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Trivia Slideshow. Created by Ms. Rachael Clemens of the California State University, Fullerton Library Additions and adaptations created by Mrs. Slim’s Spring 2007 LHHS Library Experience Students with Ms. Clemens’ permission. Library Hours. Question:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Trivia Slideshow
• Created by Ms. Rachael Clemens of the California State University, Fullerton Library
• Additions and adaptations created by Mrs. Slim’s Spring 2007 LHHS Library Experience Students with Ms. Clemens’ permission.
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Library Hours
Mon-Th 6:30 am 4:00 pmFridays 6:30 am 3:30 pm
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Question:• One hundred years ago, what percentage
of 17 year olds graduated from High School in the United States?
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Answer:• One hundred years ago, what percentage
of 17 year olds graduated from High School in the United States?
• In 1903, 6.6% of 17 year olds graduated from High School
• Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970
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Printing INFO• Most computers in the library are
connected to a printer and the internet
• The first 5 printout pages per day are free. Each additional page is 5¢.
• Pay by the honor system by asking Mrs. Slim, Mrs. Garcia, or a student library aid for help.
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Question:Question:What was the highest grossing What was the highest grossing
movie (domestic sales) of movie (domestic sales) of 2004?2004?
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Answer:Answer:What was the highest What was the highest
grossing movie (domestic grossing movie (domestic sales) of 2004? sales) of 2004?
Shrek 2Shrek 2
Source: Hollywood Reporter article through Factiva Source: Hollywood Reporter article through Factiva databasedatabase
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Copier INFO
• The copy machine is located:• Next to the nonfiction section of the
library.
• Copies are 10¢ per page (no pennies)
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Question:
• What was the highest selling CD (domestic sales) of 2002?
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Answer:
• What was the highest selling CD (domestic sales) of 2002?
• Eminem, 7.6 million copies
• Source: New York Post article through Factiva database
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Library WebsiteAccessing library resources
from home has never been easier!
www.ilovelibraries.com
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Question:
• How much milk was consumed in California in 2002?
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Answer:
• How much milk was consumed in California in 2002?
• 746 million gallons
• Source: Orange County Register article available through Lexis-Nexis
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Don’t get caught scramblin’ for your research needs…
Be a good egg & do it right
Ask Mrs. Slim for advice on which reliable resources to use, or look through one of the databases on the library website.
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Question:
• How many gallons of soft drinks were consumed in the U.S. in 2002?
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Answer:• How many gallons of soft drinks
were consumed in the U.S. in 2002?
• 15.2 billion gallons
• Source: Beverage Aisle through Lexis-Nexis
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Library Borrowing Privileges
• THS Students may have up to 10 books checked out at one time
• Check-out period: 3 weeks*
• *3 renewal permitted (3 additional 3-week loan period)
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Question:
• Initially Toyota’s Scion line-up was available in only one state…which?
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Answer:
• Initially Toyota’s Scion line-up was available in only one state…which?
• California – but went national in June 2004
• Source: Factiva database
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Question:• What is the population of the U.S.?
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Answer:• What is the population of the U.S.?
• 288,369,000– 141,661,000 male & – 146,708,000 female
• Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2002
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Student ID Card• The Library uses your Student Identification
Card for all transactions. • A student ID card is also required to access
the internet.• If you have lost your ID card, ask a Mrs. Slim,
Mrs. Gaona, or a student library aid if it has been found.
• Lost replacement ID card must be bought through Mrs. Simonain in Room 120
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Question:
• Famous American artist, Andy Warhol died in 1987 following…
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Answer:
• Famous American artist, Andy Warhol died in 1987 following…a routine gall-bladder operation
• Source: Grove Art Online
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Question:
• How much beer was imported from Mexico last year?
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Answer:
• How much beer was imported from Mexico last year?
• $45.6 million dollars worth or 66,845,519 liters
• Source: USA Trade Online
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Question:• In some species of this reptile, the
fat-storage organ can break off by a spontaneous muscular contraction and rapidly regenerate. Name this reptile.
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Answer:• In some species of this reptile, the
fat-storage organ can break off by a spontaneous muscular contraction and rapidly regenerate. Name this reptile.
