Today's Trivia Questions

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Which science fiction TV series, running from 1989 to 1993, follows Dr. Sam Beckett as he 'leaps' into the bodies of different people throughout history, aiming to correct historical mistakes with the help of his holographic observer, Al Calavicci?

6

What country lies closest to Greenland?

7

What major NASA mission, aiming to return humans to the Moon, was officially targeting a late 2026 launch after previous delays?

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What system, using a small amount of gas stored in the magazine, allows airsoft pistols to have a realistic sliding action when fired?

36

Anya Taylor-Joy stars as orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon, who rises to the top of the chess world while battling addiction, in which acclaimed 2020 Netflix miniseries?

3

Can you name a part of the human body which can also be found on a typewriter key?

19

During the Middle Ages, stonemasons would carve grotesquely decorative rain spouts along the ends of the roofs, in the form of animals or faces. What are these things called?

13

This Scottish missionary and explorer discovered the Zambesi River in 1851, Victoria Falls in 1855, and later looked for the source of the Nile River. Who was he?

52

Images from NASA's DART mission, analyzed in March 2026, provided the first direct visual proof of what phenomenon occurring between asteroids?

3

What toy craze caused widespread panic buying and even fights during the 1996 holiday season?

74

What international effort to document nature in cities took place from April 24-27, 2026?

7

At the end of each TV show, Jimmy Durante bid farewell to which person?

1

In the 1970's at Oakland's Technical High School, he was a 3-sport star: football, basketball, and baseball. He received two dozen college scholarship offers for football. He went on to become a great star in baseball, playing on a local major league team

19

Founded in 1609, and now the capital city of its state, what is the oldest city in America west of the Mississippi?

16

A cylindrical soup can four inches in diameter and four inches tall is completely surrounded by a paper label. What is the area of that label? (to the nearest whole number)