Trivia of the Day: Friday, October 23, 2026

The trivia questions Trivia Cafe ran on October 23, 2026, each with its answer. Play today's Daily 10.

The Daily 10 for October 23, 2026

1.What is the lightest chemical element?
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HYDROGEN
2.Can you name three Italian cheeses that begin with the letter "P"?
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PARMESAN / PROVOLONE / PECORINO - hard, granular
3.What is a two-word name for the spicy middle-eastern food dish consisting of meat and vegetables roasted on skewers?
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SHISH KEBAB
4.This actor died of AIDS in1991. He had kept his illness a secret, fearing he wouldn't be able to work in Hollywood. He was star of a 1978 film about an American imprisoned in Turkey for drug smuggling. What is his name and the name of the film?
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MIDNIGHT EXPRESS / BRAD DAVIS
5.What influential radio DJ is credited with coining the term 'rock and roll'?
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Alan Freed
6.What 2003 Pixar animated film follows an overprotective clownfish named Marlin, along with the forgetful Dory, on a perilous journey across the ocean to rescue his son, Nemo, who has been captured by a diver?
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Finding Nemo
7.Warren Beatty was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor, Director, Screenplay, and he produced the film nominated as Best film twice - once in 1978, and again in 1981. For which films?
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HEAVEN CAN WAIT / REDS
8.In which city did the Haymarket affair of 1886 take place?
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Chicago
9.In this anime series, a high school girl creates a duplicate of herself to attend school, but the replica's existence becomes complicated when she develops genuine romantic feelings for a classmate. What is the title of this series?
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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love
10.Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s, this critically acclaimed Netflix science fiction horror series centers on a group of young friends who encounter supernatural forces and secret government experiments connected to an alternate dimension known as the Upside Down.
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Stranger Things

New trivia questions published that day

100 questions added on October 23, 2026, built from sourced entries on Codexery.

