COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 18, 2016
Posting Date May 16, 2016
1. MUSIC: What group had a hit song
with “Love Shack”?
2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where
was the eastern terminus of the Santa Fe
Trail?
3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the name of
the area in the Pacific that means “many
islands”?
4. MEASUREMENTS: How long
does it take light from the Sun to reach
the Earth?
5. GAMES: What is the highest score
possible in the game of darts?
6. ASTRONOMY: What two planets in
our solar system rotate clockwise?
7. MONEY: What is the currency of
Switzerland?
8. HISTORY: Where were the first
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks held in
1969?
9. INVENTIONS: What 1947 inven-
tion led to the development of small por-
table radios?
10. MOVIES: What film musical
included the tune “They Call the Wind
Maria”?
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Trivia Test Answers
1. The B-52s, 1989
2. Independence, Missouri
3. Polynesia
4. 8 minutes, 20 seconds
5. 180
6. Venus and Uranus
7. Swiss franc
8. Helsinki, Finland
9. The transistor
10. “Paint Your Wagon”
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