FIN285 Infomation 7

1.
Named after a character he played in a 1969 film, what is the name of the ski
resort in Utah that Robert Redford bought in 1968?
a. Booker
b. Woodward
c. Turner
d. !Sundance
2. Paul McCartney has always used his middle name. What is his real first name?
a. !James
b. Justin
c. John
d. Jack
3. What was the cause of death for Freddie Mercury?

a. !Pneumonia
b. Brain Hemorrhage
c. Stomach Cancer
d. HIV
4. How tall is Tom Cruise?

a. !5prime; 7Prime;
b. 5prime; 5Prime;
c. 5prime; 9Prime;
d. 5prime; 4Prime;
5. Which celebrity announced his presidency in 2015?

a. Donald Trump
b. Leonardo DiCaprio
c. Miley Cyrus
d. !Kanye West
6. Aubrey Graham is better known as

a. !Drake
b. Lil Wayne
c. Travis Scott
d. 2 Chainz
7. Which American celebrity died in 1977 playing golf in La Moraleja, Madrid?

a. Charlie Chaplin
b. Groucho Marx
c. !Bing Crosby
d. Elvis Presley
8. What year was O.J. Simpson aquitted of his murder charges?

a. 1992
b. 1991
c. 1996
d. !1995
9. How old was Muhammad Ali when he died?

a. 61
b. !74
c. 56
d. He039;s still alive
10. What caused Jake Lloyd who played Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace to
quit acting?
a. Nomination for Worst Actor
b. Racism
c. !Bullying
d. Criminal Record
1. The S in Harry S. Truman stands for quot;Samuelquot;.

a. !False
b. True
2. Joko Widodo has appeared in the cover of a TIME magazine.

a. False
b. !True
3. According to the United States Constitution, how old must a person be to be

elected President of the United States?
a. 45
b. !35
c. 30
d. 40
4. Which of the following United States Presidents served the shortest term in
office?
a. Zachary Taylor
b. !William Henry Harrison
c. Warren G. Harding
d. James A. Garfield
5. Which of the following United States senators is known for performing a 24hour
long filibuster?
a. !Strom Thurmond
b. John Barrasso
c. Chuck Schumer
d. Roy Blunt
6. In United States history, how many vice presidents did Franklin D. Roosevelt
have during his time in office as president?
a. 2
b. !3
c. 1
d. 0
7. Former United States President Bill Clinton famously played which instrument?
a. Baritone horn
b. Violin
c. Piano
d. !Saxophone
8. Which of these was an official candidate in the 2017 British General Election?
a. James Francis
b. Robert Wimbledon
c. Sir Crumpetsby
d. !Lord Buckethead
9. What was the personal nickname of the 40th Governor of the US State Louisiana,
Huey Long?
a. The Champ
b. !The Kingfish
c. The Hoot Owl
d. The Oracle
10. What are the first names of the first father and son pair that were both Prime
Ministers of Canada?
a. !Justin and Pierre
b. Brian and Justin
c. Brian and Pierre
d. John and Louis
11. The Watergate Scandal occured in what year?

a. !1972
b. 1971
c. 1974
d. 1973
12. Which of the following Argentinian presidents was elected in 2015?

a. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
b. Juan Domingo Peron
c. !Mauricio Macri
d. Nestor Kirchner
1. The term quot;batteryquot; to describe an electrical storage device was coined

by?
a. !Benjamin Franklin
b. Alessandro Volta
c. Nikola Tesla
d. Luigi Galvani
2. Which company designed the quot;Betamaxquot; video cassette format?

a. Panasonic
b. Fujitsu
c. !Sony
d. LG
3. The Western Electric Model 500 telephone uses tone dialing to dial phone
numbers.
a. True
b. !False
4. Who patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion?

a. !James Watt
b. Albert Einstein
c. Alessandro Volta
d. Nikola Tesla
5. When was the DVD invented?

a. !1995
b. 1990
c. 1980
d. 2000
6. When was the iPhone released?

a. 2004
b. !2007
c. 2005
d. 2006
7. Who built the first laser?

a. !Theodore Harold Maiman
b. Edith Clarke
c. Jack Kilby
d. Nikola Tesla
8. Which company developed the Hololens?

a. HTC
b. !Microsoft
c. Oculus
d. Tobii
9. Which of the following cellular device companies is NOT headquartered in Asia?

a. !Nokia
b. HTC
c. LG Electronics
d. Samsung
10. Which round does a WW2 M1 Garand fire?

a. 7.62
b. !.3006
c. .308
d. 7.62x51mm
11. Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?

a. Haemoerythrometer
b. !Sphygmomanometer
c. Ruler
d. Barometer

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3. What was the cause of death for Freddie Mercury?

4. How tall is Tom Cruise?

5. Which celebrity announced his presidency in 2015?

6. Aubrey Graham is better known as

7. Which American celebrity died in 1977 playing golf in La Moraleja, Madrid?

8. What year was O.J. Simpson aquitted of his murder charges?

9. How old was Muhammad Ali when he died?

1. The S in Harry S. Truman stands for quot;Samuelquot;.

2. Joko Widodo has appeared in the cover of a TIME magazine.

3. According to the United States Constitution, how old must a person be to be

11. The Watergate Scandal occured in what year?

12. Which of the following Argentinian presidents was elected in 2015?

1. The term quot;batteryquot; to describe an electrical storage device was coined

2. Which company designed the quot;Betamaxquot; video cassette format?

4. Who patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion?

5. When was the DVD invented?

6. When was the iPhone released?

7. Who built the first laser?

8. Which company developed the Hololens?

9. Which of the following cellular device companies is NOT headquartered in Asia?

10. Which round does a WW2 M1 Garand fire?

11. Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?

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