Today's Trivia Questions

9

Which Irish-born novelist and playright, whose plays include Waiting for Godot (1952), won the 1969 Nobel Prize for literature?

5

When the U.S. Constitution was written and signed by the delegates to the Constitutional convention on 9/17/1787, in which order did the delegates sign it?

5

Elvis Presley's double sided hit Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel was #1 on the charts for 11 weeks in 1956. This longevity record was broken in 1992 when a Whitney Houston, written by Dolly Parton, stayed at #1 for 14 weeks. What's the song title?

11

What three-word Latin phrase meaning "with highest praise or honor" represents the highest academic honor granted to a graduate?

6

This 19th-20th social reformer was a strong advocate of abstinence from alcohol. With her hatchet she led raids of saloons, breaking bottles and destroying furniture. Who was she?

15

What amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

16

When, according to legend, a Trojan Horse was used to help win a war, which two armies were fighting, and what is the current name for the country where this war occurred?

13

Who wrote 'Emile, or On Education', a treatise on the philosophy of education?

68

Jane Goodall was best known for her decades-long study of chimpanzees in which African country?

6

There are five pairs U.S. Presidents who share the same last name. What are they?

18

If mountains were measured from their base rather from sea level, this would be the world's tallest, since its base is on the ocean floor. Which mountain is this?

31

This special, extended cut combines two martial arts revenge films into a single, chronological narrative, following The Bride's quest for vengeance against her former associates and Bill.

4

Which person successfully led Nationalist armies against Loyalists in the 1930s Spanish Civil War, then ruled Spain until his death in 1975?

9

The expression "Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate" first appeared in the 1960's, and applied to what?

14

The film Bugsy was a story about a gangster named Bugsy Siegel, credited with having turned Las Vegas into a gambling and resort town. What was the name of the Las Vegas hotel founded in 1946 by Bugsy Siegel?