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2017 Current Events Trivia

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At Daytona Beach, Florida in 1910, auto racer Barney Oldfield set a new automobile speed record. Was his speed 32, 62, or 132 miles per hour?

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Which two men were convicted on the Oklahoma city bombing?

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At a recent auction in London, diehard collector Johnny Earle paid about £250 pounds for a U.S. army uniform dress jacket, complete with the stain where the famous wearer leaned against a newly painted window. Whose jacket was it?

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When "it" was unveiled in 1982, one speaker at the ceremony said, "Thank you, America, for finally remembering us." What was "it"?

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The first hot in-flight meal was served in 1935 by what airline company?

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The first hot in-flight meal was served in 1935 by what airline company?

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Since 1993, Alexander Shabalov, Alex Yermolinsky, and Boris Gulko have been national champions in what sport or activity? In which country did they reign?

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February 2 is known as Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to popular legend, an early spring is predicted if, on that day, the groundhog does what?

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America's (and possibly the world's) first movie review was printed in 1909 in what prestigious newspaper?

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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?

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On September 9, 1983, which region with more than half a million population unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Congress to become the 51st State of the United States?

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In 1908 the Wright Brothers tried to sell their invention, the airplane, to which organization?

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In 1910, the US Congress passed the Mann Act, making it illegal for anyone to transport across state lines, for immoral purposes, ... what ...?

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In 1997, TV Guide magazine published a list of the hundred most memorable moments in television history. Tops on the list was a July 20, 1969 broadcast. What was it?

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He was Hollywood's first million-dollar superstar. He signed a contract in 1917 to direct and star in eight films. Who was he?