Today's trivia questions for seniors
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- Which Canadian series starred a German shepherd who wandered from town to town helping people?
- A The Littlest Hobo
- B Danger Bay
- C Rin Tin Tin
- D Lassie
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A: The Littlest Hobo The dog's name was London.
- Which Three Stooges member said "Nyuk nyuk nyuk"?
- A Larry Fine
- B Shemp Howard
- C Moe Howard
- D Curly Howard
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D: Curly Howard He also barked and said "Woob woob woob".
- Which Union general said "War is cruel and you cannot refine it"?
- A Ulysses S. Grant
- B George Meade
- C William T. Sherman
- D Philip Sheridan
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C: William T. Sherman The line is attributed to Sherman, in a letter to the mayor of Atlanta.
- Which is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world?
- A Isle Royale
- B Manitoulin Island
- C Wolfe Island
- D Mackinac Island
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B: Manitoulin Island It's in Lake Huron and even has lakes of its own.
- Which David Copperfield character keeps saying "Barkis is willin'"?
- A Mr. Peggotty
- B Mr. Barkis
- C Mr. Murdstone
- D Mr. Dick
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B: Mr. Barkis The carrier uses it as his way of proposing to Clara Peggotty.
- Why can't you use fresh pineapple in a gelatin dessert?
- A The acid makes it too sour
- B An enzyme keeps the gelatin from setting
- C It releases too much sugar
- D The fiber clumps
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B: An enzyme keeps the gelatin from setting Canned pineapple works because heat destroys the enzyme, called bromelain.
- Which center, formerly named Lew Alcindor, won six MVPs and a record 38,387 points?
- A Moses Malone
- B Bill Walton
- C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- D Wilt Chamberlain
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C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar He changed his name in 1971 after converting to Islam.
- Who wrote "There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all"?
- A Stephen Covey
- B Tom Peters
- C Peter Drucker
- D Jim Collins
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C: Peter Drucker It first appeared in a 1963 Harvard Business Review article.
- What is wild rice, botanically?
- A Brown rice
- B A bean
- C A type of white rice
- D The seed of an aquatic grass, not true rice
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D: The seed of an aquatic grass, not true rice Anishinaabe harvesters gather it by canoe.
- Traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena is made from cooked-down what?
- A Figs
- B Rice
- C Apple cider
- D Grape must
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D: Grape must It's aged for years in a series of wooden barrels.