Other Trivia

4

This African country, settled by returning black slaves, speaks English, uses the dollar for currency, and has a capital city named for a U.S. President. Name the country and the capital.

2

Can you name the four main participants in the $100 million offer to buy the San Francisco Giants?

5

When students graduate from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, they can join the Navy as officers at which rank?

6

Can you name three brands of automobiles, named after their creators, beginning with C?

11

It has been around for hundreds of years, and is world famous because it moved. It is still moving at the rate of 1-2 millimeters per year, and this has people worried. What is it?

5

The most visited museum in Nevada is a memorial in Las Vegas dedicated to which well-loved and flamboyant musician?

9

Recently a survey was published showing the most valuable sports franchises among the teams in the NFL, MLB, and the NBA. What were the three most valuable on this list? The highest valued was worth $272 million.

1

One of the most commonly spoken languages of the world is Bengali, most commonly spoken in what country?

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?

2

What is the two-word title of the presiding officer of the British House of Lords.

18

Can you name the only room in the White House named after a foreign country?

7

Last year, 2000, Hawaii broke a previous world record for a 24 hour period - in what category?

10

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

5

Almost three-fourths of the gambling revenue in casinos comes from which form of gambling?

1

According to the legend of King Arthur, a. What feat did the young Arthur perform in order to gain recognition as the true heir to the throne of Britain? b. Arthur and his court searched for the Holy Grail. What was that? c. When Arthur was fatally wo