Trivia! #12

What incredible milestone did the world's human population reach in 2011?

• 6 billion

• 7 billion

• 8 billion

Who composed the score for 2008's Billy Elliot, the musical about a British boy from a small mining town who chooses ballet over boxing?

• Elton John
• Stephen Sondheim
• Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Hans Zimmer

What nickname was given to the "bubble" that burst in the early 2000s, when many Internet companies went public, became very big, but the ultimately failed?

________ bubble

In 2001, scientists discovered that an octopus has eight additional brains, one for each arm. True or False?

• True

• False

Which Manhattan neighborhood is farthest downtown?

• Chinatown

• Financial District

• Greenwich Village

• Tribeca

Who was the first guest on Late Night with David Letterman?

• Bill Murray

• Madonna

• Johnny Carson

• Drew Barrymore

Where was the well where Baby Jessica was trapped?

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Wyoming

• Utah

What nonfiction book by Jon Krakauer tells the story of "Alexander Supertramp"?

• Into Thin Air

• The Edge

• 127 Hours

• Into the Wild

What forensic technology was introduced about 1880?

• Polygraph examination
• Ballistics testing
• Fingerprint analysis
• DNA analysis

What Hootie & the Blowfish frontman hit it big in the country genre with his 2013 cover of "Wagon Wheel"?

• Darius Rucker
• Darren Rucker
• Dylan Rucker
• David Rucker