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Trivia Test: Mar. 1, 2018

1. LITERATURE: What American poet wrote the line, “My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night”?

2. MATH: The Roman numerals MCDXIV are equal to what Arabic number?

3. MONEY: Which U.S. president’s image appears on the $50 bill?

4. MEASUREMENTS: What does a “candela” measure?

5. MOVIES: What was the original name of Disney’s Mickey Mouse?

6. HISTORY: What war is the Battle of Leipzig associated with?

7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the birthstone associated with March?

8. GEOGRAPHY: What is the most populous city in the world?

9. NOBEL PRIZES: Who was the first American to win a Nobel Prize?

10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president had a yacht titled the “Honey Fitz”?

Answers

1. Edna St. Vincent Millay

2. 1,414

3. Ulysses Grant

4. Luminous intensity

5. Mortimer Mouse

6. The Napoleonic Wars

7. Aquamarine

8. Shanghai

9. Theodore Roosevelt (Peace)

10. John Kennedy

 

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