Trivia Test

Wed., Aug. 4, 2004

Fifi Rodriquez King Features Syndicate

1. Movies: How old was Yoda when he died in “Return of the Jedi”?

2. Literature: Who wrote the children’s book “Peter Rabbit”?

3. Geography: The island of Sardinia is part of which nation?

4. States: What state’s nickname is the Evergreen State?

5. Mythology: What was the name of the hunter who was killed by his own hounds?

6. Television: Who played Sgt. Schultz on “Hogan’s Heroes”?

7. Inventions: What was the name of the farmer who invented a seed drill?

8. Astronomy: What is Mercury’s approximate distance from the Sun in millions of miles?

9. Language: What is the American term for someone a British person might call a “spiv”?

10. Music: In what state was singer Bruce Springsteen born and raised?

Answers: 1. 900 years 2. Beatrix Potter 3. Italy 4. Washington 5. Actaeon 6. John Banner 7. Jethro Tull 8. 36 million 9. Slacker 10. New Jersey

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