Trivia Machine

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Trivia Machine

Status:	Active
Genre:	Trivia
Developer:
Publisher:	unknown
LTP badge type:	Generic 1
Game version:	Limited
Game length:	4 levels
Playable in non-IE browsers:	yes

Contents 1 Trivia Machine Suggestions 2 Trivia Machine Answer List 2.1 Music 2.2 TV 2.3 History 2.4 Technology 2.5 Sports 2.6 Arts 3 Credits

Trivia Machine Suggestions

The timer is pretty slow on this game. If there is a question you don't know the answer to, depending on how fast you type, you can open a second page in your browser, quickly do a search on the topic and most often find the answer before the timer runs out.

To get ML10, you sometimes have to get questions intentionally wrong. In each round, there are certain checkpoints that you reach in the score meter. If you get a question wrong you will only drop back to the last checkpoint.

So say the final checkpoint is at 15,000 points and the round ends at 20,000 points. If you have a lot of turns left in the round, once you get over 15,000 pick one of the questions with a point value that won't take you over 20,000 points. If you can find one, you can use the 'Remove One Answer' button on the bottom of the screen. It will cut the number of points for that question in half.

You need to earn 35,000 points in total above the final checkpoints. On level one it's fairly easy to earn 15-20k extra, on level two another 10k, and then another 5-10 on level 3. On level four it seems hard enough to actually make the 30,000 let alone any extra unless you earn an extra life or two, so always try and make the 35,000 extra by the end of level 3.

You should be able to do this several times in the earlier rounds. The later rounds is a little trickier because you have less turns.

And of course, it's always helpful to know all the questions!! The list below is a compilation of answers from multiple players most posted on the 1000 Badge Club Thread. if you find a question and answer that is not on this list, please report it on the 1000 Badge Club Thread attn Guido_D so that it can be added to the list.

Trivia Machine Answer List

Suggestion: To use this list during play, you might use Edit-Find or Control-F on this page for an unusual word in the question.

Music

Diff.	Question	Answer
E	What is the highest human vocal register?	SOPRANO
E	Mandolin player Bill Monroe was the "father" of what music?	BLUEGRASS
E	Which rock star, and future husband, did "One Day at a Time" star Valerie Bertinelli first meet backstage in Shreveport, Louisiana?	EDDIE VAN HALEN
E	During which decade did flappers dance the Charleston?	1920S
E	What "Puppy Love" singer was once known for wearing purple socks?	DONNY OSMOND
E	At what unlucky age did Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison die?	27
E	The first line of Germany's national anthem is: Deutschland, Deutschland, uber Alles. What does this mean?	GERMANY, GERMANY, ABOVE ALL
E	Which actress did Bruce Springsteen pull onto the stage in the 'Dancing in the Dark' video?	COURTENEY COX
E	Who is the Harrison song, "All Those years Ago", a tribute for?	JOHN LENNON
E	Which artist released the CD titled "Nellyville"?	NELLY
E	What instrument does Jimmy Page play?	GUITAR
E	Who sang 'Oops! I Did It Again'?	BRITNEY SPEARS
E	What band recorded the song and album "The Wall"?	PINK FLOYD
E	Other than Sonny, who was Cher married to?	GREGG ALLMAN
E	Who was Yoko Ono's first child?	KYOKO
E	The song, "Family Affair", was recorded by which artist?	MARY J. BLIGE
E	Which record company was founded in Detroit by Berry Gordy, Jr?	MOTOWN
E	What is the name given to an extended vocal solo in an opera?	ARIA
E	Which musical direction means "increase the volume"?	CRESCENDO
E	Which musical was based on Cervantes' novel "Don Quixote"?	MAN OF LA MANCHA
E	Who sampled Dido's "Thank You" on his hit song "Stan," about an obsessed fan?	EMINEM
E	What was the nickname of jazz legend John Birks Gillespie?	DIZZY
E	According to Little Eva, Grand Funk Railroad and Kylie Minogue, "everybody's doing a brand new dance now." What is that dance?	LOCO-MOTION
E	Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan had to give back their Grammy for Best New Artist when it turned out that they had lip-synched their records. What was the name of their band?	MILLI VANILLI
E	What Tchaikovsky suite gave us the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?"	NUTCRACKER SUITE
E	From which English city did the Beatles hail?	LIVERPOOL
E	Which style of music grew from the Rastafarian religious movement?	REGGAE
E	He had a real thing about hearts. Who recorded "Cold, Cold Heart" and "Your Cheatin' Heart"?	HANK WILLIAMS, SR
E	What song begins, "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening/In the lane, snow is glistening"?	WINTER WONDERLAND
E	In "Deck the Halls," how many la's follow the fa?	8
E	What brings Frosty the Snowman to life?	AN OLD SILK HAT
E	In the usual opening lines of "The Christmas Song," what is Jack Frost doing?	NIPPING AT YOUR NOSE
