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2017 Current Events Trivia

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In 1997 the largest equestrian display ever mounted in Britain, featured over 1,000 horses, in celebrating what event?

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The custom of fooling friends and relatives on the first of April began in the late 1500's in which country? Holland, France, or Italy?

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Whom did America's most famous widow, Jackie Kennedy, marry in 1968?

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What is the name of the ship on which Greenpeace members tried stop the French nuclear tests in the Pacific?

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In January, 1994, Delta became the world's first airline to ban... what... on all its flights?

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In 1998, Australian Susie Maroney set a world record when she did this for 38 hours and 33 minutes. What did she do, and where did she do it?

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In December, 1996, President Clinton appointed the first woman ever to serve as Secretary of State. Who is she?

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The first radio broadcasts, consisting of music and Bible readings, were transmitted in what year? 1906, 1912, or 1916?

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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 biggest hits on Broadway is a rock opera based on Puccini's "La Boheme.'' What's the title?

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This Bulgarian artist-engineer produces monumental outdoor artwork. In 1976, he stretched a tall curtain 24 miles across Sonoma and Marin counties. In 1985, he wrapped the Pont Neuf in Paris with lengths of beige fabric. In 1991, he installed 3,000 umbrel