• The GECKO
• Source: Access Science
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Question:• Who is the seven-time world champion
Formula 1 race car driver?
• What manufacturer does he drive for?
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Answer:• Who is the seven-time world champion
Formula 1 race car driver?
• What manufacturer does he drive for?
• Michael Schumacher – drives for Ferrari
• Source: London Times article through Proquest Newspapers
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Be courteous to your fellow students
Please use your cell phone outside
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Question:Question: AMBER Alerts are activated when AMBER Alerts are activated when
law enforcement discovers a child law enforcement discovers a child has been abducted and is in has been abducted and is in imminent danger. What does imminent danger. What does AMBER stand for?AMBER stand for?
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Answer:Answer: AMBER Alerts are activated when AMBER Alerts are activated when
law enforcement discovers a child law enforcement discovers a child has been abducted and is in has been abducted and is in imminent danger. What does AMBER imminent danger. What does AMBER stand for?stand for?
America’s Missing: Broadcast America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergence ResponseEmergence Response
Source: Budget of the U.S. Government 2005Source: Budget of the U.S. Government 2005
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Question:
• According to a survey, what percentage of Americans would like to be rich?
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Answer:
• According to a survey, what percentage of Americans would like to be rich?
• 59%
• Source: Opinions ’90
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Question:• Who was the first Chief
Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
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Question:• Who was the first Chief
Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
• John Jay – appointed in 1789 by George Washington
• Source: Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment
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Question:
What is the American Sign Language hand shape for “I Love You”?
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Answer:What is the American Sign Language
hand shape for “I Love You”?
Source: The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary
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Question: What author and naturalist alerted
Americans to the environmental damage done by the pesticide DDT in her book Silent Spring?
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Answer: What author and naturalist alerted
Americans to the environmental damage done by the pesticide DDT in her book Silent Spring?
Rachael Carson, 1907-1964
Source: The Women’s Almanac
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Question:Question:What is a SWOT analysis?What is a SWOT analysis?
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Answer:Answer:What is a SWOT analysis?What is a SWOT analysis?Strengths, Weaknesses, Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities & ThreatsOpportunities & Threats
Source: The Portable MBA Desk ReferenceSource: The Portable MBA Desk Reference
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Question:
• The 2nd largest county in California is also the 5th largest in the nation. What is it?
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Answer:
• The 2nd largest county in California is also the 5th largest in the nation. What is it?
• Orange County
• Source: Orange County 2004 Community Indicators
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Question:
• What country boasts the most farms?
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Answer:
• What country boasts the most farms?
• India – 105 million farms
• Source: The Illustrated Book of World Rankings
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Question:
• What country consumes the most alcohol per capita?
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Answer:
• What country consumes the most alcohol per capita?
• France – 11.9 liters per capita per year
• Source: The Illustrated Book of World Rankings
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Question:
• What is the capital of Ghana?
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Answer:
• What is the capital of Ghana?
• Accra – population 3 million
• Source: Countries of the World 2005
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Question:
• In Orange County, what is the average annual per-pupil spending (K-12)?
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Answer:
• In Orange County, what is the average annual per-pupil spending (K-12)?
• $6,557
• Source: RAND California – figure from 2003 data
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Question:• What was the most popular name for a
baby boy in the 1880’s in the U.S.?
• What was the most popular name for a baby boy in the 1990’s in the U.S.?
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Answer:• What was the most popular name for a
baby boy in the 1880’s in the U.S.?
JOHN
• What was the most popular name for a baby boy in the 1990’s in the U.S.?
MICHAEL
• Source: U.S. Social Security Website
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Question:• What was the most popular name for a
baby girl in the 1880’s in the U.S.?
• What was the most popular name for a baby girl in the 1990’s in the U.S.?
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Answer:• What was the most popular name for a
baby girl in the 1880’s in the U.S.?
MARY
• What was the most popular name for a baby girl in the 1990’s in the U.S.?
JESSICA & EMILY
• Source: U.S. Social Security Website
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Question:• What is the California state insect?
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Answer:• What is the California state insect?
• The California dogface butterfly or dog head (Zerene eurydice)
• Designated the official State Insect in 1972. The butterfly is found only in California from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the Coast Ranges and from Sonoma south to San Diego.
