Trivia 8/25/11

TRIVIA TEST

1. MONEY: What country’s currency is the baht?

2. LITERATURE: What famous adventure novelist was born with the name John Chaney?

3. BIBLE: Which Old Testament figure’s name means “laughter” in Hebrew?

4. HISTORY: What city was the capital of Russia from 1712 to 1918?

5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When was Al Capone imprisoned for tax evasion?

6. MYTHOLOGY: Where was King Arthur buried, according to the myth?

7. GEOGRAPHY: Where does the Horn of Africa lie?

8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of poisonous arachnid also is referred to as a “violin” or “brown fiddler” spider?

9. LANGUAGE: What is another way to describe someone who is “perfidious”?

10. MOVIES: What is the last name of “Dirty Harry,” the character played by Clint Eastwood?

Answers

1. Thailand

2. Jack London

3. Isaac

4. St. Petersburg

5. 1931

6. The isle of Avalon

7. East Africa

8. The brown recluse spider

9. Treacherous

10. Callahan

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