Friday, March 4, 2011

Almost Daily Trivia Quiz #80 - World War II, South Dakota, Moonraker, 90s hits, Music, The Robe, Gerald Ford, The Spirit Of St. Louis, Warner Bros., Bikini Atoll and more!

Trivia questions - general miscellaneous topics.


  1. Who flew in The Spirit Of St...Louis?
     
  2. Who was US President when America entered World War II?
     
  3. In which sport could the Knicks take on the Nets?
     
  4. Who duetted with Phil Collins on Separate Lives?
     
  5. What is the postal abbreviation for South Dakota?
     
  6. Which country took the name Myanmar officially in 1989?
     
  7. What was the third Bond film for which Shirley Bassey sang the
    title song?
     
  8. In which country is the deepwater port of Townsville?
     
  9. What has been the commonest name for Popes through the
    Millennium?
     
  10. Which singer "ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more?"
     
  11. Boy George fronted which Club?
     
  12. Who succeeded Nixon as President of the USA in 1974.
     
  13. In which state is Fort Knox.
     
  14. In which country was Keanu Reeves born?
     
  15. Who wrote that "the female of the species is deadlier than the
    male?"
     
  16. Who called her autobiography Stand 'by Your Man?
     
  17. Who had a 90s No 1 with Coming Out Of The Dark?
     
  18. Where is the National Tennis Center?
     
  19. Waterfalls was a 90s No 1 hit single for which act?
     
  20. What was Bing Crosby's last Road movie?
     
  21. Which two Gemini spacecraft had the first rendezvous in space?
     
  22. Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
     
  23. In which decade of the 20th century was Ronny Cox born?
     
  24. Which 20th century US President and Vice President was not
    elected to either office?
     
  25. In which decade of the 20th century was Lauren Bacall born?
     
  26. Which canal was the work of Ferdinand de Lesseps?
     
  27. In which state was "Roseanne" set?
     
  28. What was the first movie made in Cinemascope?
     
  29. Who had a 90s No 1 hit with One More Try?
     
  30. What type of puzzle first appeared in New York World in 1913?
     
  31. Terry Biddlecombe was connected with which sport?
     
  32. At which Ohio university were four students shot dead in 1970?
     
  33. Who had an 80s No 1 with Centerfold?
     
  34. The Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett settled in which city?
     
  35. Who wrote Bitter Sweet and Private Lives?
     
  36. In which country is the deepwater port of Ashdod?
     
  37. Findel international airport is in which county?
     
  38. Dying in 1972, under which name was Emmanuel Goldberg better
    known?
     
  39. The Dutch East Indies have become known as what?
     
  40. Which film  company made The Jazz Singer?
     
  41. Who had 50s hits with Shrimp Boats and Jambalaya?
     
  42. Who had a 90s hit with Sadness Part 1?
     
  43. Crick, Watson and Wilkins determined the structure of what?
     
  44. Which instrument is particularly associated with bandleader Buddy
    Rich?
     
  45. In which country was Julie Christie born?
     
  46. Who wrote East Of Eden?
     
  47. In the 40s and 50s what was tested at "Bikini Atoll"?
     

Answers to Daily Trivia Quiz # 80



  1. Charles Lindbergh.
  2. Franklin Roosevelt.
  3. Basketball.
  4. Marilyn Martin.
  5. SD.
  6. Burma.
  7. Moonraker.
  8. Australia.
  9. John.
  10. Bob Dylan.
  11. Culture.
  12. Ford.
  13. Kentucky.
  14. Lebanon.
  15. Rudyard Kipling.
  16. Tammy Wynette.
  17. Gloria Estefan.
  18. Flushing Meadow New York.
  19. TLC.
  20. Road to Hong Kong.
  21. Gemini 6 & 7.
  22. USSR.
  23. 1930s.
  24. Gerald Ford.
  25. 1920s
  26. Suez.
  27. Illinois.
  28. The Robe.
  29. Kristine W.
  30. Crossword.
  31. Horse Racing.
  32. Kent State.
  33. The J. Geils Band.
  34. Paris.
  35. Noel Coward.
  36. Israel.
  37. Luxemburg.
  38. Edward G. Robinson.
  39. Indonesia.
  40. Warner Brothers.
  41. Jo Stafford.
  42. Enigma.
  43. DNA.
  44. Drums.
  45. India.
  46. John Steinbeck.
  47. Hydrogen bomb.
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