Today's Trivia Questions

10

The phrase, "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen" was spoken at the funeral of what person?

9

Which African-American writer was the author of these three novels: 1961 - "Nobody Knows My Name" / 1962 -"Another Country" / 1963 - "The Fire Next Time" -

6

What are the names of the wild dogs, nocturnal hunters, native to Australia?

3

From which Shakespearean plays do the following lines come? a. "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." b. If music be the food of love, play on."

1

He was Hollywood's first million-dollar superstar. He signed a contract in 1917 to direct and star in eight films. Who was he?

6

During World War II, uranium for the atomic bomb was produced in this Tennessee city, which today is home of nuclear research facilities. A country music group named themselves after this city. What is it?

11

Barbra Streisand's first two film leads, in 1968 and 1969, were in films with two-word titles. What were they?

14

In a full-sized baseball field, is the pitcher's rubber located closer to 2nd base, or home plate, or exactly halfway between?

1

The Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and 1984 were won by two black males. Who were they?

20

The Western-most point in the continental United States is located in which state?

10

A snail climbs five inches up a vertical wall each day, but slips four inches down the wall each night. If it starts climbing on the beginning of the first day, on which day will it reach the top of a wall that is 30 inches high?

15

Which videogame console did Nintendo release directly prior to the Wii?

19

There are two money bags. This first bag contains $10 bills. The second bag is twice as wide, twice as high, and twice as deep as the first, and is totally full of $1 bills. The second bag contains what percentage of the money that the first bag contains?

11

Jesse Owen's world record in which sporting event stood from 1935 until 1960?

19

Which Swiss psychiatrist, founder of analytical psychology, created the concepts of extraversion and introversion?