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Useless Trivia #1
Useless Trivia #1
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A variety of questions from the book "Useless Trivia Puzzles."
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Sports: Which sports announcer trademarked the catch-phrase "Let's get ready to rumble"?
Harry Caray
Howard Cosell
Al Michaels
Michael Buffer
2
Animals: Which animals are most frequently "honored" as mascots at 4-year colleges?
Tigers
Eagles
Bulldogs
Bears
3
Famous Firsts: What was the first toy to be featured in a television commercial?
Easy-Bake Oven
Barbie
Hula Hoop
Mr. Potato Head
4
The Human Body: What part of your body would you use for gurning?
Shoulders
Face
Abs
Hands
5
Geography: Which South American country is home to the ancient city of Machu Picchu?
Brazil
Colombia
Bolivia
Peru
6
TV: Which couple were the first to be shown in bed together on primetime American television?
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
Mike and Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)
Samantha and Darren Stevens (Bewitched)
Fred and Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones)
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Arts & Literature: Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime. What was it?
Starry Night
Blossoming Almond Tree
The Night Cafe
The Red Vineyard
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Arts & Literature: What book does not contain a single letter "e"?
Gadsby by Ernest Wright
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Music: Ozzy Osbourne was famously banned from San Antonio for a decade. What did he do to earn his banishment?
Gave a lewd, nude public performance
Bit the head off a live bat in a concert there
Urinated on the Alamo
Started a riot
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Arts & Literature: Which well-known writer coined the word "nerd"?
Roald Dahl
J.R.R. Tolkien
Dr. Seuss
Lewis Carroll
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Geography: What is the collective name for the vast rural areas of Australia?
Outback
Centrelands
Big Steppes
Great Plains
12
Geography: What European capital is home to more dogs than people?
London
Amsterdam
Paris
Berlin
13
Animals: How many quills does the average porcupine have?
80,000
40,000
50,000
30,000
14
TV: What fictional company counts Wile E. Coyote among its best customers?
Arrow
Amway
Acme
Atlantis
15
The Human Body: Which item is responsible for most cases of choking in the United States?
Pen/Pencil
Toothpick
Peanut
Carrot
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Music: Which fairy tale inspired Duran Duran's hit song "Hungry Like the Wolf"?
The Wolf and the Man
The Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
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Famous Firsts: What was the main course of the first TV dinner?
Macaroni and cheese
Salisbury steak
Turkey
Fried chicken
18
Food & Drink: If you went to a diner and ordered a "Burn the British," what would you get?
Short stack of pancakes
French toast
Hard-boiled eggs
Toasted English muffins
19
Food & Drink: What does the Scoville scale measure?
The purity of olive oil
The "heat" of chilies
The clarity of wine
The fattiness of a cut of meat
20
History: Who was the only president to get married in the White House?
Grover Cleveland
Warren G. Harding
James A. Garfield
Martin Van Buren
21
History: What did Al Capone go to jail for?
Tax evasion
Extortion
Mail fraud
Murder
22
History: What was the name of the theater where President Lincoln was assissinated?
Ford's Theater
Marquee Theater
Booth Theater
Lions Theater
23
Sports: Which of the following is NOT the name of a baseball pitch?
Knuckleball
Shovelball
Gyroball
Forkball
24
Arts & Literature: A cephalophore is an artistic depiction of a saint holding what?
Cross
Head
Bible
Cat
25
Sports: What is an NBA player deemed to be if he is awarded the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
Most Valuable Player
Most Improved Player
Rookie of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
26
Famous Firsts: The world's first parking meter was installed in 1935 in what city?
New York City
Atlantic City
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
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Sports: After finishing the 2011 Chicago Marathon, Amber Miller famously celebrated by doing what?
Giving birth
Going to Disneyland
Getting married at the finish line
Buying a round of drinks for the other 45,000 runners
28
Famous Firsts: What was the first college founded in the United States?
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
Harvard University
College of William and Mary
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Music: What patriotically titled album was the first compact disc ever made in the United States?
Back in the USA, MC5
America (The Way I See It), Hank Williams, Jr.
Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
Breakfast in America, Supertramp
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Food & Drink: Refreshing lemon-lime soda 7-Up originally counted which substance among its ingredients?
Heroin
Valium
Lithium
Cocaine
