Test your talent for the trivial

1. TELEVISION: What branch of the military did TV character Gomer Pyle join?

2. SCIENCE: Where does oxygen rank among the most abundant elements in the universe?

3 HISTORY: Which African leader won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize?

4. ENTERTAINERS: What are the names of the Marx Brothers? (Hint: There were five.)

5. LITERATURE: Who wrote “David Copperfield,” published in 1850?

6. U.S. STATES: What is Arkansas’ state nickname?

7. MUSIC: Which group sang the hit “Tom Dooley” in the late 1950s?

8. MYTHOLOGY: Who were the nymphs also known as the “daughters of evening”?

9. ASTRONOMY: Tethys is a moon of which planet?

10. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the city of Kobe?

Answers

1. Marines

2. Third (hydrogen is first, and helium is second)

3. South African Bishop Desmond Tutu

4. Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo and Gummo

5. Charles Dickens

6. The Natural State

7. The Kingston Trio

8. Hesperides

9. Saturn

10. Japan