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2017 Current Events Trivia

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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?

4

What was the Russian name for the first artificial satellite, launched in 1957?

7

Just minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as President on January 20, 1981, a historic event took place, involving the number 444. What was it?

4

The flame inaugurating the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta on July 19, 1996 was lit by which well-loved athlete?

16

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

13

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

5

In April, 1990, former enemies signed a cease-fire agreement ending an eight-year civil war in which North American country?

7

Outside this apartment building in New York City, on December 8th, 1980, a deranged fan murdered John Lennon. Who was this person, and which apartment building?

10

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?

14

In which month of 1995 was O.J. Simpson acquitted?

17

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)