Trivia Tuesday: 5 New Trivia Questions from “Page-A-Day”

Every Tuesday is a Trivia Tuesday on AmericaJR… Look for five new trivia questions and answers from the “365 Amazing Trivia Facts for 2018” calendar.

This Week’s Questions:

1. In 2015, what celebrity gained notice for getting lost at sea on a Jet Ski–and chronicling the whole adventure on the social media app Snapchat?
2. What does the word acersecomic mean?
3. Whom did President Lincoln first ask to lead the Union army in the Civil War?
4. What familiar piano tune was written by a 16-year-old girl named Euphemia Allen in 1877?
5. Name the glacier in Argentina that, unlike most glaciers, is still growing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Week’s Answers:

1. DJ Khaled. The DJ, known for his positivity and use of the key emoji on Snapchat, got lost after visiting fellow hip-hop artist Rick Ross in Miami.
2. Someone whose hair has never been cut.
3. Robert E. Lee. Lee declined and eventually led the Confederate army instead.
4. “The Celebrated Chop Waltz,” better known as “Chopsticks.”
5. Perito Moreno. In can be found in Patagonia’s Los Glaciares National Park.

Source: Workman Publishing / “Page-A-Day”