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Trivia Challenge

  1. On June 27, 1922, the first Newbery Medal was awarded for what?
  2. What word can mean a type of boat, a unit of computer info or a job?
  3. On June 28, 2007, what was removed from the country’s list of endangered species: bald eagle, piping plover or stork?
  4. In 1920, Patrick “Babe” McDonald became the now oldest Olympic gold medalist (56 lb. Weight Throw) at what age: 35, 42 or 46?
  5. What is sphynx: a mythical creature, a hairless cat or a computer program?
  6. On June 29, 1534, Jacques Cartier discovered what island known as P.E.I.?
  7. Who is not mentioned in Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Alice Shortcake, Ophelia or Sir John Falstaff?
  8. Le Monde began in 1944 soon after the Liberation of Paris; what is it?
  9. What TV game show is similar to tic-tac-toe?
  10. On June 30, 1985, what American who collected 28 Olympic medals was born?
  11. Some people involved in the Salem witch trials were residents of what other town?
  12. July 1 is National Gingersnap Day; gingersnaps were served at Muster Day, which was what?
  13. In what year did the UK leave the EU: 2015, 2020 or 2024?
  14. The Boston Pops is known for playing what song that is also the National March?
  15. July is National Hot Dog Month; what dog breed was hot dog originally called?
  16. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed what Act?
  17. How are bassoon, flute and oboe similar?
  18. What sea animal is thought to have inspired the mythical mermaid?
  19. What clock’s time is adjusted by adding or removing pennies from its pendulum?
  20. July 3 is the start of the dog days, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac; why were they called that?
  1. The American Library Association named the best children’s book of the year.
  2. Gig (gigabyte)
  3. Bald eagle
  4. 42 (That event was discontinued.)
  5. A hairless cat
  6. Prince Edward Island
  7. Ophelia (She is in “Hamlet.”)
  8. A French newspaper
  9. “Hollywood Squares”
  10. Swimmer Michael Phelps
  11. Danvers (originally called Salem Village)
  12. Following the Revolutionary War, an annual day for enlisting in the local militia (like the National Guard)
  13. 2020
  14. “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa
  15. Dachshunds (in 1600s Germany)
  16. The Civil Rights Act
  17. They are woodwind instruments.
  18. The animal order Sirenia, which includes manatees
  19. “Big Ben” in the London Clock Tower
  20. Sirius, the Dog Star in the Orion constellation, rises at the same time as the sun during the most sultry summer days.

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