Sunday, June 17, 2007

General Trivia Questions #721-726

Question 721: Entertainment & Food -- Percussion Discussion

Which of the following is not a percussion instrument?

a) Bassoon
b) Cymbal
c) Timpani
d) Xylophone

Question 722: History & Government -- Not So Fine

What corporation agreed in November 2000 to pay a record $192.5 million fine for racial discrimination?

a) American Airlines
b) Coca-Cola
c) Kellogg
d) UPS

Question 723: Math & Science -- Theorize the Size

What regular solid's volume equals the area of the base times the height divided by three?

a) Cone
b) Cylinder
c) Pyramid
d) Sphere

Question 724: Geography & Nature -- Tennessee Town

What is the capital of Tennessee?

a) Chattanooga
b) Knoxville
c) Memphis
d) Nashville

Question 725: Literature & Arts -- Aristotle Originals

Which of the following did Aristotle not write?

a) Paeans
b) Poetics
c) Politics
d) Rhetoric

Question 726: Sports & Games -- Chess Mess

What chess grandmaster inherited the world championship crown when Bobby Fischer refused to play in 1975?

a) Anatoly Karpov
b) Boris Spassky
c) Garry Kasparov
d) Victor Korchnoi

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