Saturday, February 23, 2008

Second Banana - Random Trivia Questions

The biggest and the best shine the brightest, but this week's quiz is about notable exceptions like the 2007-08 New England Patriots, whose 18-straight wins will undoubtedly remain more memorable than the New York Giants Super Bowl championship. You already know about Elisha Gray, who appeared in a quiz earlier this month, but how about these other second bananas?

Second Banana Questions

  • Q1) What is the second largest country in the world?
  • Q2) What is the second largest planet in our solar system?
  • Q3) Who was the second Vice President of the United States of America?
  • Q4) What explorer excitedly reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912 only to discover that his party had been beaten there by 34 days?
  • Q5) What horse did Upset upset to cement his name into the English lexicon?
  • Q6) Who was the second Best Actor Oscar winner?
  • Q7) Who was the second person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
  • Q8) What U.S. presidential candidate was prematurely proclaimed the winner in newspaper headlines on November 3, 1948?
  • Q9) Who was the second astronaut to set foot on the moon?
  • Q10) What Division I college basketball team did tiny NAIA college Chaminade upend on December 23, 1982?
  • Q11) Who was the second female American to go into space?
  • Q12) Who was the first reigning world chess champion to lose to a computer in a normal time-limit match?

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