Trivia - Dec. 24, 2009

TRIVIA TEST

1. ANCIENT WORLD: What Greek mathematician came up with the principle of a lever?

2. MOVIES: In what city does a large part of “Interview with the Vampire” take place?

3. LITERATURE: What is meant by an epistolary novel?

4. U.S. STATES: What is Alaska’s motto?

5. TELEVISION: In what show was the alien race known as The Borg introduced?

6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How many whiskers does the average cat have?

7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where is the United States Naval Academy located?

8 HISTORY: In what year did the United States enter World War I?

9. LANGUAGE: What is a dystopia?

10. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the lowest location in North America?

ANSWERS

1. Archimedes

2. New Orleans

3. Written as a series of documents, like letters

4. North to the future

5. “Star Trek: The Next Generation”

6. About 24

7. Annapolis, Md.

8. 1917

9. Opposite of utopia, it’s an imaginary place where dehumanized people live in fear

10. Death Valley, Calif.

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