Daily Trivia (December 3, 2020) Bob Barker and General Knowledge Quiz

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Hello everyone and welcome to your Daily Trivia for December 3, 2020!
We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, including one about the legendary Bob Barker, President Warren Harding, and the Olympic decathlon. Good luck!

Daily Trivia 12/3/2020 Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Who invented the telegraph?

  • A
    Bill Gates
  • B
    David Bushnell
  • C
    Grace Hopper
  • D
    Samuel Morse

Question 2

What was author Mark Twain's real name?

  • A
    Samuel Beckett
  • B
    George Kennedy
  • C
    Samuel Clemens
  • D
    Samuel Morse

Question 3

Which of the following is the capital city of the People's Republic of China?

  • A
    Beijing
  • B
    Hong Kong
  • C
    Shanghai
  • D
    Saigon

Question 4

Bob Barker is known for being the longtime host of "The Price is Right". Which of the following is the name of another game show that he hosted?

  • A
    Hollywood Squares
  • B
    Truth or Consequences
  • C
    Family Feud
  • D
    Wheel of Fortune

Question 5

Who was the tallest man in recorded history?

  • A
    Charles Barkley
  • B
    Robert Pershing Wadlow
  • C
    Manute Bol
  • D
    Andre Roussimoff

Question 6

Who of the following played 'Martin Brody' in the classic movie "Jaws"?

  • A
    Roy Scheider
  • B
    Robert Shaw
  • C
    Michael Caine
  • D
    Richard Dreyfuss

Question 7

Harriet Tubman was the most productive conductor on the Underground Railroad. What was her codename?

  • A
    Jesus
  • B
    Moses
  • C
    Fred
  • D
    Jehovah

Question 8

The Kalahari Desert is located in which part of the world?

  • A
    Central Asia
  • B
    Southern Africa
  • C
    Western Europe
  • D
    Northern Missouri

Question 9

What was the name of the scandal that rocked the administration of President Warren Harding?

  • A
    Teapot Dome
  • B
    Livingston-Heathcote
  • C
    XYZ Affair
  • D
    Whitewater

Question 10

In the 1995 film "Judge Dredd", which of the following actors plays the titular character?

  • A
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • B
    Lou Ferrigno
  • C
    Kevin Hart
  • D
    Sylvester Stallone

Question 11

To which animal class does the octopus belong?

  • A
    Mollusk
  • B
    Coleoid
  • C
    Nautiloid
  • D
    Cephalopod

Question 12

Who was the captain of the Exxon Valdez during its infamous 1989 oil spill?

  • A
    Joseph Hazelwood
  • B
    Robert Shaw
  • C
    Walter Raleigh
  • D
    Richard Phillips

Question 13

In the Summer Olympics, which of the following is NOT one of the events in the decathlon?

  • A
    Shot put
  • B
    Marathon
  • C
    Pole vault
  • D
    Javelin

Question 14

In which ocean would you find Pitcairn Island?

  • A
    Indian Ocean
  • B
    Atlantic Ocean
  • C
    Pacific Ocean
  • D
    Arctic Ocean

Question 15

Who of the following was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft?

  • A
    Kobe Bryant
  • B
    Hakeem Olajuwon
  • C
    John Stockton
  • D
    Charles Barkley

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@Skipperbob And which one would that be?

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Sorry, Moses.

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only us older folks would know this answer

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Great brain exercise

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