General Knowledge Trivia Questions XIX

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In 1974, who addressed the UN General Assembly wearing a gun holster ... accessorized with a gun?

       a. Nelson Mandela
       b. Yasir Arafat
       c. Fidel Castro
       d. Jesse Helms


Mount Massis is believed to be Mount Ararat, where Noah's ark ended up. If so, in what modern-day place would Noah have found himself?

       a. Turkey
       b. Iraq
       c. Sinai Peninsula
       d. Iran


In 1971, Ray Tomlinson sent the first e-mail message. He's not sure what it said, but which of these has he mooted as a possibility?

       a. Testing 1-2-3
       b. What hath God wrought
       c. One small step for a man, ...
       d. A brave new world


In 1900, Belgium's Leon de Lunden became the only person to win an Olympic event for killing something. In what event was he competing?

       a. Fox hunting
       b. Sport angling
       c. Pigeon shooting
       d. Bullfighting


Whose first single was called "Austin"?

       a. Ricky Skaggs
       b. Blake Shelton
       c. Terri Clark
       d. Tracy Lawrence


Which country music star appeared in the films "Blues Brothers 2000" and "The Cowboy Way"?

       a. Travis Tritt
       b. Ricky Skaggs
       c. Buddy Jewel
       d. Easton Corbin


Who plays the role of D. B. Russell on the show CSI?

       a. Ted Danson
       b. David Niven
       c. Robert Hall
       d. Chad Lowe


Which MLB catcher won the Gold Glove Award (National League) in 2008 and 2009?

       a. Brad Ausmus
       b. Charles Johnson
       c. Yadier Molina
       d. Mike Lieberthal


Farmers in remote regions often use propane rather than natural gas. Why?

       a. It's less expensive.
       b. It's portable.
       c. It's renewable.
       d. It's cleaner.


Mick Jagger and his fellow Rolling Stones nearly played the ultraviolent droogs in what film?

       a. A Clockwork Orange
       b. 1984
       c. Atlas Shrugged
       d. The Fountainhead


If Yosemite Sam really were from Yosemite National Park, what state would he call home?

       a. California
       b. Texas
       c. Arizona
       d. Wyoming


Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, only to see much of it rewritten by a committee?

       a. Thomas Paine
       b. Benjamin Franklin
       c. Thomas Jefferson
       d. George Washington


L Ron Hubbard once joked at a 1950 authors' convention that, "If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion." And that's exactly what he did. What organization did Hubbard create four years later?

       a. Latter-Day Saints
       b. Christian Science
       c. Scientology
       d. Episcopalianism


Nobody agrees on the most commonly spoken word, but most sources agree on the most commonly written word. What word is this?

       a. The
       b. And
       c. Of
       d. That


Written by Kentucky schoolteachers Mildred and Patty Hill in the 1890s, what song's copyright doesn't expire until at least 2030?

       a. Happy Birthday
       b. Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall
       c. Star-Spangled Banner
       d. Take Me Out to the Ballgame




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