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Trivia Challenge

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  1. On Dec. 29, 1937, what European Free State became a country?
  2. “Have a nice day!” appeared below what 1970s yellow design?
  3. On Dec. 30, 1986, what country’s government announced that electronic sensors would replace canaries for detecting carbon monoxide in coal mines?
  4. How are Ceylon, Persia and Siam similar?
  5. The Collins Dictionary stated what is the “most notable word of 2023”: AI, IQ or NFT?
  6. The first public reception was held at the White House on Jan. 1 in what year: 1789, 1801 or 1855?
  7. On Dec. 31, 2007, what construction project in the USA (estimated at $3 billion) was completed at approximately $22 billion (including interest)?
  8. What mammal has the thickest fur: bear, Bernese Mountain dog or sea otter?
  9. In September 2023, whose 1972 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers jersey was auctioned for $4.9 million?
  10. On Jan. 1, 1971, what product was banned from American TV?
  11. Where is Gotham City?
  12. Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s word of the year is what: deepfake, authentic or coronation?
  13. In what poem would you find “And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet”?
  14. On Jan. 2, 1974, , during an OPEC embargo, President Richard Nixon signed a bill to lower the maximum speed limit to what: 55, 65 or 75 mph?
  15. What is a PV cell?
  16. What music player is called a bubbler?
  17. On Jan. 3, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which was later called what?
  18. How many bridges connect Manhattan Island: 10, 16 or 21?
  19. According to Guinness World Records, in 2023 who had the single biggest loss of net worth in history (about $200 billion)?
  20. January 4 is National Trivia Day; the first book on the subject of trivia was published in what decade: 1950s, 1960s or 1980s?
  1. Ireland
  2. Smiley face
  3. England’s
  4. They are former names of countries (Sri Lanka, Iran and Thailand, respectively)
  5. AI (artificial intelligence)
  6. 1801 (It became an annual tradition through 1932.)
  7. The Big Dig
  8. Sea otter
  9. Wilt Chamberlain’s
  10. CIgarettes
  11. It is a comic book city; in 1807 author Washington Irving nicknamed NYC “Gotham” after a Nottinghamshire, England, village that was, according to legend, inhabited by fools.
  12. Authentic
  13. “Auld Lang Syne” by Robert Burns
  14. 55 mph
  15. Photovoltaic (produce electricity from sunlight)
  16. The 1946 Model 1015 Jukebox
  17. March of Dimes (Radio listeners were encouraged to donate by sending dimes to the White House.)
  18. 21
  19. Elon Musk
  20. 1960s (1966 – “Trivia” – authored by two Columbia University students)

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