Thursday, October 25, 2007

General Trivia Questions #1,273-1,278

Question 1,273: Entertainment & Food -- Topolino in Torino

Which Disney character is known as Topolino in Italy?

a) Donald Duck
b) Goofy
c) Mickey Mouse
d) Pluto

Question 1,274: History & Government -- Thunderbolt and Flightfoot

What is the animal nickname of the U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt?

a) Chameleon
b) Ferret
c) Rattlesnake
d) Warthog

Question 1,275: Math & Science -- Starlight, Star Bright

Approximately how many times brighter is a first magnitude star than a second magnitude star?

a) 2
b) 2½
c) 5
d) 10

Question 1,276: Geography & Nature -- Rhubarb River

For what river was the rhubarb plant named?

a) Rhine River
b) Rhone River
c) Ural River
d) Volga River

Question 1,277: Literature & Arts -- Emerson, Lake & Poem Writers

Which author below was not one of the Lake Poets?

a) Ralph Waldo Emerson
b) Robert Southey
c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
d) William Wordsworth

Question 1,278: Sports & Games -- Baseball, Football, and Oil Fields

What oil company was the first major investor in ESPN before selling out to ABC in 1984 for $237 million?

a) Exxon
b) Getty
c) Mobil
d) Shell

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