Sunday, August 12, 2007

General Trivia Questions #949-954

Question 949: Entertainment & Food -- Russian Guessing

What author is mentioned in the Police song "Don't Stand So Close to Me"?

a) Anton Chekhov
b) Feodor Dostoyevsky
c) Leo Tolstoy
d) Vladimir Nabokov

Question 950: History & Government -- Air Attack

What was the first country to have an air force?

a) England
b) France
c) Germany
d) U.S.

Question 951: Math & Science -- Grown Bones

Approximately how many bones are in an adult human body?

a) 206
b) 306
c) 406
d) 506

Question 952: Geography & Nature -- Country Count

How many independent countries are in South America?

a) 8
b) 12
c) 16
d) 20

Question 953: Literature & Arts -- Coffin Controversy

What Sophocles tragedy tells of a woman who wants to bury her brother against the king's wishes?

a) Ajax
b) Antigone
c) Oedipus at Clonus
d) Oedipus Tyrannus

Question 954: Sports & Games -- Sharpshooters

What sport is combined with cross-country skiing in the biathlon?

a) Archery
b) Pistol shooting
c) Rifle shooting
d) Skeet shooting

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