Saturday, January 10, 2009

Miss-tery Quiz - Random Trivia Questions

This week's theme isn't just a mystery, it's a miss-tery. Hope that helps but be forewarned that the link is tougher than usual, so if you don't spot it, don't feel bad.

Miss-tery Quiz Questions

  • Q1) What breakfast cereal is Toucan Sam the mascot for?
  • Q2) What convention was devised by Englishman William Willett in 1905 but first implemented by Germany on April 30, 1916?
  • Q3) What British scientist damaged his eyesight in a nitrogen trichloride explosion, leading him to hire Michael Faraday, and died in 1829 at age 50 partly from having inhaled too many noxious chemicals?
  • Q4) In what country was the singer Shakira born?
  • Q5) What Oklahoma-born songwriting failure was charged with 13 offenses but found not guilty by reason of insanity on June 21, 1982 and sent to St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.?
  • Q6) What poet was expelled from West Point for "gross neglect of duty" and "disobedience of orders" on March 6, 1831?
  • Q7) What English author wrote the novel The Good Soldier and the tetralogy Parade's End and changed his last name to match his first?
  • Q8) What novel, originally published anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, was Thomas Hardy's first major success?
  • Q9) What bandleader composed the song "Moonlight Serenade"?
  • Q10) What athlete lit the torch to begin the 1996 Summer Olympics?
  • Q11) What Major League Baseball player was caught stealing the most times in a single season?
  • Q12) What author's novels Zoya and Star were bestsellers in 1988 and 1989 respectively?

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