2009_01_21_Pub_Quiz

General Knowledge 1

Jean-Bédel Bokassa declared himself emperor of what nation until overthrown with French support in 1979? [ANSWER] Central African Republic / Empire
Who portrayed Ash in the Evil Dead trillogy and now stars as Sam on USA's Burn Notice? [ANSWER] Bruce Campbell
The Ob river empties into what ocean? [ANSWER] Arctic Ocean
Genuine Flabby Preludes, Old Sequins and Old Breastplates, and Dried up Embryos are piano pieces by what French composer? [ANSWER] Erik Satie
What was the first American NHL team to win the Stanley Cup, doing so in 1926? [ANSWER] New York Rangers
Cristae are the internal compartments of what cellular organelle? [ANSWER] Mitochondria
Delta of Venus and Little Birds are works of fiction by what author better known as a diarist and companion of Henry Miller? [ANSWER] Anias Nin
In a perfect hexagon, what is the measure in degrees of each internal angle? [ANSWER] 120
What first book in Frank Norris's planned Epic of Wheat trillogy concerns the struggle between farmers and the Pacific and Southwestern railroad? [ANSWER] The Octopus
The Battle of Little Bighorn saw the defeat of what U.S. general who had earlier blocked Lee's retreat at Appomattox? [ANSWER] George Amstrong Custer

In 1909, Sigmund Freud made his first and only trip to the United States, delivering a series of five lectures on psychoanalysis at what Massachusetts university? [ANSWER] Clark University
In 1919, inventor George Hansburg patented what toy, allegedly named after a Burmese farm girl? [ANSWER] Pogo stick
Published in 1929, what Hemingway novel ends with Catherine Barkley's death in Switzerland? [ANSWER] A Farewell to Arms
In 1939, the Red Army launched an assault on the Mannerheim Line, a series of fortifications in which country? [ANSWER] Finland
The 1949 film My Friend Irma marked the cinematic debut of which comedy duo? [ANSWER] Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
What New York museum opened on October 21, 1959, six months after the death of its architect? [ANSWER] The Guggenheim Museum
What British television program starring a pre-James Bond Roger Moore ended its six season run in 1969? [ANSWER] The Saint
In 1979, 16 year old Tracy Austin became the youngest player to win what tennis event? [ANSWER] The U.S. Open
In 1989 Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announced that they had induced what process during the electrolysis of heavy water? [ANSWER] Cold Fusion
What group's release "Millennium" was the best-selling American album of 1999? [ANSWER] The Backstreet Boys

What 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young song features The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel guitar? [ANSWER] Teach Your Children
The "spatula test" is one means used to determine if someone has what bacterial disease? [ANSWER] Tetanus
Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon, and Kenan Thompson can all trace their television careers to what Nickelodeon sketch comedy show? [ANSWER] All That
Emile Zola's 1898 letter, J'accuse, protested the unlawful imprisonment of which French General Staff officer and alleged spy? [ANSWER] Alfred Dreyfuss
An arms race culminating the in creation of the Bitsy Big Boy Boomeroo is the subject of what children's story published in 1984? [ANSWER] The Butter Battle Book
What city, Australia's third largest in population after Sydney and Melbourne, is the capital of the territory of Queensland? [ANSWER] Brisbane
Who became the youngest NBA player to score 10,000 points in February 2008? [ANSWER] LeBron James (23 years, 59 days old)
What 1842 short story by Nikolay Gogol describes the changes which occur in the life of a bureaucrat after he purchases a new item of clothing? [ANSWER] The Overcoat
The film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan begins with what training exercise intended to determine how Starfleet cadets respond to a no-win situation? [ANSWER] Kobayashi Maru
What 85 foot tall monument commemorates a 1911 visit by King George V to the city of Mumbai? [ANSWER] The Gateway of India

What Cigarette brand from the Simpsons has a mascot named Menthol Moose? [ANSWER] Laramie
What company traded under the NYSE symbol "G" until it was purchased by Proctor and Gamble? [ANSWER] Gillette
What is the pen name of the screenwriter for the film Juno? [ANSWER] (Diablo) Cody
What future president killed Charles Dickinson in a 1806 duel? [ANSWER] Jackson
What member of the Wild Bunch born Harry Longabaugh died in South America? [ANSWER] Sundance
What Irish playwright wrote A School for Scandal and The Rivals? [ANSWER] Sheridan
Jersey and what other bailiwick form the channel islands? [ANSWER] Guernsey
What comic book character's uncles, Fatso, Fusso, and Lazo, are known as the Ghostly Trio? [ANSWER] Casper
Former senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell is a member of what Native American tribe? [ANSWER] Cheyenne
Mystery Theme [ANSWER] Towns in Wyoming