E	In the Heiligenstadt Testament, which composer blamed his foul personality on his deafness?	LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
E	In a moment of whimsical improvisation, Frank Sinatra sang "Scoobie Doobie Doo" as the last chorus of what song?	STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
E	What song gets its name from the Gullah people's word for "come by here"?	KUMBAYA
E	This singer's last name is Kilcher and she was raised in Alaska. Who is she?	JEWEL
E	Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight" for Patti Boyd, but her first husband wrote "Something" for her. Who is he?	GEORGE HARRISON
E	The Bayside Boys' mix of what Los Del Rio song became a mammoth hit?	MACARENA
E	Which black country star was once a semi-pro baseball player for the Memphis Red Sox?	CHARLIE PRIDE
E	Ironically enough, Frank Beard is the only beardless member of which band famous for its beards?	ZZ TOP
S	With what holiday was Guy Lombardo most closely associated?	NEW YEAR'S EVE
S	By the 1990s, Neil Young had become "the godfather of grunge." With whom did he record the 1995 album "Mirror Ball"?	PEARL JAM
S	Which 60s rock act produced such albums as "Are You Experienced?" and "Electric Ladyland"?	JIMI HENDRIX
S	What instrument did Yehudi Menuhin become famous for playing?	VIOLIN
S	Where was Frederic Chopin born?	POLAND
S	What Canadian badly covered "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" on an album called "The Transformed Man"?	WILLIAM SHATNER
S	Born in Astoria, New York, whose autobiography was called "Who Could Ask For Anything More"?	ETHEL MERMAN
S	What Welsh singer rocketed to fame by singing "Pie Jesu" at the tender age of 11?	CHARLOTTE CHURCH
S	On the Guns N Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident?", there was a bonus track called "Look at Your Game Girl." What unlikely person wrote that song?	MASS MURDERER CHARLES MANSON
S	Which of these stars was not part of the Rat Pack, which included Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin?	JERRY LEWIS
S	What was Travolta's job during the day in Saturday Night Fever?	PAINT STORE CLERK
S	Who inspired Paul McCartney to write the song 'Hey Jude'?	JULIAN LENNON
S	Rick Nielsen is the lead guitarist for which band?	CHEAP TRICK
S	What was El DeBarge's hit single in 1986?	WHO'S JOHNNY ('SHORT CIRCUIT' THEME)
S	Who became famous for performing "Minnie the Moocher," a song he wrote?	CAB CALLOWAY
S	The words were based on Shakespeare, but who wrote the music for "West Side Story"?	LEONARD BERNSTEIN
S	Which composer wrote six concertos "on spec" for the Margrave of Brandenburg ... who never bought them?	JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
S	In opera, what is Figaro's profession?	BARBER
S	Who replaced David Lee Roth when he left Van Halen in 1985?	SAMMY HAGAR
S	Think positive. Which progressive rock band's original members included Jon Anderson and Bill Bruford?	YES
S	What Jimmy Page band was named for a joke made by The Who's Keith Moon?	LED ZEPPELIN
S	According to TLC, what do you call a guy who hangs out the side of his best friend's ride and hollers at girls at a bus stop?	SCRUB
S	What lesbian vegetarian from Alberta once said she was the reincarnation of Pasty Cline?	K.D. LANG
S	Which "hardest working man in show business" was the opening act at the ill-fated Woodstock 99?	JAMES BROWN
S	Which jazz giant vanished over the English Channel while director of the US Air Force Band during World War II?	GLENN MILLER
S	On October 20, 1991, TV actress Lisa Hartman married which country singer?	CLINT BLACK
S	Betty Nesmith made a fortune from Liquid Paper. And her son made another fortune with which rock band?	THE MONKEES
S	What former Nashville boot shop clerk refused an American Music Award in 1996 because he didn't think he deserved it?	GARTH BROOKS
S	Which drummer was a child extra in "Oliver!" and later won an Oscar for his work on "Tarzan"?	PHIL COLLINS
S	Which of these is the name of the man who assembled the Three Tenors, rather than of one of the Tenors themselves?	TIBOR RUDAS
S	Mariah Carey stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 a record 16 weeks thanks to "One Sweet Day," a song she recorded with whom?	BOYS II MEN
S	In 1987, Ms Darwisch was on a tour of shopping malls, and in October 2000, she released her first CD in 10 years. Who is she?	TIFFANY
S	Until Princess Di died, what was the world's all-time top-selling recording?	WHITE CHRISTMAS
S	What is the usual number of movements in a symphony?	4
S	Who made a cameo in the Destiny's Child video "Bootylicious," which samples her 1980s hit "Edge of Seventeen"?	STEVIE NICKS
S	Which Austrian was known as "the Waltz King"?	JOHANN STRAUSS THE YOUNGER
S	Who recorded the groundbreaking jazz album "Kind of Blue" in 1959?	MILES DAVIS
S	Which opera was intended to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal, but actually debuted two years later?	AIDA
S	In 1960, which rock star died in the same car crash that banged up Gene Vincent?	EDDIE COCHRAN
S	The name of which of these carols is actually a translation of the Latin "Adeste Fidelis"?	O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

