General Trivia Questions #2,869-2,874

Question 2,869: Entertainment & Food -- Shaking With Shakespeare

What Austrian composed the Great Symphony and put Goethe, Schiller, and Shakespeare to music?

a) Franz Joseph Haydn
b) Franz Schubert
c) Johann Strauss
d) Richard Strauss

Question 2,870: History & Government -- Union Pack

How many Union states were there during the U.S. Civil War?

a) 11
b) 15
c) 19
d) 23

Question 2,871: Math & Science -- O You Weight One Too

What is the approximate atomic weight of oxygen?

a) 4
b) 8
c) 12
d) 16

Question 2,872: Geography & Nature -- Severe Storm

What hurricane devastated Central America in the autumn of 1998?

a) Allen
b) Andrew
c) Hugo
d) Mitch

Question 2,873: Literature & Arts -- The Type of the Screw

In which literary category does Henry James's The Turn of the Screw fall?

a) Historical fiction
b) Historical romance
c) Horror
d) Humor

Question 2,874: Sports & Games -- Canadian Contest

What is the official national sport of Canada?

a) Curling
b) Football
c) Hockey
d) Lacrosse