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2017 Current Events Trivia

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One day every year, the San Francisco Zoo receives hundreds of prankster phone calls asking for people named Ted E. Bear, Ellie Fant, or Don Key, among others. On which day each year does this occur?

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What prison in France was stormed by the common people on July 14, 1789?

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In 1978, a museum in West Germany spent $1.8 million to buy a single book. What was it?

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Why is February 2 a day of celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?

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The first one of these was established at Wesleyan College, Georgia, in 1851. Today, then can be found on virtually every college campus. What are they?

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One of the greatest celebrations ever seen in New York City occurred in May, 1883, when millions celebrated the completion of what engineering marvel?

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Actress and political activist Jane Fonda said, "It was the most horrible thing I could possibly have done. It was thoughtless." What 1972 event was she aplogizing for?

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When a floating moth shorted out an early supercomputer, what new phrase was born?

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Which automobile was first introduced as a "people's automobile" in 1937?

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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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Analysts claim the British "Mad cow disease" has been caused by cows which have eaten what?

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Can you name two Olympic sports which can have both men and women participating equally and simultaneously?

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When he developed his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein was living in what capital city?

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The first one of these ever built, complete with luxurious accessories and a piano, was built in Pittsburgh in 1905. The price of admission was 5¢. What was it?

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