TV

Diff.	Question	Answer
E	Who did Inspector Gerard chase for four seasons on the 1960s TV series "The Fugitive"?	DR. RICHARD KIMBLE
E	George Clooney likes live TV. On a Thursday night in 1997, what prime-time show did an episode twice, live, once for each coast?	ER
E	This game show host is originally from Sudbury, Ontario.	WHO IS ALEX TREBEK?
E	In what city would you find WJM-TV, as well as associate producer Mary Richards?	MINNEAPOLIS
E	Good night, John Boy. What long-running series was based on the made-for-TV movie "The Homecoming"?	THE WALTONS
E	Just the facts, ma'am. Which show's theme song was also known as "Danger Ahead"?	DRAGNET
E	What TV show would you be watching if you saw an installment of "Pigs in Space"?	THE MUPPET SHOW
E	Which series featured actors Stephanie Zimbalist and future James Bond Pierce Brosnan as detectives?	REMINGTON STEELE
E	In the 1980s TV show, how did ALF get his name?	ACRONYM FOR "ALIEN LIFE FORM"
E	Which of the following of Colonel Steve Austin's body parts was bionic?	HIS LEFT EYE
E	What city was Jerry Springer once the mayor of?	CINCINNATI
E	Who is Maury Povich's news wife?	CONNIE CHUNG
E	What soap opera featured Luke and Laura?	GENERAL HOSPITAL
E	Who is the host of the ABC show, "Nightline"?	TED KOPPEL
E	On "Taxi", what is the name of Latka Gravas' wife?	SIMKA
E	In what city did the "Golden Girls" take place?	MIAMI
E	On "Everybody Loves Raymond", Ray's occupation is what?	SPORTSWRITER
E	What movie star was in the Fox TV show "21 Jump Street"?	JOHNNY DEPP
E	Who won the original "Survivor"?	RICHARD HATCH
E	On 'The Brady Bunch', what was Mike Brady's occupation?	ARCHITECT
E	Why did Carol Burnett tug at her ear at the end of each TV show?	TO LET HER GRANDMOTHER KNOW SHE WAS OK.
E	While viewing an operation on the show 'Seinfeld', what kind of candy does Kramer accidentally drop into the body?	JUNIOR MINTS
E	Who was the head 'Jackass' on the show of the same name?	JOHNNY KNOXVILLE
E	Simon Cowell is a judge on which reality singing show?	AMERICAN IDOL
E	Who gets to fire people who wanted to be 'The Apprentice'?	DONALD TRUMP
E	Joe Rogan hosts this reality game show where players face their fears:	FEAR FACTOR
E	What was Margaret Houlihan's nick name on TV's 'M*A*S*H*'?	HOT LIPS
E	Which 70's spin-off of TV's 'All in the Family' featured Ralph, the balding doorman?	THE JEFFERSONS
E	Which 'Melrose Place' company do Billy and Amanda work for?	D & D ADVERTISING
E	Where did Drew Carey make his 'Buzz Beer' on the 'The Drew Carey Show'?	IN HIS GARAGE
E	What is the name of Tommy's dad in the 'Rugrats'?	STU
E	In her 2002 Golden Globe speech, Sarah Jessica Parker included thank you to whom?	CITY OF NEW YORK
E	What show features Shelley Morrison as Rosario?	WILL & GRACE
E	Who hosts 'Hardball'?	CHRIS MATTHEWS
E	I created some of television's biggest hits: 'Dynasty', 'Melrose Place', and 'Charlie's Angels'. Who am I?	AARON SPELLING
E	In the 'I Love Lucy' episodes of Lucy having a baby, what word or phrase was NOT allowed to be said on television?	PREGNANT
E	Which network airs 'Punk'd'?	MTV
E	What was the family's name in 'Lost in Space'?	ROBINSON
E	Kelly Ripa stars in which ABC TV series?	HOPE & FAITH
E	Tom Hanks and Donna Dixon starred in which TV show?	BOSOM BUDDIES
S	This comedian with cerebral palsy played Geri on "The Facts of Life" and Jewel on "Deadwood." Who is she?	GERI JEWELL
S	If you were a character on "Newhart," what state would you be in if you were checking into the Stratford Inn?	VERMONT
S	Who played Alan Brady on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," only to reprise the character decades later for an episode of "Mad About You"?	CARL REINER
S	The highest-rated half-hour program in TV history was the "Giant Jackrabbit" episode of what TV series, in which a kangaroo is mistaken for said rabbit?	THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
S	Who was the only actor to play the same role in both the movie and television versions of "M*A*S*H"?	GARY BURGHOFF
S	On what soap opera did Gerald Ford's son Steven play Andy Richards?	YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
S	What was the name of Richie and Joanie Cunningham's rarely seen older brother on "Happy Days"?	CHUCK
S	St. Elsewhere was the TV nickname of what fictitious Boston hospital?	ST. ELIGIUS
S	What were the actual names (as opposed to nicknames) of the three Cartwright brothers on "Bonanza"?	JOE, ERIC, ADAM
S	What was Mr. T's character afraid of on "The A-Team"?	AIRPLANES
S	In the NBC sitcom, "Friends", what is Phoebe's last name?	BUFFAY
S	On the "Mary Tyler Moore Show", what was Rhoda's last name?	MORGENSTERN
S	What is the name of Frasier's apartment building?	ELLIOT BAY TOWERS
S	From a long running TV series, who worked at Townsend Investigations?	CHARLIE'S ANGELS
S	On the TV show 'Seinfeld', who does Courteney Cox pretend to be in order to get a discount at the dry cleaners?	JERRY'S WIFE
S	How many 'fab hosts' are there on 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy'?	FIVE
S	Which boxing superstar is looking for 'The Next Great Champ'?	OSCAR DE LA HOYA
S	What MTV reality show features Ashton Kutcher pulling pranks on celebrities?	PUNK'D
S	Fred Berry played what character on the TV show, 'What's Happening'?	RERUN
S	What does Frasier Crane say at the beginning of each of his radio shows?	I'M LISTENING
S	As a child TV star, my character was next-door-neighbor to good 'ole Mr. Wilson, who am I?'	JAY NORTH
S	What soap opera did Kelly Ripa star on?	ALL MY CHILDREN
S	In the first episode of 'The Osbournes', what city does the family move to?	BEVERLY HILLS
S	Who is 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy's fashion maven?	CARSON KRESSLEY
S	In what century was 'The Jetson's' set in?	21ST
S	Jason Ritter stars in which CBS TV series?	JOAN OF ARCADIA
S	Who was the actor who portrayed Gilligan?	BOB DENVER
S	What did Robert Reed (Mike Brady) die from?	AIDS RELATED ILLNESS
S	Who played Alex on 'Taxi'?	JUDD HIRSCH
S	Which 'Golden Girl' is not a widow?	DOROTHY
S	Whoopi Goldberg appears on what TV show as Mavis Rae?	WHOOPI
S	Who plays Michael Bluth on 'Arrested Development'?	JASON BATEMAN
S	Billy Ray Cyrus stars on what show as Clint Cassidy?	DOC
S	On 'South Park', what war was Stan's uncle's buddy in?	THE VIETNAM WAR
S	Where was the setting for 'Three's Company'?	SANTA MONICA
S	Who played Hogan in 'Hogan's Heroes'?	BOB CRANE
S	Who played Barney Miller?	HAL LINDEN
S	Which is a character from the TV show 'ALF'?	KATE TANNER
S	On the TV show 'Cheers', what word did Woody repeat over and over again in the song he wrote for his girlfriend?	KELLY
S	On the WB show 'Felicity', why did Felicity move to New York?	TO BE NEAR A GUY SHE BARELY KNOWS NAMED BEN

