Today's Trivia Questions

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In this 1988 science fiction action film, professional wrestler Roddy Piper plays Sam Hell, one of the last fertile men in a post-apocalyptic world, who is tasked with rescuing fertile women from mutant amphibians. What is the title of this cult classic?

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How many legs do each of these animals have? a. Lobster? (claws considered legs) b. Spider? c. Grasshopper?

2

It is a 3-dimensional art creation and a city in Alabama. What is it?

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What critically acclaimed 2019 HBO miniseries vividly dramatizes the catastrophic 1986 nuclear disaster, focusing on the brave men and women who sacrificed to mitigate its impact, and won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards?

6

The programming language used to prepare documents for the World Wide Web is called HTML, which is the abbreviation for what phrase?

3

What did Newton Minow, the chairman of the federal communications commission, describe in 1961 as "a vast wasteland"?

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In this 2025 short psychological thriller, commissioned by the BBC, a man named Vasilly becomes painfully jealous of his best friend Luke, leading to strange and violent repercussions that Vasilly attributes to the Greek superstition of the evil eye. What is the title of this film?

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In December 2025, what major annual meteor shower, known for its bright meteors, peaked with a zenithal hourly rate of over 100?

10

Each year since 1985 People magazine names the Sexiest Man Alive. Some previous winners have been George Clooney (1997), Denzel Washington (1996), and John F. Kennedy, Jr. in 1988. Which movie star won this honor twice: in 1995 and 1999?

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Based on a novella by Stephen King, which acclaimed 1994 drama film follows the wrongful incarceration of banker Andy Dufresne and his enduring hope and eventual escape from Shawshank State Penitentiary?

10

Which 1995 film starred Angela Bassett and Whitney Houston?

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Which long-running Japanese anime series, based on the manga by Momoko Sakura, follows the everyday adventures and observations of a cheerful, mischievous third-grade girl named Maruko?

10

Which Ivy League university is located in New Haven, Connecticut?

13

What well known mountain, located in eastern Turkey, is considered holy to the Armenians?

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Which television personality, who retired in May, 1992, announced in a television interview that he was comfortable in front of an audience but awkward with people off camera?