Other Trivia

6

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?

4

Humorous poems, five lines long, probably originated in which county of Ireland?

18

The state flag of California displays what animal, walking in which direction (towards left or right)?

2

The British call a certain game draughts. What do the Americans call it?

7

In the 1980's, which company advertised with the slogan, "We make money the old fashioned way - we earn it."

15

The Federal Communications commission requires that all radio station call letters in this country have 3 or 4 letters, and begin with what two letters?

20

The Wright brothers successfully flew an airplane in 1903 in what North Carolina location?

17

Which food chain lost more than $29 million in the 1st quarter of 1993 after their hamburgers were linked to deadly bacterial outbreaks?

9

Virtually all balls used in college and professional football are made from the leather of which animal?

18

When you type the alphabet on a normal keyboard with ten fingers in standard position, what is the largest number of consecutive letters of the alphabet that can be typed with the same hand?

6

What substance is processed in a Ginnery?

9

In the 1840's, Henry Wells (of Wells Fargo bank) established a company to transport people and their valuables. This company name is very well known today. What is it?

14

What is the five-letter name for the molten rock that erupts from a volcano, forming lava when it cools?

4

What is the name of the long bone which extends down the front of our leg from the knee to the ankle?

4

In which hand did Charlie Chaplin carry his cane?