Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Trivia - A Google a Day XXXV

In 2009 Tareq Salahi and his wife crashed a White House dinner hosted by the Obamas. In whose honor was the dinner given?
Prime Minister Of India

So hush, little baby, don't you cry is a line from an American standard from what opera?
Porgy And Bess

Despite its small size and relatively simple composition, which of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings is among the most popular and recognizable in the world?
Mona Lisa

What constellation houses a star in its northern region that shares a name with a satellite radio company?
Canis Major

What adaptation of a classic play disturbs The Savage with its violent and salacious interpretation in Huxley's "Brave New World"?
Shakespeare's Othello

Josephine Goldman and Edward Marr were indicted in Philadelphia in May 1937 for abducting a man for Ms. Goldman to marry. According to an article in the Gettysburg Times on May 27, under what new law were Marr and Goldman charged?
Lindbergh Law
This law lets federal authorities step in and pursue kidnappers once they had crossed state lines with their victim

What river is the only non-tidal river that crosses the U.S. mountain range that is divided into a Northern, Central and Southern section, which includes the prolongation of the Blue Ridge?
New River

What is the nickname of the man who coached the Miami Heat's 2011-2012 #31 on a college team?
Coach K

Through the 2010-11 season, how many of the NHL teams that have won La Coupe Stanley are now defunct?
5

What batting honors did an AL right fielder earn in 1966?
Triple Crown

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