• Source: State Information Directory
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Question:
• What percentage of the U.S. population over 25 have graduated high school?
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Answer:
• What percentage of the U.S. population over 25 have graduated high school?
• 84.6%• 81.1% in California
• Source: Almanac of American Education
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Question:
• What percentage of the U.S. population over 25 have a Bachelor’s degree?
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Answer:• What percentage of the U.S.
population over 25 have a Bachelor’s degree?
• 27.2%• 29.8% in California
• Source: Almanac of American Education
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Question:
• What state has the highest average teacher salary?
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Answer:
• What state has the highest average teacher salary?
• California: $58,287• South Dakota is lowest at $33,236
• Source: Almanac of American Education
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Question:
• How much is a marriage license in California?
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Answer:
• How much is a marriage license in California?
• $15
• Source: State Yellow Book
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Question:
• What is the sales tax rate in California?
• What is the sales tax rate in Oregon?
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Answer:• What is the sales tax rate in
California?7.25%
• What is the sales tax rate in Oregon?0%
• Source: State Information Directory
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Question:
• How much do computer software engineers make?
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Answer:
• How much do computer software engineers make?
• About $74,000
• Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook 2004-2005
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Question:
• Patents were issued to the most people in which state in 2003?
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Answer:
• Patents were issued to the most people in which state in 2003?
• California: 22,075• New York was 2nd at 6,921
• Source: Almanac of the 50 States
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Question:Question: The average annual pay rate The average annual pay rate
is highest where in the U.S.?is highest where in the U.S.?
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Answer:Answer: The average annual pay The average annual pay
rate is highest where in the rate is highest where in the U.S.?U.S.?
Washington DC @ Washington DC @ $57,914$57,914
Source: Source: Almanac of the 50 StatesAlmanac of the 50 States
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Question:Question: Which state has the highest Which state has the highest
number of people living number of people living below the poverty level?below the poverty level?
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Answer:Answer: Which state has the highest Which state has the highest
number of people living number of people living below the poverty level?below the poverty level?
ArkansasArkansas
Source: Source: Almanac of the 50 StatesAlmanac of the 50 States
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Question:Question:Which state is home to the most Which state is home to the most
Fortune 500 companies?Fortune 500 companies?
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Answer:Answer:Which state is home to the most Which state is home to the most
Fortune 500 companies?Fortune 500 companies?California (53 companies)California (53 companies)
Source: Source: Almanac of the 50 StatesAlmanac of the 50 States
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Question:
• Which state saw the most bankruptcy cases filed in 2003?
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Answer:
• Which state saw the most bankruptcy cases filed in 2003?
• California: 148,600
• Source: Almanac of the 50 States
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Question:
• Motorcycle registration numbers are highest in which state?
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Answer:
• Motorcycle registration numbers are highest in which state?
• California: 546,684• Florida is second with 386,381
• Source: Almanac of the 50 States
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Question:
• Auto registration numbers are highest in which state?
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Answer:
• Auto registration numbers are highest in which state?
• California: 18,699,434• Florida is second with 8,564,237
• Source: Almanac of the 50 States
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Question:
• The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Where?
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Answer:
• The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Where?
• Libya in 1992
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:• The oldest living thing in the world
was found in 1998 on Australia’s island state of Tasmania – a naturally cloned king’s holly shrub. How old?
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Answer:• The oldest living thing in the world
was found in 1998 on Australia’s island state of Tasmania – a naturally cloned king’s holly shrub. How old?
• 43,000 years old
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• The light that leaves the Sun takes how long to reach the Earth?
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Answer:
• The light that leaves the Sun takes how long to reach the Earth?
• 8 minutes
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• Who first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969?
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Answer:
• Who first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969?
• Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” AldrinMichael Collins remained in the command module
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• What did Earl W. Tupper invent in 1945?
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Answer:
• What did Earl W. Tupper invent in 1945?
• Tupperware
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• What is the makeup of a Symphony Orchestra?
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Answer:
• What is the makeup of a Symphony Orchestra?
• Strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and harps
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?
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Answer:
• What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?
• “I AM”
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• Who coined the word “DUDE”?
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Answer:
• Who coined the word “DUDE”?• Oscar Wilde and his friends.
