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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 se 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.