http://everythingdigital.org/other/trivia.xml A random assortment of trivia questions. Copyright 2007, Alan Joyce. en-us The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (or SALT I) occurred while which U.S. president was in office? John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan George Bush Sr. Richard Nixon Where was James Bond portrayer Sean Connery born? Scotland France New York Ireland Scotland Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of love? Mars Jupiter Neptune Venus Venus Which company produced the Amiga 500 computer beginning in 1987? Apple Commodore Amiga Cantech Commodore Which country's team won the 2002 FIFA World Cup? Argentina Japan United States Brazil Brazil Who wrote Moby Dick? Charles Dickens Louisa May Alcott Herman Melville Ernest Hemingway Herman Melville Which caribbean nation has voodoo as its major religion? Dominican Republic Haiti Cuba St. Kitts and Nevis Haiti When the moon, as seen from Earth, is growing larger, it is said to be what? Gorging Waxing Pulsing Bloating Waxing Which surrealist painter, famous for works such as "The Persistence of Memory," was born in Figueres, Spain in 1904? Joan Miro Benjamin Peret Pablo Picasso Salvador Dali Salvador Dali Who played Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek? Patrick Stewart William Shatner Scott Bakula Samuel L. Jackson William Shatner Which artist or artists released the album "Blood on the Tracks" in 1975? Bob Dylan The Who Elton John The Rolling Stones Bob Dylan Which author wrote "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish?" Herman Melville Charles Frazier Douglas Adams Richard Dawkins Douglas Adams Budapest is the capital of which country? India Hungary Tibet Belgium Hungary In which country was the Rosetta Stone found in 1799? Israel Jordan Egypt Greece Egypt Which athlete won four gold medals, including one in the 100 meters and one in the 200 meters, in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin? Michael Johnson Jesse Owens Percy Williams Ray Barbuti Jesse Owens Which legendary composer wrote "The Art of Fugue" and "The English Suite?" Johann Sebastian Bach Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Joseph Haydn Johann Sebastian Bach Acrophobia is more commonly known as the fear of what? Spiders Dead Things Heights Snakes Heights Myanmar was known as what until 1989? Siam Sri Lanka Yangon Burma Burma Which artist painted The Scream, a painting that has been notoriously sought after by art thieves? Rembrandt Edvard Munch Pablo Picasso Claude Monet Edvard Munch Which actor "could have been a contender" in the film On the Waterfront? Marlon Brando Burt Lancaster Humphrey Bogart Spencer Tracy Marlon Brando Which President is known for his "Fireside Chat" radio broadcasts? Richard Nixon Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Naga, rocoto, and aji are all types of what fruit? Chile Peach Apricot Pawpaw Chile Maguro, hamachi, and toro are all sushi terms relating to what fish? Salmon Ono Tuna Halibut Tuna Guiteau and Czolgosz are two of the only four men to have successfully done what? Won 3 Olympic Gold Medals Assasinated a U.S. President Circumnavigated the Globe by Sea Lived Over 105 Years Assasinated a U.S. President Jerry Yang and David Filo founded what web company? Google Yahoo! Wikipedia Flickr Yahoo! Who wrote the Three Theban Plays? Sophocles Homer Aristotle Shakespeare Sophocles Following John Hancock, who was the 4th governor of Massachusetts in the 1790's? Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams Benjamin Franklin James Madison Samuel Adams Which Beatle was the original narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends? Paul McCartney John Lennon George Harrison Ringo Starr Ringo Starr The Roxy brand of surfing clothing is owned by what larger surfwear manufacturer? Quiksilver Billabong Rip Curl O'Neill Quiksilver The Boeing Company was formed when Boeing merged with what company in 1997? Lockheed Martin Airbus McDonnell Douglas Northrop Grumman McDonnell Douglas Who directed the Godfather trilogy? Martin Scorsese Francis Ford Coppola Steven Spielberg Robert Altman Francis Ford Coppola The web service Flickr primarily allows its users to do what? Share Photos Stream Videos DJ Music Read eBooks Share Photos Charlotte Amalie is the capital of what island group? Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Which of the following is not an official Groundhog Day meteorologist? Staten Island Chuck Punxsutawney Phil Mackinaw Mickey Wiarton Willie Mackinaw Mickey