Today's Trivia Questions

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Which actor played the role of Officer Gannon on TV's Dragnet, and the role of Sherman Potter in M.A.S.H.?

5

What political movement led to India's independence from British rule in 1947?

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Directed by J.J. Abrams, this 2019 film is the ninth and final installment of the Skywalker saga, where Rey confronts her lineage and the resurrected Emperor Palpatine. What is this movie's title?

2

What day of the week was January 1, 1995?

10

Name three major sports figures with the same name as a fruit, vegetable or flower.

8

What game uses a deck of cards, a board with holes in it, and small wooden pegs?

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Which 2015 space opera film, directed by J. J. Abrams, introduced new characters like Rey, Finn, and Kylo Ren, while also featuring the return of original trilogy heroes such as Han Solo and Leia Organa, and broke numerous box office records upon its release?

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From 1859 to 1869, the Suez Canal was designed, engineered, and constructed by a company from which country?

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1931 horror films: a. Which actor starred in the title role of the original 1931 film, Dracula? b. Who starred as Dr. Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 original of Frankenstein?

25

Valentino Garavani founded his fashion house in which Italian city in 1959?

14

What was the name of the Christopher Columbus' flagship - the ship on which Columbus travelled in his 1492 voyage to the new world?

8

What video game character was originally called Jumpman?

8

How many liters of water would fill a container which is one cubic meter in volume?

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Hugh Jackman stars in this 2011 science fiction sports film set in a near future where human boxing has been replaced by robot boxing, and a struggling ex-boxer tries to reconnect with his son through a discarded robot. What is the title of this film?

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The custom of fooling friends and relatives on the first of April began in the late 1500's in which country? Was it England, Ireland, France, or the United States?