Today's Trivia Questions

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About what kind of bird did each of these people write: a. Edgar Allen Poe b. John Keats c. Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Did any space vehicles from Earth ever land on Mars?

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At sports events, we sing the first verse of the national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. How many verses does this song have altogether?

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In which state would you find each of these cities? a. Tuscaloosa? b. Rapid City? c. Wichita Falls?

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November 22, 1963: was Jackie Kennedy sitting to the left or right of her husband in the car in Dallas?

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In 1962, European countries joined forces to establish an international astronomical project. They set up a space observatory, with some of the most powerful telescopes in the world, at La Silla, in which southern country?

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This television show won the Emmy Award as best Dramatic Series in 1986; the show's title was named after two women. What was the name of the series?

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BONUS: What particular position did Robert Dole hold longer than anyone else who ever lived?

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On March 2, 1962, the all time record for points scored in a single NBA basketball game was set, when what great athlete scored how many points?

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Which team won Super Bowl LIX in February 2025, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22?

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Name a country which contains each of these four-letter words, in the same order. Example: Chin = China: a. Many b. Hail c. Done

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Which Disney film, released around Thanksgiving, 1992, passed $200 million in total box office ticket sales within the first six months of its release, and became one of the top money making films of all time?

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BONUS: In what year did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels collaborate to write The Communist Manifesto ? within 2

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What is the largest ocean on Earth?

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In 1729, the Chinese banned the smoking of what product?