It is a combination for the words duds and attitude.
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• There are four basic blood types: A, B, O, and AB. Which is the most common?
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Answer:
• There are four basic blood types: A, B, O, and AB. Which is the most common?
• O, present in 40-60% of the population
• Source: New York Public Library Desk
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Question:
• A penny minted in 1727 was the first U.S. coin to have the words “United States of America.” What other words were included?
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Answer:• A penny minted in 1727 was the
first U.S. coin to have the words “United States of America.” What other words were included?
• “Mind Your Own Business”
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• Name the location of the last 8 summer Olympics
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Answer:• Name the location of the last 8
summer Olympics
Athens 2004Sydney 2000Atlanta 1996Barcelona 1992Seoul 1988Los Angeles1984Moscow 1980Montreal 1976
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• Five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes were introduced in what year?
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Answer:
• Five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes were introduced in what year?
• 1964
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:• Name the 7 Wonders of
the Ancient World.
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Answer:• Name the 7 Wonders of the
Ancient World.1. Artemision at Ephesus (temple)2. Colossus of Rhodes (statue)3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon4. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus5. Olympian Zeus (statue)6. Pyramids of Egypt7. Tower of Pharos
Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• Nabisco makes cereal foods, cookies and snacks. Where does the name come from?
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Answer:
• Nabisco makes cereal foods, cookies and snacks. Where does the name come from?
• Acronym of National Biscuit Company
• Source: Dictionary of Trade Name Origins
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Question:“In the criminal justice system, the people are
represented by two separate yet equally important groups the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”
Name this narrator…
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Answer:“In the criminal justice system, the people are
represented by two separate yet equally important groups the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”
Name this narrator… Steve Zirnkilton
Opening voice-over from Law & Order, network television’s longest running drama series – on air since 1990
Source: Encyclopedia of Television
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Question:• “I do not like broccoli, and I haven’t
liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it…”
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Answer:• “I do not like broccoli, and I haven’t
liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it…”
• “And I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli!”
-George H. W. Bush, New York Times, 1990
• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference
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Question:
• How much did the U.S. automobile industry spend on network television advertising in 2004?
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Answer:
• How much did the U.S. automobile industry spend on network television advertising in 2004?
• $1,816,000,000
• Source: Article in Brandweek – accessed through TableBase database
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Question:
• How many new hybrid vehicles were registered in the U.S. in 2004?
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Answer:• How many new hybrid vehicles
were registered in the U.S. in 2004?
• 83,156• Up from 45,943 in 2003
• Source: Article in AdWeek accessed through TableBase
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Question:
• What is the median home price in Orange County as of December 2005?
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Answer:
• What is the median home price in Orange County as of December 2005?
• $621,000
• Source: DQNews.com
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Question: How many Americans
have sold something online?
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Answer: How many Americans have
sold something online? About 25 million Representing about 1 in 6
American adults who are online
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, Nov. 2005
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Question:
• Are there more public libraries or McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S.?
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Answer:
• Are there more public libraries or McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S.?
• Public libraries! (a total of 16,541 including all branches)
Source:
ALA Office of
Research & Statistics
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Question:•What do Google’s search engine servers consist of?
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Answer:•What do Google’s search engine servers consist of?•10,000 ordinary home desktop computers running Linux!
Source: Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource by Michael Miller
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Question:•A 7000 light-year jet of matter stretches out from the elliptical galaxy M87. What is the source of this jet?
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Answer:•A 7000 light-year jet of matter stretches out from the elliptical galaxy M87. What is the source of this jet?
Source: www.seds.org
•A black hole at the galaxy’s center approximately 9 billion times as massive as the sun and 60 light- years in radius.
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Question
• Who was the guy who went on a journey to fight in troy and had a difficult on his way home in the movie the Odyssey?
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Answer
• Who was the guy who went on a journey to fight in troy and had a difficult on his way home in the movie the Odyssey?
• Odysseus
• Sorenson, Debbie. La Habra High School
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Question
• What is the name of the three headed dog that guards the gates to the underworld?
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Answer
• What is the name of the three headed dog that guards the gates to the underworld?
• Cerberus
• Sorenson, Debbie. La Habra High School English Teacher.
