Random Trivia Questions

15

Shortly after he earned the NBA 1997 Rookie of the Year award, he was arrested in Virginia for drug and firearms possession. Since then he has released controversial rap music albums and became Most Valuable Player for the 2000-2001 season. Who is he?

15

What was the name of the film with a sports theme that won the Academy Award as Best Film in 1976?

2

St. Valentine's Day originated as a festival clebrated by which of these groups: the Romans, the Greeks, or the Irish?

18

The Pony Express mail service, established in 1860, could carry mail by horseback 2,000 miles in 10 days. What were the easternmost and westernmost states of this rapid mail service?

9

What 1920s fad dance was characterized by fast-paced swinging of the arms and legs?

9

What visible electric discharge on the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane during an electrical storm is named after the fourth-century patron saint of sailors, and is also the title of a 1985 movie starring Robe Lowe and Demi Moore?

14

The island group called the Greater Antilles are composed of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and what other significant island?

6

This glamorous, mysterious German movie star, first popular in the 1920's, refused an offer to return to Nazi Germany, and instead became an anti-Nazi propagandist during WWII. Who is she?

12

In French, this word refers to a person belonging to the conforming middle class, in Marxist theory, it relates to a member of the property-owning class; a capitalist. What's the word?

4

Who was the first British prime minister in the 20th century to serve three consecutive terms?

8

True or false: Bill Clinton's father died in an automobile accident when Bill was seven years old.

10

Name the author of each of these works of literature which eventually went on to become films or stage shows: a. The Last of the Mohicans? b.the stage show Les Miserables? c. the play Glengary Glen Ross?

2

The animated comedy called The Simpsons got its start as a short filler in which comedy series?

11

What do you call the disease marked by uncontrollable sleepiness and attacks of brief sleep, even while standing or moving?

12

On a recent shopping trip, Julie spent 85% of her money, and now $75 left. How much did she spend?