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==This is a list of Miscellaneous questions for Bogustrivia & Tatarize==
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#Misc trivia: What sense is most closely linked to memory?*smell
#Misc trivia: What sense is most closely linked to memory?*smell
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#Misc Trivia: The UK supermarket chain ASDA is owned by which american retail giant?*Walmart
#Misc Trivia: The UK supermarket chain ASDA is owned by which american retail giant?*Walmart
#Misc Trivia: This gemstone is used to symbolize fourty years of marriage?*Ruby
#Misc Trivia: This gemstone is used to symbolize fourty years of marriage?*Ruby
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  1. Misc trivia: What sense is most closely linked to memory?*smell
  2. Misc trivia: What does Simon Wiesenthal hunt?*fugitive Nazis
  3. Misc trivia: What animal was paraded through the streets of Paris on Mardi Gras to remind people not to eat meat during Lent?*An ox
  4. Misc trivia: What animals did the Ricardos and Mertzes attempt to raise for profit upon moving to Connecticut?*Chickens
  5. Misc trivia: What were the names of the 3 Cartwright sons?*Adam*Hoss*Joe
  6. Misc trivia: What three European countries begin with the letter A?*Albania*Andorra*Austria
  7. Misc trivia: What player squats an average of 300 times during a doubleheader?*the catcher
  8. Misc trivia: What woman was arrested for voting in the 1872 election for U.S. president?*Susan B. Anthony
  9. Misc trivia: What U.S. city’s drivers log 142 million miles daily, as far as from Earth to Mars?*Los Angeles
  10. Misc trivia: What was the largest city in the U.S. when the first census was taken in 1790?*Philadelphia
  11. Misc trivia: What city's drivers owe over $460 million in parking fines?*New York City
  12. Misc trivia: How many rings are there on a five-zone archery target?*4
  13. Misc trivia: How many of every four Americans say that they believe in astrology?*1
  14. Misc trivia: What snack food did a University of South Florida engineering professor spend six years studying the crunch of?*Potato Chips
  15. Misc trivia: What’s the top selling campus snack according to the American Association of College Stores?*Oreo Cookies
  16. Misc trivia: What U.S. state boasts the most car owners?*California
  17. Misc trivia: What western state led the U.S. in percent increase in population from 1980 to 1989?*Nevada
  18. Misc trivia: What sport did the Philadelphia Atoms and the Dallas Tornado play in the 1970's?*Soccer
  19. Misc trivia: What sport did two teams of Union Army soldiers play before a crowd of 40,000 at Hilton Head, South Carolina in 1862?*Baseball
  20. Misc trivia: What became America’s first organized sport, in 1664?*Horse racing
  21. Misc trivia: What sport causes 18,000 facial injuries each year in U.S. kids aged 5 to 14?*Baseball
  22. Misc trivia: What team sport's rules were first printed in 1892 in the newspaper of a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA training school?*Basketball
