Today's Trivia Questions

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What fictional detective lived at 221B Baker Street?

16

By what name do we call the series of European power struggles fought from 1618-48?

4

In 1933, two-thirds of American homes owned one of these household appliances. Today 99% of all homes have one or two or even ten of them. What are they?

13

From this U.S. city you can take a tunnel directly southwards into a Canadian city. Name both of these cities.

10

The slowest-moving fish looks so interesting that it is represented in Greek mythology. What is it?

28

What epic 1979 war film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando, takes Captain Willard on a secret mission upriver into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Colonel during the Vietnam War?

1

Which 19th century French chemist, who discovered that diseases are caused by microorganisms, is considered the founder of modern microbiology?

9

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?

9

Does light travel more quickly through water or through air?

13

If you roll three dice at the same time, what's the probability of rolling a sum of 3 or 4?

2

What is the geographical term for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?

17

Because this English military hero was killed in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar off the coast of Spain, his statue stands in the center of Trafalgar Square in London. Who is he?

10

Who painted 'Guernica', depicting the bombing of a Spanish town during the Civil War?

55

What mechanism type uses a motor-driven gearbox to compress and release a piston to fire BBs, commonly found in airsoft rifles?

42

This critically acclaimed anime series follows an ancient elven mage who, after her adventurer party defeats the Demon King, embarks on a new journey to understand humanity and mourn her fallen comrades, especially the hero Himmel, whose short lifespan she initially underestimated. What is the title of this fantasy drama?