Today's Trivia Questions

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Which Portuguese explorer was the first European to sail to India, in 1497?

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What seven-letter adjective is most commonly used to describe the exuberant and freewheeling decade of the 1920's?

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Which beautiful American city was laid out around 1800 by Pierre L'Enfant?

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Which actress has won academy awards for singing the best song as well as being the best actress?

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Which entertainer has over 500 fan clubs worldwide, even though he's been dead since 1977?

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What mobile game became a massive fad in 2016, using augmented reality to catch creatures in the real world?

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What was the last name of Sylvester Stallone's character, Rocky, and who was Rocky's first boxing opponent named after one of the most famous Greek gods ?

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This 1976 Italian animated film, often seen as a parody of Disney's Fantasia, uses six classical music pieces to accompany various animated sequences. What is this film called?

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Which 2015 Spanish-language drama film, directed by Gonzalo Bellver, centers on a man who returns to his hometown to confront a past debt that still haunts him and his family?

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The last book of the New Testament of the Bible, written about 100 years after the birth of Christ, is sometimes called The Apocalypse. What's the name of this book?

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This very old city on the Ganges River in northeastern India is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, with over fifteen hundred temples, shrines, and palaces. In the river Ganges, people bathe, wash their clothes, wash their animals, brush their teeth, and bury

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As a result of its1866 victory over Austria, Italy first gained control of an important city that had formerly belonged to Austria but today is very much a part of Italy. Which city?

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In 1987 she won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role in a film which starred Cher and Nicholas Cage. One year later her cousin ran for President of the United States. Who is she, and for what film did she win the Oscar?

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This South African drama series, which aired in the mid-2000s, explored the hidden complexities and scandals within a group of interconnected friends and family. What was the title of this show?

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True or False: George Washington was born in England?