Archive for March 2008

Mind Quest Trivia #13

March 30th, 2008
  1. In 2000, two new NHL expansion teams entered the league. Name the two teams.
  2. What is the capital city of the United States?
  3. What is Curtis Jackson’s stage name?
  4. This United States president Inaugural Address of “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” is said by whom?
  5. This author wrote Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four. Who wrote these novels?
  6. Name the seaway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
  7. This toymaker introduced the Barbie doll to the U.S. market in 1959. Name the toy company.
  8. This is the second largest planet in our solar system. Name the planet.
  9. This gaming system made its debut in North America in 1995. Name the gaming system.
  10. Name the largest volcano in the world?

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Microsoft

March 30th, 2008

April 4, 1975

Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

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Mind Quest Trivia #48

March 23rd, 2008
  1. Three NFL teams have won five Super Bowls, the most to win this title. Name the teams.
  2. Name the world’s five oceans.
  3. This songwriter/musician was born in Toronto, Ontario and was a member of Buffalo Springfield and Crazy Horse. Name the artist.
  4. This American is the only one who was named as a world chess champion. Who was the chess player?
  5. The poem, The Road Not Taken, is written by what American poet?
  6. This circus empire is stationed in Montreal, Quebec and has performed around the world. Name the entertainment group.
  7. Isadore Sharp is the founder of what hotel chain?
  8. This glassware is used in laboratories for measuring, mixing and heating liquids. Name the container.
  9. Who is considered the inventor of the World Wide Web?
  10. What is the United States national emblem?

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Avro Arrow

March 23rd, 2008

March 25, 1958

The Avro Arrow takes its first flight.

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