Trivia Questions and Answers Including Shakespeare, Peanuts comic strip, President Trivia and More!

 

 

Trivia  Questions and Answers of all kinds.

Abstract expressionist painter Arshile Gorky plagiarized the work of sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, but it wasn't art that he copied. What was it?
A: The sculptor's love letters.

What were Cinderella's slippers made of in Frenchman Charles Perrault's original version of the fairy tale classic?
A: Fur. The slippers became glass when the story was translated into English and pantoufle en vair (fur slipper) was mistaken for en verre (glass).

In the cartoon Hazel, what is the name of the Baxter family cat?
A: Mostly, because she is mostly Siamese.

William Shakespeare left his wife his second-best bed and willed the bulk of his estate to his two daughters. What were their names?
A: Susanna and Judith.

Where was Snoopy born in Charles Schulz' popular Peanuts comic strip?
A: At the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.

Whose fortune was estimated at $1 multiplijillion, 9 obsquatunmtillion?
A: Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck's uncle.

In which of his plays did William Shakespeare include the stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear"?
A: The Winter's Tale (Act III, Scene iii).

What was the name of the cat featured with Dick, Jane and their dog spot in the old school primer Now We Read?
A: Puff.

The first western novel of what popular author was entitled Hop along Cassidy and the Riders of High Rock?
A: Lous L'Amour, using the pseudonym Tex Burns in 1951.

Who was the firs U.S. President born outside the 13 original states?
A: Abraham Lincoln, who was born in Kentucky, the 15th state.

What was the first moving picture ever to be shown at the White House?
A: "The Birth of a Nation," on February 15, 1916.

Where was the first Presidential mansion located?
A: At 1 Cherry Street in New York City.

On a 1957 visit to Disneyland, Harry S. Truman refused to ride one of the attractions. Which one was it, and why?
A: Dumbo the Elephant, since he considered it the symbol of the Republican Party.

Franklin D. Roosevelt held the office of President of the United States of America for the longest period. Which president holds the record for longevity after leaving office?
A: John Adams, who was ex-President for 25 years and 4 months (March 1801 to July 1826).

What was the nickname of the first official Presidential airplane  (a C-45 piloted by Major Henry T. Myers in 1944)?
A: Sacred Cow.

What famous politician was nicknamed Gloomy Gus when he attended Duke University law school?
A: Richard M. Nixon.

What was the nickname of Jimmy Carter's campaign plane in 1976?
A: Peanut One, piloted by James Carter (no relation).

Thelma Catherine Ryan is the real name of the wife of one of American's most controversial public figures from the 1970's. Who is she?
A: Pat Nixon.

Two books written by United States Presidents have been made into television series. What are they?
A: "Crusade In Europe" by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and "Profiles In Courage" by John F. Kennedy.

Which First Lady was edited out of her movie debut?
A: Pat Nixon, who had a walk-on in the 1935 film, "Becky Sharp," only to have her scenes end up on the cutting room floor.