10B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL AUGUST 16, 2017
Posting Date August 14, 2017
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What
is the international radio code word for
the letter “W”?
2. LITERATURE: What famous mys-
tery novelist sometimes wrote under the
pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the
tallest of the U.S. presidents?
4. LANGUAGE: What is a gerund?
5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a
group of raccoons called?
6. HISTORY: The United States pur-
chased Alaska from which country in
1867?
7. MEDICAL: What happens when
someone experiences obdormition?
8. U.S. STATES: Which is the largest
U.S. state by area?
9. GAMES: How many tiles are
involved in the game of mahjong?
10. FAMOUS QUOTES: What
20th-century playwright once said, “I
like long walks, especially when they are
taken by people who annoy me”?
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Trivia Test Answers
1. Whiskey
2. Agatha Christie
3. Abraham Lincoln, at 6 foot, 4 inches
4. A verb that functions as a noun and
ends in “ing,” such as swimming or ask-
ing.
5. A gaze
6. Russia
7. An arm or leg falls asleep
8. Alaska, which is more than twice the
size of Texas
9. 144
10. Noel Coward