Today's Trivia Questions

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Which two U.S. states were named after Queen Elizabeth I?

5

The first great battle of the Revolutionary War was fought near Boston in June 1775, on which elevated terrain?

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George Miller directed which 2015 post-apocalyptic action film, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, where Imperator Furiosa leads a daring escape across a desolate wasteland from the tyrannical Immortan Joe?

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What word is this? It is the name of a small kind of songbird and also the last name of the architect of many of the churches of London, including St. Paul's Cathedral.

16

Which English idiom evolved from of the ancient legend about a bird, silent throughout its lifetime, that sings loudly just before death?

7

Which two states form the western border of Pennsylvania?

18

Which 2016 Spanish mystery thriller film, directed by Oriol Paulo, centers on businessman Adrián Doria, who is accused of murdering his lover and must work with a prestigious lawyer to construct a defense?

26

Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name partly to echo which previous pope's concern for workers and fairness?

14

The numbers game: if I said, 24 = h. in a d., you would say "hours in a day." See if you can figure out this one: 206 = b. in the h.b.

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Name the person who starred in the title role in each of these films: a. 1973 - Papillon b. 1976 - Robin and Marion c. 1980 - The Elephant Man

14

In which African city and country do the White Nile and Blue Nile converge?

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In which 1983 film did Meryl Streep play the role of a worker at a nuclear factory who risks her life to protect workers from safety hazards?

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In the 17-18th centuries he was employed by the British government to help stop piracy on the high seas, but he turned to piracy himself, was caught and executed in England. Who was he?

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Which critically acclaimed Japanese animated film tells the enchanting story of a high school girl and boy who begin to spontaneously swap bodies, leading them to search for each other and confront a looming disaster?

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Bruce Willis stars as New York City police detective John McClane in this 1988 action film. While visiting his estranged wife at a Christmas Eve party in the Nakatomi Plaza skyscraper in Los Angeles, he finds himself the only hope against a group of terrorists led by Hans Gruber. What is the title of this action classic?