Today's Trivia Questions

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RCA and Columbia were the first two recording companies to produce music records made from what tough, flexible, shiny plastic?

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The tallest mountain in the continental United States lies in a range named after one is Spain. Name the range and the peak.

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In Lando Norris's 2025 F1 title-decider at Abu Dhabi, which driver won the race but still finished second in the championship?

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What city lies closest to the Cape of Good Hope?

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What animal has the longest gestation period of any mammal?

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Who was major league baseball's first African-American manager?

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Which Indian Prime Minister won a third consecutive term in 2024 but was forced into a coalition government?

8

Sometimes Nobel Prizes go to groups rather than individuals. Which group or collective organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize the most?

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Which person is responsible for each of the following quotations? a. "We don't pay taxes. The little people pay taxes." b. "The medium is the message" c. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

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Which film's provocative title suggests a character's intense frustration or desire for retribution, implying a situation where physical retaliation is impossible or metaphorically yearned for?

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What 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, killed by king's men, is featured in plays by T.S. Eliot (Murder in the Cathedral) and the French playwright Jean Anouilh?

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If the acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror series, known for its "Rage" virus and desperate survivors, were to continue with a new film exploring a terrifying, isolated sanctuary built from macabre remnants in a ravaged world, what might this grim installment be titled?

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The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is expected to enter orbit around what planet in 2026?

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During the height of Michael Jackson's reign as king of pop, and shortly after the fall of the iron curtain, young fans in which Eastern European country considered Michael to be almost a God?

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The tennis star from 1961 to 1979 won a record twenty Wimbledon Tennis titles, including singles and doubles. Who is it?