Today's Trivia Questions

1

In August, 1995, in the second-largest takeover in U.S. business history, American Broadcasting Company was acquired by what major entertainment corporation?

17

In 1894 this French Jewish army officer was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment, but ultimately acquitted when the evidence against him was shown to have been falsified by anti-Semites. Who was he?

14

In 1970, Dustin Hoffman was 33 years old when he played the film role of 121-year-old Jack Crabb in what film?

15

What do you call curved lines on a weather map connecting regions of equal atmospheric pressure?

80

A major earthquake struck which country in December 2025, causing widespread damage and loss of life?

35

Which 2026 Channel 4 reality TV show drops 10 strangers into a forest, assigning them daily roles as either 'prey' or 'predator' in a strategic game of hide-and-seek with a £100,000 prize at stake?

44

What South Korean player, known as 'Faker,' is widely regarded as the greatest League of Legends player of all time?

16

In April, 1996, Federal Agents took the suspected Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski, into custody. Kaczynski had received degrees in mathematics from two Universities and taught at another. Which ones?

51

What major meteor shower, made of debris from asteroid 3200 Phaethon, peaked on December 13 and 14, 2025?

17

What are the two official languages of India?

4

This African country, settled by returning black slaves, speaks English, uses the dollar for currency, and has a capital city named for a U.S. President. Name the country and the capital.

18

What Bronze reliquary cross, dating between the 9th and 11th centuries AD, was discovered in the ancient city of Lystra, Turkey, in March 2026?

2

Since the early 1700's, nearly all British prime ministers have lived at what London street address?

13

Legend has it that this modern tradition began in 1927 when movie star Norma Talmadge accidentally stepped in something. What is the tradition?

84

What South Korean action-drama series, also known as "Weak Hero Class 1," follows a brilliant but physically frail student who uses his intelligence to fight against bullies?