Friday, November 2, 2012

Trivia - A Google a Day XLII

As of 2012, who was the youngest player, at the age of 19, to be named NBA rookie of the year?
LeBron James

What company created the environment in which the game "Hunt The Wumpus" was played?
CompuServe

In what prefecture is the federal capital of Laos located?
Vientiane

What is the Tsimshian name for the "white bear" that lives only on the Pacific coast of North America?
Moksgm'ol

Which former MLB pitcher and CY Young winner was born exactly one year after the winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace?
Roger Clemens

What are the extensions of the delta wing of the Endeavor called?
Elevons

A friend of J. R. R. Tolkien's wrote a series of seven fantasy novels for children. By what nickname was this author known to his friends and family?
Jack

What playwright disowned his daughter and never saw her again when, at the age of 18, she married Charlie Chaplin, a man three times her age?
Eugene O'Neill

What is the name of the museum that is the site of the decommissioned aircraft carrier that is the fourth U.S. naval ship to be named for Washington's 1781 Revolutionary War victory over Gen. Cornwallis?
Patriots Point

On September 4, 2011, how many Buffalo Wings were consumed in 12 minutes by one individual to set a new world record?
183

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