entwistle of The Who (09 October)
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#213784 - Sun Feb 22 2004 04:59 AM
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All are correct.
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#213785 - Sun Feb 22 2004 05:22 AM
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Q6: Which 6-letter English word changes its pronunciation if its first letter is capitalised?
Polish
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#213786 - Sun Feb 22 2004 08:21 AM
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>>>Q68: Which drug, derived from the bark, roots and branches of cinchona trees, is widely used today in the treatment of malaria?<<< Quinine Great quiz, Harish!
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#213788 - Sun Feb 22 2004 12:09 PM
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Q56: Which fundamental particle was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932?
The neutron.
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#213789 - Sun Feb 22 2004 12:30 PM
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Q23 RECIEVE is spelled RECEIVE
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