Trivia Test: Think hard … or guess

Wed., Sept. 12, 2007

Fifi Rodriguez King Features Syndicate

1. Geography: The Gulf of Sidra lies off which continent?

2. Technology: What kind of computer file is indicated by a .htm extension?

3. Measurements: What is a nanosecond?

4. Music: What kind of instrument is a dulcimer?

5. Language: What is an interrobang?

6. Fairy Tales: Why is Thumbelina kidnapped in the children’s fable?

7. Food & Drink: Why is chocolate bad for dogs?

8. Inventors: What is Robert Fulton famous for inventing?

9. History: When was the Magna Carta imposed to prohibit arbitrary royal acts?

10. General Knowledge: What is the early Roman term for the month of July?

Answers

1. To the north of Africa

2. A hypertext file

3. One billionth of a second

4. Stringed

5. A punctuation mark that combines a question mark and an exclamation point

6. To become the bride of a frog

7. Chocolate contains substances that are toxic to pets

8. The steamboat

9. 1215

10. Quintilis

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