Trivia test

1. LANGUAGE: From what language are all the modern Romance languages derived?

2. SCIENCE: What term describes the lowest point in a satellite orbiting the Earth?

3. HISTORY: When did Labor Day become a federal holiday in the United States?

4. INVENTIONS: What was Eli Whitney’s most famous invention?

5. GOVERNMENT: In what year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?

6. GEOGRAPHY: What nation calls itself Espana in its native tongue?

7. ANCIENT WORLD: Where did the Minoan culture flourish?

8. POETRY: Who wrote the poem called “The Waste Land”?

9. MUSIC: What Beatles’ album features the songs “Rocky Raccoon” and “Helter Skelter”?

10. MEASUREMENTS: How many pints are in a quart?

Answers

1. Latin

2. Perigee

3. 1894

4. Cotton gin

5. 1789

6. Spain

7. Crete

8. T.S. Eliot

9. “The Beatles” (The White Album)

10. Two

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