Daily Trivia (May 2, 2021) Hugh Grant 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 actor Hugh Grant, the Kola Peninsula, and the ten-dollar bill. Good luck!
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Daniel RackleyDaily Trivia 5/2/2021 Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Which of the following countries shares a land border with Sweden?
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ASwitzerland
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BSpain
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CAlgeria
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DNorway
Norway
Sweden shares a land border with Norway and Finland.
Question 2
Addis Ababa is the capital of what African country?
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AChad
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BParaguay
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CGhana
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DEthiopia
Ethiopia
Home to an estimated 3.3 million people, Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia.
Question 3
Who of the following was shot and killed by federal agents on July 22, 1934?
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AAl Capone
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BBonnie Parker
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CJohn Dillinger
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DBugsy Malone
John Dillinger
Federal agents killed notorious gangster John Dillinger as he exited the Biograph Theater in Chicago on July 22, 1934.
Question 4
Which of the founding fathers did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?
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AGeorge Washington
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BJohn Hancock
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CBenjamin Franklin
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DJohn Adams
George Washington
The absence of George Washington's signature on the Declaration of Independence was due to his being in New York at the time preparing to defend Manhattan from the British.
Question 5
Brittany Murphy played 'Tai' in which of the following films?
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ADrop Dead Gorgeous
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BTrixie
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CFreeway
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DClueless
Clueless
Brittany Murphy played 'Tai' in the 1995 film "Clueless".
Question 6
Which of the following former Presidents was born on the 4th of July?
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ACalvin Coolidge
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BBarack Obama
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CMillard Fillmore
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DJohn Tyler
Calvin Coolidge
President Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872.
Question 7
What building is depicted on the back of the $10 bill?
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ASpace Needle
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BU.S. Treasury Building
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CCapitol Building
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DLincoln Memorial
U.S. Treasury Building
On the back of the ten-dollar bill, you will find a picture of the U.S. Treasury Building.
Question 8
Who of the following starred opposite Hugh Grant in the 2002 romantic comedy "Two Weeks Notice"?
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AJulia Roberts
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BLisa Kudrow
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CScarlett Johansson
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DSandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock starred opposite British actor Hugh Grant in "Two Weeks Notice".
Question 9
Which of the following bands was Steve Winwood NOT a member of at any point in time?
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ASpencer Davis Group
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BCream
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CBlind Faith
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DTraffic
Cream
Legendary musician Steve Winwood was never a member of Cream, although he was at times in a band with former members of that group.
Question 10
Which of the following is the chemical symbol for Lanthanum?
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ALn
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BLa
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CL
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DLt
La
Lanthanum has the chemical symbol La. Lanthanum is a silvery-white metal that is soft enough to be cut with a knife.
Question 11
Which of the following film is a film that was NOT directed by Steven Spielberg?
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AThe Hurricane
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BAmistad
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CHook
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DThe Color Purple
The Hurricane
Of the dozens of films that Steven Spielberg has directed, he did not direct the 1999 drama "The Hurricane".
Question 12
Which of the following is the official one-word state motto of the state of Wisconsin?
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AProgress
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BProsperity
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CAhead
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DForward
Forward
"Forward" is the official state motto of Wisconsin.
Question 13
In which nation would you find the Kola Peninsula?
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AAustralia
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BRussia
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CFinland
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DGreece
Russia
To visit the Kola Peninsula, you would have to travel to northwest Russia.
Question 14
Which of these Baseball Hall of Famers didn't achieve 3,000 career hits?
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ARickey Henderson
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BRoberto Clemente
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CTed Williams
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DEddie Murray
Ted Williams
Ted Williams had 2,654 career hits.
Question 15
Who of the following made the first three-point shot in a regular-season NBA game?
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AChris Ford
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BReggie Miller
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CJoJo White
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DLarry Bird
Chris Ford
On October 12, 1979, Boston Celtic Chris Ford became the first player in NBA history to make a three-point shot in a regular-season game.
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