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WHYC Trivia Night 1
WHYC Trivia Night 1
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Approximately how old are the Great Lakes?
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1
What is the hardest rock on earth?
Basalt
Granite
Talc
Diamond
2
What does a lightyear measure?
Time
Curve
Distance
Weight
Brightness
3
What state has the longest coastline?
Florida
California
Alaska
Texas
4
“You talkin’ to me,” as Robert De Niro famously says in this 1976 thriller?
Raging Bull
Goodfellas
The Intern
Taxi Driver
5
When was Superman's first appearance in comic books?
1977
1932
1938
1941
6
This is a tough one. Double Points. Who is the only World Series MVP to play for the losing team?
Mike Schmidt
Bobby Richardson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Ty Cobb
7
Earth travels faster in space than Mars.
True
False
8
What film won Steven Spielberg his first Academy Award for Best Director?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Schindler's List
ET The Extraterrestrial
Raider's of the Lost Ark
Jaws
9
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the Earth.
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
James Cook
10
How long is a nautical mile?
1 mile
1.5 miles
2 miles
1.15 miles
11
True or false. From base to summit, Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth.
True
False
12
What is the highest grossing movie of all time?
Star Wars
Avengers
Avatar
Titanic
13
Which U.S. President was insturmental in getting the Panama Canal built?
Theodore Roosevelt
James Garfield
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
14
How many of the Great Lakes does Michigan border?
5
4
3
2
15
What is the fastest swimming freshwater fish?
Walleye
Pike
Rainbow Trout
Muskey
16
In the formula E = mc
2
, what does c stand for?
The speed of light
The speed of sound
Coulombs
Constant
17
Who threw the last pitch of the 2016 World Series?
Jake Arietta
Carl Edwards Jr.
Kyle Hendricks
Aroldis Chapman
18
Who is the all time leading scorer in the NBA?
Magic Johnson
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
LeBron James
Michael Jordan
19
Who has won the most Oscars in their lifetime?
Tom Hanks
Walt Disney
John Williams
Katerine Hepburn
20
Which golfer has posted the lowest score for 18 holes in a PGA tounament?
Jim Furyk
Tiger Woods
Jack Nicklaus
Phil Mickelson
21
What is the most spoken language on earth?
Hindi
English
Mandarin
Spanish
22
In an iconic scene from The Godfather, what kind of animal’s head is front and center?
Horse
Cat
Cow
Dog
23
In golf, how long are players permitted to look for their ball?
5 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes
3 minutes
24
I what year was the St. Lawrence Seaway completed?
1959
1958
1960
1957
25
Which Great Lake is the shallowest?
Erie
Ontario
Michigan
Huron
26
What are the most stable elements on the Periodic Table called?
Noble Gasses
Metals
Lanthanides
Solids
Non-Metals
Alkeines
27
Which type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?
Infrared
Ultrviolet
Gamma
Radio
28
If 3x + 4 = 25, what is x?
2
7
3
5
29
What constellation is represented on the flags of Australia and New Zealand?
Southern Cross
Ursa Major
Sagitarius
Orion
30
In binary, what is 0101 as an integer?
4
2
5
3
31
How much of the world's fresh water is in the Great Lakes?
20%
10%
15%
25%
32
Warm water holds more dissolves oxygen than cold water.
False
True
33
What year was Winthrop Harbor incorporated?
1910
1901
1899
1883
34
Which is a Great Lakes invasive species?
All are correct
Grass Carp
Sea Lamprey
Zebra Muscle
35
Who was the first person to reach the bottom of Lake Michigan in a submersible?
James Cameron
Jaque Cousteau
Robert Ballard
J. Val Klump
36
How many U.S. Presidents have died by assasination?
2
5
3
4
37
Which Great Lake is the only one located totally within the United States?
Ontario
Huron
Michigan
Erie
38
What were the first hockey pucks used in early outdoor hockey games?
Rubber
Frozen Cow Dung
Ice
Wood
39
Approximately how old are the Great Lakes?
20,000 years
2000 years
50,000 years
5000 years
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What is the deepest river in the world?
Amazon
Mississippi
Congo
Nile
