Every Tuesday is a Trivia Tuesday on AmericaJR. Look for five new trivia questions and answers from the “365 Amazing Trivia Facts for 2017” calendar.
This week’s questions:
- What dish, made with stir-fried rice noodles, vegetables, bean sprouts, peanuts, and egg, actually has Chinese origins, despite what its usually called?
- What Latin phrase is the name for–and the beginning of–a string of text commonly used as a placeholder or filler by graphic designers?
- What annual festival takes place in Indio, California?
- Spain’s Prado Museum is a prime example of what type of architecture?
- The original Carlo’s Bakery, of Cake Boss fame, is located in what city?
This week’s answers:
- Pad thai. The dish became popular in Thailand during Plaek Pibulsonggram’s mid-20th century time as prime minister, when he sought to modernize and westernize the country.
- Lorem ipsum. It has origins in a passage by Cicero.
- Coachella, a multiday event featuring performances by some of the biggest acts in pop music. The first festival was held in 1999.
- Neoclassical. It was built by Juan de Villanueva and originally intended to be a natural history museum, but instead became an art museum.
- Hoboken, New Jersey. It has also expanded to five more spots in New Jersey and outposts in four other states.
Source: Workman Publishing / “Page-A-Day”