Today's Trivia Questions

12

Which automobile was first introduced as a "people's automobile" in 1937?

16

In 1783, the French brothers Montgolfier helped people go where no one had gone before, when they invented what?

11

What major American university has inaugurated a 10 year, $100 million program to put most of its course materials on the internet for free?

19

Pokémon was originally released on which videogame console?

2

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

15

In 1908, what was the name of the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight boxing championship?

74

Great Britain set a new wind generation record on March 25, 2026, producing what peak output in gigawatts?

15

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in 1770 in which of these cities? Berlin, Bonn, or Berne?

78

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star in this 2020 miniseries as a wealthy New York couple whose lives are upended by a violent death and a web of secrets. What is the title of this HBO psychological thriller?

2

Top of the pops: 1995's top-grossing pop music group made $100 million, but didn't tour. Who were they?

18

In the Atlantic or East Pacific Oceans they are called hurricanes. What are they called in a. The western Pacific Ocean? b. The Indian Ocean?

13

What is the name of the effect, named after a 19th Century Austrian physicist, which causes the sound of a moving object to change its pitch as it approaches and then passes you?

8

As French minister of war in the 1920's, he proposed a line of fortification along France's eastern border with Germany. Considered impregnable, the line was breached and captured by the Nazis. Who was he?

6

Which lawyer represented Leona Helmsley, Michael Milken, Jim Bakker, Claus Von Bulow, and O.J. Simpson?

14

On February 3, 1959, three beloved rock and roll music artists died in a cold, wintry air crash. Who were they?