UTKQ: Useless Trivial Knowledge Quiz - Week 5 (REPOST)
Joseph Hernandez
not to make the questions too tough in order to encourage more people to enter.
So please, give it a try and see how you do! Have fun ;)
The Useless Trivial Knowledge Quiz - WEEK 5
"Always potluck and grab bag categories"
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1. First of all, DO NOT POST ENTRIES OR ANSWERS TO THE NEWSGROUP.
2. E-MAIL all entries to: jtc...@ocf.berkeley.edu by THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11th,
1993, 6PM (PACIFIC)/9PM (EASTERN) in United States time zones.
3. Only send the answers after the corresponding question numbers.
4. I will post answers, results, and a new quiz on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 1993.
5. I will make the final decision concerning certain answers and/or entries.
6. Please send any suggestions, problems, information, etc. to the following
address: jtc...@soda.berkeley.edu
7. All correct answers worth 1 point. Bonus questions have two parts and are
worth 2 points. Please notice any special instructions with [NOTE:].
8. Please try NOT to use any reference materials for finding answers.
9. Otherwise...Enjoy and Good Luck!
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Q1. What Spanish artist born in 1893 has a surname meaning 'he looked' in
Spanish? This abstract and surrealist painter was known for _The Hunter
(Catalan Landscape, 1923-1924)_.
Q2. Barbara Tuchman's _The March of Folly_ analyzes a historical phenomenon--
'the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests'.
From which war to which war does her work cover?
[NOTE: Both wars must be correct to recieve 1 pt. No partial credit.]
Q3. Albert De Salvo, the murderer of 13 women between 1962 and 1964, was played
by Tony Curtis in a 1968 film. By what name is De Salvo better known?
Q4. Whose pseudonym meant 'Eve of Dawn' and code number was H21?
Q5. In which country did United States forces finally capture Emilio Aguinaldo
in March, 1901, and defeat his army soon thereafter?
Q6. What is the name of the state in southeastern Mexico on the Bay of Campeche
(on the Gulf of Mexico) from which a trademark for a very pungent condiment
sauce made of red peppers takes its name?
Q7. BONUS QUESTION: In the 1967 film _The Graduate_, what is the surname of
the Dustin Hoffman character that is seduced by Anne Bancroft's character,
Mrs. Robinson? Also, which college (university) does he visit in order to
see Elaine Robinson, played by Katharine Ross?
[NOTE: 1 pt. given for Hoffman's character's name and 1 pt. given for the
school he visits, for a total of 2 pts.]
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Joe
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Joseph Hernandez
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