Miscellaneous Trivia Questions and Answers
What was Muhammad Ali said to float like?
A: A butterfly.
Sheryl Crow sang the title song for which
Bond film?
A: Tomorrow Never Dies.
Whose best-selling books include The Grass Is Always Greener Over
the Septic Tank?
A: Erma Bombeck.
In which decade of the 20th century was Meg Ryan born?
A: 1960s.
Who first commanded the US troops in
South Korea?
A: Douglas MacArthur.
James J Braddock was a world champion in which
sport?
A: Boxing.
Which one-time wife of Frank Sinatra starred in Peyton Place?
A: Mia Farrow.
What is the largest city in Alabama?
A: Birmingham.
Who wrote Farewell My Lovely and the
Lady in The Lake?
A: Raymond Chandler.
In finance, what does the letter P stand for in APR?
A: Percentage.
Who was the first boxer to regain a lost world heavyweight title?
A: Floyd Patterson.
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
A: F Scott Fitzgerald.
Elijah Muhammad became leader of which
religious group in
1934 in
the USA?
A: Black Muslims.
In song, "You can't hurry
love, You'll just have to" what?
A: Wait.
Which 90s medical comedy was written by the author of The Golden
Girls and Soap?
A: Nurses.
Who created Bugs Bunny?
A: Tex Avery.
Adlai Stevenson was Senator of which state?
A: Illinois.
Which First Lady was born Claudia Taylor?
A: Ladybird Johnson.
How is actress Edna Rae Gillooly better known?
A: Ellen Burstyn.
In the 50s hit song who did Running
Bear
love?
A: Little White Dove.
In Peanuts, what
color is Woodstock?
A: Yellow.
Agno international
airport is in which
country?
A: Switzerland.
Who had a big 60s No 1 with (You're My) Soul And Inspiration?
A: The Righteous Brothers.
Who became George H. Bush's Secretary of State in
1989?
A: James Baker.
What does the letter C stand for in the media organization CNN?
A: Cable.
Which Roman numeral does Alex Baldwin have after his name?
A: III.
Which member of The Monkees came from 'Tarzana,
California?
A: Mickey Dolenz.
In which decade of the 20th century was Larry Hagman born?
A: 1930s.
In which decade of the 20th century was Bonnie Bedelia born?
A: 1950s.
Which comedienne starred in the first US
TV show filmed before an
audience?
A: Lucille Ball.
Which movie with Meryl Streep was based on the novel by Karen
Blixen?
A: Out of Africa.
What do we call what the British call stock car
racing?
A: Demolition Derbies.
Which Bond girl was played by Maud Adams?
A: Octopussy.
The Gold Coast has become known as what?
A: Ghana.
English writer P G Wodehouse took out citizenship in which
country?
A: US.
Who took Heaven to No 1 in the 1980s?
A: Bryan Adams.
Which American novelist wrote For Whom the
Bell Tolls?
A: Ernest Hemingway.
Which state was the scene of Helen Kimble's
murder in The
Fugitive?
A: Indiana.
How many people were first arrested in the Watergate building?
A: Five.
What was the first name of Le Carre's spy
Smiley?
A: George.
Who won a Booker Prize for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha?
A: Roddy Doyle.
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
A: Regina.
Who had a big 50s No 1 with Come Softly To Me?
A: The Fleetwoods.
On which man-made waterway does
Detroit stand?
A: St. Lawrence Seaway.
At what number Stigwood Avenue did The
Cosby Show's Huxtables
live?
A: 10.
What does the name of the receptionist in TVs Moonlighting,
played by Allyce Beasley?
A: Miss Dipesto.