Sunday, September 14, 2008

General Trivia Questions #2,653-2,658

Question 2,653: Entertainment & Food -- $100 Million Movie

What was the first movie to gross $100 million in U.S. domestic rentals?

a) E.T.
b) The Exorcist
c) Gone With the Wind
d) Jaws

Question 2,654: History & Government -- Secretary's Schedule

What U.S. Secretary of State exclaimed, "There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full"?

a) Alexander Haig, Jr.
b) George Shultz
c) Henry Kissinger
d) James Baker

Question 2,655: Math & Science -- Genes Seen

What was the first animal whose complete set of genes were decoded?

a) Ant
b) Fruit fly
c) Gnat
d) Worm

Question 2,656: Geography & Nature -- Lyin' About Lions

What Asian location's name means City of Lions although none exist there?

a) Hong Kong
b) Kuala Lumpur
c) Seoul
d) Singapore

Question 2,657: Literature & Arts -- Poe's But Not Poems

What fictional sleuth did Edgar Allan Poe create?

a) C. Auguste Dupin
b) Monsieur Lecoq
c) Richard Jury
d) Roderick Alleyn

Question 2,658: Sports & Games -- Most Mature Majors

What golfer is tied with Jack Nicklaus with the most Senior PGA major titles?

a) Arnold Palmer
b) Gary Player
c) Hale Irwin
d) Miller Barber

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