Trivia Test

1. ANCIENT HISTORY: Who were the opponents in the Trojan War?

2. GEOGRAPHY: Which nation’s most important river is the Vistula?

3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president was the target of an attempted assassination in Sacramento, Calif.?

4. MUSIC: What was the full name of Bill Haley’s band, which recorded the hit “Rock Around the Clock”?

5. LITERATURE: Who wrote the book “Mary Poppins”?

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When did the war crimes trials at Nuremberg, Germany, begin?

7. FORMER NAMES: Where was the ancient kingdom of Cumbria located?

8. THE ARTS: Which one of the arts was Rudolf Nureyev’s claim to fame?

9. TELEVISION: What was the first name of TV detective Kojak?

10. MEASUREMENTS: How many hectares are in 1 square kilometer?

Answers

1. The Greeks (Achaeans) and Troy

2. Poland

3. Gerald Ford

4. Bill Haley & His Comets

5. Pamela Lyndon Travers

6. 1945

7. England

8. Ballet

9. Theo

10. 100

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