Today's Trivia Questions

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When she won the 1986 Academy Award as Best Actress, she became the first hearing-impaired person to do so. What was her name and the title of the film?

20

In 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?

10

What Dutch painter is famous for 'Starry Night' and cutting off part of his own ear?

19

According to Norwegian mythology, these repulsive dwarfs who live in hidden places steal children and property and hate noise. What are they called?

1

Name the author of each of these works of literature which eventually went on to become films or stage shows: a. The Last of the Mohicans? b.the stage show Les Miserables? c. the play Glengary Glen Ross?

4

What 1935 US law guaranteed workers the right to organize and bargain collectively?

4

After the union of England and Scotland, in 1707 this woman became the first monarch of Great Britain and Ireland. Later in life, through overeating, she grew so fat she had to be carried. Who was she?

13

Which planet was named after the Roman god of war?

14

Who is credited with saying 'Eureka' after making a scientific discovery in his bathtub?

11

Which dangerous drug, whose generic name was originally a trade name, was first developed in Germany in 1898?

18

What is the earliest letter in the alphabet not found in the spelling of any of the months of the year?

14

Who was the author of the 1961 classic of science-fiction, "Stranger in a Strange Land"?

17

Which political party were each of these Presidents? a. Abe Lincoln? b. Theodore Roosevelt? c. Herbert Hoover?

18

The center of which national capital city is built around an original Moorish fortress?

13

What do the Americans call the game which the British call naughts and crosses?