Today's Trivia Questions

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In air miles, is San Francisco closer to Honolulu or New York?

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English history: Name any year during which Henry VIII reigned.

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What biographical drama, directed by Roman Polanski, earned Adrien Brody an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Polish-Jewish musician Władysław Szpilman, who survived the Holocaust in Warsaw during World War II?

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About 1000 year ago, during a voyage from Norway to Greenland, Viking Leif Ericson was blown off course and unexpectedly discovered North America. He named it after certain plants growing in the area. What did he call it?

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At the end of the cold war, many countries of eastern Europe abandoned rigid Communist Party rule. What was the last European country to do so?

15

If four interior angles of a five-sided figure pentagon measure 100 degrees each, what will the fifth angle measure?

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These two men are brothers, from a very musical family. One is a preeminant jazz trumpeter and artistic director of jazz programming for New York's Lincoln Center. The other is a saxophonist, actor, and orchestra director. What are their full names?

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What ancient animal's 40,000-year-old RNA was studied in January 2026, offering new biological insights?

3

In poker, what hand consists of five cards of the same suit in sequence?

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On March 2, 1962, the all time record for points scored in a single NBA basketball game was set, when what great athlete scored how many points?

3

This Italian military and political leader of the late 15th century, along with his sister, was known for treachery and cruelty. In fact, he was the model for Machiavelli's The Prince. Can you name him and his sister?

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Premiering in April 2026 on CNN, this documentary series follows journalist Kara Swisher as she explores the cutting-edge world of longevity science, anti-aging treatments, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence in her personal quest to understand and potentially extend human life. What is this CNN Original Series?

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This island in the Pacific Ocean has an area of 200 sq. miles, and a population of 130,000. Its inhabitants are considered U.S. citizens, and they have one delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the eastern-most U.S. territory in the world

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If a 6'8" foot long piece of wood is cut so that one piece is one-fourth the size of the other, how long will the longer piece be, in feet and inches?

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Between 1988 and 1992, three Oakland A's won the Most Valuable Player award in the American League. Who were they?