Random Trivia Questions

18

Alcatraz, "The Rock," was a military prison from 1859 to 1933 and a federal prison until what year? (within 2 years)

12

What well known mountain, located in eastern Turkey, is considered holy to the Armenians?

7

What is the Spanish word for a person of mixed racial ancestry, especially of mixed European and Native American ancestry?

6

Between 1845-47 in Ireland 3/4 of a million people, and hundreds of thousands of others emigrated to the USA. What caused this tragedy?

13

What did Presidents John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton have seven of, that Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter had six of, that George Bush and Gerald Ford only had four of?

5

What ruler was margarine invented for?

1

Which too-skinny chick was the world's most famous model in 1967? ... and ... bonus point... what was her real name?

20

Which game is played on a marked board divided into two halves, each side containing 12 alternately colored points?

13

In 1936 Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan supremacy was upset when a certain black American athlete defeated his German stars, winning four gold medals in running and long jump at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Who was he?

9

In the 1960's the William H. Rorer pharmaceutical company released a product whose commercial name came from the words Maalox (the company's best-known product) and the phrase "quiet interlude." What was the name of this product?

17

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

9

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

14

This person has been called the "King of the TV mini-series". He starred in Shogun, The Thorn Birds, and played the role of Raoul Wallenberg. Who is he?

4

The human ear is capable of hearing sounds in a decibel level range from a low of 10 db to a maximum of how many decibels? (within 10)

9

Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong was born July 4, 1900 in what city?