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Trivia For October 15, 2026
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Question 1:
Before 1976, Ho Chi Minh City was known by this name.
The current name, Ho Chi Minh City, was given after reunification to honor the former prime minister and president of North Vietnam, who died in 1969.
Question 2:
Fill in the blank: Typhoid ____ was the nickname given to the cook who was an an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever, infecting up to 57 people with the disease between 1897 and 1915.
Mary Mallon worked as a cook for wealthy families in New York, but her presence was linked to outbreaks of typhoid fever. In 1906, sanitary engineer George Soper tracked the outbreaks to her. After sickening 25 people at a maternity hospital she was forcibly confined to an island where she remained for the remainder of her life.
Question 3:
On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck a reef in _______ Sound, causing a catastrophic environmental disaster.
The tanker spilled more than 10 million gallons of crude oil. The remote location, accessible only by helicopter, plane or boat, made government and industry response efforts difficult.
Question 4:
Män som hatar kvinnor, or Men Who Hate Women is the original Swedish title of Stieg Larsson's first novel. It is better known in the U.S. under what other name?
English and American publishers changed the title of Stieg Larsson's book to make it more marketable and fit a naming pattern for the series. The publishers were also accused of having "needlessly prettified" the translation.
Question 5:
In economics, the ______ curve measures wealth distribution by plotting the percentage of households versus the percentage of wealth.
The graph was developed by Max O. Lorenz in 1905 to represent the distribution of wealth. The further the curve sags away from a 45-degree straight line (perfect equality), the more concentrated wealth is in the hands of a few.
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