  23. Misc trivia: What sport the most folks on Sports Magazine's list of the nine highest-paid athletes of 1990?*Boxing
  24. Misc trivia: What day of the week did the Romans call dies solis?*Sunday
  25. Misc trivia: What weekday do more colds begin on than any other?*Monday
  26. Misc trivia: What’s the fastest swimming marine mammal?*the killer whale
  27. Misc trivia: What mammals travel with yellowfin tuna?*Dolphins
  28. Misc trivia: What team won the first national college football championship?*Yale
  29. Misc trivia: What U.S. city was once know as Federal City?*Washington, D.C.
  30. Misc trivia: What U.S. city did Indiana Jones take off from on his adventures in Raiders of the Lost Ark?*San Francisco
  31. Misc trivia: How many Rocky movies were made by 1990?*5
  32. Misc trivia: How many furlongs to a mile?*8
  33. Misc trivia: Who told the American public in 1974: "Our long national nightmare is over"?*Gerald Ford
  34. Misc trivia: Who was the only U.S. president to have earned a Ph.D.?*Woodrow Wilson
  35. Misc trivia: What president had solar panels installed on the white house roof?*Jimmy Carter
  36. Misc trivia: What do you fear will stick to the roof of your mouth if you have arachibutyrophobia?*Peanut Butter
  37. Misc trivia: What did cleaning crews remove 600 pounds of from the Statue of Liberty in 1990?*Chewing Gum
  38. Misc trivia: Which of the 48 contiguous U.S. states has the fewest people?*Wyoming
  39. Misc trivia: What U.S. state boasts the famous Calumet race on horse farms?*Kentucky
  40. Misc trivia: What state’s gourmets devour 3.6 cans of Spam per second, double the rate of the rest of the U.S.?*Hawaii
  41. Misc trivia: What was Rhoda's maiden name?*Morgenstern
  42. Misc trivia: What army publishes the newspaper The War Cry?*the Salvation Army
  43. Misc trivia: What French port did 200,000 British troops flee on June 4, 1940?*Dunkirk
  44. Misc trivia: What are the three colors on the German flag?*black*red*gold
  45. Misc trivia: What woman holds the record for most Wimbledon tennis championships?*Billie Jean King
  46. Misc trivia: What future sitcom megastar began wearing her hair red in 1942?*Lucille Ball
  47. Misc trivia: What track star was the first woman to receive the Jesse Owens Award, in 1982?*Mary Decker Slaney
  48. Misc trivia: What was the nickname of frontierswoman Martha Jane Burk?*Calamity Jane
  49. Misc trivia: How many days after John F Kennedy's assassination was Lee Harvey Oswald shot?*2
  50. Misc Trivia: How many colors are there in a rainbow?*7
  51. Misc Trivia: How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth, to the nearest day?*27
  52. Misc Trivia: How many original seasons of Gilligan's Island were TV viewers subjected to?*3
  53. Misc Trivia: How many minor league homeruns did Babe Ruth hit?*1
  54. Misc Trivia: How many nose jobs has Michael Jackson had, as of 1991, according to the book Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness?*6
  55. Misc trivia: What former U.S. president's son began hosting his own nightly talk show in 1991?*Ronald Reagan
  56. Misc trivia: Who was the first U.S. President to hold a televised news conference?*Dwight Eisenhower
  57. Misc trivia: What U.S. president's middle initial "S" did not stand for a name?*Harry S Truman
  58. Misc trivia: What ex-president missed the slab of pork while showing off his ax-wielding skills to a group of Moscow butchers?*Richard Nixon
  59. Misc trivia: What sport do Fuzzy Zoeller and Kermit Zarley play?*Golf
  60. Misc trivia: What lawn sport’s popularity put an abrupt end to the croquet craze if the late 1800’s?*Tennis
  61. Misc trivia: What sport did Mr. Moto, Lou Thesz, and Big Daddy Lipscomb star in?*Professional Wrestling
  62. Misc trivia: What Hollywood actress was The Oomph Girl? Ann Sheridan
  63. Misc trivia: What Canadian jockey, later crippled, rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973?*Ron Turcotte
  64. Misc trivia: Who played Sportin' Life in the film Porgy and Bess?*Sammy Davis Jr
  65. Misc trivia: What dickens character said: "Please, sir, I want some more"?*Oliver Twist
  66. Misc trivia: Who was ordered to apologize for slapping Private Paul G. Bennett in the fact?*General George S Patton, Jr.
  67. Misc trivia: What's the most commonly-spoken language in Belgium?*French
  68. Misc trivia: Why is the funny bone so called?*It's the humerus
  69. Misc trivia: What two countries do Tyroleans come from?*Austria and Italy
  70. Misc trivia: What are Alvin, Simon, and Theodore?*chipmunks
  71. Misc trivia: What country's flag is made up of the Union Jack and the Southern Cross?*Australia's
  72. Misc trivia: What is Oprah Winfrey's real name?*Oprah Winfrey
  73. Misc trivia: What star sign is "Gladys Knight?*Gemini
  74. Misc trivia: Discovered in the 30s, Jonker and President Vargas were types of what?*Diamond
  75. Misc trivia: Where were murdering sisters Delfina & Maria de Jesus Gonzales from?*Mexico
  76. Misc trivia: Who has been Pope the longest in the 20th century?*John Paul II
