Wednesday, April 8, 2009

General Trivia Questions #3,541-3,546

Question 3,541: Entertainment & Food -- Comic Relief Representation

What symbol does the charity Comic Relief use?

a) Clown's nose
b) Smile
c) Squirting flower
d) Whoopie cushion

Question 3,542: History & Government -- Wide Windsor

For which British king was the Windsor knot named?

a) Edward VIII
b) George VI
c) James II
d) William IV

Question 3,543: Math & Science -- Bell Breakthrough

What electronic component did John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain, and William Shockley of Bell Labs invent in 1947?

a) Hard drive
b) Integrated circuit
c) ROM
d) Transistor

Question 3,544: Geography & Nature -- Alternative Athens

What city is known as the Athens of the North?

a) Edinburgh, Scotland
b) Leipzig, Germany
c) Lillehammer, Norway
d) Rotterdam, Netherlands

Question 3,545: Literature & Arts -- Making a Monster

What poet issued the challenge that resulted in Frankenstein being written?

a) Alfred Tennyson
b) John Keats
c) Lord Byron
d) Robert Burns

Question 3,546: Sports & Games -- The Wright Stuff

What popular squishy substance did James Wright invent in 1943?

a) Lava lamp
b) Play-Doh
c) Silly Putty
d) Slime

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