Trivia Test: Scorched Earth

By Fifi Rodriguez

1. TELEVISION: What is the name of Jon Snow's dire wolf in "Game of Thrones"?

2. HISTORY: Which Civil War general literally used "scorched earth" tactics in his march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia?

3. MOVIES: Which 1960s movie has the tagline, "A man went looking for America, and he couldn't find it anywhere"?

4. GEOGRAPHY: Which body of water includes islands known as the Seychelles?

5. CHEMISTRY: Which element's symbol is Sn?

6. LITERATURE: What is the length of a traditional sonnet?

7. GEOLOGY: What is a common name for calcium carbonate?

8. FOOD & DRINK: Which fast-food chain goes by the name Hungry Jack in Australia?

9. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president gave radio addresses that were described as "fireside chats"?

10. ASTRONOMY: What is the shape of the Milky Way?

Trivia answers

1. Ghost.
2. General William T. Sherman.
3. "Easy Rider."
4. Indian Ocean.
5. Tin (stannum).
6. 14 lines of poetry.
7. Limestone or chalk.
8. Burger King.
9. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
10. Spiral.

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