Daily Trivia (July 11, 2021) Star Trek 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 the classic show "Star Trek", the first Super Bowl played indoors, and the fear of clowns. Good luck!
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Question 1
Which of the following "Star Trek" characters was played by James Doohan?
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ADr. McCoy
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BCaptain Kirk
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CScotty
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DSpock
Scotty
The Chief Engineer of the Enterprise was Montgomery Scott, often referred to as 'Scotty', and was played by actor James Doohan.
Question 2
Which of the following cities also known as Kaapstad?
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ANew York
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BKaliningrad
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CHelsinki
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DCape Town
Cape Town
In Afrikaans, Kaapstad is what the South African city of Cape Town is known by.
Question 3
What baseball player has the longest streak of consecutive games where he got at least one hit?
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ATy Cobb
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BSammy Sosa
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CJoe DiMaggio
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DLou Gherig
Joe DiMaggio
In the 1941 season, Joe DiMaggio got at least one hit in fifty-six consecutive games.
Question 4
Which of the following words is defined as an irrational fear of clowns?
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AAcrophobia
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BNomophobia
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CHydrophobia
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DCoulrophobia
Coulrophobia
Coulrophobia is a word that means an irrational fear of clowns. The word clown itself was first recorded sometime in the 1500s.
Question 5
Who was the 19th President of the United States?
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AAndrew Jackson
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BJames Monroe
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CRutherford B. Hayes
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DAndrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States.
Question 6
Which 1995 movie won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 68th Academy Awards?
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ASense and Sensibility
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BBlankman
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CBraveheart
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DApollo 13
Braveheart
"Braveheart" took home five Oscars in total at the 68th Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Question 7
Which of the following is the first NFL team to win the first Super Bowl that was played indoors?
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ADallas Cowboys
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BDetroit Lions
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CTennessee Titans
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DPittsburgh Steelers
Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XII saw the Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos at the New Orleans Superdome. It was the first time that the Super Bowl was played inside a domed stadium.
Question 8
In what time zone is the city of El Paso, Texas?
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AMountain
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BEastern
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CCentral
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DPacific
Mountain
The west Texas city of El Paso is in the Mountain Time Zone.
Question 9
In 1992, a miscommunication between which major rock band's lead singer and a member of their pyrotechnic crew ended in disaster?
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AGuns 'n Roses
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BNirvana
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CMetallica
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DSlayer
Metallica
During the intro to "Fade to Black," in front of a sold-out crowd at Montreal's 65,000 seat Olympic Stadium, a miscommunication among the pyrotechnics crew caused singer James Hetfield to step backwards into a 12-foot, 3,200-degree column of fire and was rushed to the hospital with second-and third-degree burns.
Question 10
The tallest mountain in Australia rises more than 7000 feet above New South Wales. Name this peak.
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AMount Kosciuszko
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BMount Hotham
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CMount Twynam
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DMount Feathertop
Mount Kosciuszko
Australia is not a particularly mountainous country, with its tallest mountain rising only 7,310′ above sea level, Mount Kosciuszko is located in the state of New South Wales, and was named by Polish explorer Paul Strzelecki in 1840 after Polish cultural and political hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
Question 11
Who of the following was the first African-American United States Senator?
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AHiram Revels
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BGeorge Washington Carver
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CFrederick Douglass
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DHarriet Tubman
Hiram Revels
Hiram Revels of Mississipi was the first African-American elected to the United States Senate in 1870.
Question 12
Which Patsy Cline song did Garth Brooks cover in 1992?
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AI Fall to Pieces
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BCrazy
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CSweet Dreams
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DWalking After Midnight
Walking After Midnight
Garth Brooks released a cover version of the Patsy Cline song 'Walking After Midnight' on his 1992 album "The Chase".
Question 13
Who was the 8th Prime Minister of Canada?
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ALouis St. Laurent
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BSir Robert Borden
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CRichard Bennett
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DSir Charles Tupper
Sir Robert Borden
Serving from 1911 to 1920, Sir Robert Borden was the eighth person to hold the office of Prime Minister of Canada.
Question 14
Which of the following is the national bird of Jamaica?
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ABrown pelican
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BDoctor bird
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CBlack-chinned hummingbird
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DRed-billed tropicbird
Doctor bird
The red-billed streamertail, otherwise known as the doctor bird, is the national bird of the island nation of Jamaica.
Question 15
What Tennessee city is formally recognized as the "Birthplace of Country Music" by the U.S. Congress?
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ABaneberry
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BNashville
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CKnoxville
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DBristol
Bristol
Based on the Bristol recording sessions of 1927, it has been formally recognized by the U.S. Congress as the "Birthplace of Country Music". Additionally, it has been home to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum since 2014.
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All right 8's! We didn't do the best, but there was the most of us! Woohoo! Missed at least the last 5.