Apr
20th

Mind Quest Trivia #29

  1. What organization is in charge of running the Olympics?
  2. Name the countries that make up the G8 Summit.
  3. Donnie Wahlberg was a former member of this band. Name the band.
  4. Felipe Calderon is the president of what country?
  5. Who is the author who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey?
  6. Name the 3 major political parties in the United Kingdom?
  7. Edward S. Lampert is the chairman of what large retail chain?
  8. Name the process where a solid directly changes to a vapour without passing through the liquid state.
  9. Alexandre Godefoy developed this electronic device in 1890 and can be found in bathrooms and saloons. Name what was invented.
  10. This mascot is seen at the Quebec Winter Carnival. Name the mascot.

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Apr
20th

Earth Day

April 22, 1970

Earth Day is founded by Gaylord Nelson.

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Apr
13th

Mind Quest Trivia #43

  1. In Major League Baseball, which pitcher won the most Cy Young awards?
  2. Name the last province to join Canada?
  3. Dwayne Johnson is also known as what nickname?
  4. Who was the youngest president to serve the United States?
  5. This American writer had her book, To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. Who is the author?
  6. Where was the first World Fair held?
  7. What company manufactures the board game Monopoly?
  8. This equipment, found in laboratories, produces a single flame and consists of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source. Name the equipment.
  9. This technology was not commercially successful until the 1980s. The technology is read by scanners and it comes in forms of lines, text and specific patterns. Name the technology.
  10. In Venezuela, the world’s highest waterfall can be found. Name the waterfall.

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Apr
13th

United Artists

April 17, 1919

The film company, United Artists, is formed by Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin.

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