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. Who ruled Paraguay from 1954 to 1989?
2. In what stadium does UCLA play its home football games?
3. In what field is the description “cat-pee aroma” considered a compliment?
4. What does the E in Chuck E. Cheese stand for?
5. Name the contemporary Irish author whose novels include Room, Frog Music, and The Wonder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Week’s Answers:

1. Alfredo Stroessner. After being overthrown, the dictator escaped to Brazil, where he died in 2003.
2. The Rose Bowl. The Pasadena stadium opened in 1922, but the Bruins have only called it home since 1982.
3. Wine. The San Francisco Chronicle describes the scent as “a pungently ‘perfumed’ mix of herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper.”
4. Entertainment. The chain has been around since 1977.
5. Emma Donoghue. When Room was adapted into a movie,  Donoghue herself wrote the screenplay.

 

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