Mixture of General Questions Trivia Quiz

Answer: Paradise Lost

John Milton was born 9 Dec, 1608 in London, England. He served as a civil servant under the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State. Milton's alma mater is Christ's College in Cambridge, England. "Paradise Lost" was published in 1667.

Answer: Phoenix

The Phoenix is an immortal bird of Greek mythology. Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and known as the Valley of the Sun. Sky Harbor International Airport developed the land known as "The Farm" in 1935. In the 1950's Sky Harbor flight operations became overwhelmed it required a second terminal which was completed in 1962. Terminal three would be completed in 1979. Terminal four would be completed in 1990.

Answer: Andromeda Galaxy

Messier 31 is the spiral galaxy that is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way. Andromeda is the name of the Greek daughter of King Cepheus. The Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light years from Earth. Leto is a Greek daughter of Titans but not a Galaxy. The Leto System actually belongs in the Jasper Galaxy.

Answer: USS Arizona

The USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship that was launched in June 1915. During the attack on Pearl Harbor December 1941 the battleship sunk. In 1961 Elvis Presley performed a benefit concert to raise $64,000 to aide in building the memorial. The hint "Grand" was to highlight Arizona as it is known as the Grand Canyon state.

Answer: American Pie

"American Pie" was released in October 1971. The single reached number one on the US Billboard charts in 1972. The song would be re-released in 1991 but would reach number 12 on the US Billboard charts. In 2004, Don Mclean was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Answer: Shirley Temple-Black

Shirley Temple Black was born 23 April 1928. She was a top box-office draw child actress from 1934 to 1938. She was awarded a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Shirley was the first to receive the Juvenile Academy Award. Gertrude Temple was Shirley's mother.

Answer: Fiorello La Guardia

Fiorello LaGuardia was born in December 1882. He "landed" the position was the hint for having an airport named in honor of him. He served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945. He expanded construction of civil engineering of various recreational fields of New York city.

His support of President Roosevelt's New Deal and good rapport with him brought in federal funding to improve New York City. William O'Dwyer was the 100th Mayor of New York City served from 1 January 1946 to 31 August 1950.

Answer: cats

Napoleon was the first emperor of France in 1804. He was intrigued with the history of Egypt, he included scientists and engineers to survey the topography alongside his troops. It proved beneficial as the group would discover the Rosetta Stone slab. Napoleon was most feared General and ruthless tyrant had "Ailurophobia" the fear of cats.

Answer: Guy Bradley

Guy Bradley Award is named for Florida's first wildlife warden. He was murdered by poachers in 1905 while protecting the birds of the Everglades. Walter Smith turned himself in for shooting Guy Bradley.

Answer: Carbon

Carbon is capable of forming a vast number of compounds. Carbon has the chemical element symbol of C and the atomic number of 6. Nickel is a transition metal; its atomic number is 28. Hydrogen is the lightest element and most abundant; its atomic number is 1. Helium is the second lightest; its atomic number is 2.