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Trivia Challenge

  1. On May 16, 1905, what actor who starred in “Young Mr. Lincoln” in 1939 was born in Grand Island, which is actually a Nebraskan city?
  2. How are Dreamhouse, Malibu House, Getaway House and Townhouse similar?
  3. What is the meaning of “formula” in Formula One racing?
  4. Which country produces the most gold: Canada, China or Ghana?
  5. On May 17 in what year was the first U.S. televised sporting event, a Princeton vs. Columbia baseball game: 1933, 1939 or 1945?
  6. In what sport would you find the Golden Boot award?
  7. In 1274 why was it decided that cardinals electing a pope should be locked up “cum clave” (“conclave”)?
  8. Which country has the most soccer World Cup wins: Brazil, England or Uruguay?
  9. May 18 is International Museum Day; in what city would you find the State Hermitage Museum?
  10. In what museum is Charles Lindbergh’s plane Spirit of St. Louis?
  11. On May 19, 1884, what brothers founded a circus in Baraboo, Wisconsin?
  12. The U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, which collected customs, became what?
  13. May 20 is Josephine Baker Day; she was an entertainer (and World War II hero in France) who was born in what country?
  14. When was Fenway Park’s first night game: 1922, 1935 or 1947?
  15. How are poop, quarter and upper similar?
  16. What country’s national Latin motto means From Sea to Sea?
  17. On May 21, 2017, what circus gave its “final” performance, but then returned in 2023 in a show without animals?
  18. Which came first, state driver’s licenses or state license plates?
  19. The Vatican Museums, according to its website, has how many museums: 3, 15 or 26?
  20. May 22 is National Maritime Day; during the War of 1812, what ship that had been built in the North End escaped into Marblehead Harbor?
  1. Henry Fonda
  2. They are Barbie dollhouses.
  3. A set of rules that cars and participants must conform to
  4. China
  5. 1939
  6. Soccer
  7. So they could focus on the election “without any political or personal interference”
  8. Brazil
  9. Petersburg, Russia
  10. Smithsonian Institution
  11. Ringling Brothers
  12. United States Coast Guard
  13. USA
  14. 1947
  15. They are types of ship decks.
  16. Canada’s
  17. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
  18. License plates (Massachusetts in 1903); the first ones (1901) were made by vehicle owners
  19. 26
  20. USS Constitution

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