Today's Trivia Questions

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Which two men were convicted on the Oklahoma city bombing?

3

What vitamin is produced when human skin is exposed to sunlight?

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Which of these events occurred FIRST: the computer chip was patented, the Berlin Wall was erected, the birth control pill was OK'd by the US Food and Drug Administration

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The 13th Century Italian poet named Dante Alighieri wrote a poem about an imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, which is considered perhaps the greatest poem of the Middle Ages. What is the name?

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This music personality rose to prominence in the 1920s in Harlem and Chicago cabarets. He made films, recordings, and toured throughout world until his death in 1971. Who is he?

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What Latin legal term means 'in the absence of' and refers to proceedings conducted without the defendant present?

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A perfect number is one whose proper factors add up to the number. For example, 6 = 1+2+3. What's the next "perfect number"?

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Animals characterized by a segmented spinal column are called vertebrates. In biology, there are five classes of vertebrates, one of which is called mammals. What are the other four?

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What do these names all have in common? Waterloo, Victoria, Paddington, and King's Cross?

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In June, 1994, the French, British and Americans celebrated the 50th anniversary of what event?

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What is the name for the French dish of thin pancakes filled with sweet or spicy fillings?

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The first New York marathon was run in which year: 1910, 1940, or 1970?

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Can you name the Australian aborigine who won the Wimbledon Women's singles tennis championship in 1980?

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Which two countries reunited in 1976 after 22 years of separation and hostility?

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What kind of parties swept the nation after the release of the 1978 film, National Lampoon's Animal House?