Trivia Quiz
01 November 2004
TEAM NAME
Attn: Due to popular demand Trivia will return every Monday.
Rules:
1. No reference materials or outside assistance. The use of wireless devices is strictly prohibited. Violation of this rule will result in a permanent ban.
2. Ask the quizmaster if you need clarification on the questions. The visual clue sheet, if needed, is attached after the last page.
3. Apparently, you need to drink more beer.
4. The Quiz Master is always right. Get over it.
1. How many Electoral College votes are currently allocated for California?
a) 44
b) 49
c) 55
d) 61
2. In what year was the first U.S. Presidential election held?
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3. George Washington was the first President of the US. Who was the first Vice President?
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4. Who was the first President or President Elect to travel outside the US?
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5. Who was the first US President to die in office?
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6. Tony Blair is an MP for what constituency?
a) Sherwood
b) Sedgefield
c) Sheffield Heeley
d) Salford
7. Who is the current Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland?
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8. On this date in 1952, what did the United States detonate for the first time on Eniwetok atoll?
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9. A new species of diminutive humans (Homo floresiensis) was recently discovered on the island of Flores in the Indian Ocean. What country owns this island?
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10. What US Supreme Court Justice recently underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer?
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11. Who is credited with the following quote? “Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
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12. What deceased celebrity was born Henry John Deutschendorf?
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13. What not quite deceased celebrity was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky?
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14. Alektorophobia is a fear of what?
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15. Where is the only 7-Star hotel in the world?
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16. Obligatory sports question: In every presidential election since 1936, if the Redskins won their last home game before the election, the incumbent party won the White House; if they lost, the incumbent party was tossed out. Based on the outcome of yesterday’s game, who should win tomorrow’s election?
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17. What word is NOT derived from Arabic?
a) Alchemy
b) Algebra
c) Alum
d) Alcohol
18. Which US state has the longest coastline?
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19. What kind of tower is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
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20. What country said "adios" to the Yankee dollar that shored up its struggling economy for a decade, launching a two-week process to eliminate the U.S. currency from its stores and businesses in response to stepped-up American sanctions?
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21. ps is the Internet Code for what?
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22. Of the US paper currency printed in 2004, how many feature portraits of non-presidents?
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23. Which British soccer club is facing a growing take-over bid from an American tycoon?
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