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2017 Current Events Trivia

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January 1996, one of the world's most revered opera houses burned down; Verdi, Rossini, Wagner, and Stravinsky had premiered many of their works here. In which city was this fire?

11

In what year and location did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his speech: "I Have a Dream"?

15

Which U.S. President negotiated the Camp David accords that lead to a signed peace treaty between Egypt and Israel?

3

What did Newton Minow, the chairman of the federal communications commission, describe in 1961 as "a vast wasteland"?

11

Which dangerous drug, whose generic name was originally a trade name, was first developed in Germany in 1898?

16

This book is considered a milestone in the history of feminism. It is called "A Vindication of the Rights of Women," and was written by Mary Wollstonecraft in what year: 1792, 1892, or 1992?

7

In what year did Texas become second largest state?

1

What is the two word name for the moment around September 21 of each year when day and night are approximately equal in length?

11

Which well-known businessman was appointed chairman of the Statue of Liberty restoration project in the mid 1980's?

3

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

11

From 1891-1893, Liliuokalani was the last... what? of Hawaii?

9

In the Earth's southern hemisphere, what season begins in March?

13

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

12

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?

5

Which automobile company was established in 1899 in Torino, Italy?