10B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 10, 2015
Posting Date November 9, 2015
1. HISTORY: What conflict did Sec-
retary of State John Hay refer to as a
“splendid little war”?
2. MUSIC: What was Aretha Frank-
lin’s first No. 1 hit?
3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What
does the candy name M&M’s stand for?
4. GEOGRAPHY: Which California
city is the farthest west — San Francis-
co, Los Angeles or San Diego?
5. AD SLOGANS: What laundry
detergent vowed to erase “ring around
the collar”?
6. FAMOUS PEOPLE: What was the
profession of Duncan Hines, whose
name became a household brand of food
products?
7. TELEVISION: Who was talk-show
host Johnny Carson’s announcer and
sidekick?
8. MATH: What is the only number
whose letters are in alphabetical order?
9. FOOD & DRINK: What is the color
of the liquor called absinthe?
10. LANGUAGE: What is the mean-
ing of the term “canard”?
©2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
Trivia Test Answers
1. Spanish-American War
2. “Respect,” in 1967
3. (Forrest) Mars & (William) Murrie,
the last names of the candy’s founders
4. San Francisco
5. Wisk
6. Restaurant critic
7. Ed McMahon
8. 40 (f-o-r-t-y)
9. Green
10. A false report or story
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