Other Trivia

3

"It" was established in 1694 and was nationalized in 1944. Located on Threadneedle Street in the City of London, what is it?

9

Can you name three rooms in the White house named after colors?

9

Her name was Judith Kaplan, and she was the world's first Bat Mitzvah. This event took place in Manhattan in what year?- within 10

5

Can you give the specific names of the 3rd and 4th living people mentioned in the Bible, after Adam and Eve?

14

What prominent mountain in Phoenix, Arizona is named for a desert animal?

11

This Asian country's official religion is included in the name of its capital city. What country, what capital city?

7

In the 1960's the William H. Rorer pharmaceutical company released a product whose commercial name came from the words Maalox (the company's best-known product) and the phrase "quiet interlude." What was the name of this product?

1

In what children's game do players toss a small object into numbered squares then skip through the spaces to retrieve the object?

2

Semitic is a descriptive term for certain peoples of the Middle East, including Jews and Arabs. The Semites are supposedly descended from the biblical Shem, the eldest son of whom?

11

Located on the Thames River opposite Windsor is the largest and most famous of England's public schools. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440. What's the name?

3

What term for a smug, ignorant, uncultured person is named for ancient people of the early Middle east region?

7

What was the name of the nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania which had a frightening radiation leak in 1979?

13

The winner of the first Miss America pageant, Margaret Gorman, was crowned in 1921, but she did not live in, nor represent, any U.S. state. Which place did she represent?

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Can you name two US state capital cities whose names end with the 5-letter Greek word for city?

2

What are the two most widely spoken languages in Africa?