General Knowledge Trivia Questions XXXIV

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If you are visiting Mexico and somebody says "Hola" to you, what are they saying?

       a. Hi
       b. Stop
       c. Bye
       d. Turn around


Who won the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup?

       a. Argentina
       b. Spain
       c. Brazil
       d. Italy


In what year did the Soviet Union collapse?

       a. 1975
       b. 1991
       c. 1989
       d. 1990


What Irish hero finds wisdom by sucking his thumb, which he once burned while cooking the Salmon of Knowledge?

       a. Sir Galahad
       b. Cu Chulainn
       c. Finn MacCool
       d. Oscar Wilde


In what month did World War 2 end?

       a. March
       b. May
       c. September
       d. April


What diaphanous fabric, which shares its name with a 1960s girl group and a light cake, is itself named for the French word for "rag"?

       a. Chenille
       b. Chiffon
       c. Corduroy
       d. Calico


In the 1849 Astor Opera House riot 22 people died over, of all things, acting styles in what cursed play in New York?

       a. Othello
       b. Hamlet
       c. Macbeth
       d. Romeo and Juliet


In what year did Michael Jordan retire for the first time?

       a. 1993
       b. 1995
       c. 1994
       d. 1992


The 15th of March, the date that Julius Cesar was murdered, is called what in the Roman Calendar?

       a. The Ides of March
       b. Full Moons Paradise
       c. The March Madness
       d. The Bleeding March


From the following, which country singer was a member of the United States Marine Corps?

       a. Garth Brooks
       b. Josh Gracin
       c. Randy Travis
       d. Alan Jackson


He once said you "can't go home again", but this man, born in Asheville, North Carolina, not only went home but is now buried there, under an epitaph from "Look Homeward, Angel". Who was he?

       a. Sinclair Lewis
       b. James M. Cain
       c. Thomas Wolfe
       d. Mark Twain


What religion was Ngo Dinh Diem, the first president of South Vietnam?

       a. Catholic
       b. Shinto
       c. Buddhist
       d. No religion (atheist)


And to think that Dr Seuss saw New York City's Feast of San Gennaro on what street in Little Italy?

       a. Mulberry Street
       b. Christopher Street
       c. Canal Street
       d. Broadway


If you filled your 7-11 Big Gulp with coffee, you'd have enough to fill two grande coffees from Starbucks, or for a venti and a tall. How many ounces is this?

       a. 24 fluid ounces
       b. 18 fluid ounces
       c. 32 fluid ounces
       d. 12 fluid ounces


What time was it in Houston when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon?

       a. 9:56 PM
       b. 9:56 AM
       c. 11:11 AM
       d. 11:11 PM




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