Today's Trivia Questions

12

The Chinese the French, and the Americans sometimes engage in xenophobia. What is this a fear of?

7

The whiskey called bourbon is distilled from a fermented mash composed at least 51% of what grain?

12

Which Beatles song contains a verse sung in French?

6

Which industry was the focus of Upton Sinclair's novel 'The Jungle', leading to labor reforms?

14

What Serbian-American inventor made key contributions to alternating current and radio technology?

7

Can you name three films with one word titles, and beginning with the same letter of the alphabet, which starred the actress Cher?

10

The capital and largest city of Zaire is which of the following: Harare, Mombasa, or Kinshasa?

19

The title of the Oscar-winning 1994 film contained the name of its primary, fictional character. What was it?

5

This music superstar had seven consecutive #1 hits on the Billboard charts from 1985-1988. Who was she: Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, or Janet Jackson?

3

Besides X, Y, and Z, what three letters do not begin the name of any U.S. state?

84

What South Korean action-drama series, also known as "Weak Hero Class 1," follows a brilliant but physically frail student who uses his intelligence to fight against bullies?

83

What does the Q-code 'QTH' mean in amateur radio communication?

10

who was Vassal King of Troy during the siege of Troy, and under which empire was it a vassal state?

17

Name the composer of each of these famous works of classical music: a. Moonlight Sonata b. Pictures at an Exhibition c. Pomp and Circumstance

11

Aviation history: The world record for a trans-Atlantic airplane flight was set in 1978 when a Concorde airplane flew from Paris to New York in what time? give answer to the nearest half-hour - such as 8 1/2 hours, 9 hours, etc.