Easy Trivia Questions XXV

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Which of these is not part of the name of a famous railroad, although it can be found in the name of a Monopoly railroad?

       a. Atchison
       b. Topeka
       c. Pennsylvania
       d. Santa Fe


Which of these is not one of Japan's Big Three automakers?

       a. Honda
       b. Nissan
       c. Hyundai
       d. Toyota


What can a Harrier jet do that most jets cannot?

       a. Fly above the speed of sound
       b. Use radar and sonar
       c. Take off vertically
       d. Drops precision bombs


What national park is named for the Miwok Indian word for the grizzly bear?

       a. Acadia
       b. Zion
       c. Yosemite
       d. Grand Teton


It wasn't St Patrick, but the ice age 10,000 years ago that freed Ireland of what creatures?

       a. Snakes
       b. Mosquitoes
       c. Rats
       d. Crows


Which cereal has been represented since 1940 by Snap, Crackle and Pop?

       a. Kellogg's Corn Flakes
       b. Shredded Wheat
       c. Rice Krispies
       d. Wheaties


The Broadway musical "Mamma Mia" is based around whose pop songs?

       a. Beach Boys
       b. Billy Joel
       c. Abba
       d. Queen


What's the difference between a mandrake and a mandrill?

       a. One's a dolphin, the other is an herb
       b. One's a baboon, the other is an herb
       c. One's a baboon, the other is a dolphin
       d. One's messy, the other is a neat freak and they share an apartment!


What national animal is also Canada's largest rodent and the world's second largest rodent after the capybara?

       a. Badger
       b. Wolverine
       c. Beaver
       d. Raccoon


Sam Fisher is a black-ops agent for an NSA division called the Third Echelon, in what series of novels and videogames credited to Tom Clancy?

       a. Splinter Cell
       b. Resident Evil
       c. Halo
       d. Quake


Roland Garros flew across the Mediterranean in 1913. What annual sporting event is named for him?

       a. The French Open
       b. The Tour de France
       c. The FIFA World Cup
       d. The Ashes cricket match


The original "pipe dream" was what Chinese drug, smoked in Britain?

       a. Cocaine
       b. Heroin
       c. Opium
       d. Marijuana


According to both De Beers and a James Bond title (more or less), what is "forever"?

       a. Danger
       b. Tomorrow
       c. A diamond
       d. Passion


As of 2007, when do most Americans set their clocks back one hour?

       a. 1 AM on the first Sunday of October
       b. 2 AM on the first Sunday of November
       c. 2 AM on the first Sunday of April
       d. 1 AM on the last Sunday of April


First published by Charles Perrault, which fairy tale is about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf?

       a. Little Red Riding Hood
       b. Goldilocks
       c. Beauty and the Beast
       d. The Forest Bride




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