Daily Trivia (May 10, 2020) Mark Cuban and General Knowledge Quiz

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Hello everyone and welcome to your Daily Trivia for May 10, 2020!
We have all kinds of excellent questions for you today, including one about billionaire Mark Cuban, the most sacred river of the Hindu faith, and music legend Eric Clapton. Good luck!

Daily Trivia 5/10/2020 Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Which NBA team was bought by billionaire Mark Cuban in 2000?

  • A
    Houston Rockets
  • B
    Utah Jazz
  • C
    Dallas Mavericks
  • D
    Chicago Bulls

Question 2

Which of the following is the name of the German scientist who discovered X-rays?

  • A
    Otto Lilienthal
  • B
    Gerhard Sessler
  • C
    Wilhelm Röntgen
  • D
    Felix Hoffmann

Question 3

What is the capital city of the U.S. state in which the largest city is Bridgeport?

  • A
    Hartford
  • B
    Boise
  • C
    Tallahassee
  • D
    Denver

Question 4

Which former New York Yankee hit a total of 23 grand slams in his career?

  • A
    Mickey Mantle
  • B
    Lou Gehrig
  • C
    Yogi Berra
  • D
    Reggie Jackson

Question 5

Which of the following parks lie on the border between Canada and North Dakota?

  • A
    Glacier National Park
  • B
    Teddy Roosevelt National Park
  • C
    International Peace Garden
  • D
    Icelandic National Park

Question 6

Which of the following artists recorded the album "Innervisions"?

  • A
    Stevie Wonder
  • B
    Chuck Berry
  • C
    Bob Dylan
  • D
    Elvis Presley

Question 7

How many young can a pregnant aardvark give birth to at one time?

  • A
    Six
  • B
    Five
  • C
    One
  • D
    Three

Question 8

In which city were Malcolm X, Warren Buffett, Marlon Brando, and Gerald Ford all born?

  • A
    Roxbury, Massachusetts
  • B
    Omaha, Nebraska
  • C
    Stockton, California
  • D
    Des Moines, Iowa

Question 9

Monticello is the name of an estate near Charlottesville, Virginia which belonged to which President of the United States?

  • A
    George Washington
  • B
    James Madison
  • C
    Thomas Jefferson
  • D
    John Adams

Question 10

What is the name of the holiest river to the people of the Hindu faith?

  • A
    Ganges
  • B
    Euphrates
  • C
    Indus
  • D
    Tigris

Question 11

Eric Clapton was a guitar player in which of the following bands?

  • A
    The Doors
  • B
    The Grateful Dead
  • C
    Led Zeppelin
  • D
    Cream

Question 12

Which of the following duos recorded the song "Seven Spanish Angels"?

  • A
    Ray Charles and Willie Nelson
  • B
    Ray Charles and Freddie Fender
  • C
    Ray Charles and George Jones
  • D
    Ray Charles and Raul Malo

Question 13

Which of the following is the symbol for Meitnerium on the periodic table of elements?

  • A
    Mt
  • B
    Ma
  • C
    Mq
  • D
    Mz

Question 14

On October 19, 1987, the U.S stock market had a severe one-day decline, which affected other international markets as well. This grim day in the financial world came to be widely known as which of the following?

  • A
    Bloody Sunday
  • B
    Tepid Thursday
  • C
    Black Friday
  • D
    Black Monday

Question 15

Which of the following sporting events first took place in 1897?

  • A
    World Series
  • B
    NFL Championship
  • C
    Juggling World Championship
  • D
    Boston Marathon

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