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Mr. Peters' Trivia Blitz 2
Mr. Peters' Trivia Blitz 2
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1
Who was the first human being to travel in space?
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
2
On U.S. roads, what color are signs that warn about road construction?
Orange
Yellow
White
Red
3
Which NHL legend has more career "hat tricks" than any other player?
Jaromir Jagr
Wayne Gretsky
Mario Lemieux
Gordie Howe
4
Which university holds the most NCAA Men's Division 1 National Basketball Championship titles?
Kentucky
UCLA
Duke
North Carolina
5
"Habeus Corpus" is Latin for "to have the body," and is used most in which profession?
Music
Funeral Rites
Law
Medicine
6
Where are the Everglades located?
Venezuela
Mexico
the Bahamas
Florida
7
Which of the following is NOT a city in France?
Marseille
Lyone
Nice
Koln
8
Approximately, how far is the Sun from the Earth?
9,300,000 miles
93,000 miles
930,000 miles
93,000,000 miles
9
Which type of cuisine would most likely offer "tandoori chicken" as an entree?
Thai
Chinese
Indian
Mexican
10
Who is pictured here?
Malcolm X
Marvin Gaye
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Marley
11
On the typical 6-string guitar, what note is the bottom string correctly tuned to?
A
E
G
B
12
Which of the following is the traditional birthstone for the month of May?
Amethyst
Ruby
Diamond
Emerald
13
Which award-winning actress is pictured here?
Glenn Close
Naomi Watts
Nicole Kidman
Sigourney Weaver
14
Which film director is best known for directing "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar"?
Stanley Kubrick
Martin Scorsese
James Cameron
Steven Spielberg
15
Which city is furthest from the Earth's equator?
Toronto, Canada
Warsaw, Poland
Helsinki, Finland
Istanbul, Turkey
16
Which of the following is NOT a type of ballroom dancing?
Sierra
Foxtrot
Tango
Waltz
17
Which is a household item that causes polarized molecules to spin and build up thermal energy?
Cell Phone
Air Conditioner
Humidifier
Microwave
18
If you were a toy boat floating down Chartiers Creek, which of these would you float into 1st?
Allegheny River
Atlantic Ocean
Ohio River
Youghegheny River
19
What is the name of the Irish author who wrote a very controversial novel called "Ulysses"?
James Joyce
Graham Greene
Colum McCann
Oscar Wilde
20
What baseball team won the World Series in 1998, 1999 and 2000?
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
21
Which of the following illustrates the "commutative property" of addition?
a / b = a(1/b)
a + b = b + a
a + 0 = a
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
22
Which actor has never won an Academy Award (Oscar)?
Matthew McConaughey
Morgan Freeman
Brad Pitt
Christian Bale
23
How tall is Lebron James?
6'4"
6'8"
6'10"
6'6"
24
Which of the following produces about one-fifth of the world's oxygen?
The Himalayan Mountains
The Nile River
The Atlantic Ocean
The Amazon Rainforest
25
Which is the highest rank in the U.S. Navy?
Commander
Admiral
Leiutenant
Captain
26
Alcatraz is located near what city?
San Diego
San Francisco
Cancun
Los Angeles
27
What is the capital city of Canada?
Toronto
Calgary
Montreal
Ottowa
28
Who painted this?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Claude Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
29
In American football, what is the defensive backfield called?
Linebackers
Cornerbacks
Secondary
D-Line
30
What did the battle of Fort Sumpter begin?
World War I
the War of 1812
the French and Indian War
the American Civil War
31
What is the longest running scripted TV show in American programming history?
CSI
Law and Order
Two and a Half Men
The Simpsons
32
What is (approximately) the square root of 50?
7.07
12.25
9.19
6.46
33
The John F. Kennedy International airport is located in which city?
Boston, MA
Washington D.C.
New York City
Dallas, TX
34
What Grammy winning hip-hop group is pictured here?
En Vogue
TLC
Destiny's Child
Salt n' Pepa
35
Who wrote the song "Stairway to Heaven"?
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Sony and Cher
36
Which month of the calendar year is named after the Latin term for "ten"?
December
May
February
October
37
Whose face has appeared on the bank notes of more than 30 countries?
George Washington
Queen Elizabeth
Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr.
38
Who invented analytic geometry?
James Watt
Marie Curie
Rene Descartes
Galileo Galilei
39
Of which 'family' does the grizzly bear belong to?
Ursidae
Canidae
Felidae
Mustelidae
40
Which part of the human body allows us to speak?
Trachea
Larynx
Pharynx
Bronchi
41
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
56%
79%
71%
63%
42
Which of the following was assassinated?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Henry IV
All of the above
Julius Caesar
43
What country is located directly between China and South Korea?
Japan
North Korea
Mongolia
Thailand
44
The addition of which ingredient will turn a crepe into a pancake?
Butter
Salt
Baking Powder
Sugar
45
Which of the following was written by the man pictured here?
Oh! The Places You'll Go
Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Dracula
46
Who is the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
David L. Lawrence
William Peduto
Luke Ravenstahl
Thomas J. Murphy
47
A "ketch" is a type of what?
sailboat
gymnastics routine
English dialect
horse
48
Who of these has served as a Senator for the state of Arizona?
John McCain
Dick Cheney
Al Gore
Joe Biden
49
What is the study of humans called?
Geneology
Anthropology
Geology
Humanology
50
What type of engine is used in the common American automobile?
Pneumatic Motor
Internal Combustion Engine
Steam Engine
Gas Turbine Engine
51
Who is pictured here?
Bob Hope
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Humphrey Bogart
Harry S. Truman
52
In music, which term means to shift to another musical key?
Arpeggiation
Falsetto
Modulation
Intonation