Trivia Test

1. GAMES: In Monopoly, what color is the property St. James Place?

2. LANGUAGE: What does the expression “carrying coal to Newcastle” mean?

3. TELEVISION: What was the name of the news director on “WKRP in Cincinnati”?

4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president was the target of the first assassination attempt?

5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: In the cat family, what are vibrissae?

6. MEASUREMENTS: How many grams are in a pound?

7. U.S. STATES: What state lies directly to the north of Kansas?

8. MEDICAL: What is happening if you experience borborygmi?

9. FIRSTS: When were the first license plates required for cars?

10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What does an onomastician study?

ANSWERS

1. Orange

2. Something superfluous or unnecessary. Newcastle is a coal-mining city.

3. Les Nessman

4. Andrew Jackson, 1835. The gun misfired.

5. Whiskers

6. 454

7. Nebraska

8. You may be hungry. Borborygmi is stomach growling.

9. 1901, New York state

10. Names