  77. Misc trivia: How was film director Emil Anton Bundmann better known?*Anthony Mann
  78. Misc trivia: Who directed the classic movie High Noon?*Fred Zinnemann
  79. Misc trivia: Which Pope died in 1978 after a mere 33 days in office?*John Paul I
  80. Misc trivia: The Sicilian Specialist by Norman Lewis is a thinly disguised fictional account of which assassination plot?*J. F. Kennedy
  81. Misc trivia: In which state is Temple University?*Pennsylvania
  82. Misc trivia: Which astronaut said, "Four days vacation and see the world?"*Jim Lovell
  83. Misc trivia: In square miles, how big is Lake Ontario?*7,550
  84. Misc trivia: How old would Otis Redding have been had he lived to the end of the 20th century?*58
  85. Misc trivia: Stephens College is in which state?*Missouri
  86. Misc trivia: John F. Kennedy was one of how many children?*Nine
  87. Misc trivia: What is Fidel Castro's real first name?*Ruz
  88. Misc trivia: Where is the world's largest soccer stadium?*Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  89. Misc trivia: Who wrote that the female of the species is more deadly that the male?*Rudyard Kipling
  90. Misc trivia: Who was Herbert Hoover's Vice President?*Charles Curtis
  91. Misc trivia: Which veteran rock musician said, "If I had my time again I would like to take up archaeology?"*Bill Wyman
  92. Misc trivia: What was Van Halen's first album after Dave Lee Roth left?*5150
  93. Misc trivia: Which was the last US battalion to leave Vietnam?*3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry
  94. Misc trivia: What was the only hit single by Jaggerz?*The Rapper
  95. Misc trivia: What were ladies asked not to wear at Prince Edward's UK wedding?*Hats
  96. Misc trivia: Who was Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1993 to 1994?*Gulbuddin Hematyar
  97. Misc trivia: Which year marked the bi-centenary of Kentucky joining the Union?*1992
  98. Misc trivia: In what year did the US death toll in Vietnam first exceed that in Korea?*1969
  99. Misc trivia: Which convenience food did Joel Cheek develop?*Instant coffee
  100. Misc trivia: Which controversial book contained the line, "You can't ravish a tin of sardines?"*Lady Chatterley's Lover
  101. Misc trivia: Which book did Mark Chapman read while waiting to be arrested after the murder of John Lennon?*The Catcher in the Rye
  102. Misc trivia: What did the M stand for in J M Barrie's name?*Matthew
  103. Misc trivia: By what name is Emmanuel Rudnitsky more widely known?*Man Ray
  104. Misc trivia: What is Meg Ryan's real name?*Margaret Hyra
  105. Misc trivia: Which Italian actress was voted the Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunis 1957?*Claudia Cardinale
  106. Misc trivia: Who was the Chicago police commissioner at the time of the St Valentine's Day massacre?*William F Russell
  107. Misc trivia: What star sign is shared by John Major and Sir David Frost?*Aries
  108. Misc trivia: Why was Finn Volmari Iso-Hollo's 1932 steeplechase win exceptional?*He ran an extra lap by mistake
  109. Misc trivia: What was the profession of "Arnold Newman?*Photographer
  110. Misc trivia: Which middle name did UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill share with Charlie Chaplin?*Spencer
  111. Misc trivia: What was officially called the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America?*Hays Office
  112. Misc trivia: Which capital city has the fewest cinemas in relation to its population?*Cairo
  113. Misc Trivia: In which 20th-century decade was Barbie's boyfriend Ken first made?*60s
  114. Misc Trivia: In which decade was Madonna born?*50s
  115. Misc Trivia: Which initials did rapper Hammer lose?*M.C.
  116. Misc Trivia: Who plays against the USA in golf's Walker Cup?*Great Britain
  117. Misc Trivia: Who had a huge 70s No 1 with Shadow Dancing?*Andy Gibb
  118. Misc Trivia: In Canada what is the NHL?*National Hockey League
  119. Misc Trivia: Marlon Brando was born in which decade of the century?*20s
  120. Misc Trivia: Who did Elton John originally duet with on Don't Go Breaking My Heart?*Kiki Dee
  121. Misc Trivia: Martina Navratilova has been on the winning side in the Federation Cup for which two countries?*Czechoslovakia & USA
  122. Misc Trivia: The cause of what color fever was discovered in 1900?*Yellow
  123. Misc Trivia: Which actor is the dad of Jamie Lee Curtis?*Tony Curtis
  124. Misc Trivia: In football, where do the Chargers come from?*San Diego
  125. Misc Trivia: What does the F stand for in FBI?*Federal
  126. Misc Trivia: Tony Curtis was in which of the armed services in WWII?*Navy
  127. Misc Trivia: Which state is called the volunteer State?*Tennessee
  128. Misc Trivia: How did Greta Gustafson become better known as an actress?*Greta Garbo
  129. Misc Trivia: Albertville and Lillehammer were two 90s venues for which event?*Winter Olympics
  130. Misc Trivia: The US declared war on which country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?*Japan