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Question:• Not so long ago, doctors tasted what
bodily fluid to test for diabetes?
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Answer:• Not so long ago, doctors tasted what
bodily fluid to test for diabetes?• Urine!
• Source: Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2000.
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Question:
• When a Slime Eel shoots mucous at you, what is the best way to get it off?
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Answer:
• When a Slime Eel shoots mucous at you, what is the best way to get it off?
• Peel it off! If you try to wash it off, the water will increase the volume of the mucous!
• Source: Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2000.
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Question:Will reading in dim light make you go blind?
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Answer:• Will reading in dim light make you go blind?
• No! It may make your eyes tired, though.
•Source: Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2000.
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Question:• What 20th-century conflict was dubbed
the "forgotten war" despite 54,246 U.S. deaths?
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Answer:• What 20th-century conflict was dubbed
the "forgotten war" despite 54,246 U.S. deaths?
• The Korean War
•“Free Trivia Questions, Answers & Facts.” Trivia Playing. 3 Apr. 2007<http://www.triviaplaying.com>.
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Question:
• What was the name of the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and some of his companions in a cave?
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Answer:
• What was the name of the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and some of his companions in a cave?
• Polyphemus .
“Greek Mythology: Terrific Trivia Game.” Thinks.com. 4 Apr. 2007 <http.//thinks.com/trivia.greek_myth.htm>.
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Question:
• Who was the nymph changed by Hera into a she-bear and by Zeus into the constellation Ursa Major?
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Answer:
• Who was the nymph changed by Hera into a she-bear and by Zeus into the constellation Ursa Major?
• Callisto.
•“Greek Mythology: Terrific Trivia Game.” Thinks.com. 4 Apr. 2007 <http.//thinks.com/trivia.greek_myth.htm>.
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Question:• According to Greek
mythology, what is the cause of winter?
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Answer:• According to Greek
mythology, what is the cause of winter?
• A mother’s grief.
• “Free Trivia Questions”. Trivia tidbit online. 3 Apr. 2007 <http://triviatidbitonline.com/blog/?p=696>.
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Voting
• What is the youngest voting age in the world?
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Voting
• What is the youngest voting age in the world?
• The youngest voting age is 15 (in Iran)!
• Source: Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.
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Deadliest Magic trick
• What’s the deadliest magic trick ever preformed?
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Deadliest Magic Trick
• What’s the deadliest magic trick ever preformed?
• The deadliest magic trick is the bullet-catching trick!
• Source: Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.
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Largest Video Arcade
• What’s the largest video arcade in the world?
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Largest Video Arcade
• What’s the largest video arcade in the world?
• The largest video arcade in the world is the Gran Prix Race-O-Rama arcade!
• Source: Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.
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Motorcycle
• What’s the most powerful production motorcycle?
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Motorcycle
• What’s the most powerful production motorcycle?
• The most powerful production motorcycle is the MTT Turbine Superbike!
• Source: Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.
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Question:
• Who married Pam Anderson in March of 1996?
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Answer: • Who married Pam Anderson in March of
1996?
• Tommy Lee
• Source:Rock Star Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, 1999.
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Question:Whose most famous C.D. Trilogy is the BAT
OUT OF HELL series?
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Answer:Whose most famous C.D. Trilogy is the BAT
OUT OF HELL series?
• Meat Loaf
•Source:Rock Star Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, 1999.
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Question:• What was the fastest
average time to solve
a Rubik’s cube in
competition?
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Answer:• What was the fastest
average time to solve
a Rubik’s cube in
competition?
• 14.52 seconds
Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.
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Question:• What snake has the world’slongest fangs?
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Answer:• What snake has the world’slongest fangs?• The GaboonViper has fangsthat are 2 inches
long.
Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.
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Question:• Where was Robin Williams born?
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Answer:• Where was Robin Williams born?
• Chicago, Illinois
• Source: “William, Robin.” The American
Scene: Lives. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.
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Question:How many career home runs did Ted Williams
have?
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Answer:How many career home runs did Ted Williams
have?
• 521 career home runs!
•Source: Source: “Williams, Ted.” The American Scene: Lives. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.
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Question:• Which famous film director started
making movies with his family’s video camera when he was 10 years old?