History

Diff.	Question	Answer
E	Eleanor of Aquitaine left France's king and married another country's king, namely Henry II. Of what country was Henry king?	ENGLAND
E	Under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, who wasn't supposed to either tell or be asked?	GAYS IN THE MILITARY
E	Which island is Peter Minuit famous for buying for only 60 guilders, albeit from a Brooklyn tribe called the Canarsee?	MANHATTAN
E	What did the United States buy for $7,200,000 in 1867?	ALASKA
E	After defying the Soviet Union, Alexander Dubcek went from being which country's party secretary to its forestry minister?	CZECHOSLOVAKIA
E	Where was Adolf Eichmann arrested by Israeli secret service agents in 1960?	ARGENTINA
E	What is the first civilization known to have domesticated cats (or to be domesticated BY cats, as the case may be)?	EGYPT
E	What 1940s Republican presidential candidate was said to have "snatched defeat from the jaws of victory"?	THOMAS DEWEY
E	Where did the working class, particularly the Irish, spend four days rioting against the Civil War draft, causing $1,500,000 in property damage?	NEW YORK CITY
E	In 1969, what future U.S. president reported seeing a UFO outside the Lions Club in Leary, Georgia?	JIMMY CARTER
E	Which occurred in July of 1969?	THE FIRST MOON LANDING
E	What is the name of George Washington's estate?	MOUNT VERNON
E	Who protects the President of the United States?	THE SECRET SERVICE
E	The siege of the Alamo took place in what US state?	TEXAS
E	President Jimmy Carter became a millionaire in which business venture?	PEANUT FARMING
E	What snack did Ronald Reagan keep on his desk in the Oval Office?	JELLY BEANS
E	What happen in Tiananmen Square in 1989?	MASS DEMONSTRATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY
E	Which country was formerly known as Persia?	IRAN
E	Which Civil War general were sideburns named for?	GEN. BURNSIDES FROM RHODE ISLAND
E	Which general landed in deep trouble after he struck a shell-shocked, hospitalized soldier in August 1943?	GEORGE PATTON
E	What color was Mao's "little book"?	RED
E	The first Russian czar made Moscow his capital and once killed his own beloved son. Who was he?	IVAN THE TERRIBLE
E	The Civil War fort of Fort Sumter is in which city's harbor?	CHARLESTON
E	The Channel Islands were the only part of which country to be occupied by the Axis powers during World War II?	GREAT BRITAIN
E	Which of the following was never prime minister of England (but did play a wicked set of drums)?	RICHARD STARKEY
E	Et tu? Which of these people did Marcus Junius Brutus help kill?	JULIUS CAESAR
E	What happened on February 14, 1929?	ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE
E	What was the maiden name of Princess Diana?	SPENCER
E	While in the company of the "Woman in Red," who was shot to death in front of Chicago's Biograph Theatre after watching "Manhattan Melodrama"?	JOHN DILLINGER
E	Which country did Richard Nixon visit in February 1972, restoring contact after a 21-year estrangement?	PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
E	Which president ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?	HARRY TRUMAN
E	With which railroad do we associate Harriet Tubman?	UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
E	Who was prime minister of Britain through most of World War II?	WINSTON CHURCHILL
E	Which country did Saddam Hussein invade in 1990, thereby triggering the Persian Gulf War?	KUWAIT
E	In 1983, some 5000 Americans invaded what tiny country, in a campaign that produced more medals than there were soldiers?	GRENADA
E	By what nickname is Manfred von Richthofen better known?	THE RED BARON
E	What punishment did Richard Nixon receive for his role in Watergate?	NONE AT ALL
E	Who began the Wild West show in 1883?	BUFFALO BILL CODY
E	What was the second city to be attacked with a nuclear bomb?	NAGASAKI
E	If you know your Kirk Douglas movies, this will be a snap. Who was Spartacus?	RUNAWAY GLADIATOR
S	James Madison was the only sitting U.S. president to personally lead American troops in combat. In what war did he do this?	WAR OF 1812
S	Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp did their best to bring law and order to Dodge City. What state were they in?	KANSAS
S	In which year did a botched attempt to install a safety system literally blow the top off the reactor at Chernobyl?	1986
S	Which country granted "independence" to Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei?	SOUTH AFRICA
S	What does "kamikaze" mean literally in Japanese?	DIVINE WIND
S	What did Frederick A. Cook claim to have done in April 1908?	REACHED THE NORTH POLE
S	Of which country did Faustin-Elie Soulouque become emperor?	HAITI
S	How many Supreme Court justices are there?	9
S	Which product did Cesar Chavez encourage us to boycott in consequence of a five-year strike that began in September 1965?	GRAPES
S	Which place did Frederick Albert Cook and Robert Edwin Peary both claim to have reached first?	THE NORTH POLE
S	What did John Wilkes Booth do for a living before he took up shooting presidents?	ACTOR
S	Where was the historical region we now call the Fertile Crescent?	IN THE MIDDLE EAST
S	Which science-fiction movie became associated with Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative?	STAR WARS
S	What did a Jim Crow law enforce?	SEGREGATION
S	Who fought the English Civil War?	KING CHARLES I AND PARLIAMENT
S	Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?	JOHN HANCOCK
S	Who crossed the Alps with a herd of war elephants (although not as many as you might think)?	HANNIBAL
S	Whom did Wallis Simpson marry in 1937?	KING EDWARD VIII
S	Scottish hero William Wallace was 6'7" and used a large two-handed, double-edged sword. What was it called?	CLAYMORE
S	Which Wonder of the World was a huge statue of a sun god named Helios?	COLOSSUS OF RHODES
S	On June 4, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan showed up at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and killed somebody. Who?	ROBERT KENNEDY
S	He signed for the United States when Japan surrendered, but who was once court-martialed for grounding the Decatur?	CHESTER NIMITZ
S	China's last emperor abdicated in 1912, but in 1934 he became an empire again. Over which domain?	MANCHURIA
S	Which mystery did Jean-Francois Champollion solve in 1822?	THE MEANING OF THE ROSETTA STONE
S	What was unusual about the Crusaders led by Nicholas of Cologne?	THEY WERE CHILDREN
S	What type of airplane was Francis Gary Powers flying when he was forced down by the Russians?	U-2
S	Seneca was a great philosopher, but not much of a teacher. Which of his students went bad and forced Seneca to commit suicide?	NERO
S	Which country suffered the highest number of military losses in World War II?	U.S.S.R.
S	Who was killed by four knights in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170?	THOMAS BECKETT
S	Who is known for blazing a trail through the Cumberland Gap?	DANIEL BOONE
S	On what charge was John T Scopes convicted in 1925?	TEACHING EVOLUTION
S	Under whose banner did Theodore Roosevelt run for President in 1912?	PROGRESSIVE PARTY
S	Site of a vicious civil war, where was Biafra?	EASTERN NIGERIA
S	From 1949 to 1990, what was the capital of the German Democratic Republic?	EAST BERLIN
S	Which Asian city was once called Edo?	TOKYO
S	Who twice defeated former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson in presidential elections?	DWIGHT EISENHOWER
S	In what month did the stock market crash in 1929?	OCTOBER
S	What was the maiden name of married 19th-century feminist Lucy Stone?	STONE
S	Louis and Richard Leakey did much of their work in the Olduvai Gorge. Where is this gorge?	TANZANIA
S	Whose grandsons founded the White Horde and the Golden Horde?	GENGHIS KHAN

