10B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 21, 2015
Posting Date October 19, 2015
1. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital
city of Australia?
2. MOVIES: Who won the 1961 Oscar
for Best Supporting Actress in “West
Side Story”?
3. MUSIC: Who is honored in the song
“Candle in the Wind” by Elton John?
4. HISTORY: Who called Dec. 7, 1941,
“a date which will live in infamy”?
5. NATURAL WORLD: What are the
seeds of castor bean plants used to pro-
duce?
6. LITERATURE: Who wrote the nov-
el “Barry Lyndon”?
7. ENTERTAINERS: What famous
actor who once played James Bond also
was a contestant in the 1950 Mr. Uni-
verse contest?
8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” carol,
what present was sent on the 11th day?
9. TELEVISION: When did the
award-winning kids’ show “Sesame
Street” go on the air?
10. DISCOVERIES: Who is credited
with discovering quarks?
©2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
Trivia Test Answers
1. Canberra
2. Rita Moreno
3. Marilyn Monroe
4. Franklin Roosevelt, asking for a
declaration of war after the bombing of
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
5. Ricin, a toxic poison
6. William Thackeray
7. Sean Connery
8. 11 pipers piping
9. 1969
10. Murray Gell-Mann
Cottage Grove Sentinel
+
www.shoppelocal.biz