1.In what year was Ilari Filppula born: 1979, 1980, 1981 or 1984?
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1981
2.In what year was Paul LaDue born: 1991, 1992, 1994 or 1996?
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1992
3.In what year was Swedish ice hockey forward Johan Södergran born: 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2003?
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1999
4.What was the nationality of Marian Anderson: Swedish, Norwegian, American or Australian?
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American
5.What was the nationality of Jussi Björling: Swedish, Norwegian, Australian or Spanish?
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Swedish
6.In what year did Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind die: 1869, 1887, 1922 or 1938?
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1887
7.Who directed "Blood Honey": Renny Harlin, Jeff Kopas, Boon Collins or J. Lee Thompson?
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Jeff Kopas
8.Who directed "Abducted": Boon Collins, Vincenzo Natali, Uwe Boll or Brett Sullivan?
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Boon Collins
9.Who directed "Backcountry": Gavin Wilding, Adam MacDonald, Boon Collins or Brett Sullivan?
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Adam MacDonald
10.In what year was Take 6 formed: 1974, 1976, 1980 or 1985?
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1980
11.In what year was American band Hiroshima formed: 1974, 1976, 1980 or 1985?
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1974
12.In what year was Pieces of a Dream formed: 1974, 1976, 1980 or 1985?
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1976
13.Who wrote "The Darkness Series": Harry Turtledove, Thor Kunkel, Joseph Heywood or John William Wall?
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Harry Turtledove
14.Who is the protagonist of "In the Presence of Mine Enemies": Heinrich Gimpel, Burton Cole, Xavier March or New York City Police Department detective?
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Heinrich Gimpel
15.Who is the protagonist of "The Sound of His Horn": Royal Navy Lieutenant Alan Querdillon, Nick Penny, Xavier March or Burton Cole?
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Royal Navy Lieutenant Alan Querdillon
16.In what year was experimental rock group Beequeen formed: 1981, 1985, 1988 or 1998?
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1988
17.Who founded Cliffhanger: Mike Redman, Jan "Johnny" Schouten, Dick Heijboer or Robbie van Leeuwen?
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Dick Heijboer
18.In what year was Dutch pop rock band Krezip formed: 1985, 1997, 1998 or 2006?
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1997
19.In what year was Diamond Cats founded: 1981, 2007, 2009 or 2014?
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2009
20.In what year was Czech pop music group Mirai founded: 1981, 2007, 2009 or 2014?
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2014
21.In what year was Czech funk Monkey Business formed: 1988, 1989, 1999 or 2006?
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1999
22.Who wrote "Liminal States": Zack Parsons, Arthur Machen, Missouri Williams or Robert Jackson Bennett?
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Zack Parsons
23.Who wrote "The Games": Ted Kosmatka, Robert Jackson Bennett, Stephen King or Charlie Higson?
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Ted Kosmatka
24.Who wrote "The Devourers": M. R. Carey, Indra Das, Zack Parsons or John Wyndham?
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Indra Das
25.In which place was George Benson born: Studewood section of Houston, Texas, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Florence, South Carolina or Marshall, Missouri, United States?
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
26.What was the nationality of Venustiano Carranza: Russian, Mexican, Chinese or Irish?
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Mexican
27.What was the nationality of Álvaro Obregón: Mexican, Ukrainian, Russian or Irish?
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Mexican
28.In what year did Ukrainian revolutionary Symon Petliura die: 1920, 1926, 1928 or 1937?
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1926
29.Who directed the Neon Genesis Evangelion episode "Rei I": Tensai Okamura, Keiichi Sugiyama, Minoru Ohara or Tsuyoshi Kaga?
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Keiichi Sugiyama
30.Who directed the Neon Genesis Evangelion episode "Fourth Children": Tetsuya Watanabe, Keiichi Sugiyama, Naoyasu Habu or Minoru Ohara?
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Minoru Ohara
31.Who directed the Neon Genesis Evangelion episode "The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still": Keiichi Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tetsuya Watanabe or Tsuyoshi Kaga?
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Tetsuya Watanabe
32.Who wrote "Democracy in America": Mary Wollstonecraft, Plato, John Locke or Alexis de Tocqueville?
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Alexis de Tocqueville
33.Who wrote "A True Story": Arnold J. Toynbee, Lucian of Samosata, Jean-Paul Sartre or Samuel Johnson?
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Lucian of Samosata
34.Who wrote "Being and Nothingness": Jean-Paul Sartre, Mary Wollstonecraft, Arnold J. Toynbee or Margaret Mead?
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Jean-Paul Sartre
35.In what year did "Sealab 2020" premiere: 1972, 1973, 1974 or 1977?
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1972
36.In what year was Maroo Entertainment founded: 2005, 2008, 2010 or 2011?
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2010
37.Who founded Chrome Entertainment: Han Seong-ho, Hwang Hyun-chang, Kim Kyu-wook or Rain?
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Hwang Hyun-chang
38.In what year was Highline Entertainment founded: 2011, 2016, 2017 or 2020?
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2017
39.Who directed "Confessions of a Window Cleaner": John Mackenzie, Val Guest, Bob Swaim or Jack Gold?
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Val Guest
40.In what year was "Empire of the Sun" first released: 1973, 1975, 1980 or 1987?
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1987
41.Who directed "The Black Panther": Ronnie Baxter, Ian Merrick, Trevor Nunn or Andrei Konchalovsky?
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Ian Merrick
42.In what year was Catalan hard rock Sangtraït formed: 1982, 1988, 1994 or 2004?
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1982
43.Who wrote "Kon Kon Kokon": Haruko Iida, Yuri Narushima, Yumiko Shirai or Koge-Donbo?
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Koge-Donbo
44.Who wrote "Crescent Moon": Akari Kajimoto, Haruko Iida, Petos or Koge-Donbo?
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Haruko Iida
45.Who wrote "Urusei Yatsura": Rumiko Takahashi, Yuri Narushima, Petos or Tomihiko Morimi?
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Rumiko Takahashi
46.Who wrote "Those Who Survive": Kir Bulychev, Lina Rather, Edward E. "Doc" Smith or Tom Godwin?
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Kir Bulychev
47.Who wrote "The Survivors": Tom Godwin, Rex Gordon, Catherine Asaro or Gareth L. Powell?
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Tom Godwin
48.Which company published "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri": Electronic Arts, Gnome Press, DC Comics or Fantasy Press?
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Electronic Arts
49.In what year did Swedish writer Stieg Larsson die: 2004, 2014, 2015 or 2020?
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2004
50.In what year was American crime writer Patricia Cornwell born: 1948, 1954, 1956 or 1971?
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1956
