Today's Trivia Questions

14

During the height of Michael Jackson's reign as king of pop, and shortly after the fall of the iron curtain, the young folk in which Eastern European country considered him as a God?

6

Can you name three provinces of Canada which do not have land borders with the USA?

13

Which British bacteriologist discovered penicillin in 1928 and won the 1945 Nobel Prize for his achievement?

11

Which two people played the romantic couple in the 199? film, Green Card?

5

Which two chemical elements are most commonly used as disinfectant or antiseptic?

9

How many tiles does each player start with in Scrabble?

8

Place the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, Socrates in historical order starting with earliest:

6

There are approximately 1.6 million of these in every mile. What are they?

10

Inventor Thomas Edison improved the major infrastructure of New York City in 1881 when he installed the world's first what?

15

What is the third largest planet in our solar system?

19

In 1978 Richard Adams' best-selling fantasy about a family of rabbits seeking a safe place to live was turned into one of the best animated feature films ever made. What's the title?

17

Although in the 1990's Ellen was the first sitcom star to come out on national TV, in the late 1970's and early 1980's, a comedian played television's first openly gay character on a wacky comedy series. Which comedian, which comedy series?

9

What Japanese strategy game involves two players moving pieces on a 9x9 board?

11

The Beatles won the Academy Award only once in their career - as Best Original Score for what 1970 film?

13

After the American Civil War, 15,000 freed slaves emigrated to what African country?