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2017 Current Events Trivia

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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?

9

What "large" country, in 1920, was the world's first to legalize abortion?

11

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

15

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

14

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

10

At Daytona Beach, Florida in 1910, auto racer Barney Oldfield set a new automobile speed record. Was his speed 32, 62, or 132 miles per hour?

13

How many years did it take to build the Golden Gate Bridge?

16

In the summer of 1998, 3.7 billion people world-wide viewed what televised event?

3

All the parties that signed the 1998 Good Friday Agreement intended to work towards peace... where?

18

In which year did East and West Germany unify into the current Germany?

2

The unofficial theme song to George Bush's 1988 presidential campaign was a Grammy-Award winning song with an inspirational title. What song?

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.

16

What international film festival debuted in France in 1946?

12

How many years did it take to build the Golden Gate Bridge?