Tuesday, January 20, 2009

General Trivia Questions #3,205-3,210

Question 3,205: Entertainment & Food -- Nonpareil in '90

What movie won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director of 1990?

a) Dances With Wolves
b) Ghost
c) Misery
d) Reversal of Fortune

Question 3,206: History & Government -- Leading Railroad

What city had the first underground railroad system?

a) Boston
b) London
c) New York
d) Paris

Question 3,207: Math & Science -- Inner Tube

What muscular tube connects the pharynx to the stomach?

a) Duodenum
b) Esophagus
c) Larynx
d) Trachea

Question 3,208: Geography & Nature -- Nairobi's Nation

Which Eastern African republic's capital is Nairobi?

a) Kenya
b) Somalia
c) Tanzania
d) Uganda

Question 3,209: Literature & Arts -- Meursault and a Monster

What Algerian-born French philosopher wrote the novel The Stranger and the play Caligula?

a) Albert Camus
b) Francois Voltaire
c) Jean-Paul Sartre
d) Rene Descartes

Question 3,210: Sports & Games -- Finishing on Top

What male tennis player ended the year ranked number one on the ATP tour the most consecutive times?

a) Ivan Lendl
b) Jimmy Connors
c) John McEnroe
d) Pete Sampras

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