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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 is Dana Elaine Owens' stage name?
Queen Latifah
Idina Menzel
Lady Gaga
Carrie Underwood
2
In the game of pool, what is the standard color for the one ball?
Red
White
Yellow
Blue
3
What animals did the U.S. trade China for a pair of pandas in 1972?
Musk Oxen
Beavers
Buffalo
Wild Turkeys
4
What can coconut water also be used as?
Laundry Detergent
Dish Soap
Tooth Paste
Blood Plasma
5
In what year was the blue M & M first introduced?
1994
1992
1995
1993
6
In which part of the body are your metatarsals located?
Leg
Ear
Foot
Hand
7
What is the world's largest river by volume?
Yangtze
Nile
Amazon
Congo
8
In the board game Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy a railroad?
$500
$700
$200
$200,000
9
What animal has the biggest eye in the world?
A Camel
A Blue Whale
A Giant Squid
A Giraffe
10
What critter was responsible for spreading the Black Death?
Moths
Fleas
Rats
Spiders
11
Stratus, Cirrus, and Cumulus are types of what?
Clouds
Cars
Computer Operating Systems
Cells
12
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what do the Vogons use to torture prisoners?
Sleep deprivation
Poetry
Waterboarding
Electricity
13
What does the online and texting acronym "SMH" usually stand for?
"Serious Mischief Happening"
"Stopped My Heart"
"Shaking My Head"
"So Much Hummus"
14
Filipino First Lady Imelda Marcos was famous for her very large collection of what?
Gemstones
Teacups
Cars
Shoes
15
People in Europe once feared tomatoes. Why?
People got "food poisoned" from eating them off lead plates.
Tomatoes are red and red is scary.
They were imported.
Tomatoes are a member of the nightshade family.
16
Who was the first U.S. president that was born a citizen of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Martin Van Buren
17
What year was the computer mouse patented?
1975
1983
1970
1990
18
A standard 7-inch vinyl single is usually played at what rpm?
55 rpm
45 rpm
35 rpm
75 rpm
19
Sriracha is a type of hot sauce named after a city located in what country?
Uruguay
Mexico
India
Thailand
20
What Jane Austen novel was rewritten in 2009 to include zombies?
Emma
Sense & Sensibility
Northanger Abbey
Pride & Prejudice
21
Where was the fortune cookie invented?
New York
California
Taiwan
China
22
As of 2018, which actress has won the most Academy Awards?
Meryl Streep
Katherine Hepburn
Helen Mirren
Cate Blanchett
23
Dendrophobia is the fear of what?
Dentists
Dandruff
Denny's restaurants
Trees
24
What singer's autobiography was titled "Man in Black"?
Ozzy Osbourne
Johnny Cash
Neil Diamond
Bruce Springsteen
25
How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?
Three
One
None
Twelve
26
How many different falling pieces are there in the game of Tetris?
Four
Six
Five
Seven
27
What flavor were Hostess Twinkies before they were vanilla?
Strawberry
Chocolate
Banana
Cinnamon
28
Which city served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790?
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York City
Washington, D.C.
29
On Jupiter, diamonds rain from the sky. True or false?
True
False
30
What Fortune 500 company is named after a Herman Melville character?
Berkshire Hathaway
Leidos Holdings
Walmart
Starbucks
31
What's the biggest desert in the world?
Antarctica
Arabian Desert
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
32
What is the painting "La Gioconda" better known as?
The Mona Lisa
The Birth of Venus
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Cafe Terrace at Night
