Today's Trivia Questions

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Which three major league baseball players hit the most home runs during the decade of the 1990's?

12

History tells us that some doctors used a certain small animal to remove blood from patients in order to help heal bruises and cure diseases. What kind of animal?

15

What major film awards ceremony, often seen as a precursor to the Oscars, took place in January 2026?

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What is the common term for the measure of delay between a player's input and the corresponding action appearing on screen, critical in competitive gaming?

12

Directed by Jagoda Szelc, this 2018 Polish psychological thriller follows a group of hotel interns who awaken in a cold van and are subjected to increasingly bizarre and dehumanizing experiences, blurring the lines of reality. What is the title of this movie?

12

What was the name of the Israeli psychic, popular in the 1970's, who claimed to be able to bend spoons by will?

7

What ancient Greek philosopher founded the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning?

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He was a cult hero, although his movie career spanned less than two years. Can you name the three films in which James Dean starred? And what kind of car was James Dean driving when he was killed near Salinas, California?

11

This plant was required growing for farmers from middle ages Europe to in 17th century America. President Thomas Jefferson declared it a "necessity;" it was Kentucky's largest cash crop until 1915. What was it?

9

The expression "Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate" first appeared in the 1960's, and applied to what?

1

Alcatraz, "The Rock," was a military prison from 1859 to 1933 and a federal prison until what year? (within 2 years)

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Which two countries co-hosted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in February and March 2026?

8

What does a taxonomist do?

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This Motown recording artist was born in Detroit in 1943. She released her first song in 1961, and eventually went on to become one of the leading female singing stars of the early 1960's, with 10 top forty hits. She died of cancer in Los Angeles in July,

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Of all African nations, this country most successfully avoided European colonization. Except for a short period of occupation by Italy from 1935-1941, this country has remained independent for more than 2000 years. Which country is this?