Today's Trivia Questions

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One of the indicators of the progress of the stock markets is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The stocks of how many companies makes up the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

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Can you identify a rich, creamy sauce of butter, egg yolks and lemon juice that is named after a European country?

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This Steubenville, Ohio high school dropout became a boxer, stole hubcaps, bootlegged whiskey and worked in a steel mill. He went on to become a world famous actor and singer, and died in 1995. Who was he?

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England's first and second Civil Wars took place in what six-year range? Name any year, and if it's within 10 years, o.k.

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What brand of adhesive bandage is so popular its name became a generic term for all adhesive bandages?

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What is a septuagenarian?

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This Greek poet from the sixth century B.C. reputedly originated Greek tragedy; after his name certain actors are named. Who was he?

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In 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?

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Which actress and actor starred as the romantic couple in the 1959 film, Pillow Talk?

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What was the family name and parents' occupations in popular TV show, The Cosby Show?

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Name the states with the following nicknames: a. The Beaver state b. The Show Me state c. The Palmetto state

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Although only five murders can be attributed for certain to this person, he is probably the most famous mass-murderer of all time. Who did this dirty work about 100 years ago in London?

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The female Danish writer Isak Dineson spent 20 years in Kenya on a coffee plantation, and wrote what autobiographical work in 1937 which became a film in the 1980's?

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What's the biological name for the part of the body that contains the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, and pancreas?

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The second largest state, Texas; is it more or less than half the size of Alaska?