Daily Trivia (July 17, 2019) Weird News and General Knowledge

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Greetings everyone and welcome to your Daily Trivia for July 17, 2019! 
Today's quiz is going to take a left turn right into weird. In addition to questions about Blockbuster Video, Clint Eastwood and the Chicago Cubs; we're going to get weird by asking you about unusual feats people have attempted in order to set a Guinness World Record!

Daily Trivia (7/17/19) Quiz Questions

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Question 1

A Belgian man recently attempted to set a Guinness World Record by spending 116 hours doing what?

  • A
    Sitting on a toilet
  • B
    Walking down a dirt road
  • C
    Singing
  • D
    Clapping

Question 2

Which of the following is the first film that Clint Eastwood directed?

  • A
    Unforgiven
  • B
    The Rookie
  • C
    A Fistful of Dollars
  • D
    Play Misty for Me

Question 3

What PGA Golf tournament is scheduled to start on July 18, 2019?

  • A
    Barbasol Championship
  • B
    English Leather Championship
  • C
    Family Guy Invitational
  • D
    NES Tournament Golf

Question 4

Which of the following was the first television show to air the sound of a toilet flushing?

  • A
    Leave it to Beaver
  • B
    All in the Family
  • C
    The Dick Van Dyke Show
  • D
    The Tonight Show

Question 5

Who invented the first thermometer that used mercury?

  • A
    Bill Gates
  • B
    Ted Turner
  • C
    Gabriel Fahrenheit
  • D
    Steve Jobs

Question 6

What year was the Buick Motor Company founded?

  • A
    1903
  • B
    1877
  • C
    1925
  • D
    1960

Question 7

What year was lead banned from gasoline in the United States?

  • A
    1859
  • B
    1990
  • C
    1963
  • D
    1952

Question 8

A Nebraska woman has been fined $1,000 and arrested for climbing what national landmark on July 12, 2019?

  • A
    Mt. Rushmore
  • B
    Springfield Gorge
  • C
    Empire State Building
  • D
    Lumberman's Monument

Question 9

What year was Blockbuster Video founded?

  • A
    1985
  • B
    1992
  • C
    1979
  • D
    2001

Question 10

How many people have walked on the Moon?

  • A
    12
  • B
    4
  • C
    9
  • D
    5

Question 11

What was the final score of the lopsided first game of a doubleheader between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies that took place on July 15, 2019?

  • A
    Giants 10-Rockies 1
  • B
    Rockies 17-Giants 2
  • C
    Giants 19-Rockies 2
  • D
    Rockies 3-Giants 14

Question 12

The Chicago Cubs acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for what player on July 15, 2019?

  • A
    Nolan Ryan
  • B
    Chipper Jones
  • C
    Mike Montgomery
  • D
    Rollie Fingers

Question 13

An accused car thief in Oklahoma was found with what two items on his person when stopped in a vehicle that was reported stolen on June 26, 2019?

  • A
    Three oranges and a newspaper
  • B
    Uranium and a rattlesnake
  • C
    A Rush album and a pound of bacon
  • D
    Pound of coffee and a brick of salt

Question 14

How many bones are in the human body?

  • A
    147
  • B
    195
  • C
    162
  • D
    206

Question 15

What year did construction on the Berlin Wall begin?

  • A
    1911
  • B
    1972
  • C
    1945
  • D
    1961

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