Daily Trivia (January 12, 2020) Jack Nicholson and General Knowledge Quiz

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Hello everyone and welcome to your Daily Trivia for January 12, 2020!
We have all kinds of amazing questions for you today, like ones about classic Jack Nicholson movies, musicians that unfortunately died young, and past World Series winners. Good luck to you all!

Daily Trivia 1/12/2020 Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Which of the following movies starring Jack Nicholson was released first?

  • A
    The Shining
  • B
    Wolf
  • C
    The Pledge
  • D
    Hoffa

Question 2

Which of these cities is the capital of Romania?

  • A
    Budapest
  • B
    Bucharest
  • C
    Chisinau
  • D
    Athens

Question 3

This Oscar nominated film follows thirty years in the extraordinarily tough life of Celie, an African-American woman in the South.

  • A
    Tender Mercies
  • B
    Hope and Glory
  • C
    Mississippi Burning
  • D
    The Color Purple

Question 4

The capital of Uruguay was founded in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala. What is the name of this city?

  • A
    Buenos Aires
  • B
    Washington
  • C
    Montevideo
  • D
    Lima

Question 5

What European country fought a civil war between 1935 and 1939?

  • A
    Algeria
  • B
    Bolivia
  • C
    Spain
  • D
    Germany

Question 6

Can you recognize this 1970s bassist? He died in 1975 at the age of 27.

  • A
    Mick Jagger
  • B
    Dave Alexander
  • C
    Neil Young
  • D
    Johnny Cash

Question 7

When Mexico refused an offer by the United States to purchase Texan land, the United States invaded in 1846. Who was the general, and later president, who led this attack?

  • A
    Zachary Taylor
  • B
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • C
    Abraham Lincoln
  • D
    Ulysses S. Grant

Question 8

Todd Helton spent his entire Major League Baseball career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Oakland Athletics
  • B
    Detroit Tigers
  • C
    Colorado Rockies
  • D
    Texas Rangers

Question 9

She doesn’t look very aerodynamic but this is still a car enthusiast favorite. What is this pictured automobile?

  • A
    Mercury Eight
  • B
    Aston Martin DB5
  • C
    Mercer Type 35
  • D
    Muntz Jet

Question 10

What bird is pictured here?

  • A
    Grey pelican
  • B
    Crane
  • C
    Blue heron
  • D
    Turkey Vulture

Question 11

Henry VIII was well known for having 6 wives. The Church of England was formed as a result of the annulment of Henry's marriage to which of these wives?

  • A
    Jane Seymour
  • B
    Catherine of Aragon.
  • C
    Catherine Howard
  • D
    Anne Boleyn

Question 12

A ____ is a tiny, one-cell thick blood vessel that carries blood between an artery and a vein.

  • A
    Artery
  • B
    Pulmonary vein
  • C
    Vena cava
  • D
    Capillary

Question 13

The world's largest spice market is located in this city. Name that colorful capital.

  • A
    New Delhi, India
  • B
    Madrid, Spain
  • C
    Java, Indonesia
  • D
    Ankara, Turkey

Question 14

Which franchise won the 2017 World Series?

  • A
    Houston Astros
  • B
    Chicago Cubs
  • C
    New York Yankees
  • D
    Los Angeles Dodgers

Question 15

This real-life husband and wife were also partners in 28 Hollywood films together, all westerns. Can you name this dynamic duo?

  • A
    Robert Redford and Jane Fonda
  • B
    Tyrone Power and Betty Grable
  • C
    Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
  • D
    George Burns and Gracie Allen

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I like ALL your quizzes, however this one is so "all encomp***ing" it should be on the required of all who seek "legal" citizenship. Not in the literal sense, but in its scope.

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