Technology

Diff.	Question	Answer
E	Paper has been traced to AD 105, where it was in use in which present-day country?	CHINA
E	If you're described as 'brazen', either you're shameless, or you're made of what material?	BRASS
E	Of what does bronze consist?	COPPER AND TIN
E	What are flintlocks, matchlocks and wheel locks?	IGNITION SYSTEMS FOR FIREARMS
E	Which household electronic item would you adjust to Frequency Modulation?	YOUR RADIO
E	If Mr. Bean "throws a spanner in the works," what tool is the Brit tossing?	A WRENCH
E	Le Magi-Mix was the first of what type of household appliance?	FOOD PROCESSOR
E	Where would you use an Edward Lowe idea that made use of an absorbent clay called fuller's earth?	IN THE CAT LITTER BOX
E	On most Touch-Tone phones, what symbol would you find to the right of the zero?	#
E	It's 1857 and you're in Haughwout Department Store in New York City. What innovation are you there to see?	THE FIRST PASSENGER ELEVATOR
E	Hot water melts fats, while surfactants bind these fats, which water removes. What's going on here?	YOU ARE WASHING SOMETHING WITH SOAP
E	The military kept polytetrafluoroethylene secret until after the war. What is it?	TEFLON
E	Today, it costs pennies, but on October 29, 1945, what new invention cost writers $12.50?	BALLPOINT PEN
E	If Rome had been founded by Rhombus, instead of by Romulus and Remus, what shape would it be?	FOUR-SIDED, WITH NO RIGHT ANGLES
E	REM isn't just a hot rock band. It's also ....?	A STATE OF SLEEP
E	What is the chemical symbol for gold?	AU
E	As the Incredible Hulk might know, which of the following has the shortest wavelength?	GAMMA RAYS
E	How do you pasteurize something?	RAISE ITS TEMPERATURE
E	Which country was the first to adopt the metric system?	FRANCE
E	In which field did sometime-alchemist Paracelsus become famous?	MEDICINE
E	The speed of sound is called?	MACH 1
E	Thomas Edison has 1,093 of these?	PATENTS
E	Tim Berners-Lee is best related to which of these facts?	WORLD WIDE WEB CREATOR
E	What year was sonar invented?	1906
E	A color television has three electron guns which produce a specific color. What are the three colors?	RED, BLUE, GREEN.
E	What does the acronym DOS stand for?	DISK OPERATING SYSTEM
E	What does the 'NT' stand for in 'Microsoft Windows NT'?	NEW TECHNOLOGY
E	Which of the following is not a peripheral device?	CPU
E	What is a Lexmark ?	A PRINTER
E	What are the smallest articles of an image known as?	PIXELS
E	Which part of a TV changes the channel?	TUNER
E	Which type of TV came first?	BLACK AND WHITE SET
E	In 1839, Charles Goodyear was credited with what invention/discovery?	RUBBER VULCANIZATION
E	In 1866, Alfred Nobel was credited with which invention?	DYNAMITE
E	Which one of these inventions/discoveries came first?	POP-UP TOASTER
E	What company was founded by Bill Gates?	MICROSOFT
E	What was the first car mass-produced by the Ford Motor Company?	THE MODEL T
E	Besides Morse code, what did Samuel Morse invent?	THE TELEGRAPH
E	What is generated by a Nuclear Power Plant?	ELECTRICITY
E	What is a LED?	LIGHT EMMITTING DIODE
S	What do you call a one-sided rectangular strip, discovered in 1858, that stays in one piece, even when split down the middle?	MOBIUS STRIP
S	It apparently smells great in the morning, but of what is napalm made?	JELLIED GASOLINE
S	What does one add to iron to get steel?	CARBON
S	Sonar and radar are both acronyms. What does the last letter in each word stand for?	RANGING
S	Christopher Sholes and Auguste Dvorak both developed alternate versions of this, although you're probably using the Sholes' version right now. What is it?	KEYBOARD
S	For what purpose is trinitroluene most commonly used?	TO BLOW THINGS UP
S	The Peacekeeper missile was also known specifically by which string of letters?	MX
S	Where was the first transatlantic radio transmission received on December 12, 1901?	NEWFOUNDLAND
S	What is burning during a Class D fire?	REACTIVE METALS
S	How did the monkey wrench get its name?	INVENTED BY CHARLES MONCKY
S	What is the nearest American equivalent of a 9-mm pistol?	A .357
S	What is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, as well as the "third rock from the Sun"?	EARTH
S	Who created the science of genetics from his experiments in a monastery garden in the 1850s?	GREGOR MENDEL
S	Which of these is an example of surface tension?	A SOAP BUBBLE
S	When are you must likely to experience an electromagnetic pulse?	AFTER A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION
S	Which element gets its chemical symbol from "natrium," its Latin name?	SODIUM
S	In the measurement of time, what does GMT stand for?	GREENWICH MEAN TIME
S	Edward Lorenz nicknamed his model of heat convection for an animal that he said could change the weather. Which animal is this?	BUTTERFLY
S	Which objects, emitting more than a thousand times the energy of an average galaxy, are also the most distant objects known?	QUASARS
S	The number varies, depending on what you count, but roughly how many chemical elements occur naturally in nature?	80-90
S	In 1924, what unit did the British redefine as being equal to 10 pounds of water at 62 degrees Fahrenheit?	GALLON
S	What year was the supersonic Concorde jet put into service?	1976
S	What year were Stereo LP's introduced?	1958
S	What is the DOS command used to clear the screen?	CLS
S	All of the following are real musical product brand names except?	REAL TIME
S	What does the abbreviation CRT stand for?	CATHODE RAY TUBE
S	What will happen if a conventional loudspeaker is placed in close proximity to a CRT type TV screen?	IT WILL DISTORT BOTH THE COLOR AND IMAGE.
S	In computer technology, what is the definition of 'bit'?	A BINARY DIGIT REPRESENTING A 1 OR 0.
S	What does the (hardware) term SIMM mean?	SINGLE INLINE MEMORY MODULE
S	The hexadecimal numbering system is based on how many digits?	16
S	In 1996, what online company did Sears own part of?	PRODIGY
S	What 1901 invention was called 'Thor' because of its control of water?	THE WASHING MACHINE
S	What was Atari's first cartridge-based home video system called?	ATARI 2600
S	Which is the world's first electronic digital watch?	PULSAR
S	What is the condition when a power system voltage drops below acceptable levels?	BROWN-OUT
S	What is it called when the color in a digital image is adjusted by rearranging the dots that form it?	DITHERING
S	What company was founded in 1968 by Gordon E. Moore and Robert Noyce?	INTEL
S	What company marketed the Amiga personal computer?	COMMODORE
S	What company makes the Photoshop program?	ADOBE
S	What does Ray Dolby's invention do for audio?	REMOVES HISS WITHOUT HURTING SOUND QUALITY

