2010-07-28 / Family

Trivia Test

On Aug. 3, 1861, the last entry of the serialized novel “Great Expectations” is published. The book had been serialized in Dickens’ literary
circular,All the Year Round. The novel tells the story of young Pip, a poor.


1. INVENTIONS: What company
invented the floppy disk?
2. MEASUREMENTS: What is the
Fahrenheit equivalent of 100 degrees
Celsius?
3. LANGUAGE: What does the
word “milquetoast” mean?
4. BIBLE: What kind of birds did
Noah send out to find dry land?
5. MUSIC: Which pop music song
contained the phrase “You can’t hide
your lyin’ eyes”?
6. ART: Which Spanish Renaissance
painter was famous for the creating the
work called “Burial of the Count of
Orgaz”?
7. LANDMARKS: In modern estimates,
about how long is the Great
Wall of China?
8. MOVIES: Who has won the most
Oscars for Best Director of a film?
9. FIRSTS: Who was the first woman
elected to the U.S. Senate?
10. GEOGRAPHY: How many U.S.
states border the state of Missouri?
 

Answers
1. IBM
2. 212 degrees
3. A timid person
4. A raven and a dove
5. “Lyin’ Eyes” by the Eagles
6. El Greco
7. 5,500 miles
8. John Ford, who won four
9. Hattie Caraway of Arkansas
10. Eight King July 19,

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