Fall 2021 Trivia

Question 1

CHEMISTRY: Of the 3 basic states of matter, this one has particles with the least kinetic energy

Answer 1

solid

Question 2

MATTER: The 3 basic states of matter are solid, liquid & this; superfluids, plasmas & superconductors got defined later

Answer 2

gas

Question 3

WORLD CITIES: 1 of only 2 Asian cities that hosted the Summer Olympics

Answer 3

Tokyo or Seoul

Question 4

REEDING: Walter Reed led the team that proved that yellow fever was spread by these creatures

Answer 4

mosquitos

Question 5

AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY: Around 1790 Benjamin Banneker helped survey the land that became this city

Answer 5

Washington DC

Question 6

HAVING A POSITIVE ALTITUDE: Located on the lower slopes of a volcano called Pichincha, this capital of Ecuador is up there at 9,350 feet

Answer 6

Quito

Question 7

ON THE EQUATOR: The 3 oceans the equator crosses

Answer 7

The Pacific, The Atlantic, and The Indian

Question 8

HISTORIC HOMES: Many believe the 160-room San Jose, California “Mystery House” built by the heiress to this rifle company is haunted

Answer 8

Winchester

Question 9

3’s COMPANY: In 2018 this company met its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 sedans in a week

Answer 9

Tesla

Question 10

A BREAK FOR SPRING: A state flower, the California species of this blooms in great numbers in the spring

Answer 10

a poppy

Question 11

“Q”: The California valley type of this is California’s state bird

Answer 11

Quail

Question 12

IN THE STATE CAPITAL: Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park

Answer 12

Sacramento

Question 13

MORE THAN ONE MEANING: A person who mends shoes, or a type of fruit pie

Answer 13

cobbler

Question 14

MEXICO: The name of this Mexican string band comes from the French word for marriage

Answer 14

mariachi band

Question 15

CROSSING THE EQUATOR: The Equator crosses Ecuador just north of this capital city

Answer 15

Quito

Question 16

CHARACTERS’ FULL NAMES: Magellan is the middle name of this naval cereal mascot; his first name is Horatio

Answer 16

Cap’n Crunch

Question 17

LEADER OF THE PACK: Though a fight in the Philippines kept him from completing the trip, he led the first around-the-world voyage

Answer 17

Magellan

Question 18

THE 1880s: In 1886, this 4-letter German patented his 3-wheeled motorwagen, which many consider the first automobile

Answer 18

(Karl) Benz

Question 19

BEFORE and AFTER: Snoopy’s owner who’s a large forest-dwelling ursine creature

Answer 19

Charlie Brown Bear

Question 20

“C” YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS: Schulz alter ego (Schulz second person)

Answer 20

Charlie Brown

Question 21

SENIOR-ITIS: This “Father of the Waltz” (and of Jr.) composed more than 150 waltzes

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Johann Strauss

Question 22

“Z” END: Johann Strauss, Jr. was the “King” of it

Answer 22

waltz

Question 23

THE COMICS: Odie is a drooling dog in the comic strip named for this feline

Answer 23

Garfield

Question 24

WATER WORKS: Strauss composed this watery waltz around 1867 in Vienna

Answer 24

The Blue Danube

Question 25

SENIORITIS: The wind is blowing, so instead of class, "Let's Go" do this, also the title of a "Mary Poppins" song

Answer 25

fly a kite

Question 26

"Q": The California valley type of this is California's state bird

Answer 26

Quail

Question 27

CALIFORNIA: The California poppy is the state's official flower and this tough critter is the official state animal

Answer 27

the grizzly bear

Question 28

POPPY CULTURE: It's the only state whose official flower is a poppy, a golden poppy

Answer 28

California

Question 29

THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: This California city on a river of the same name grew rapidly during the rush and became the western end of the Pony Express

Answer 29

Sacramento

Question 30

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: United Nations Day is observed during this month

Answer 30

October

Question 31

AMERICAN HISTORY: His "Icebox" & his "Folly" were nicknames for the purchase of Alaska

Answer 31

William H. Seward

Question 32

PRESIDENTS' MIDDLE NAMES: Howard

Answer 32

William H. Taft

Question 33

THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS: Sputnik 1 launches the space race

Answer 33

1957

Question 34

EASY SCIENCE: The name of this class of vertebrates is from the Greek for "double life", referring to life in water and on land

Answer 34

amphibian

Question 35

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES : Some light lamps to invite the presence of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, during this Hindu festival of lights

Answer 35

Diwali

Question 36

SACRED BOOKS: The Hindu Vedas praise Agni, god of this fundamental force; "agni" is related to our word "ignite"

Answer 36

fire

Question 37

ANCIENT TIMES: Horrified by the carnage of war, Asoka, a 3rd century B.C. ruler in India, embraced this peaceful religion

Answer 37

Buddhism

Question 38

SPEARS: The Hindu god Shiva is often shown bearing one of these 3-pointed spears

Answer 38

trident

Question 39

U.S. MUSEUMS: Harper's Ferry, West Virginia has a wax museum devoted to this famed abolitionist

Answer 39

John Brown

Question 40

CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH: National Magic Day, on the anniversary of Harry Houdini's death

Answer 40

October

Question 41

ANNUALLY OBSERVED: Celebrated in Asia in the fall, Diwali is an annual festival of lights of this religion

Answer 41

Hinduism

Question 42

RUBIES: Only variety of this bird found east of the Mississippi and north of Florida is the ruby-throated

Answer 42

humming bird

Question 43

RHYMES WITH SMART: Composer Wolfgang

Answer 43

Mozart

Question 44

YOGA TIME: Yoga is mentioned in these ancient religious texts of India that date back 3,500 years

Answer 44

The Vedas

Question 45

WORLD OF COLORS: In Mandarin Chinese: huang se

Answer 45

yellow