Wednesday, May 2, 2007

General Trivia Questions #529-534

Question 529: Entertainment & Food -- Why Butterfly?

Mariah Carey named her 1997 album Butterfly to signify her emergence after what event?

a) A divorce
b) Her father's death
c) A non-platinum album
d) A record label switch

Question 530: History & Government -- Around Africa

Who was the first person to sail to the southern tip of Africa, in 1488?

a) Bartholomew Dias
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) James Cook
d) Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Question 531: Math & Science -- Little Bits

In computer programming, how many bits are in a nibble?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 16

Question 532: Geography & Nature -- The Good Herb

Which California city did the Spanish found as Yerba Buena in 1776?

a) Sacramento
b) San Diego
c) San Francisco
d) San Ramon

Question 533: Literature & Arts -- Trashing Tradition

What art and literature movement was based on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional and artistic values?

a) Dadaism
b) Fauvism
c) Futurism
d) Pointillism

Question 534: Sports & Games -- Convention Invention

What sports convention did Herb McCracken of Lafayette College introduce in 1924?

a) Baseball bullpen
b) Basketball bench
c) Football huddle
d) Hockey penalty box

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