Trivia Cafe - Questions of the week

Questions of the Week

1: The United States is by far the world's largest military spending country, having spent $276 billion in the most recently measured year (about $1000 per citizen). What countries were next?

2: For her role in the 1939 classic, Gone With the Wind, she became the first African-American winner of an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress). Who was she?

3: How many years did the Berlin Wall stand? (+/- 1 year margin of error)

4: The two Koreas are building a four-lane highway connecting their capital cities, which are... what?

5: Global warming is caused when what gas is released into the atmosphere?

6: He was easily elected president of his country in 1946, but lost a great deal of his popularity after the death of his wife in 1952, and he was overthrown in 1955 by a military coup. Who was this person, two-time president of Argentina?

7: When this six-letter word is capitalized, it refers to a European country and language. When not capitalized, it means to make smooth or shiny. What is the word?

8: Including the current 2001 season, who have been the last three MVP's in the NBA?

9: Founded in 1909, what is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States?

10: What is the term for a line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle?

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