Today's Trivia Questions

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Which person selected the location which later became the District of Columbia (by act of Congress in 1790)?

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Which beverage was named for the Queen of England in the 16th century notorious for her persecution of Protestants?

7

One of the most important figures from the 20th century was French general and politician Charles de Gaulle. How did he spell his last two names?

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Which author wrote Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove and the TV special, Dead Man's Walk ?

2

How many high tides do seashores have in a week?

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Which TV newsreporter in late 1986 was embarrassed when he showed a police drug bust on live television only to end up being sued for false arrest?

8

Which Humphrey Bogart film won the Academy Award as best picture of 1943?

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It existed as a toy in Grecian times. It was also a 16th century Filipino jungle fighting weapon. It became once again a toy in 1926. The largest one ever constructed weighed 256 pounds and was launched from a 150 foot high crane. What was it?

13

You know that famous Abbey Road album cover, the one with the beatles crossing Abbey Road from left to right in the photo. Which Beatle is first in line, on the far right, wearing a white suit?

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For the last 25 years of his life, Howard Hughes was a recluse, and spent the last six years wasting away in a drug stupor, in which islands?

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Which person designed the U.S. monetary system, including the decimal system of dollars and cents, as well as the coins and bills we use today?

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Which sweet treat was introduced in 1932 and named after figures from literature?

12

Which Disney film, released around Thanksgiving, 1992, passed $200 million in total box office ticket sales within the first six months of its release, and became one of the top money making films of all time?

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a. What is the tallest mountain in Colorado? b. What is the tallest mountain in Oregon?

16

Did Benjamin Franklin sign the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, both, or neither?