Other Trivia

7

The Liberty Bell was cast in which city: Philadelphia, Boston, or London?

4

Named after the original natives of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales is which American sports team?

7

This lighthouse, the greatest the world had ever seen, dates from 200 B.C., and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Near which city was it located?

9

Which relatively young CEO led a company that by 1992 made more money than Xerox, Kodak, and MacDonald's. He is one of the richest people in America. What is his name and what is his company?

13

Which President's name rhymes with one of Santa's reindeers?

18

These hard-working Indian people, who are called dhobis by profession, earn about $1 per day for their labor, but, since 1986, when a certain machine was introduced to India for the first time, their livelihood has been threatened. What do they do? be spe

1

True or False: At the time of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, it had the longest span in the world?

8

What game uses a deck of cards, a board with holes in it, and small wooden pegs?

11

Which Swiss watch company is named after a letter from the Greek alphabet?

6

The world's largest baseball-bat factory is located in which U.S. city?

16

In 1997 Sotheby’s in New York sold what body part of a fossilized tyrannosaurus rex for $1 million?

14

One of the ancient wonders of the world is a 105-foot high bronze statue of Helios (Apollo) completed in 280 B.C. but destroyed during an earthquake in 224 B.C. What is the common name for this statue in Greece?

20

What is the name of the five-dice game where players try to create different combinations similar to poker hands?

5

This writing material, perfected in the 2nd century BC, was made from the skins of sheep or goats, and surpassed papyrus as the most important writing material in the Western world. It is still used today for certain documents, for lampshades, and for dru

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?