May 16, 2006 09:25
For no particular reason, I've decided that today is a good day for...a Trivia Quiz!!! Get out your thinking caps. No cheating by looking at the comments or running to Wikipedia!
1. The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which war?
2. What does TNT stand for (the chemical, not the cable network)?
3. What cosmological phenomenon is also known as an Einstein-Rosen bridge?
4. What do the films "Sunset Boulevard" and "American Beauty" have in common?
5. What author created the fictional antiques dealer/detective Lovejoy? Bonus: who played him in the TV series?
6. What is the actual name of the painting commonly known as "Whistler's Mother?"
7. Pavarotti's signature aria, "Nessun Dorma," is from what opera?
8. SVU actress Mariska Hargitay is the daughter of what Hollywood star?
9. How long did the Hundred Years' War actually last?
10. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name?
I will post the correct answers later and reveal those LJ denizens who got the highest scores!
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