Today's Trivia Questions

18

Can you name the Russian physiologist well known for his experimental work on animal behavior, especially the study of conditioned reflexes in animals?

14

He was sentenced in 1990 to 10 years in prison. His name was Michael Milken, and was known as the "...what...King"?

20

After the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, architect Julia Morgan was called upon to rebuild the interior of which San Francisco hotel?

17

This British dramatist and poet lived about 400 years ago and is considered the first poet laureate of Britain. A Canadian track star has the same name. Who was this person?

14

Patty Hearst was kidnapped on February 4, in what year?

13

Beginning in 1860 pony express horse riders carried mail from Missouri to California. For how many years was the pony express in service? One, thirteen, or twenty?

5

What Latin term describes the legal principle that courts should follow previous decisions?

7

What political system features a single ruler with absolute power, often inherited?

9

What US government program provides financial aid to college students based on financial need?

9

During World War I she was a spy who worked for both the French and the Germans. In 1917 she was executed by the French. Today her name refers to a seductive double-dealing woman. Who is she?

1

There are two money bags. This first bag contains $10 bills. The second bag is twice as wide, twice as high, and twice as deep as the first, and is totally full of $1 bills. The second bag contains what percentage of the money that the first bag contains?

16

What battery chemistry, abbreviated LiPo, is most commonly used in high-performance RC vehicles?

46

Which actor won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer at the 2024 Academy Awards?

7

In the 1994 no-brainer comedy Ace Ventura, Pet Dectective , Jim Carrey's character was hired to find what?

12

According to Christian beliefs, Halloween falls the evening before which holiday?