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Trivia Quiz
Updated: August 21, 2010, 12:14 AM
1. Name the “Cornhusker State.”
2. In the story of “Anna and the King of Siam,” Mrs. Anna Leonowens goes to Bangkok for what purpose?
3. Name the first regular announcer on the “Tonight Show” when Jack Paar was host.
4. A square mile contains how many acres?
5. What does a barometer measure?
6. Mary Queens of Scots’ family name was . . .
7. What country is the world’s largest coffee producer?
8. Of what genus are raspberries and blackberries?
9. The top lifetime batting average in National League history, for a player with at least 1,500 hits, is .358 and was held by whom?
10. In what country was Al Jolson born, and in what American city did he grow up?
ANSWERS
1. Nebraska.
2. To teach English to the children and women of the King of Siam.
3. Hugh Downs.
4. There are 640 acres in a square mile.
5. Atmospheric pressure.
6. She was Mary Stuart.
7. Brazil.
8. Rubus.
9. Rogers Hornsby hit for that average which includes a small number of American League games.
10. He was born in Russia in 1886; he grew up in Washington,D. C.
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