10B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JULY 18, 2018 Posting Date July 16, 2018 1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president was the shortest? 2. HISTORY: What agreement provid- ed for the dissolution of the former Sovi- et Union? 3. LITERATURE: Which book in the Harry Potter series has a mythical crea- ture in its title? 4. TELEVISION: Who played Thur- ston Howell III on “Gilligan’s Island”? 5. FOOD & DRINK: What is the meth- od that involves cooking food in sealed bags, usually in water? 6. GAMES: What company introduced the “Hot Wheels” toys and games? 7. GEOGRAPHY: How many U.S. states border the Gulf of Mexico? 8. SCIENCE: What element makes up 47 percent of the Earth’s crust? 9. ART: Which art movements was painter Max Ernst associated with? 10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of kangaroos called? © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc. Trivia Test Answers 1. James Madison, 5 foot 4 2. The Belavezha Accords 3. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” 4. Jim Backus 5. Sous-vide 6. Mattel 7. Five: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida 8. Oxygen 9. Dada and Surrealism 10. A troop or mob Cottage Grove Sentinel + www.shoppelocal.biz