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2017 Current Events Trivia

12

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

6

When "it" was unveiled in 1982, one speaker at the ceremony said, "Thank you, America, for finally remembering us." What was "it"?

14

What is the biggest holiday of the year for florists in this country?

1

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

6

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

11

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?

10

When H.Ross Perot ran for President in 1996, his campaign song was a what country music hit, written by Willie Nelson and recorded by Patsy Cline?

11

Which two men were convicted on the Oklahoma city bombing?

5

This 1862 epic French work of literature was portrayed on stage and on film, as early as 1909 and as recently as 1988, starring Geoffrey Rush and Liam Neeson. What is the title of this work and who wrote it?

4

In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to do what?

14

Which Republican candidate lost the 1996 presidential election to Bill Clinton?

11

In 1963 a British sex scandal almost brought down Harold MacMillan's government when the Secretary of War resigned after a relationship with an expensive call girl who may have passed on British secrets to a Russian secret agent. Name these two people.

18

It happened first in 1893 in New Zealand, later in 1918 in Britain, 1920 in the United States, and only 1971 in Switzerland. What was it?

1

In 1808, the U.S. government prohibited the importation into the U.S. of what?

20

In March 30, 1981, which person said to his wife, "Honey, I forgot to duck"?