Today's Trivia Questions

8

In what year did South Africa hold its first multiracial democratic elections?

10

Name three major sports figures with the same name as a fruit, vegetable or flower.

23

Which American swimmer won her fourth consecutive gold medal in the 800m freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

15

What is the classic Spanish food dish made from rice, poultry, and seafood?

4

Who was the first President of the Russian Federation?

6

This kind of dance originated in Europe in the 17th Century, but by about 1815, it became the most popular dance in the ballrooms of Europe. What was it?

59

This long-running Australian soap opera, which premiered in 1988, is set in the fictional coastal town of Summer Bay and chronicles the lives, loves, and dramas of its residents. What is the title of this popular TV show?

6

What visible electric discharge on the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane during an electrical storm is named after the fourth-century patron saint of sailors, and is also the title of a 1985 movie starring Robe Lowe and Demi Moore?

10

Inventor Thomas Edison improved the major infrastructure of New York City in 1881 when he installed the world's first what?

5

What 1975 Stanley Kubrick historical drama, celebrated for its stunning cinematography achieved largely with natural light, chronicles the picaresque adventures of an 18th-century Irish opportunist who attempts to ascend the British aristocracy?

66

Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson star in this 2002 legal thriller, where a minor car accident on the FDR Drive escalates into a bitter feud between a hotshot lawyer and a recovering alcoholic insurance salesman, profoundly impacting both their lives. What is the title of this film?

73

What Chinese spacecraft, intended for its crewed lunar program, successfully performed an in-flight abort test in February 2026?

9

This fictional character had an accident - he lost his seating on a lofty perch, and despite efforts by representatives of the local government, he could not be relieved of his injuries. Who was he?

33

What unit of distance, equal to about 3.26 light-years, is commonly used by professional astronomers?

63

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a soldier who repeatedly experiences the last eight minutes of a commuter train bombing in an attempt to identify the bomber and prevent a future attack in this 2011 science fiction thriller. What is the name of this mind-bending film?