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2017 Current Events Trivia

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In 1984, as singer Michael Jackson was earning $1.5 million dollars filming a Pepsi commercial, he had a life-threatening accident. What happened?

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In what year did the number of color TV's sold in the U.S. first exceed the number of black and white TV's sold? (+/- 1 year)

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Napoleon was forced to step down as emperor of France as a result of a disastrous military campaign in the winter of 1812, in which country?

12

Which river with a colorful name flooded communities throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Canada in 1997?

3

It is said that when he returned home after serving as Ambassador to France in 1789, he brought the first pasta-making machine to America. Who was he?

12

In the late 1970s, which TV evangelist created the "Moral Majority," a conservative pressure group opposed to abortion and homosexuality, and favoring school prayer and "family values"?

6

In 1908, this famous automobile was first sold, and cost $825. Which brand and model was it?

20

Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, borrowed a phrase from the Iranians, when he referred to the United States as what?

19

According to the annual Associated Press vote of newspaper and broadcast executives, what was voted the top news story of 1995?

13

The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of what war?

8

When this Indonesian volcanic island exploded in August 1883, it blew the island apart and caused a tidal wave that killed more than 36,000 people. What was it?

11

Who was the courageous 18-year-old gymnast at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta whose vault on a severely sprained ankle helped ensure a U.S. Gold Medal in gymnastics?

4

In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to do what?

11

What was the name of the hurricane which devastated South Florida in August 1992, especially the Homestead area, south of Miami, leaving 250,000 people homeless?

12

How many years did it take to build the Golden Gate Bridge?