Today's Trivia Questions

7

Can you name the Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the earth, in 1519?

45

What polling rate, measured in hertz, do most high-end gaming mice now offer to minimize the delay between physical movement and on-screen cursor response?

19

In 1930's Hollywood, this film director overwhelmed Depression-era audiences with his lavish, gaudy, kaleidoscopic patterns of female dancers and inventive camera angles. Who was he?

55

Liam Neeson stars as an insurance salesman who gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy on his daily train ride in this 2018 action-thriller. What is the title of this film?

41

What film about a detective on trial, accused of murder, was released in January 2026?

18

In Playboy Magazine's initial issue, from 1953, which well-known female was the first centerfold model?

63

What ancient Roman city in Italy saw the unearthing of a previously unknown burial chamber in March 2026?

17

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted across which three countries?

40

Which 2004 animated fantasy film from Studio Ghibli, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, tells the story of Sophie, a young woman cursed with old age who finds refuge in a magical, walking castle belonging to a powerful wizard?

4

Who was the first President to visit all the existing states of the United States while in office?

9

Can you name three rooms in the White house named after colors?

15

What is the term for a student who graduates first in their class?

17

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?

12

What was the name of the film with a sports theme that won the Academy Award as Best Film in 1976?

4

Between 1899 and 1902, in a far-away land at least 6,000 miles from Europe, the British and the Dutch fought a war. What was the name of this war?