TRIVIA TEST - July 15, 2010

1. U.S. STATES: Which state is known as “The Pine Tree” state?

2. MATH: What is the decimal equivalent of one-eighth?

3. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the French term “canard”?

4. HISTORY: In what year did President Jimmy Carter pardon 10,000 Vietnam War draft resisters?

5. NATURAL WORLD: What are the seeds of castor bean plants used to produce?

6. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel “Barry Lyndon”?

7. MOVIES: What major film star placed third in the 1950 Mr. Universe contest?

8. FOOD & DRINK: What is the traditional liquor used in making a Tom Collins drink?

9. TELEVISION: What is the address of the award-winning kids’ show “Sesame Street”?

10. DISCOVERIES: Who is credited with discovering quarks in 1963?

Answers

1. Maine

2. 0.125

3. A false or misleading story

4. 1977

5. Ricin, a toxic poison

6. William Thackeray

7. Sean Connery

8. Gin

9. 123 Sesame Street

10. Murray Gell-Mann

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