Thursday, February 21, 2008

General Trivia Questions #1,777-1,782

Question 1,777: Entertainment & Food -- Honored Host

What talk show host was TV Guide's television personality of the year in 1990?

a) Arsenio Hall
b) David Letterman
c) Jay Leno
d) Oprah Winfrey

Question 1,778: History & Government -- Elected Eagle

Who was the first U.S. President who had been a Boy Scout?

a) Dwight Eisenhower
b) Gerald Ford
c) Harry Truman
d) John F. Kennedy

Question 1,779: Math & Science -- Land Landing

What was the first manned U.S. spacecraft to touch down on land?

a) Columbia
b) Discovery
c) Endeavor
d) Enterprise

Question 1,780: Geography & Nature -- Cultural Capital

What city served as Japan's capital from 794 to 1868 and is still the country's cultural heart?

a) Kyoto
b) Osaka
c) Sapporo
d) Yokohama

Question 1,781: Literature & Arts -- Bank Shot Plot

What are the 1972 Donald Westlake novel and 1974 movie Bank Shot about?

a) A bank robbery
b) Basketball
c) Foosball
d) Pool

Question 1,782: Sports & Games -- Postwar Store

What toy company did Ruth and Elliot Handler found in 1945?

a) Hasbro
b) Mattel
c) Milton Bradley
d) Parker Brothers

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