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Answer:• Which famous film director started
making movies with his family’s video camera when he was 10 years old?
• Steven Spielberg
• Source: “Spielberg, Steven.” The American
Scene: Lives. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.
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Question:• How heavy is the average human brain?
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Answer:• How heavy is the average human brain?
• 3 lbs.
• Source: “Sperry, Roger.” The American Scene: Lives.
Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.
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Question:• What type of dog originated in Germany in the
1800’s and is used for police and herding?
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Answer:
• German Shepherd
Source: Coile, d. Caroline, Ph. D. “German Shepherd Dog.”encyclopedia of Dog Breeds. New York:Barron’s,1998
•What type of dog originated in Germany in the 1800’s and is used for police and herding?
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Question:• What type of dog originated in Belgium in the
1800’s and was used for stock herding?•
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Answer:
• The Belgian Malinois
• What type of dog originated in Belgium in the 1800’s and was used for stock herding?
•Source: Coile, d. Caroline, Ph. D. “Belgium Malinois.”Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds. New York: Barron’s,1998.
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Question
• Where did Timothy Leary conduct his experiments?
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Answer
• Where did Timothy Leary conduct his experiments?
• Harvard. Leary conducted LSD experiments on faculty and students alike, which eventually led to him being fired.
• Source: www.Leary.com
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Question:• Which rock group was born when guitarist Paul
Stanley met bass player Gene Simmons in 1973?
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Answer:• Which rock group was born when guitarist Paul
Stanley met bass player Gene Simmons in 1973?
• Kiss.
• Source: Hochman, Steve, ed. Popular Musicians. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1999.
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Question:• Which pop diva of Venezuelan, African-
American and Irish descent was born on March 27, 1970?
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Answer:• Which pop diva of Venezuelan, African-
American and Irish descent was born on March 27, 1970?
• Mariah Carey.
• Source: Source: Hochman, Steve, ed. Popular Musicians. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1999.
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Question:
• Which popular singer starred opposite Denzel Washington in the motion picture The Preacher’s Wife?
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Answer:
• Which popular singer starred opposite Denzel Washington in the motion picture The Preacher’s Wife?
• Whitney Houston.
•Source: Hochman, Steve, ed. Popular Musicians. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1999.
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Question:
• From where did the Beatles arrive “Back In The USSR?”
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Question:
• From where did the Beatles arrive “Back In The USSR?”
Miami Beach
•“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.
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Question:• Which keyboard player was considered the "Fifth
Beatle" when the band broke up?
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Answer:• Which keyboard player was considered the "Fifth
Beatle" when the band broke up?
• Billy Preston
•“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.
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Question:Which of the four Beatles had poor health as a child?
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Answer:Which of the four Beatles had poor health as a child?
• Ringo Starr
“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.
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Question:On the cover of "The Beatles 1967- 1970" (the blue set), who is the only clean-shaven Beatle?
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Answer:On the cover of "The Beatles 1967- 1970" (the blue set), who is the only clean-shaven Beatle?
• Paul
“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.
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Question:• On Revolution #9, what did the phrase #9
supposedly say when played backwards?
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Question:• On Revolution #9, what did the phrase #9
supposedly say when played backwards?
• Turn me on dead man.
“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.
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Question:• What is probably wrong with your car if it
sounds like a jet plane?
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Answer:• What is probably wrong with your car if it
sounds like a jet plane?
• You have a hole in the muffler.
• Source: Sclar, Deanna. Auto Repair for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 1999.
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Question:
• Are there specific tires for classic cars?
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Answer:• Are there specific tires for classic
cars?• Radial tires are standard because they
provide better handling.
• Source: Sclar, Deanna. Auto Repair for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 1999.
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Question:
• What does it mean if your car makes a clicking noise but won’t start?
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Answer:
• What does it mean if your car makes a clicking noise but won’t start?
• The sound means you have a dead battery.
•Source: Sclar, Deanna. Auto Repair for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 1999.
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Question
• Under what Brand Were the Subaru Foresters Released In India?
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Answer
• Under what Brand Were the Subaru Foresters Released In India?
• It was sold in India as the Chevrolet Forester.
“Subaru Forester.” Wikipedia.com. 4 April. 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Forester>.