by Fifi Rodriguez
1. ANCIENT HISTORY: Who were the opponents in the Trojan War?
2. GEOGRAPHY: Which nation’s most important river is the Vistula?
3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president was the target of an attempted assassination in Sacramento, Calif.?
4. MUSIC: What was the full name of Bill Haley’s band, which recorded the hit “Rock Around the Clock”?
5. LITERATURE: Who wrote the book “Mary Poppins”?
6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When did the war crimes trials at Nuremberg, Germany, begin?
7. FORMER NAMES: Where was the ancient kingdom of Cumbria located?
8. THE ARTS: Which one of the arts was Rudolf Nureyev’s claim to fame?
9. TELEVISION: What was the first name of TV detective Kojak?
10. MEASUREMENTS: How many hectares are in 1 square kilometer?
Answers
1. The Greeks (Achaeans) and Troy
2. Poland
3. Gerald Ford
4. Bill Haley & His Comets
5. Pamela Lyndon Travers
6. 1945
7. England
8. Ballet
9. Theo
10. 100
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