51.In what year was American writer Dan Brown born: 1948, 1954, 1964 or 1971?
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1964
52.In what year was Yugoslav synth-pop Dʼ Boys formed: 1979, 1980, 1982 or 1983?
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1982
53.In what year was Bajaga i Instruktori formed: 1984, 1985, 1986 or 1987?
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1984
54.Who founded Bijelo Dugme: Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga", Dušan Kojić 'Koja', Jurica 'Jura' Pađen or Goran Bregović?
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Goran Bregović
55.In what year was "Cross Days" first released: 2010, 2012, 2014 or 2015?
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2010
56.In what year was Lunar Module Eagle launched: 1969, 1990, 1994 or 2010?
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1969
57.In what year was LADEE launched: 1994, 2010, 2011 or 2013?
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2013
58.In what year was Hiten launched: 1969, 1990, 1994 or 2010?
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1990
59.In what year was Israeli football club Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. founded: 1961, 1964, 2002 or 2007?
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1961
60.In what year was sports club KKS Wiara Lecha Poznań founded: 2002, 2007, 2010 or 2011?
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2010
61.In what year did "All in the Method" premiere: 2010, 2012, 2014 or 2015?
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2012
62.In what year did "Diary of a Bad Man" premiere: 2004, 2010, 2014 or 2015?
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2010
63.In what year did "Match Not Found" premiere: 2012, 2014, 2015 or 2020?
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2015
64.Which company published "Blaster Master": Hudson Soft, Singles Alliance, Sunsoft or Windham Classics?
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Sunsoft
65.In what year was "Batman: Arkham Asylum" first released: 1994, 2009, 2010 or 2021?
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2009
66.Which company published "Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril": Gaijinworks, Alientrap, Retrozone or Devolver Digital?
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Retrozone
67.In what year was Ty Mueller born: 1989, 1995, 2001 or 2003?
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2003
68.In which place was Aaron Volpatti born: Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Burnaby, British Columbia or Kitchener, Ontario?
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Revelstoke, British Columbia
69.In which place was Byron Ritchie born: Burnaby, British Columbia, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada or Revelstoke, British Columbia?
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Burnaby, British Columbia
70.In what year was American serial killer Paul Dennis Reid born: 1952, 1957, 1968 or 1971?
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1957
71.In what year did American woman Murder of Alexandra Zapp die: 1993, 1999, 2002 or 2013?
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2002
72.In what year was Eric Darnell Holmes born: 1952, 1957, 1968 or 1971?
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1968
73.Who directed "The Addams Family": Jack Donohue, Barry Sonnenfeld, Tony Cookson or Peter Atencio?
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Barry Sonnenfeld
74.In what year was "Bad Kids of Crestview Academy" first released: 1989, 1991, 1996 or 2017?
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2017
75.Who directed "The Butcher's Wife": Robert Rodriguez, Jack Donohue, Terry Hughes or Chris Jenkins?
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Terry Hughes
76.In what year was charter member Detroit Cougars founded: 1963, 1966, 1967 or 1974?
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1967
77.In what year was Minnesota Strikers founded: 1963, 1966, 1973 or 1975?
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1963
78.In what year was professional soccer team Minnesota Kicks founded: 1970, 1974, 1975 or 1976?
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1976
79.In what year did Malian singer Kassé Mady Diabaté die: 2015, 2016, 2018 or 2025?
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2018
80.In what year did Gambian musician Foday Musa Suso die: 2015, 2016, 2018 or 2025?
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2025
81.In what year was Malian traditionalist griot Wa Kamissoko born: 1923, 1925, 1946 or 1949?
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1925
82.Who created "Dafne and the Rest": Elan Gale, Ewa Ornacka, Ed Solomon or Abril Zamora?
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Abril Zamora
83.Who created "Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose": Ed Solomon, Elan Gale, Abril Zamora or Roberto Gómez Fernández?
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Roberto Gómez Fernández
84.In what year did "Bookie" premiere: 2019, 2022, 2023 or 2026?
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2023
85.Which company developed "ShellShock Live": Big Ant Studios, Whale Rock Games, kChamp Games or Eko Software?
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kChamp Games
86.Which company developed "We Are the Dwarves": Digital Continue, Whale Rock Games, Big Ant Studios or Jesse Makkonen?
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Whale Rock Games
87.Which company developed "Distraint": Ready at Dawn, Torus Games, Jesse Makkonen or Big Ant Studios?
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Jesse Makkonen
88.Who directed "Demonia": Raffaele Picchio, Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento or Sergio Martino?
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Lucio Fulci
89.Who directed "Man from the Deep River": Lucio Fulci, Claudio Fragasso, Andrea Marfori or Umberto Lenzi?
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Umberto Lenzi
90.Who directed "Cannibal Holocaust": Ruggero Deodato, Claudio Fragasso, Joe D'Amato or Lucio Fulci?
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Ruggero Deodato
91.In what year did the The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Feud for Sale" first air: 1992, 1993, 1994 or 1995?
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1995
92.Who directed the The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Aloha Höek": Bill Wray, Vincent Waller, Ken Bruce or Mark Marren?
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Bill Wray
93.In what year did the The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Fire Dogs" first air: 1991, 1992, 1993 or 1994?
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1991
94.Who directed "At Last the 1948 Show": John Frankau, Richard Lester, Ian Fordyce or Arthur Provis?
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Ian Fordyce
95.Who directed "Superman vs. Spider-Man XXX": Taika Waititi, Axel Braun, Reinaldo Marcus Green or Stephen Norrington?
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Axel Braun
96.Who directed "Spider-Man: Brand New Day": Ryan Reynolds, Nia DaCosta, Destin Daniel Cretton or James Gunn?
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Destin Daniel Cretton
97.Who directed "Man of Tomorrow": Reinaldo Marcus Green, Destin Daniel Cretton, James Gunn or Ryan Reynolds?
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James Gunn
98.In what year was Storhamar Hockey founded: 1934, 1957, 1958 or 1961?
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1957
99.In what year was Norwegian alliance sports club Ski IL founded: 1919, 1934, 1958 or 1961?
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1919
100.In what year was Norwegian ice hockey team Stjernen Hockey founded: 1934, 1957, 1960 or 1961?
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1960