Today's Trivia Questions

54

Approximately how many people were evacuated due to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires?

14

What is the name of the labor union federation that merged with the CIO in 1955?

6

What is the two-word name for the type of vehicle that is capable of taking off from Earth, carrying a load into space, and returning to earth to be used again?

20

In Oakland, California in 1966 Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded what militant organization which called upon blacks to arm themselves for a confrontation against their white oppressors?

12

If a bicyclist rides at 10 miles per hour for 10 minutes, and then speeds up to 20 miles per hour for the next 20 minutes, what is her average speed for this ride?

16

For creating the best-kept movie secret of 1992, writer-director Neil Jordan won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Achievement in Directing, while his film was also nominated for Best Picture of the Year. For which film?

17

The country that lies closest to Cuba, lies about 50 miles east of Cuba. Which country is it?

10

George and Martha Washington are buried on the grounds of their estate in Virginia, which is called what?

14

On Feb. 26, '97 the Grammy Award for Best New Artist went to a 14 year-old country singer. What's her name?

13

Which entertainer's brassiere fetched $11,000 at an auction in Michigan in 1991?

13

What type of labor action involves employees reporting to work but deliberately reducing productivity?

2

Which film starred, in 1968, Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, and in its 1999 remake, Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo?

19

Researchers in September 1996 found the largest one of these ever. It would take 12 pages of newspaper to print it. What was it?

16

Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which one was cruel and sadistic?

13

What 1920s fad involved people sitting on top of flagpoles for extended periods?