Hard random miscellaneous trivia quiz questions and answers.
Ralph Craig ran the 100m for the US in 1912; when did he next
compete in the Olympics?
A: 1948 - Yachting team.
In which year was the Tampa-based University of South Florida
founded?
A: 1956.
Which writer said, "Where large sums of money are involved, it is
advisable to trust nobody?
A: Agatha Christie.
Freddie Mercury died in which year?
A: 1991.
What was the name of the Italian cruise ship hijacked by
Palestinian terrorists in October 1985?
A: Achille Lauro.
In which decade was the New River George bridge in West Virginia
opened?
A: 1970s.
In which Woody Allen movie did Madonna play a trapeze artist?
A: Shadows & Fog.
What was Richard Gere's first movie?
A: Report To The Commissioner.
In which year did Frank Zappa die?
A: 1993.
What was the profession of Louis Henry Sullivan?
A: Architect.
Which space craft set off for Jupiter in 1972?
A: Pioneer 10.
What is Woody Harrelson's middle name?
A: Tracy.
What was blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield's IQ measured at?
A: 163.
Who founded the Death Row label with Marion 'Suge' Knight?
A: Dr. Dre.
Which celebrity was born in Craighton Road, Eltham in 1903?
A: Bob Hope.
What type of material did Cupples and Leon publish?
A: Comic books.
Freeport international airport is in which country?
A: The Bahamas.
What was the profession of Dorothea Lange?
A: Photographer.
Sculptor Drederic Auguste Bartholdi based the face of the Statue
of Liberty on whom?
A: His Mother.
Which group made the albums Bare Trees and Penguin?
A: Fleetwood Mac.
Which lady took a driving lesson in Bob Newhart's classic sketch?
A: Mrs. Webb.
To ten thousand square miles, what is the area of Louisiana?
A: 43,566.
Who said wives are people who feel they don't dance enough?
A: Grouch Marx.
Bradley international airport is in which US state?
A: Connecticut.
In which English city was Cary Grant born?
A: Bristol.
Who wrote the lyrics to "Je ne regrette rien?"
A: Michel Vaucaire.
What color were the covers of the crime novels published in
the 1930s by Victor Gollancz?
A: Yellow.
Where in the UK was Robert Carlyle born?
A: Glasgow.
In which US state is John F Kennedy buried?
A: Virginia.
What were UK's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip given as a
present for baby Prince Andrew while on a visit to the Gambia?
A: Baby crocodile.
Who was the first artist to enter the US album chart at No 1?
A: Elton John.
What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from
Guyana?
A: GUY.
Vehicles from which county use the international registration
letter LS?
A: Lesotho.
In which craft did Valencia Tereshkova make her historic space
flight?
A: Vostok 6.
Which Jacques became president of the European Commission in
1995?
A: Santer.
The World's biggest what was made at Utica, New York in January
1998?
A: Jam doughnut.
In which decade was the American Ballet set up in New York?
A: 1933.
Which country does the airline VASP come from?
A: Brazil.
Who directed the blockbusting movie Alien?
A: Ridley Scott.
What did George Bernard Shaw describe as, "a perpendicular
expression of a horizontal desire?" A: Dancing.
Douala international airport is in which country?
A: Cameroon.
At the beginning of the 1990s which country had most camels?
A: Somalia.
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