Other Trivia

10

Besides United States of America, what words are found on every U.S. coin?

4

When this Ohio college was founded in 1833, it became the first co-ed college in the US, and in 1841, first to award degrees to women. Which school?

13

In autumn, 1991, music promoter Bill Graham was killed in a helicopter crash after leaving Concord Pavilion, and a concert by which musical group?

13

Which country's flag contains a red and blue ying-yang symbol in the center of a white field?

9

This unit of currency is used in many countries of the world, including Argentina, Cuba, and the Phillipines. What is it?

9

All these events occurred in years ending with the digit, "5." Name the year. a. Civil War broke out between Christians and Moslems in Lebanon b. D.W. Griffith released his film, Birth of a Nation c. German scientist Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the X-

1

An interrogative sentence ends with what kind of symbol?

11

In 1996 the US Treasury Dept. introduced new counterfeit-proof paper money. What denomination of paper money was the first minted?

18

How many candles are used for one menorah during the entire holiday of Hanukkah?

1

What does a transitive verb require to complete its meaning?

15

At sports events, we sing the first verse of the national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. How many verses does this song have altogether?

20

Most people have 20 of these, but in 1921 a boy born in England had 29 of them. What were they?

8

One of the world's great rivers rises in the mountains of Tibet and flows southeastward into the South China Sea in Vietnam. What river is it?

10

Which two letters have the highest point value in the game of Scrabble?

15

The first European visitor to this place was British Captain Cook, in 1778, and one of the interesting things he observed was people surfing over the waves on wooden boards. What place was this?