Sports

Diff.	Question	Answer
E	To which baseball player was Marilyn Monroe married for all of nine months in 1954?	JOE DIMAGGIO
E	Rudolph Wanderone, once known as just "Fats" renamed himself "Minnesota Fats" after Jackie Gleason's character in "The Hustler". What sport did he play?	BILLIARDS
E	Anna Kournikova shot to fame despite a dismal record for winning titles in what sport?	TENNIS
E	At which city's Olympic games did Jesse Owens annoy his hosts by winning four gold medals?	BERLIN
E	If you can have a volley in tennis, you can certainly have one in volleyball. What is a volley?	RETURNING THE BALL BEFORE IT HITS THE GROUND
E	What did Lew Alcindor change his name to?	KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
E	Which game was supposedly invented by the man who fired the first Union shots during the Civil War?	BASEBALL
E	In which sport, developed in India, might men aspire to the Thomas Cup and women aspire to the Uber Cup?	BADMINTON
E	Called 'dim mak' in Cantonese and 'kyusho jitsu' in Japanese, this move is sometimes called acupuncture's evil twin. What is it?	TOUCH OF DEATH
E	Pick the correct name of a professional sports team?	ATLANTA FALCONS
E	What is golfer Jack Nicklaus' nickname?	THE GOLDEN BEAR
E	In baseball, RBI stands for what?	RUN BATTED IN
E	Joe Montana played quarterback for which NFL team in 1990?	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
E	Marv Levy was the coach of which NFL team in 1988?	BUFFALO BILLS
E	Who stabbed Monica Seles?	GUNTHER PARSCHE
E	Which American athlete won a total of nine gold medals over two sets of Olympic Games (in 1968 and 1972)?	MARK SPITZ
E	Which position did Johnny Bench play throughout the 1970s?	CATCHER
E	At which Olympics were 11 Israeli athletes murdered?	MUNICH - 1972
E	To a historian, "Mogul" means a Moslem empire. To a cinephile, a mogul means a studio boss. What does "mogul" mean to a skier?	A MOUND ON THE SLOPE
E	Which recreation is also called angling?	FISHING
E	In 1903, Cy Young helped the Pilgrims beat Pittsburgh to win the very first World Series. Where were the Pilgrims from?	BOSTON
E	What is the only team to win four straight Stanley Cups twice?	MONTREAL CANADIENS
E	What team did Ted Turner buy in 1976?	ATLANTA BRAVES
E	Known for his terrible free throws, who released a rap album and starred in such awful movies as "Blue Chips" and "Steel"?	SHAQUILLE O'NEAL
E	In which city did the NFL Colts play before they moved to Indianapolis?	BALTIMORE
E	For which team did Jackie Robinson play his first major league baseball game?	BROOKLYN DODGERS
E	What was running back Red Grange's nickname?	GALLOPING GHOST
E	What is the only sports team to play professionally on all seven continents, and on Gilligan's Island besides?	HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
E	What name is shared by the NBA team in Washington and by the Major League Soccer team in Kansas City?	WIZARDS
E	Johnny Weissmuller swung through the trees as Tarzan, but how did he win five Olympic gold medals?	SWIMMING
E	Excepting his tours of duty during World War II and the Korean War, for which team did Ted Williams play from 1939 to 1960?	BOSTON RED SOX
E	And the matches weren't faked either. For what sport was an ancient Greek named Milon of Croton famous?	WRESTLING
E	Every Memorial Day, as many as 350,000 fans gather at the Brickyard to watch which race?	INDIANAPOLIS 500
E	In 1984, I wanted to sponsor Adidas, but I ended up having a red-and-black Nike shoe named for me. Who am I?	MICHAEL JORDAN
E	How many consecutive strikes do you have to throw to score a perfect 300 in bowling?	12
E	What was Walter Payton's nickname?	SWEETNESS
E	What number did Michael Jordan wear for the Chicago Bulls?	23
E	Which former janitor, known for his rebounding skills, was nicknamed the Worm?	DENNIS RODMAN
E	Which boxer named all of his sons (and at least one of his daughters) after himself?	GEORGE FOREMAN
E	Who eclipsed Roy Emerson's record for winning 12 Grand Slam tournaments?	PETE SAMPRAS
