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Miscellaneous trivia quiz questions and answers.

What was Muhammad Ali said to float like?
A: A butterfly.

Sheryl Crow sang the title song for which Bond film?
A: Tomorrow Never Dies.

Whose best-selling books include The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank?
A: Erma Bombeck.

In which decade of the 20th century was Meg Ryan born?
A: 1960s.

Who first commanded the US troops in South Korea?
A: Douglas MacArthur.

James J Braddock was a world champion in which sport?
A: Boxing.

Which one-time wife of frank Sinatra starred in Peyton Place?
A: Mia Farrow.

What is the largest city in Alabama?
A: Birmingham.

Who wrote Farewell My Lovely and the Lady in The Lake?
A: Raymond Chandler.

In finance, what does the letter P stand for in APR?
A: Percentage.

Who was the first boxer to regain a lost world heavyweight title?
A: Floyd Patterson.

Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
A: F Scott Fitzgerald.

Elijah Muhammad became leader of which religious group in 1934 in the USA?
A: Black Muslims.

In song, "You can't hurry love, You'll just have to" what?
A: Wait.

Which 90s medical comedy was written by the author of The Golden Girls and Soap?
A: Nurses.

Who created Bugs Bunny?
A: Tex Avery.

Adlai Stevenson was Senator of which state?
A: Illinois.

Which First Lady was born Claudia Taylor?
A: Ladybird Johnson.

How is actress Edna Rae Gillooly better known?
A: Ellen Burstyn.

In the 50s hit song who did Running Bear love?
A: Little White Dove.

In Peanuts, what color is Woodstock?
A: Yellow.

Agno international airport is in which country?
A: Switzerland.

Who had a big 60s No 1 with (You're My) Soul And Inspiration?
A: The Righteous Brothers.

Who became George H. Bush's Secretary of State in 1989?
A: James Baker.

What does the letter C stand for in the media organization CNN?
A: Cable.

Which Roman numeral does Alex Baldwin have after his name?
A: III.

Which member of The Monkees came from 'Tarzana, California?
A: Mickey Dolenz.

In which decade of the 20th century was Larry Hagman born?
A: 1930s.

In which decade of the 20th century was Bonnie Bedelia born?
A: 1950s.

Which comedienne starred in the first US TV show filmed before an audience?
A: Lucille Ball.

Which movie with Meryl Streep was based on the novel by Karen Blixen?
A: Out of Africa.

What do we call what the British call stock car racing?
A: Demolition Derbies.

Which Bond girl was played by Maud Adams?
A: Octopussy.

The Gold Coast has become known as what?
A: Ghana.

English writer P G Wodehouse took out citizenship in which country?
A: US.

Who took Heaven to No 1 in the 1980s?
A: Bryan Adams.

Which American novelist wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls?
A: Ernest Hemingway.

Which state was the scene of Helen Kimble's murder in The Fugitive?
A: Indiana.

How many people were first arrested in the Watergate building?
A: Five.

What was the first name of Le Carre's spy Smiley?
A: George.

Who won a Booker Prize for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha?
A: Roddy Doyle.

What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
A: Regina.

Who had a big 50s No 1 with Come Softly To Me?
A: The Fleetwoods.

On which man-made waterway does Detroit stand?
A: St. Lawrence Seaway.

At what number Stigwood Avenue did The Cosby Show's Huxtables live?
A: 10.

What does the name of the receptionist in TVs Moonlighting, played by Allyce Beasley?
A: Miss Dipesto.