Daily Trivia (August 21, 2021) Gregory Peck and General Knowledge Quiz
Written by Daniel Rackley
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We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, including one about actor Gregory Peck, the state of North Carolina, and The Eurythmics. Good luck!
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Question 1
Who was the first actor to appear on the cover of Time Magazine?
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ACharlie Chaplin
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BEdward G. Robinson
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CClark Gable
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DJimmy Stewart
Charlie Chaplin
In 1925, silent film star Charlie Chaplin was the first actor to appear on the cover of Time Magazine.
Question 2
Astraphobia is the irrational fear of which of the following?
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AThunder
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BJunebugs
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CCoffee
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DKiller whales
Thunder
Astraphobia is when someone has an irrational fear of thunder and lightning.
Question 3
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 69th Academy Awards?
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AThe English Patient
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BShine
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CEddie
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DJerry Maguire
The English Patient
"The English Patient" took home Best Picture at the 69th Academy Awards.
Question 4
Which city, known as the City of Oaks, is the capital of North Carolina?
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AGoldsboro
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BKitty Hawk
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CRaleigh
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DCharlotte
Raleigh
The city of Raleigh, North Carolina is known as the City of Oaks for the many trees that dot the landscape of the city.
Question 5
"Mr. Baseball" Bob Uecker was a mediocre baseball player, to say the least. How many home runs did "Mr. Baseball" hit in his major league career?
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A105
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B14
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C38
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D65
14
With a lifetime batting average of .200, Bob Uecker only hit fourteen home runs in his major league career.
Question 6
Which of the following was NOT part of the Big Mac jingle that listed all of the burger's ingredients?
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ATomatoes
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BSpecial sauce
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CPickles
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DLettuce
Tomatoes
The jingle "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions – on a sesame seed bun" was created by DDB Worldwide. At first, the ingredients appeared as a one-word heading for a McDonald's print ad but became a TV spot set to music that started airing in 1976.
Question 7
What European city is known as "La Dominante"?
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AAthens
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BLondon
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CVenice
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DParis
Venice
The city of Venice, Italy is known as "La Dominante". Translated into English, the name means "The Dominant".
Question 8
Which college football team celebrates scoring a touchdown at their home games by having a wagon pulled by two ponies race around the field?
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AStanford
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BUniversity of Colorado
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CUniversity of Oklahoma
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DTexas A&M
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma celebrates a touchdown at a home game by having a horse-drawn wagon race around the field.
Question 9
The Amur River, one of the ten longest rivers in the world, is located on which continent?
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ANorth America
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BEurope
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CAsia
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DSouth America
Asia
The 2,763 mile long Amur River stretches between the border between Russia and China in Asia.
Question 10
When the Panama Canal opened in August of 1914, who was President of the United States?
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AWoodrow Wilson
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BTeddy Roosevelt
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CWilliam Taft
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DHerbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
When the waterway known as the Panama Canal opened, Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States.
Question 11
Charles Darwin and which President of the United States were both born on the same day and the same year?
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AWilliam Henry Harrison
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BAndrew Johnson
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CAbraham Lincoln
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DGeorge Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Noted naturalist Charles Darwin and President Abraham Lincoln were both born on February 12, 1809.
Question 12
In which of the following films did Gregory Peck star as an American ambassador named 'Robert Thorn'?
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AQuo Vadis
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BThe Guns of the Navarone
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CHow the West Was Won
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DThe Omen
The Omen
The legendary Gregory Peck played an American ambassador named 'Robert Thorn' in "The Omen".
Question 13
Which of the following states became the 41st state in 1889?
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AOklahoma
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BColorado
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CMontana
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DIdaho
Montana
Montana was admitted as the 41st state on November 8, 1889.
Question 14
Which of the following albums was NOT recorded by The Eurythmics?
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AIn the Garden
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BTouch
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CThe House of Blue Light
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DBe Yourself Tonight
The House of Blue Light
"The House of Blue Light" was a 1987 album recorded by Deep Purple and not The Eurythmics.
Question 15
Who was President of the United States when the 13th Amendment was ratified?
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AUlysses S. Grant
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BAndrew Johnson
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CAbraham Lincoln
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DAndrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
When the 13th Amendment was ratified in December of 1865, Andrew Johnson was President of the United States.
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