Trivia of the Day: Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The trivia questions Trivia Cafe ran on October 14, 2026, each with its answer. Play today's Daily 10.

The Daily 10 for October 14, 2026

1.The world's longest trade route connected China and India with the Mediterranean. For thousands of years camel caravans moved along this route transporting what most valuable commodity?
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SILK
2.What country announced the discovery of 16 petroglyphs and cave paintings, some over 4000 years old, in Hidalgo state in April 2026?
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Mexico
3.The U.S. Naval Academy and Army Military Academy are located in what two cities?
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ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND / WEST POINT, NEW YORK
4.He was a Persian mathematician, astrologer, and poet who lived about 900 years ago. He wrote a major treatise on algebra, he was appointed by the Shah of Persia to reform the calendar, but most famously he wrote a number of poems celebrating the pleasures of life. Who was he?
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OMAR KHAYYAM
5.On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest or face a ban on which social media platform?
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TikTok
6.He grew only to a height of 4'6", suffered from a number of physical ailments, and died in 1901 at the age of 36. He is famous for his posters of music halls, cabarets, and circuses. Who was he?
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HENRI TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
7.What is a septuagenarian?
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SOMEONE 70 YEARS OLD or between the ages of 70 and 80.
8.Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, this critically acclaimed 2001 animated fantasy film tells the story of a young girl named Chihiro who wanders into a world inhabited by spirits and must work in a bathhouse to free herself and her parents. What is this movie called?
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Spirited Away
9.One of Woody Allen's most creative movies was a humorous 1984 film in which he seamlessly made use of black-and-white newsreel footage in a story about a remarkable man who could change his appearance at will in order to hobnob with society's bigwigs. What was its title?
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ZELIG
10.Ryan Gosling stars as an unnamed Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver in this 2011 neo-noir crime thriller, known for its distinctive scorpion jacket and synth-heavy soundtrack. What is the title of this movie?
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Drive

New trivia questions published that day

100 questions added on October 14, 2026, built from sourced entries on Codexery.