  131. Misc Trivia: Where do the Super Bowl winning Cowboys come form?*Dallas
  132. Misc Trivia: Kirk Douglas was in which of the armed services in WWII?*Navy
  133. Misc Trivia: What sport is the winner of the Harry Vardon trophy playing?*Golf
  134. Misc Trivia: Which shoe company did Michael Jordan famously promote?*Nike
  135. Misc Trivia: Which musical instrument did Pablo Casals play?*Cello
  136. Misc Trivia: In horse racing, which triple Crown race is held on Long Island?*Belmont
  137. Misc Trivia: In which country was the AIDS virus first recognized?*USA
  138. Misc Trivia: Scott Hamilton won Olympic gold for the USA on what surface?*Ice
  139. Misc Trivia: How was Billie Jean Moffitt later known in the tennis world?*Billie Jean King
  140. Misc Trivia: Who won the Wimbledon singles in 1998 after twice losing in the final?*Jana Novotna
  141. Misc Trivia: In which decade did people last get the chance to see Halley's Comet?*1980s
  142. Misc Trivia: Where does Greg Norman come from?*Australia
  143. Misc Trivia: In which Park was the New York marathon run until 14970?*Central Park
  144. Misc Trivia: The Walker Cup is competed for in which sport?*Golf
  145. Misc Trivia: In the charity AHA, what part of the body does H stand for?*Heart
  146. Misc Trivia: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man was a hit for which singer after his death?*Buddy Holly
  147. Misc Trivia: In which state did both Kennedy and Johnson die?*Texas
  148. Misc Trivia: The Fresh Prince of where was the subject of a sitcom of 140+ shows?*Bel Air
  149. Misc Trivia: Who is younger, Serena or Venus Williams?*Serena
  150. Misc Trivia: Which state is called the Golden state?*California
  151. Misc Trivia: What color is the M in McDonald's?*Yellow
  152. Misc Trivia: What was President Yeltsin's first name?*Boris
  153. Misc Trivia: In fiction, what is the last name of Dr. Hannibal--the Cannibal?*Lecter
  154. Misc Trivia: In which month does the Kentucky Derby take place?*May
  155. Misc Trivia: Rugby's man mountain Jonah Lomu plays for which country?*New Zealand
  156. Misc Trivia: Magician David Kotkin managed to change his name to what?*David Copperfield
  157. Misc Trivia: What is the postal abbreviation for Idaho?*ID
  158. Misc Trivia: San Antonio international airport is in which state?*Texas
  159. Misc Trivia: What is the Aloha State?*Hawaii
  160. Misc Trivia: The main cause of the condition known as Rickets is the lack of what?*Vitamin D
  161. Misc Trivia: If you mix yellow and blue what colour do you get?*Green
  162. Misc Trivia: An oak tree grows what kind of nut?*An acorn
  163. Misc Trivia: What is the centre of a hurricane called?*Eye
  164. Misc Trivia: What are big chunks of ice that have broken off glaciers and drifted into the sea?*Icebergs
  165. Misc Trivia: In ancient eygpt the ploughs were first pulled by what?*People
  166. Misc Trivia: A young Spanish lady is called a what?*Senorita
  167. Misc Trivia: What's the smallest paper size - A3, A4 or A5?*A5
  168. Misc Trivia: What word can go before - Jumping, Off and Down?*Show
  169. Misc Trivia: What anagram of 'english' is at home on the beach?*Shingle
  170. Misc Trivia: To ponder is to 'wander' or 'wonder'?*Wonder
  171. Misc Trivia: To listen is to 'here' or 'hear'?*Hear
  172. Misc Trivia: What part of the body is also the name of a punctuation mark?*Colon
  173. Misc Trivia: What word can go before - Quartet, bean, and vest?*String
  174. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "Have your guts for -------"*garters
  175. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "It's better to light a ------ than curse the darkness"*candle
  176. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "It came like a bolt from the ----"*blue
  177. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "It's better to ---- than to receive"*give
  178. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "Keep your ---- to the grindstone"*nose
  179. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "A knight in shining ------"*armour
  180. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "The whole --- and caboodle"*kit
  181. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "Keep a stiff upper ---"*lip
  182. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "Man does not live by ----- alone"*bread
  183. Misc Trivia: Phrases - "Many a ---- word is spoken in jest"*true
  184. Misc Trivia: The French underground is called what?*Metro
  185. Misc Trivia: In which musical would you hear 'Consider Yourself'?*Oliver
  186. Misc Trivia: This tree's berries are used to flavour gin?*Juniper
  187. Misc Trivia: Advertising Slogan - What product is - 'It's a bit of an animal'*Pepperami
  188. Misc Trivia: On a cluedo board how many rooms are there?*9
  189. Misc Trivia: Advertising Slogan - 'The future's bright'?*Orange
  190. Misc Trivia: The UK supermarket chain ASDA is owned by which american retail giant?*Walmart
  191. Misc Trivia: This gemstone is used to symbolize fourty years of marriage?*Ruby