Random Trivia 5/21

Random

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What South American country leads the world in oil reserves, with about 300 billion barrels?

Paraguay

Chile

Colombia

Venezuela

Venezuela

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On March 13, 1781, William Herschel discovered what planet, named after a Greek deity, not a Roman one. What planet did he find?

Uranus

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Of the 4 presidents on Mount Rushmore, which one was born the furthest West?

Abraham Lincoln

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The loudness of sound is measured in what units? A crying baby can hit up to 120

Decibels

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Who won the Oscar for playing Mary Poppins in 1964?

Julie Andrews

Random

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Named for a Paris professor of medicine, what is the name of the syndrome that causes numbness due to cold or stress?

Raynaud(s)

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From the name of an Old Testament patriarch, what adjective refers collectively to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Abrahamic

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A chef named Ignacio in Piedras Negras, Mexico is said to have lent his nickname to what bar food dish using tortilla chips?

Nachos

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What is the only major city founded by a woman?

Sacramento

Kansas City

Olympia

Miami

Miami

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The Bodleian Library, one of the oldest in Great Britain is located at what university?

Oxford

Random

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Under the ruse of a duck hunt, a meeting in 1910 on Georgia's Jekyll Island laid the foundation for what US baking authority?

The Federal Reserve

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DART First State provided public transportation throughout what state?

Delaware

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What was the first major company to incorporate a 40 hour work week, 5 days a week in 1926?

General Motors

General Electric

US Steel

Ford

Ford

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In the 1950s, the carhop restaurant, Top Hat chose what new name to reflect its slogan, "service with the speed of sound"?

Sonic

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What is the name of this 6 sided puzzle that can be aligned in 43 quintillion (43,252,003,274,489,856,000)possible patterns?

Rubik's Cube

Random

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Around 1490, Leonardo da Vinci drew what depiction of the body, using proportions laid down by an ancient Roman architect?

Vitruvian Man

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What Texas city, the biggest with a Spanish name, got its sister city of Monterrey in 1953, the first US city to have a sister city in Mexico.

San Antonio

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Near the Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. is a separate memorial honoring the 265,000 women who served during what war?

Vietnam

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Dry ice is what we commonly call the solid form of what gas?

Carbon dioxide

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Tetanus is also known as what, because of what it does to the muscles around the mouth?

Lockjaw

Random

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All 3 species of this large mammal are endangered. Habitat loss, poaching, and ivory trade all pose major threats to what animal?

Elephants

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A measly 535 feet tall this state's highest peak, Driskill Mountain, is in Bienville Parish

Louisiana

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Herman Melville named his evil captain character after what evil king of Israel?

Ahab

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Jed is commonly short for what name, found in 2 Samuel?

Jedidiah

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The small starts on China's flag were origianlly said to represent social classes, while the big star is for what ruling party?

CCP, Communist Party of China