Sunday, December 23, 2007

General Trivia Questions #1,519-1,524

Question 1,519: Entertainment & Food -- Friendly Neighbor's Name

What is the first name of the title character in the PBS show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood?

a) Fred
b) George
c) Phil
d) Roger

Question 1,520: History & Government -- Operations Officer to Oval Office

Which U.S. President had been an operations officer of a Navy air transport unit in World War II?

a) Dwight Eisenhower
b) Gerald Ford
c) Jimmy Carter
d) Richard Nixon

Question 1,521: Math & Science -- Metal Mix

What chemical element creates mixtures called amalgams?

a) Lead
b) Mercury
c) Silver
d) Tin

Question 1,522: Geography & Nature -- Victorious Village

What capital city's name comes from the Arabic Al Qahira, meaning "victorious"?

a) Accra, Ghana
b) Ankara, Turkey
c) Cairo, Egypt
d) Kabul, Afghanistan

Question 1,523: Literature & Arts -- Portmauthor

What author coined the portmanteau words "chortle" and "galumph"?

a) Dr. Seuss
b) George Orwell
c) Lewis Carroll
d) Richard Scarry

Question 1,524: Sports & Games -- Heidi Headache

What team was playing the New York Jets on November 17, 1968 when NBC unwisely cut to Heidi with 65 seconds left in the game?

a) Chicago Bears
b) Green Bay Packers
c) Oakland Raiders
d) San Francisco 49ers

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