Sunday, August 19, 2007

General Trivia Questions #979-984

Question 979: Entertainment & Food -- Hawkeye, Popeye, and Other Guys

Who directed M*A*S*H in 1970, Popeye in 1980, and Vincent & Theo in 1990?

a) Robert Aldrich
b) Robert Altman
c) Robert Alton
d) Robert Anderson

Question 980: History & Government -- The Bus Business

What was the first U.S. bus line, founded on August 13, 1914?

a) Coach
b) Greyhound
c) Peter Pan
d) Trailways

Question 981: Math & Science -- Inside the Atom

What scientist developed the first quantum model of the atom in 1915?

a) Ernest Rutherford
b) James Chadwick
c) Joseph John Thomson
d) Niels Bohr

Question 982: Geography & Nature -- Earth Rings

At what approximate latitude are the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?

a) 16½°
b) 23½°
c) 30½°
d) 36½°

Question 983: Literature & Arts -- Terrace, France

Who was the French painter and founder of impressionism whose works include Terrace at Le Havre?

a) Claude Monet
b) Edgar Degas
c) Edouard Manet
d) Paul Gauguin

Question 984: Sports & Games -- Old World Gold

What European country won the 1994 Olympic men's hockey gold medal?

a) Canada
b) Finland
c) Norway
d) Sweden

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