Today's Trivia Questions

6

Asteroids are small irregularly shaped bodies, sometimes called minor planets, which orbit the sun, and are most frequently found between which two planets?

20

What was the first state to enter the U.S. after the original thirteen?

7

Which two months contain winter and no other seasons in the earth's southern hemisphere?

10

How many continents are there on Earth?

7

What is the name of the protocol used to send email over the internet?

8

Kevin Kline played two different characters in each of two different films. Can you name them?

15

Which videogame console did Nintendo release directly prior to the Wii?

11

London tourists might know that the "New Palace of Westminster" is more commonly known as ... what?

52

This Chinese drama series, also known as "Yu Jin Chang An," combines historical romance with elements of fantasy and war, following a female general and a prince who assumes multiple identities. What is the title of this TV show?

50

In the 1990 live-action film, which quartet of anthropomorphic crime-fighters, trained in ninjutsu by their rat sensei, Splinter, must save New York City from the Shredder and his Foot Clan?

7

Which Swiss company invented milk chocolate in 1875?

16

Born in 1847 in Hungary, he grew to become an American journalist and publisher who eventually purchased the New York Sun and the St. Louis Evening Dispatch newspapers. Who was he?

3

In December, 1913, one of the editors at the New York World newspapaper created a form of intellectual entertainment which proved so popular that it can be found in every newspaper still today. What was it?

11

What was the first country to establish an eight-hour workday by law?

20

Bindi Irwin stars as Nim, who must protect her beloved island and its unique wildlife from a greedy resort developer and poachers, in which 2013 family adventure film?