Daily Trivia (April 17, 2020) George Strait and General Knowledge Quiz
Written by Daniel Rackley
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We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, like one about country legend George Strait, Nobel Peace Prize winners, and the "Milk Capital of the World". Good luck!
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Question 1
For which of the following albums was George Strait's song "The Big One" originally recorded?
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ABlue Clear Sky
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BOne Step at a Time
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CCarrying Your Love With Me
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DLead On
Lead On
"The Big One" was the eighth track on the 1994 George Strait album "Lead On".
Question 2
Who was the first quarterback to start for two different Super Bowl-winning teams?
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ATrent Dilfer
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BPeyton Manning
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CTom Brady
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DJohn Unitas
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning has won Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts, the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different teams.
Question 3
Which of the following albums by Stone Temple Pilots includes the song "Plush"?
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ACore
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BShangri-La Dee Da
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CTiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
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DNo. 4
Core
"Plush" was a song on STP's 1992 debut album "Core".
Question 4
Which of the following bands released the album "Toulouse Street" in 1972?
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AThe Allman Brothers
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BThe Doobie Brothers
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CMolly Hatchet
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DLynyrd Skynyrd
The Doobie Brothers
Released in July of 1972, "Toulouse Street" is an album by The Doobie Brothers.
Question 5
In 1984, which of the following men became the second South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
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ADesmond Tutu
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BKofi Annan
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CChristiaan Barnard
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DNelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu was just the second South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Question 6
Which U.S. President is famous for saying "I choose not to run"?
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ACalvin Coolidge
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BHerbert Hoover
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CJohn Tyler
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DWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge's ambiguous statement of "I choose not to run" was handed to reporters on strips of paper during a press conference in August of 1927. It is the opinion by some historians that President Coolidge was honoring the tradition of only serving two terms in office.
Question 7
Which of the following musical acts was the first to perform at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair?
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AThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band
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BJoan Baez
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CRichie Havens
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DTen Years After
Richie Havens
Richie Havens holds the distinct honor of being the first performer at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair.
Question 8
Which of the following is the capital city of Taiwan?
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AUlan Bator
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BSanto Domingo
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CJakarta
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DTaipei
Taipei
Home to an estimated 2.6 million people, the city of Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
Question 9
Which city, famous for the Parthenon on the Acropolis, is the capital of Greece?
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ANaples
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BMinos
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CAthens
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DNicosia
Athens
The ancient city of Athens is the capital city of the nation of Greece.
Question 10
Up to how far can a skunk's spray travel?
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AFifteen feet
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BTen feet
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CEight feet
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DThree feet
Fifteen feet
The muscles next to the scent glands of a skunk allow for effectiveness and accuracy of spray for up to fifteen feet.
Question 11
Which of the following people was NOT awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
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AMartin Luther King Jr.
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BPope John Paul II
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CNelson Mandela
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DYasser Arafat
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was never a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Question 12
Which country won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics?
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AUnited States
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BCanada
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CGermany
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DJapan
Canada
The Canadian Olympic team brought home fourteen gold medals, the most of any other nation at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Question 13
Which of the following cities is known as the "Milk Capital of the World"?
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AGenoa, Italy
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BHarvard, Illinois
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CBern, Switzerland
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DBombay, India
Harvard, Illinois
Due to the presence of a large number of dairy farms in the area, the city of Harvard, Illinois declared itself the "Milk Capital of the World".
Question 14
What do you call the force which slows down and stops a moving object?
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AFriction
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BGravitational force
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CMagnetic force
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DMolecular force
Friction
Friction is the force that causes a moving object to slow down and stop.
Question 15
The Titanic had a total of how many lifeboats?
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ATen
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BTwenty-five
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CTwenty
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DFourteen
Twenty
The Titanic only had twenty lifeboats, enough for approximately a third of everyone on board at the time of its tragic sinking.
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