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Potpourri #21

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country was Marie Antoinette born?

a)

Lichtenstein

b)

Prussia

c)

Spain

d)

Austria

2.

In 1861, the Pony Express delivered a letter from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento in about:

a)

7 days

b)

10 days

c)

13 days

d)

16 days

3.

Paul McCartney was originally going to call "Yesterday" by the title:

a)

Real Good Grass

b)

Scrambled Eggs

c)

Dog Eat Dog

d)

Liverpool

4.

Who made the first Jeeps?

a)

Chrysler Motors

b)

Bantam Motors

c)

Wilys Motors

d)

Ford Motor Company

5.

What country is this?

a)

Cote d'Ivore

b)

Cameroon

c)

Liberia

d)

Nigeria

6.

Which horse was the first to win racing's Triple Crown?

a)

Omaha

b)

Sir Barton

c)

Gallant Fox

d)

Blenheim

7.

Legendary Pool Shark Minnesota Fats' real name was:

a)

Jack Smith

b)

Wendell Olive

c)

Lars Pederson

d)

Rudolph Wanderone

8.

Miss Havesham was a character in Charles Dickens's book:

a)

David Copperfield

b)

Little Dorrit

c)

Great Expectations

d)

Nicholas Nickleby

9.

Which aircraft is the P-40, in which American volunteers fought with the Chinese against Japan, prior to Pearl Harbor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Who wrote the book "The Man Who Would Be King"?

a)

Edgar Rice Burroughs

b)

Robert Louis Stevenson

c)

Rudyard Kipling

d)

H. Rider Haggard

11.

This is the flag of the famous "Pirate Queen," on whom the Broadway musical of that name was based. She was:

a)

Ann Bonny

b)

Grace O'Malley

c)

Sinead Donohue

d)

Cara Sheeran

12.

"Don't Be Cruel," Elvis' most popular song, was actually the "flip" or "B side" of which record?

a)

Hound Dog

b)

Jailhouse Rock

c)

Don't Worry, Momma

d)

Blue Suede Shoes

13.

About how many soldiers (Union + Confederate) died in one day at the Battle of Antietam?

a)

8,500

b)

11,000

c)

15,000

d)

23,000

14.

Which breed of dog can't bark, but instead "yodels" because of its unique vocal cords?

a)

Basenji

b)

Saluki

c)

Komondor

d)

Berger Picard

15.

Which team below was a charter member of baseball's National League?

a)

Louisville Colonels

b)

Hartford Dark Blues

c)

Cleveland Spiders

d)

New York Metropolitans

16.

This is the military version of the DC-3 which was used for paratroop operations on D-Day. It was called the:

a)

C-38 "Airbus"

b)

C-47 "Skytrain"

c)

B-10 "Warrior"

d)

B-24 "Liberator"

17.

Ludwig von Beethoven was born in:

a)

Bonn

b)

Berlin

c)

Bremen

d)

Bruhl

18.

When they first came to the USA, these cars were badged as "Datsun." Now they are known as:

a)

Subaru

b)

Nissan

c)

Mitsubishi

d)

Mazda

19.

What was the name of Julius Caesar's wife?

a)

Flavia

b)

Aurelia

c)

Calpurnia

d)

Priscilla

20.

About how long did it take Charles Lindbergh to fly solo from New York to Paris?

a)

22-1/2 Hours

b)

29 Hours

c)

33-1/2 hours

d)

36 hours

21.

What is the capital of Canada's Yukon Territory?

a)

Red Deer

b)

Dawson City

c)

Whitehorse

d)

Selkirk

22.

Mark Twain was very prolific, but he did NOT write:

a)

A Tramp Abroad

b)

The American Claimant

c)

The Mysterious Stranger

d)

The Boy Detectives

23.

How many times did William Jennings Bryan run for President?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

When did dinosaurs become extinct?

a)

12 million years ago

b)

30 million years ago

c)

65 million years ago

d)

1 billion years ago

25.

Which French historian was executed by the Nazis for leading the Resistance?

a)

Pierre Bellemare

b)

Marc Bloch

c)

Andre Peloffy

d)

Philippe Bozon