S	When Willie Stargell led this team to victory in the 1979 World Series, its theme song was "We Are Family." What is the team?	PITTSBURGH PIRATES
S	Which athletic feat did Roger Bannister achieve on May 6, 1954?	BROKE THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE
S	In 1993, what team set an NHL record for having the longest winning streak?	PENGUINS
S	What is the highest score possible in a bowling game without any strikes?	190
S	Who was world heavyweight boxing champion throughout World War II?	JOE LOUIS
S	What was the first team from the American Football League to win the Super Bowl?	NEW YORK JETS
S	What country produced eighty straight years of Grey Cup winners?	CANADA
S	The first "winter" sport in the Olympics actually took place at the 1908 Summer Games in London. What sport was this?	FIGURE SKATING
S	Which unusual Olympic event was won by E. Goddard of Canada in 1932?	DOGSLED RACING
S	Who managed the Atlanta Braves for just one game, in 1978, in which they beat the Pirates 2-1?	TED TURNER
S	Where were the first Pan American Games held in 1951?	ARGENTINA
S	When he was about 40, Satchel Paige was finally signed by a major league team in 1948. And they won the World Series. Which team?	CLEVELAND INDIANS
S	What cartoon character is the mascot for teams from the University of Oregon?	DONALD DUCK
S	Who does the NBA call "The Answer"?	ALLEN IVERSON
S	Who won 4 gold medals in Track and Field at the 1948 Olympics?	FANNIE BLANKERS-KOEN
S	In which century did the first accurately dated Olympic Games take place?	8TH CENTURY B.C.
S	Where have the Belmont Stakes been run since 1905?	NEAR NEW YORK CITY
S	Whom did Chris Evert marry in 1979?	JOHN LLOYD
S	Which team has won the most Stanley Cups?	MONTREAL CANADIENS
S	Speed skater Eric Heiden won five of the six gold medals his country won when it hosted the Olympic Games. Where?	LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK
S	Which sport did Canadian-born James Naismith invent for his students at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts?	BASKETBALL
S	In which sport do players use a glove called a cesta to handle a ball called a pelota on a court called a cancha in an arena called a fronton?	JAI ALAI
S	For which team did Gordie Howe play through most of his professional career?	DETROIT RED WINGS
S	For which hockey team did Bobby Hull play between 1957 and 1972?	CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS
S	Thirty-six inches of the Indy 500 track is made of this substance, of which the whole track was originally made. What is it?	BRICK
S	How long is the track at the Indy 500?	500 YARDS
S	Who was the last batter to hit .400 for a season?	TED WILLIAMS
S	Which of these teams has been in the NHL the longest?	PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
S	Which future American senator scored an NCAA-record 58 points for Princeton in a 1965 game against Wichita State?	BILL BRADLEY
S	From 1968 to 1980, the Summer Olympics were held in four cities whose names begin with which letter?	M
S	On October 8, 1956, who became the first person to pitch a perfect game during the World Series?	DON LARSEN
S	In a tennis game, you're serving first. You score three straight points. The next point is game, but what is the score now?	40-LOVE
S	Known as the Russian Rocket, Pavel Bure is a star in what sport?	HOCKEY
S	What company got to rename Candlestick Park after itself?	3COM
S	The Yankees' Dave Winfield did it in 1983. The Diamondbacks' Randy Johnson did it in 2001. What?	KILLED BIRDS WITH PITCHES
S	Before defecting to the Toronto Northmen, what team did Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick play for?	MIAMI DOLPHINS
S	Which Detroit Red Wing switched from #16 to #9 when he saw he could get a better train berth?	GORDIE HOWE
S	What kind of horses are the pacers and trotters you see in harness racing?	STANDARDBREDS
S	As of 2004, what is the southernmost team ever to win the Stanley Cup?	TAMPA LIGHTNING
S	In the 1970s, Charlie Finley tried to appeal to youth by paying bonuses to what team's players to grew more facial hair?	OAKLAND A'S

