Thursday, November 20, 2008

General Trivia Questions #2,947-2,952

Question 2,947: Entertainment & Food -- First and Foremost

Who won the very first Best Actor Oscar award?

a) Emil Jannings
b) George Arliss
c) Lionel Barrymore
d) Warner Baxter

Question 2,948: History & Government -- High Alumni

What was the first college to have three alumni become U.S. presidents?

a) Harvard
b) Virginia
c) William and Mary
d) Yale

Question 2,949: Math & Science -- Double Nobel

What American chemist is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two fields?

a) Glenn Seaborg
b) Linus Pauling
c) Robert Woodward
d) Willard Libby

Question 2,950: Geography & Nature -- Mis-State-d

In which state did the United Postal Service claim the Grand Canyon was located on misprinted stamps in May 1999?

a) California
b) Colorado
c) Nevada
d) New Mexico

Question 2,951: Literature & Arts -- Eat to the Beat, My Sweet

Which Shakespeare work suggests, "If music be the food of love, play on"?

a) Love's Labour's Lost
b) A Midsummer Night's Dream
c) Romeo and Juliet
d) Twelfth Night

Question 2,952: Sports & Games -- Home (to First) Run

How far is it from home plate to first base on Major League Baseball fields?

a) 60 feet
b) 75 feet
c) 90 feet
d) 100 feet

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