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Pub (Library) Quiz: General Trivia
Pub (Library) Quiz: General Trivia
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A challenge for "information sponges" of all stripes.
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1
What Fortune 500 company is named after a Herman Melville character?
Walmart
Starbucks
Berkshire Hathaway
Leidos Holdings
2
What is Dana Elaine Owens' stage name?
Carrie Underwood
Nicki Minaj
Lady Gaga
Queen Latifah
3
Stratus, Cirrus, and Cumulus are types of what?
Clouds
Computer Operating Systems
Cars
Cells
4
Sriracha is a type of hot sauce named after a city located in what country?
Uruguay
India
Thailand
Mexico
5
A standard 7-inch vinyl single is usually played at what rpm?
55 rpm
75 rpm
35 rpm
45 rpm
6
Filipino First Lady Imelda Marcos was famous for her very large collection of what?
Cars
Teacups
Gemstones
Shoes
7
How many different falling pieces are there in the game of Tetris?
Seven
Six
Four
Five
8
Who was the first U.S. president that was born a citizen of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Martin Van Buren
Abraham Lincoln
9
What year was the computer mouse patented?
1990
1970
1983
1975
10
On Jupiter, diamonds rain from the sky. True or false?
False
True
11
What can coconut water also be used as?
Blood Plasma
Dish Soap
Tooth Paste
Laundry Detergent
12
What animals did the U.S. trade China for a pair of pandas in 1972?
wild turkeys
musk oxen
buffalo
beavers
13
In
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
, what do the Vogons use to torture prisoners?
Poetry
Waterboarding
Electricity
Sleep deprivation
14
In the game of pool, what is the standard color for the one ball?
Yellow
Red
White
Blue
15
What does the online and texting acronym "SMH" usually stand for?
"So Much Hummus"
"Stopped My Heart"
"Serious Mischief Happening"
"Shaking My Head"
16
In which part of the body are your metatarsals located?
Hand
Leg
Foot
Ear
17
What is the world's largest river by volume?
Amazon
Yangtze
Nile
Congo
18
What Jane Austen novel was rewritten in 2009 to include zombies?
Emma
Pride & Prejudice
Sense & Sensibility
Northanger Abbey
19
What animal has the biggest eye in the world?
a Camel
a Giraffe
a Giant Squid
a Blue Whale
20
What critter was responsible for spreading the Black Death?
Spiders
Rats
Fleas
Moths
21
As of 2018, which actress has won the most Academy Awards?
Cate Blanchett
Meryl Streep
Katherine Hepburn
Helen Mirren
22
What is the painting "La Gioconda" better known as?
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Cafe Terrace at Night
The Birth of Venus
The Mona Lisa
23
How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?
three
twelve
one
none
24
People in Europe once feared tomatoes. Why?
Tomatoes are red and red is scary.
People got "food poisoned" from eating them off lead plates.
They were imported.
Tomatoes are a member of the nightshade family.
25
Where was the fortune cookie invented?
China
California
New York
Taiwan
26
Dendrophobia is the fear of what?
Dandruff
Denny's restaurants
Dentists
Trees
27
In what year was the blue M & M first introduced?
1994
1993
1992
1995
28
What singer's autobiography was titled "Man in Black"?
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Diamond
Ozzy Osbourne
Johnny Cash
29
What's the biggest desert in the world?
Antarctica
Arabian Desert
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
30
Which city served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790?
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington, D.C.
New York City
