Saturday, May 3, 2008

Ken Jennings Almanac Sampler - Random Trivia Questions

As a follow-up to the preceding review, you can try your hand at a selection of questions from Ken's second book. To give you a fair and unbiased sample, here is the third question from the third day of each month.

Ken Jennings Almanac Sampler Questions

  • Q1) January 3: In what city did Charles Lindbergh take his first piloting job, flying the mail?
  • Q2) February 3: Three fourths of Western Australia's population lives in what city?
  • Q3) March 3: Tuesday Weld played Thalia Menninger on what TV series?
  • Q4) April 3: What's the only Best Picture Oscar winner whose title ends with an exclamation point?
  • Q5) May 3: What kind of poison disfigured Ukrainian reformer Viktor Yushchenko, leading to the Orange Revolution of 2004?
  • Q6) June 3: After Elvis and the Beatles, who became the third artist to replace themselves at number one, with "I'll Make Love to You" and "On Bended Knee"?
  • Q7) July 3: What comedy hit was produced under the working title East Great Falls High?
  • Q8) August 3: What states have been led by these governors... Earl Warren and Jerry Brown?
  • Q9) September 3: From what state does the Joad family begin its journey west in The Grapes of Wrath?
  • Q10) October 3: What band did Scott Weiland join after the breakup of Stone Temple Pilots?
  • Q11) November 3: What's the largest U.S. city whose largest paper is called... The Rocky Mountain News?
  • Q12) December 3: What animal is pictured on the cover of these pop albums... Tapestry, Carole King?

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