1.In what year was "Exatron Stringy Floppy" introduced: 1978, 1990, 1991 or 1999?
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1978
2.In what year was Taiwanese corporation Synology founded: 2000, 2005, 2007 or 2008?
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2000
3.In what year was privately owned Panzura founded: 2005, 2007, 2008 or 2009?
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2008
4.Which company developed "Amegas": Ali Asaria, Gameloft Romania, Guido Bartels or Namco?
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Guido Bartels
5.Which company developed "Circus": Exidy, Guido Bartels, Ali Asaria or Steve Parkinson?
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Exidy
6.Which company developed "Gee Bee": Ali Asaria, Namco, Konami or Philips N.V?
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Namco
7.In which place was Zach Redmond born: Houston, Texas, Whitby, Ontario, Hermantown, Minnesota or Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S?
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Houston, Texas
8.In what year was Jaret Anderson-Dolan born: 1994, 1996, 1997 or 1999?
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1999
9.In what year was Nic Petan born: 1992, 1995, 1996 or 1997?
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1995
10.Who created "Duckman": Wink Martindale, Everett Peck, Bob Stewart or Steve Carlin?
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Everett Peck
11.Who created "Jackpot": Everett Peck, Bob Stewart, Steve Carlin or Wink Martindale?
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Bob Stewart
12.Who created "Chain Reaction": Steve Carlin, Wink Martindale, Bob Stewart or Everett Peck?
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Bob Stewart
13.In what year was "The Rowan" first published: 1979, 1988, 1990 or 2003?
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1990
14.Which company published "Dragondrums": Atheneum Books, Del Rey Books, Ballantine Books or Baen Books?
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Atheneum Books
15.In what year was "Dragonsdawn" first published: 1977, 1979, 1988 or 1990?
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1988
16.Who directed "Deep Impact": Adam McKay, August Blom, Mimi Leder or Ric Roman Waugh?
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Mimi Leder
17.Who directed "Greenland": Bob Anderson, Mimi Leder, Ric Roman Waugh or Adam McKay?
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Ric Roman Waugh
18.Who wrote "Shadows Linger": Mark Twain, Raymond F. Jones, Glen Cook or W. E. B. Du Bois?
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Glen Cook
19.In what year did "Great Crimes and Trials" first air: 1986, 1993, 2007 or 2008?
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1993
20.In what year did "Lovejoy" first air: 1986, 1993, 2007 or 2008?
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1986
21.Who created "Rough Justice": Edmund Ward, Jimmy McGovern, Peter Hill or Tony Jordan?
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Peter Hill
22.Who wrote "Child of the Northern Spring": Diana L. Paxson, Susan Cooper, Tad Williams or Persia Woolley?
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Persia Woolley
23.Who wrote "The Fort at River's Bend": Meg Cabot, Gen Urobuchi, Stephen Baxter or Jack Whyte?
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Jack Whyte
24.Who wrote "The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights": J. R. R. Tolkien, Mary Stewart, John Steinbeck or René Barjavel?
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John Steinbeck
25.Which company developed "Summerhouse": Poti Poti Studio, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, Friedemann Allmenröder or Max Inferno?
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Friedemann Allmenröder
26.Which company developed "Unpacking": Australian studio Wombat Brawler, Phoenix Labs, Pixel Sprout Studios or Witch Beam?
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Witch Beam
27.Which company developed "Fae Farm": Sunblink Entertainment, Seed Sparkle Lab, Max Inferno or Phoenix Labs?
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Phoenix Labs
28.Who is the protagonist of "The Serpent": Lubrin Dhu, Cija, Ayla or Seft?
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Cija
29.Who wrote "Mists of Dawn": Vardis Fisher, Chad Oliver, Julian May or Jane Gaskell?
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Chad Oliver
30.Who wrote "Ivory Carver Trilogy": Andre Norton, Sue Harrison, Chad Oliver or Ken Follett?
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Sue Harrison
31.Which company developed "DragonFable": Kotobuki System, Gameloft, Artix Entertainment or Bob Smith?
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Artix Entertainment
32.Which company developed "Dragon's Revenge": Tengen, NMK, Core Design or Bob Smith?
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Tengen
33.Which company published "Dragon Hopper": Rare, Gameloft, Nintendo or Core Design?
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Nintendo
34.Which company published "Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers": Hörberg Productions, Nintendo, MiniVisions or Ubisoft?
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Nintendo
35.In what year was "Wappy Dog" first released: 2011, 2012, 2016 or 2017?
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2011
36.Which company developed "BoxBoxBoy!": Arc System Works, VooFoo Studios, Camelot Software Planning or HAL Laboratory?
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HAL Laboratory
37.Which network originally aired "Kid 'n Play": UPN, CBS, NBC or Marvel Action Universe?
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NBC
38.Which network originally aired "Spider-Man": CBS, UPN, Syndication or ABC?
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Syndication
39.In what year did "Potato Head Kids" first air: 1979, 1981, 1986 or 1988?
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1986
40.In what year was American stage actor Edwin Booth born: 1807, 1833, 1847 or 1877?
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1833
41.What was the nationality of Eleonora Duse: English, Italian, American or Australian?
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Italian
42.In what year was Ira Aldridge born: 1807, 1833, 1847 or 1858?
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1807
43.In what year did Humberto Delgado die: 1965, 1984, 2003 or 2005?
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1965
44.What was the nationality of Elías Wessin y Wessin: Portuguese, Dominican, Yugoslavian or Khwarazmian?
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Dominican
45.In what year did Sikh militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale die: 1965, 1984, 2003 or 2005?
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1984
46.Who founded Fujian White Crane: Choy Gau-lee, Leung Tin-jiu, Chan Heung or Fang Qiniang?
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Fang Qiniang
47.Who founded Kuk Sool Won: Chan Heung, Suh In-hyuk, Fang Qiniang or Choy Gau-lee?
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Suh In-hyuk
48.Who founded Fut Gar: Suh In-hyuk, Fang Qiniang, Leung Tin-jiu or Choy Gau-lee?
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Leung Tin-jiu
49.In what year did "The Bill Cunningham Show" premiere: 2005, 2009, 2010 or 2011?
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2011
50.In what year did "Breaking Pointe" premiere: 2005, 2009, 2011 or 2012?
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2012
51.In what year did "Capture" premiere: 2008, 2010, 2012 or 2013?
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2013
