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Trivia Game 1

02/02/05

 

What event sparked WWI?                 

A)    German invasion of France

B)     Ems Dispatch

C)    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

D)    Great Britain invasion of Germany

 

 Answer:  C 

 

In which of the following time periods did the American Civil War occur?

     A) 1960- 1972

     B) 1835- 1882

     C) 1776- 1812

     D) 1861- 1865

 

Answer:  D 

 

Which of the following politicians fainted during a speech a Monday night?

     A) Hillary Clinton
     B) George Bush Sr.
     C) Ted Kennedy
     D) Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

 Answer:  A 

 

Which of the following was George Bush’s re- election slogan?

     A) “Let’s put social security in a lock  

           box.”

     B) “Let’s get the Axis of Evil”

     C) “Read my lips, no new taxes”

     D) “Bush- Gore in ‘94”

 

Answer:  C 

 

What was the last baseball team to accept (reluctantly) integration?

     A) The New York Yankees

     B) The Montreal Expos

     C)  The Baltimore Orioles

     D) The Boston Red Sox

 

Answer:  D 

 

What was Napoleon’s last name?

A)    Bismarck

B)     Versailles

C)    Roethlisberger

D) Bonaparte

 

Answer:  D 

 

Where is Washington D.C. located?

A)    In Washington State

B)     Near Virginia and Maryland (It is its own district)

C)    In Massachusetts

D)    In Britain

 

Answer:  B 

 

What country just had their first free elections in 50 years?

     A) Iran

     B) China
     C) Iraq
     D) The United States of America

 

Answer:  C 

 

Which of the following presidents was a well known actor?

     A) Ronald Reagan

     B) Jimmy Carter

     C) Gerald Ford

     D) Lyndon B. Johnson

 

Answer:  A 

 

Which of the following professional sports organizations is currently on strike?

     A) National Football League
     B) National Hockey League
     C) Major League Baseball
     D) Major League Soccer

 

Answer:  B