Forum Trivia Contest: June 17, 2024

Tom Davis and Ellyn Bush

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  1. History: In which city was Anne Frank’s hiding place?
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  2. Geography: What two South American countries do not border Brazil?
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  3. Musicals: Who wrote the lyrics for the musical West Side Story?
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  4. Vocabulary: What does “allision” mean?
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  5. Chemistry: What comes next: Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen?
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  6. Botany: What common local plant is in the same family as Cashews, Mangos, and Pistachios?
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  7. Literature: Which author wrote the ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ books?
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  8. Words: What is a 4-letter English word, which, when its letters are reversed, spells the name of a musical instrument?

  9. Speed: Who said in 1960, “Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.”
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  10. Math: If you have only 5-cent and 7-cent coins, what is the largest value that cannot be made with some mixture of those coins?
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  11. Products: What product was announced by Apple in the 1984 Super Bowl commercial?
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  12. Birth name: What was the birth name of boxing legend Muhammad Ali?
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  13. Maiden name: What was Eleanor Roosevelt’s maiden name before marrying FDR?
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  14. Geography: Two U.S. states share borders with 8 other states. Name one of them.
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  15. Voting: What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
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  16. Movies: Other than Captain Hook’s hand, what did the crocodile swallow in Peter Pan?
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  17. Higher Learning: Of the nine UC campuses that admit undergraduates, which has the smallest land area?
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  18. History: Hitler’s private soldiers were called the Brown Shirts. What were members of Mussolini’s private soldiers called?
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  19. Geography: What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
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  20. Forum: What is the elevation of the highest point in the Forum (± 50 feet).

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