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Various and Sundry Trivia
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This quiz presents mixed trivia questions of varying difficulty. There is something for everyone here!
Question 1:
William Faulkner had great trouble early in his career -- he could not get published. What did he do to earn a living?
Sold newspaper ads
Worked in a steel mill
Farmed land in Mississippi
Ran rum
Question 2:
In the great movie "The Ten Commandments", Charlton Heston's son, Fraser, played this small yet important role.
Moses' first son
Joshua
The Pharaoh's son
Moses in the baby basket
Question 3:
Jay Silverheels played Tonto, friend of the Lone Ranger on Television. He was, however, a very famous athlete in this sport.
Archery
Rodeo riding
Lacrosse
Track and Field
Question 4:
Emma Lazarus was a great American poetess. Where does her most famous poem appear?
In front of The Library of Congress
In front of the Lincoln Memorial
On Bunker Hill
On The Statue of Liberty
Question 5:
Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee are the real names of two cousins, who published their detective fiction under this pseudonym.
Ezra Pound
Erle Stanley Gardner
Mickey Spillane
Ellery Queen
Question 6:
Why is the date April 23, 1616 important in World history?
The Thirty Year War began
Both Shakespeare and Cervantes died
The Thirty Year War ended.
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock
Question 7:
Jim Brown, the great Syracuse University back made the number 44 famous. Which great Syracuse back wore 44 after Jim Brown?
Ernie Davis
Tony Dorsett
Emmitt Smith
Larry Czonka
Question 8:
Which famous person is responsible for the technology behind the cellular phone?
Albert Einstein
Hedy Lamarr
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlton Heston
Question 9:
Which famous person was born Carlos Irwin Estevez?
Mariano Rivera
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Charlie Sheen
Question 10:
Who formed the American Red Cross?
Florence Nightengale
Francis Fullmer
Clara Barton
Richard Charles Drew
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