Forum Trivia Contest: April 1, 2024

Tom Davis and Ellyn Bush

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  1. Forum: We celebrated Lunar New Year with the dragon sculpture. What animal does the head of the dragon represent?

  2. Vocabulary: What is an “anacronym?”
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  3. State Capitals: Name all the state capitals west of Los Angeles. (1/2 point if missing one).

  4. April Fool’s Day: On 1 April 1996, Taco Bell tricked outsiders into believing it had purchased which historical monument?
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  5. History: How did Jane Stanford die?
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  6. Birth Names: Who is the famous person with the following birth name: Cherilyn Sarkesian?
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  7. Space: In what year was the Russian dog Laika sent into space?
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  8. Typesetting: In the California Job Case that holds lead letterpress type, 24 of the upper-case letters are listed alphabetically from A to Z followed by the two others. What are they?
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  9. Geography: Four countries in the world lie completely between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle. What are they? (1/2 point for 3 of them.)

  10. Sports: Which is the only American Football team to go an entire season undefeated, including the Super Bowl?
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  11. Literature: What is the third word in Moby Dick?
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  12. UFOs: In which US state is Area 51 located?
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  13. History: What age was King Tut when he became the ruler of Egypt?
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  14. Music: What singer holds the most Grammy nominations?
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  15. Logos: How many colors are in the Google logo?
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  16. Missing Children: In 1987 seven million American children disappeared. Why?
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  17. Geography: With which country does France have the longest land border?
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  18. History: What do these names have in common: Topaz, Colorado River, Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome?
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  19. Law: To what does “Dolbear’s Law” refer? (a) The relationship between cricket chirp frequency and temperature. (b) Number of sticks of dynamite required to remove a tree stump given its diameter. (c) The rate at which temperature drops with elevation. (d) The “evaporation rate” of black holes based on their mass.
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  20. Odd Man Out: Which of the following does not belong: Giuliani, Habba, Parlatore, Powell, Tacopina, Trusty?


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