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2017 Current Events Trivia

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In what year did Texas become second largest state?

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Which of these events occurred FIRST: the computer chip was patented, the Berlin Wall was erected, the birth control pill was OK'd by the US Food and Drug Administration

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?

8

Which 17-18th century monk invented sparkling champagne, and later the cork stopper?

11

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

17

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

8

In 1995 the United Nations celebrated which birthday?

3

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

4

On December 31 and January 1 of 2001, a world record was set in China when Ye Jiangchuan did this with 1004 people in 28 hours. Did what?

13

In what year did Johann Denner invent the clarinet? 1700 or 1800?

11

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

9

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

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?

13

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

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)