52.Which company developed "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate": MercurySteam, Capcom, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo or Free Radical Design?
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MercurySteam
53.Which company developed "Gargoyle's Quest II": Capcom, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, MercurySteam or Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe?
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Capcom
54.Which company developed "TimeSplitters 2": MercurySteam, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Free Radical Design or Capcom?
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Free Radical Design
55.In what year was The Sleepers formed: 1989, 1995, 1999 or 2002?
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2002
56.In what year was Blue Meanies formed: 1988, 1989, 1999 or 2005?
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1989
57.In what year was American punk band Trenchmouth formed: 1988, 1995, 1999 or 2002?
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1988
58.Who wrote "Leviathan": Francis Bacon, Boethius, Plato or Thomas Hobbes?
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Thomas Hobbes
59.Who wrote "Metaphysics": Ludwig Wittgenstein, Francis Bacon, Aristotle or Thomas Hobbes?
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Aristotle
60.Who wrote "Novum Organum": Francis Bacon, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Boethius or Plato?
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Francis Bacon
61.In what year was Spanish death metal band Avulsed formed: 1982, 1988, 1991 or 2000?
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1991
62.In what year was metal band Stravaganzza formed: 1991, 1994, 2004 or 2014?
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2004
63.In what year was extreme metal band Hybrid formed: 1988, 2000, 2004 or 2014?
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2004
64.Which network originally aired "A Gifted Man": Nine Network, Colors TV, CBS or TNT?
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CBS
65.Which network originally aired "A Christmas Carol": Nine Network, TVB, Nickelodeon or Adult Swim?
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Nine Network
66.In what year did "American Horror Story: Apocalypse" premiere: 2014, 2018, 2019 or 2020?
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2018
67.Who created "Better Than Us": Astronomy Club, Tom Segura, Andrey Junkovsky or Patrick Graham?
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Andrey Junkovsky
68.In what year did "Bard of Blood" premiere: 2019, 2020, 2021 or 2022?
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2019
69.In what year did "Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight" premiere: 2021, 2022, 2025 or 2026?
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2025
70.In what year was American jazz group Jazz Composer's Orchestra founded: 1965, 1977, 1985 or 1988?
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1965
71.In what year was Belgian big band ensemble Flat Earth Society founded: 1978, 1987, 1992 or 1997?
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1997
72.In what year was jazz group Either/Orchestra founded: 1978, 1985, 1987 or 1997?
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1985
73.Who is the protagonist of "Line of Delirium": Kay Dutch, Dima, Kirill or Anton Gorodetsky?
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Kay Dutch
74.Who is the protagonist of "Rough Draft": Kay Dutch, Kirill, the Walker or Anton Gorodetsky?
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Kirill
75.Who is the protagonist of "Last Watch": Anton Gorodetsky, Dima, the Walker or Kay Dutch?
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Anton Gorodetsky
76.In what year was boy band One formed: 1999, 2012, 2014 or 2016?
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1999
77.In what year was 3M8S formed: 1999, 2012, 2014 or 2016?
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2012
78.In what year was Uruguayan band Márama formed: 1999, 2012, 2014 or 2016?
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2014
79.What is the scientific name of the Scrawled cowfish: Lactophrys bicaudalis, Acanthostracion quadricornis, Ostracion meleagris or Ostracion nasus?
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Acanthostracion quadricornis
80.Which network originally aired "Black Doves": ABC Weekend TV, ITV, CBBC or Netflix?
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Netflix
81.Which network originally aired "The Avengers": Netflix, ABC Weekend TV, Sky One or CBBC?
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ABC Weekend TV
82.Which network originally aired "Confessional": ABC Weekend TV, BBC, Sky One or ITV?
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ITV
83.Who directed "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde": Rouben Mamoulian, Larry N. Stouffer, Paolo Barzman or Terence Fisher?
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Rouben Mamoulian
84.Who directed "The Jekyll and Hyde Portfolio": P. Subramaniam, Eric Jeffrey Haims, Herbert Brenon or Lucius Henderson?
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Eric Jeffrey Haims
85.Who directed "The Mummy": Eric Jeffrey Haims, Leon Klimovsky, Alex Kurtzman or Larry N. Stouffer?
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Alex Kurtzman
86.Who wrote "Cyropaedia": Marcus Tullius Cicero, Xenophon, Josephus or Lucian of Samosata?
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Xenophon
87.Who wrote "Baburnama": Xenophon, Lucian of Samosata, Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur or Josephus?
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Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur
88.Who wrote "De architectura": Vitruvius, Josephus, Lucian of Samosata or Marcus Tullius Cicero?
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Vitruvius
89.In what year was American-French author Eric LeMarque born: 1966, 1969, 1970 or 1971?
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1969
90.In what year was Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm born: 1970, 1971, 1972 or 1973?
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1970
91.In what year was Finnish born Petri Ylönen born: 1961, 1962, 1965 or 1967?
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1962
92.In what year was "Howl's Moving Castle" first released: 2004, 2005, 2013 or 2018?
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2004
93.In what year was "City Under the Sea" first released: 1958, 1965, 2004 or 2011?
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1965
94.Who directed "Back to the Future Part III": Jacques Tourneur, Robert Zemeckis, Seiji Mizushima or Eli Roth?
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Robert Zemeckis
95.Which company developed "Goof Troop": FASA Studio, Grapeshot Games, Rare or Capcom?
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Capcom
96.In what year was "Bomberman Land Touch!" first released: 1999, 2006, 2010 or 2012?
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2006
97.Which company published "Hyenas": Compile Heart, Sega, Capcom or Hooded Horse?
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Sega
98.Who directed "13 Fanboy": Chris Blake, Ryan Schifrin, Deborah Voorhees or Rob Zombie?
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Deborah Voorhees
99.In what year was "3 from Hell" first released: 2007, 2012, 2014 or 2019?
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2019
100.Who directed "Abominable": Fred Olen Ray, Johnny Martin, Ryan Schifrin or Rob Zombie?
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Ryan Schifrin