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Potpourri #24

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of Robert E. Lee's famous horse?

a)

Saber

b)

Hercules

c)

Ajax

d)

Traveller

2.

Whose '34 wagon that was "called...a Woody" lacked a backseat and a rear window?

a)

The Beach Boys'

b)

The Rivieras

c)

Jan and Dean

d)

Ronny & the Daytonas

3.

The ancient kingdom of Thrace was in the modern countries of Greece, Turkey and:

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Romania

c)

Albania

d)

Serbia

4.

What color is a Martian sunset?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Gold

5.

Which Irish city was nicknamed "Linenopolis" because of the fine fabrics it produced?

a)

Shannon

b)

Belfast

c)

Dublin

d)

Cork

6.

Who invented the escalator?

a)

Otis Boykin

b)

Hedy LaMarr

c)

Jesse W. Reno

d)

Elisha Otis

7.

What did the "W.C." in W.C. Fields, stand for?

a)

Walter Charles

b)

Winston Clay

c)

Warren Christopher

d)

William Claude

8.

Who is standing in front of the Wayback Machine?

a)

Ralph and Doctor Dogg

b)

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

c)

Professor Pug and Andy

d)

Dr. Clever and Danny

9.

Eric Clapton played in several bands (Cream, The Yardbirds), and:

a)

Blind Faith

b)

Ten Years After

c)

Mountain

d)

Blues Traveler

10.

The Roman Empire's Senatorial Province of Baetica is now part of:

a)

Germany

b)

Wales

c)

Spain

d)

Turkey

11.

Who writes and draws "Garfield"?

a)

Johnny Hart

b)

Mort Walker

c)

Bill Watterson

d)

Jim Davis

12.

Which was the first casino-resort on the LAS VEGAS STRIP? (it's long gone.)

a)

The Frontier

b)

El Rancho Vegas

c)

The Stardust

d)

The Desert Inn

13.

The weight unit in England called a "stone" is about how many pounds?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

14.

A polo match consists of six chukkers. How long is a chukker?

a)

6 minutes

b)

7-1/2 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

12 minutes

15.

Which is the naval signal flag for the letter F ("Foxtrot")?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Rocky & Bullwinkle were residents of:

a)

New York

b)

Wyoming

c)

Minnesota

d)

Vermont

17.

Before they used their real names, Simon & Garfunkel performed as:

a)

The Edison Brothers

b)

Tom & Jerry

c)

The Princes of Manhattan

d)

Don & Juan

18.

What car model once sold 1,000,000 units in one year, still the record?

a)

Ford Taurus

b)

Chevrolet Impala

c)

Toyota Camry

d)

Honda Civic

19.

How many anarchists were executed as an outgrowth of the 1893 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago?

a)

0

b)

4

c)

7

d)

12

20.

Port Elizabeth, South Africa, recently changed its name to:

a)

Port Diana

b)

Mandella City

c)

Gqeberha

d)

Port Desmond Tutu

21.

What sports organization awards the Lady Bing Trophy for good decorum during play?

a)

The Ladies Professional Golf League (LPGA)

b)

The English Premier League (soccer football)

c)

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

d)

The National Hockey League (NHL)

22.

When she disappeared, Amelia Earhart was flying with:

a)

Fred Ward

b)

Fred Noonan

c)

Fred O'Malley

d)

Fred Morton

23.

Which movie beat out Saving Private Ryan as best picture in 1998?

a)

American Beauty

b)

Shakespeare in Love

c)

Titanic

d)

Gladiator

24.

Which river flows through Vienna?

a)

Rhone

b)

Danube

c)

Rhine

d)

Vistula

25.

Which Hollywood legend played the roles of Linus Rawlings, Benjamin McKenna, and Roger Hobbs?

a)

Robert Mitchum

b)

John Wayne

c)

Jimmy Stewart

d)

Burt Lancaster