Today's Trivia Questions

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In the film Apollo 13, Tom Hanks played the role of which astronaut?

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This chemical element makes up about 1/4 of the earth's crust; it is the main ingredient of sand, is the main ingredient of glass, is used in the making of computers, and can also be made into synthetic rubber. What is this element?

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What Italian physician developed the educational method that bears her name, emphasizing self-directed learning?

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Which country of Europe is called the land of humane bullfights: where the bulls are not killed?

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If 40% are of the people at an event are women and 20% of the people at the event are left-handed, then at most what percentage are right-handed men?

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What do we call an organism that lives on a host which it usually injures?

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What product did the Grey Poupon company begin producing in 1777? (2 words)

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What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

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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?

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In order to convince the Egyptian Pharaoh to free the Israelite slaves, god imposed 10 plagues upon the Egyptians. What was the tenth, and worst of the 10 plagues of Egypt?

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Which person hosted almost 300 NBC TV specials, but no regular series, over the course of his career?

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What three colors make up the s-shaped logo found on Golden Gate Transit boats and buses?

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In the 1994 no-brainer comedy Ace Ventura, Pet Dectective , Jim Carrey's character was hired to find what?

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He has purchased properties in London and Windsor, England, Nice, France, and Atlanta, Georgia. Vintage cars, designer clothes, jewels and flowers are among his passions. Who is this entertainer?

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What is the scientific name for the gas your dentist might give you, commonly called "laughing gas"?