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TRIVIA TEST - Jan. 13, 2011

1. LITERATURE: What was O. Henry’s real name?

2. RELIGION: What was the Holy Grail?

3. MOVIES: How many best-actor Oscar nominations did Spencer Tracy receive in his career?

4. GOVERNMENT: What are the two houses of the British Parliament called?

5. ANATOMY: What part of the human body does the disorder lumbago usually strike?

6. GEOGRAPHY: What U.S. state lies west of Texas?

7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: During which president’s administration did Henry Kissinger become secretary of state?

8. MUSIC: For which war was the song “Over There” written?

9. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented by doraphobia?

10. HISTORY: When did Andrei Sakharov win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answers

1. William Sydney Porter

2. A vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper

3. Nine

4. The House of Lords and the House of Commons

5. The back

6. New Mexico

7. Richard Nixon

8. World War I

9. A fear of fur

10. 1975

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