Trivia Grab Bag

1.   Which famous mystery author uses songs as book titles?

a.      Agatha Christie

b.      Mary Higgins Clark

c.      Clark Kent

2.      Who wrote the play, Long Day’s Journey Into Night?

a.      Eugene O’Neill

b.      William Shakespeare

c.      Henry Miller

3.      Who wrote The Color Purple?

a.      Gail Godwin

b.      P.C. Doherty

c.      Alice Walker

4.      How did the lead character from Angel become a vampire with a soul?

a.      After devouring a gypsy’s daughter, she cursed him with a soul that he would lose if he ever knew true happiness.

b.      God decided to teach him a lesson.

c.      The Powers That Be thought it would make him a champion for good.

5.      How did Jordan Cavanaugh’s mother die in the television show Crossing   Jordan?

a.      Murder

b.      Suicide

c.      Car accident

6.      What is Doug Heffernen’s job on the sitcom King of Queens?

a.      Shoe salesman

b.      Doughnut maker

c.      Delivery truck driver

7.      A member of the X-Men, what is Rogue’s mutant power?

a.      Depending on how long the contact is, when she touches you she sends you into a coma or kills you.

b.      If you are a mutant, she gains your power for a brief time.

c.      A and B

8.      How did Superman end up on Earth?

a.      He was rebellious and ran away.

b.      His planet was destroyed and his parents sent him.

c.      He crash-landed during an exploration visit.

9.      How did Bruce Banner turn into The Hulk?

a.      A new formula he was trying on himself.

b.      An exposure to intensive gamma rays.

c.      A bite from a radioactive lab animal.

10. What special talent does Eliza Thornberry of The Thornberrys have?

a.      She can talk to animals.

b.      She can run like a cheetah.

c.      She has the strength of a gorilla.

11. Where is Jimmy Neutron’s laboratory?

a.      In his bedroom

b.      Underneath a shed in his backyard

c.      In his basement

12. On Spongebob Squarepants, what is the name of Mr. Krabbs’ whale of a daughter?

a.      Ruby

b.      Jade

c.      Pearl

13. What did Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs sell to start the company?

a.      His scientific calculator

b.      His VW bus

c.      His house

14. The first Ben & Jerry’s shop opened in:

a.      A converted gas station

b.      An historic home

c.      An airport

15. The first Wal-mart opened on:

a.      September 16, 1967

b.      July 2, 1962

c.      June 7, 1963

16. Who was the first black man to win an Oscar?

a.      Denzel Washington

b.      Will Smith

c.      Sidney Poitier

17. Who did studio executives want for the lead in Escape From New York instead of Kurt Russell?

a.      Tommy Lee Jones

b.      Harrison Ford

c.      Mel Gibson

18. Who wrote and directed Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever?

a.      Sylvester Stallone

b.      John Travolta

c.      Barry Gibb

19. After whom did Ian Fleming name James Bond?

a.      A physician from New York

b.      An ornithologist from Philadelphia

c.      A meteorologist from Cincinnati

20. The Pillsbury Doughboy was introduced in:

a.      1975

b.      1945

c.      1965
 

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