Thursday, May 3, 2007

General Trivia Questions #535-540

Question 535: Entertainment & Food -- Tell Me About Telly

What was Telly Savalas's given first name?

a) Archimedes
b) Aristotle
c) Plato
d) Socrates

Question 536: History & Government -- Elephant Head

Who was the first woman to head the U.S. Republican Party?

a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b) Mary Louise Smith
c) Rebecca Felton
d) Victoria Woodhull

Question 537: Math & Science -- Bell Bottom

What astronaut was originally in the Mercury spaceship's Liberty Bell 7, which was recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999?

a) Alan Shepard
b) Gordon Cooper
c) Gus Grissom
d) John Glenn

Question 538: Geography & Nature -- Oldest Glory

What country flies the oldest national flag?

a) Austria
b) China
c) Denmark
d) Italy

Question 539: Literature & Arts -- From Court to Canvas

What French artist studied law and only became a painter while recovering from an operation?

a) Camille Pissarro
b) Henri Matisse
c) Paul Cezanne
d) Paul Gauguin

Question 540: Sports & Games -- 61*

What Major League Baseball commissioner affixed an asterisk next to Roger Maris's 1961 home run record?

a) Albert Benjamin Chandler
b) Ford C. Frick
c) Kenesaw Mountain Landis
d) William Dole Eckert

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