Wednesday, April 23, 2008

General Trivia Questions #2,041-2,046

Question 2,041: Entertainment & Food -- Finale Tally

What highly successful TV show's grand finale drew low ratings because it aired on the day the Rodney King verdict was announced?

a) Cheers
b) The Cosby Show
c) Designing Women
d) The Wonder Years

Question 2,042: History & Government -- Pairport

What airport was formerly known as Idlewild?

a) Bradley
b) JFK
c) LaGuardia
d) Newark

Question 2,043: Math & Science -- Laugh Attack

What fatal disease of the central nervous system is commonly known as Laughing Sickness?

a) Kuru
b) Lupus
c) Parotitis
d) Varicella

Question 2,044: Geography & Nature -- Longest Link

What is the longest canal in the world?

a) Albert Canal
b) Kiel Canal
c) Panama Canal
d) Suez Canal

Question 2,045: Literature & Arts -- Bang-Bang Book

Who wrote the 1964 novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang for his son Caspar?

a) Cecil Day-Lewis
b) Frederick Forsyth
c) Ian Fleming
d) P.D. James

Question 2,046: Sports & Games -- Driving Drink

What non-traditional beverage did Emerson Fittipaldi infamously drink after he won the 1993 Indianapolis 500?

a) Beer
b) Champagne
c) Coca-Cola
d) Orange juice

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