Wednesday, January 30, 2008

General Trivia Questions #1,681-1,686

Question 1,681: Entertainment & Food -- Bonn Sired

Who was the musician born in Bonn in 1770 whose father dreamed of molding him into the next Mozart?

a) Franz Joseph Haydn
b) Franz Schubert
c) Johann Strauss
d) Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 1,682: History & Government -- Slave Saver

What was the first U.S. state to abolish slavery?

a) Maine
b) New Hampshire
c) Pennsylvania
d) Virginia

Question 1,683: Math & Science -- Ignoble Element

Which chemical element below is not a noble gas?

a) Argon
b) Boron
c) Krypton
d) Xenon

Question 1,684: Geography & Nature -- Southern Rhodesia Renamed

What country was known as Southern Rhodesia until 1980?

a) Zaire
b) Zambia
c) Zanzibar
d) Zimbabwe

Question 1,685: Literature & Arts -- Acclaimed American Author

Who was the last American to earn a Nobel Prize for Literature?

a) Czeslaw Milosz
b) Isaac Bashevis Singer
c) Joseph Brodsky
d) Toni Morrison

Question 1,686: Sports & Games -- Bradshaw's Bride

What figure skater was married to quarterback Terry Bradshaw from 1976 to 1981?

a) Carol Heiss
b) Jo Jo Starbuck
c) Peggy Fleming
d) Tai Babylonia

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