Arts

Diff.	Question	Answer
E	Who was playwright Arthur Miller's second wife?	MARILYN MONROE
E	In which 1945 book do we read that "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"?	ANIMAL FARM
E	Which Agatha Christie play has been running continuously in London since November 25, 1952?	THE MOUSETRAP
E	What character in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" rode a horse named Old England?	ICHABOD CRANE
E	In Kafka's "The Trial," why is Joseph K. arrested?	THE REASON IS NEVER EXPLAINED
E	In Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book," what kind of animal was Rikki Tikki Tavi?	MONGOOSE
E	This travel writer was mentored by VS Naipaul ... until Naipaul sold off one of the books the travel writer had inscribed. Who is he?	PAUL THEROUX
E	"Call me Ishmael" is the first line of what American novel?	MOBY DICK
E	Christopher Robin is a character in which story?	WINNIE-THE-POOH
E	Who wrote "The Raven"?	POE
E	What story about a young boy and wizards was written by J.K. Rowling?	HARRY POTTER
E	In "Romeo and Juliet", what was Romeo's last name?	MONTAGUE
E	Who wrote "Macbeth"?	SHAKESPEARE
E	Which Stephen King novel is about a pyrokenetic girl?	FIRESTARTER
E	Who wrote "Animal Farm"?	GEORGE ORWELL
E	What genre of writing is Tom Clancy known for?	THRILLERS
E	Which classic S. E. Hinton novel features Pony Boy and Soda Pop Curtis?	THE OUTSIDERS
E	Who wrote the novel 'Little Women'?	LOUISA MAY ALLCOT
E	Which Dickens novel begins, 'It was the best of times....'?	A TALE OF TWO CITIES
E	With whom was Gatsby obsessed in Fitzgerald's novel, 'The Great Gatsby'?	DAISY
E	Hemingway was diagnosed with which mental disorder?	DEPRESSION
E	Who wrote 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?	ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
E	Who wrote about rivers, frogs, Connecticut Yankees, and white fences?	MARK TWAIN
E	What author wrote 'The Glass Menagerie' and 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?'	TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
E	In the story 'The Scarlet Letter', what does the letter 'A' stand for?	ADULTERESS
E	The 1925 book titled 'The Great Gatsby' was written by?	F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
E	The 1936 book titled 'Gone With the Wind' was written by?	MARGARET MITCHELL
E	The 1956 book titled 'Lord of the Rings' was written by?	J. R. R. TOLKIEN
E	The 1952 book titled 'Charlotte's Web' was written by?	E. B. WHITE
E	The 1952 book titled 'The Old Man and the Sea' was written by?	ERNEST HEMINGWAY
E	The 1937 book titled 'Of Mice and Men' was written by?	JOHN STEINBECK
E	The 1976 book titled 'Roots' was written by?	ALEX HALEY
E	The 1987 book titled 'Bonfire of the Vanities' was written by?	THOMAS WOLFE
E	The 1969 book titled 'The Godfather' was written by?	MARIO PUZO
E	The 1914 book titled 'Tarzan of the Apes' was written by?	EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
E	What is the name of the old grey donkey in 'Winnie-the-Pooh'?	EEYORE
E	What was Robert Frost known as?	POET
E	What genre is Danielle Steel is known for?	ROMANCE
E	Who is the author who loves to write about vampires?	ANNE RICE
E	In 1936, Margaret Mitchell wrote this classic:	GONE WITH THE WIND
S	When an Umingmaktormiut Eskimo talks about kaniktshaq, qanik, anijo, kanut and nahauliq, what is he talking about? (This isn't as hard as it sounds).	SNOW
S	What do you call a paradox compressed into two words?	OXYMORON
S	He won a Pulitzer for "Buried Child," but what playwright co-starred with his long-time love Jessica Lange in "Frances," "Country" and "Crimes of the Heart"?	SAM SHEPARD
S	According to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who decreed a pleasure dome in Xanadu?	KUBLAI KHAN
S	This person may not have been Portuguese, but did write "Sonnets from the Portuguese." Who was it?	ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING
S	If you were listening to the "Kalevala" in its original language, which language would you have to speak to understand it?	FINNISH
S	What was the name of Ralph Nader's 1965 book criticizing the auto industry?	UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED
S	Who first became famous for his mobiles, or sculptures with moving parts?	ALEXANDER CALDER
S	What Shakespeare play did Jane Smiley rewrite as a Pulitzer-winning farm novel called "A Thousand Acres"?	KING LEAR
S	The French artist Cesar became known for his "compression sculptures." Of what were they made?	AUTOMOBILES
S	Which state produced such great writers as William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams?	MISSISSIPPI
S	Who is the evil creature in "Beowulf"?	GRENDEL
S	Who wrote "Rip Van Winkle"?	WASHINGTON IRVING
S	The 1944 book titled "The Razor's Edge" was written by?	W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
S	Who wrote 'On the Pulse of the Morning' for Clinton's Inauguration?	MAYA ANGELOU
S	Who wrote a book about a man that turned into a cockroach?	FRANZ KAFKA
S	Which author wrote 'Walden'?	HENRY DAVID THOREAU
S	Who wrote 'In Cold Blood'?	TRUMAN CAPOTE
S	Who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?	JANE AUSTEN
S	The 1988 book titled 'Satanic Verses' was written by?	SALMAN RUSHDIE
S	In 1931, Pearl S. Buck wrote this classic:	THE GOOD EARTH
S	In 1936, William Faulkner wrote this classic:	ABSALOM, ABSALOM!
S	In 1988, Salman Rushdie wrote this classic:	SATANIC VERSES
S	In 1953, T. H. White wrote this classic:	THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING
S	In 1948, Norman Mailer wrote this classic:	THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
S	In 1957, Jack Kerouac wrote this classic:	ON THE ROAD
S	In 1922, James Joyce wrote this classic:	ULYSSES
S	In 1988, Anne Tyler wrote this classic:	BREATHING LESSONS
S	The 1953 book titled 'The Once and Future King' was written by?	T. H. WHITE
S	The 1948 book titled 'The Yearling' was written by:	MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS
S	What is the actual meaning of the word 'Bauhaus'?	WORKERS' HUT
S	Who wrote the poem 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer'?	ROBERT MAY
S	Henry David Thoreau was associated with this body of water?	WALDEN POND
S	This sculptor's works include 'The Kiss' and 'The Thinker'?	RODIN
S	'Who wrote 'to err is human, to forgive, divine'?'	ALEXANDER POPE
S	What is another name for Broadway?	GREAT WHITE WAY
S	Francois Truffaut is known for being which one of the following?	FILM DIRECTOR
S	Who wrote the 2004 best selling book 'Big Russ and Me'?	TIM RUSSERT
S	At which president's inauguration did poet Robert Frost read?	JOHN F. KENNEDY
S	What is Stephen King's hometown?	BANGOR, ME

Credits

Brought to you by the Herculean efforts of JPrincess. --Fervor 16:31, 12 March 2008 (CET)

Updated with the help of Red_Jeep0001 --JPrincess 21:43, 11 May 2008 (CET)

Latest update: --JPrincess 13:43, 27 June 2008 (CET)

Reformatted by Guido_D Aug 15, 2008 21:45 (PST)

Reformatted by Guido_D Aug 17, 2008 23:00 (PST)

Reformatted by Guido_D Sep 02, 2008 00:50 (PST)

Replaced list with the data from the game's own resources --Gyorokpeter 19:49, 29 March 2009 (UTC)