Today's Trivia Questions

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Can you name the author and main character of the popular 1950s novel about a sensitive but rebellious youth who runs away from his boarding school, The Catcher in the Rye ?

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Meant as a satire of skin magazines, a certain male actor posed nude in the April, 1972 edition of a certain magazine. Which actor, and which magazine?

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Radio can be broadcast on the AM or FM bands. What do AM and FM stand for?

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In what year was Romanian football club FC Argeș 1953 Pitești founded: 2007, 2009, 2011 or 2013?

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Can you name a common four letter word which reads the same upside down as right-side up?

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What is the name of the famous game developer who created Minecraft?

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In 1980, the United Nations definited a word in the following manner: anyone who has been persecuted or who had a well-founded fear of persecution if he returned to his homeland. What was this word being defined?

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In what year was American lawyer Louis Brandeis born: 1856, 1872, 1886 or 1891?

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Which word in the English language means all of the following: An institution for the care of people, a shelter, and protection from extradition.

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What is the name for the long crisp bread loaf which French people buy and carry home under their arms?

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Which four U.S. states meet at one point, called the four corners?

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All these events occurred in years ending with the digit, "5." Name the year. a. Civil War broke out between Christians and Moslems in Lebanon b. D.W. Griffith released his film, Birth of a Nation c. German scientist Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the X-

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It is one of the world's largest dams, built on the Nile River in southern Egypt. It creates hydroelectric power and helps irrigate Egyptian farmland. Name this dam.

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The largest selling song of 1972 dealt with a tragic event that occurred on February 3, 1959, resulting in the death of three famous people. What was the song title, and who wrote and recorded it?

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Set in the world of Riot Games' "League of Legends," this Emmy-winning animated series explores the origins of two iconic champions, Jinx and Vi, and the escalating conflict between the utopian Piltover and the oppressed undercity of Zaun. What is this acclaimed series titled?