Forum Trivia Contest: November 18, 2024

Tom Davis and Ellyn Bush

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  1. Forum: What is the name of our new TV provider?

  2. Country Names: There are five countries in the world with a one-syllable name. Name four of them.

  3. Artists: Which Dutch artist painted “Girl with a Pearl Earring”?

  4. Inch: In 1933 the USGS (United States Geological Survey) started using an inch that was larger than the standard definition. Why?

  5. Typewriter: What is the only country whose name can be spelled using only letters from one row of a QWERTY typewriter keyboard?

  6. Vocabulary: What is a monotreme?
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  7. Current Events: Who has Trump proposed for Director of National Intelligence?

  8. Rock and Roll: Which of the following did NOT perform at the 1969 Woodstock music festival? Arlo Guthrie, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Janis Joplin.
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  9. State Symbols: Gavin Newsom recently announced three new symbols for California: an official state crustacean, an official state slug, and an official state seashell. Name two of the three. (Two points for all three.)

  10. Medicine: When were smallpox vaccinations discontinued in the US? (±2 years)

  11. Geography: What is the largest city in the world that is below sea level?

  12. Category: What do the following have in common? Adams Parachute, Grey Wulff, Wooly Bugger.

  13. History: Who was the last Pharoah of ancient Egypt?
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  14. Food: In Japan, what is the name for the edible pufferfish, notorious for its potentially lethal toxins if not prepared correctly?
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  15. Science: On which ship did Charles Darwin make his famous expedition, which led to his theory of evolution?
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  16. Shakespeare: Two of Shakespeare’s plays begin with a shipwreck. Name either of them.

  17. Parks: What was the first National Park created in the US? (1 pt extra credit: What year?)
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  18. Computers: Who invented the computer mouse?
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  19. Birth Names: Who is the famous person with the following birth name: Archibald Leach?
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  20. Transportation: Who was San Francisco’s first black female street car conductor?
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