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WorksheetsPotpourri #24
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was the name of Robert E. Lee's famous horse?
Saber
Hercules
Ajax
Traveller
Whose '34 wagon that was "called...a Woody" lacked a backseat and a rear window?
The Beach Boys'
The Rivieras
Jan and Dean
Ronny & the Daytonas
The ancient kingdom of Thrace was in the modern countries of Greece, Turkey and:
Bulgaria
Romania
Albania
Serbia
What color is a Martian sunset?
Red
Green
Blue
Gold
Which Irish city was nicknamed "Linenopolis" because of the fine fabrics it produced?
Shannon
Belfast
Dublin
Cork
Who invented the escalator?
Otis Boykin
Hedy LaMarr
Jesse W. Reno
Elisha Otis
What did the "W.C." in W.C. Fields, stand for?
Walter Charles
Winston Clay
Warren Christopher
William Claude
Who is standing in front of the Wayback Machine?
Ralph and Doctor Dogg
Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Professor Pug and Andy
Dr. Clever and Danny
Eric Clapton played in several bands (Cream, The Yardbirds), and:
Blind Faith
Ten Years After
Mountain
Blues Traveler
The Roman Empire's Senatorial Province of Baetica is now part of:
Germany
Wales
Spain
Turkey
Who writes and draws "Garfield"?
Johnny Hart
Mort Walker
Bill Watterson
Jim Davis
Which was the first casino-resort on the LAS VEGAS STRIP? (it's long gone.)
The Frontier
El Rancho Vegas
The Stardust
The Desert Inn
The weight unit in England called a "stone" is about how many pounds?
10
12
14
16
A polo match consists of six chukkers. How long is a chukker?
6 minutes
7-1/2 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
Which is the naval signal flag for the letter F ("Foxtrot")?
Rocky & Bullwinkle were residents of:
New York
Wyoming
Minnesota
Vermont
Before they used their real names, Simon & Garfunkel performed as:
The Edison Brothers
Tom & Jerry
The Princes of Manhattan
Don & Juan
What car model once sold 1,000,000 units in one year, still the record?
Ford Taurus
Chevrolet Impala
Toyota Camry
Honda Civic
How many anarchists were executed as an outgrowth of the 1893 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago?
0
4
7
12
Port Elizabeth, South Africa, recently changed its name to:
Port Diana
Mandella City
Gqeberha
Port Desmond Tutu
What sports organization awards the Lady Bing Trophy for good decorum during play?
The Ladies Professional Golf League (LPGA)
The English Premier League (soccer football)
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
The National Hockey League (NHL)
When she disappeared, Amelia Earhart was flying with:
Fred Ward
Fred Noonan
Fred O'Malley
Fred Morton
Which movie beat out Saving Private Ryan as best picture in 1998?
American Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
Titanic
Gladiator
Which river flows through Vienna?
Rhone
Danube
Rhine
Vistula
Which Hollywood legend played the roles of Linus Rawlings, Benjamin McKenna, and Roger Hobbs?
Robert Mitchum
John Wayne
Jimmy Stewart
Burt Lancaster
