Trivia Questions XX

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Your annoying second cousin drops in for an unscheduled, overly long visit. Who is your second cousin?

       a. The child of your parent's first cousin
       b. Your cousin's cousin
       c. Your cousin's children
       d. Your uncle or aunt's children


Where were tennis star John McEnroe, comedian Martin Lawrence, singer Jackson Browne and actor Bruce Willis all born?

       a. Canada
       b. West Germany
       c. Japan
       d. Great Britain


What nation was inspired to call itself a dominion and to adopt the motto "From Sea to Sea" by Zechariah 9.10?

       a. Russia
       b. Italy
       c. Canada
       d. Australia


Jelly Belly started making blueberry-flavored jelly beans so that which president could have red, white and blue jelly beans at his inauguration?

       a. Jimmy Carter
       b. Ronald Reagan
       c. Richard Nixon
       d. John Kennedy


What other state is mentioned in both "All My Ex's Live in Texas" and "The Yellow Rose of Texas"?

       a. Oklahoma
       b. Tennessee
       c. New Mexico
       d. Louisiana


Known as the King of Soul, what was Otis Redding's only number one hit song?

       a. These Arms of Mine
       b. Try a Little Tenderness
       c. The Dock of the Bay
       d. Pain in My Heart


Which author wrote the 1988 novel, Silence of the Lambs?

       a. Clarice Starling
       b. Jack Crawford
       c. Thomas Harris
       d. Hannibal Lecter


Who wrote and directed the 1986 American war film Platoon?

       a. Oliver Stone
       b. Willem Dafoe
       c. Tom Berenger
       d. Charlie Sheen


What is the largest island within the Caribbean?

       a. Jamaica
       b. Dominica
       c. Cuba
       d. Barbados


In the game of poker, what is the best hand a player can obtain?

       a. Four of a kind
       b. Full House
       c. A Royal Flush
       d. Straight


The Dong is the currency for which of the following counties?

       a. Vietnam
       b. China
       c. North Korea
       d. Japan


Which of the following movies won the Oscar for Best Picture in the year 2000?

       a. Cast Away
       b. Gladiator
       c. What Women Want
       d. X-Men


The quintessential American sex symbol Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. At what age?

       a. 32
       b. 30
       c. 36
       d. 34


First published on the 24th of November 1859, who wrote 'The Origin of the Species'?

       a. Francis Bacon
       b. Charles Darwin
       c. Blaise Pascal
       d. Albert Einstein


Which of the following rivers is the longest river in Europe?

       a. Volga
       b. Danube
       c. Dnieper
       d. Rhine




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