TRIVIA TEST - March 11, 2011

1. GEOGRAPHY: What two nations lie directly north of the Gulf of Oman?

2. U.S. STATES: Which state’s name is Spanish for “snow clad”?

3. MOVIES: What was the name of the Volkswagen made famous in “The Love Bug”?

4. FAMOUS PEOPLE: What abolitionist was the first black woman to win a court case against a white man for illegally selling her son as a slave?

5. LITERATURE: In what book did the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee first appear?

6. LANGUAGE: What’s another word for a plebiscite?

7. HISTORY: How much did the United States pay Russia for the Alaskan territory in 1867?

8. MUSIC: Who wrote “The Theme from Shaft”?

9. GAMES: Which chess piece looks like a castle tower?

10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was Harry Truman’s home state?

Answers

1. Iran and Pakistan

2. Nevada

3. Herbie

4. Sojourner Truth

5. “Through the Looking-Glass”

6. Referendum

7. $7.2 million

8. Isaac Hayes

9. Rook

10. Missouri

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