Fun Facts 19
Another installment in our ongoing general trivia game series featuring crazy fun facts about anything and everything.
15 questions · Published November 13, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Who took a "Free Ride" to the top of the charts in 1973 alongside the instrumental No. 1 hit "Frankenstein"?
The Edgar Winter Group's 1972 album "They Only Come Out at Night" produced two hits: the No.1 instrumental "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride," which peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Multiple Choice
2. The name for which common visual item derives from the Greek word for "afar" and the Latin word for "sight"?
The word television comes from the Greek root tele, meaning "far off," and the Latin word visio, for "sight."
- Multiple Choice
3. Actress Geena Davis competed for a spot on the 2000 U.S. Olympic ____________ team.
Geena Davis tried out for the U.S. Olympic archery team for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia, but did not qualify.
- Multiple Choice
4. Boxing fan James Miller interrupted a 1993 match between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe by ___________ into the ring.
Infamously known as "Fan Man," parachutist James Miller made headlines when he paraglided into the boxing ring at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1993.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these is NOT the name of an actual town somewhere in the world?
Bland is a town in Australia; Boring is in the U.S. state Oregon, and Dull is a village in Scotland.
There are no known places named Tiresome.
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