Today's Trivia Questions

12

What BBC radio service, launched in 1932, broadcasts internationally in multiple languages?

1

In what children's game do players toss a small object into numbered squares then skip through the spaces to retrieve the object?

7

What does the Latin phrase 'status quo' literally mean?

13

What country has a bill of rights for cows?

76

How many players are on a standard basketball team on the court?

14

Patty Hearst was kidnapped on February 4, in what year?

13

Enormously popular in Japan, these virtual reality pets have been adopted by children, teens, and adults of both sexes, and recently invaded the United States. What are they called?

5

Which pair of entertainers worked together to star in over 60 short films and 27 full-length films between 1926 and 1951?

20

The author of the Russian novel, "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," was one of the few people ever to be expelled from the USSR. Who was the author?

16

Which two musicians make up the pop music group, Steely Dan?

6

What substance is processed in a Ginnery?

11

Which automobile pioneer is credited in 1886 as manufacturing the first vehicle powered with an internal-combustion engine?

8

How many US states west of the Mississippi River lie on the Canadian border?

10

What food is made from vegetable oil, egg yolks, and lemon juice, and is possibly named after a town in Spain?

4

NM: The foundations for it were laid by William the Conqueror in 1078. Later, it was used as a mint, and King Henry VII made it his home. Queen Elizabeth I and her mother lived there, as did Sir Walter Raleigh. Name this London landmark.