Other Trivia

16

At the end of the cold war, many countries of eastern Europe abandoned rigid Communist Party rule. What was the last European country to do so?

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?

11

The year 1963, marked the end of an era: what form of communication came to an end in Alaska?

20

In 1997, the British returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule. In Dec. 1999, what other European country returned what other small region, not far from Hong Kong, back to the Chinese?

13

Britain's highest military award, given for conspicuous valor, is named after a queen. What is it?

1

The world's largest bullring is located in what capital city?

10

The name of what American tourist city means "the meadows" in Spanish?

10

In surface area, what is the smallest of the Great Lakes?

5

Called the world's most successful board game, it was unveiled in 1935, has sold more than 200 million copies in 26 languages. What is it?

12

What is inside each kernel of popcorn that makes it pop when heated?

9

Inhabitants of which country speak tagalog?

8

This vegetable is called, in French, pomme-de-terre, and in German, Erdapfel, both of which mean "earth apple." What is the English name for this vegetable?

15

In March, 1993, Florida became the nation's first state to guarantee people the legal right to perform which intimate act in public?

7

A famous philosopher once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to ..." what?

9

There are two ways to describe numbers: as cardinal numbers and as ordinal numbers. What is the first ordinal number?