Today's Trivia Questions

15

What is the title of the 1986 film written by Nora Ephron, directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep?

5

The first Nobel Prize for physics was awarded in 1901 to the German physicist who discovered a short-wave ray called the x-ray. People in many parts of the world refer to x-rays by his name. Who was he?

5

What is the name of the process by which green plants convert the energy of sunlight into chemical energy?

11

This television series, involving the good guys against the bad guys, had won more awards than any other dramatic series ever, yet was cancelled by NBC in the year 1987. Which show was it?

10

The largest mammal that ever lived weighs more than 100 tons. What kind of animal is this?

20

This operatic tenor who died in 1921 was the first singer ever to sell over one million records. What was his name?

14

Which of the world's oceans is named after a country?

14

In the center of Australia, in mostly flat desert land, lies a huge rock, which towers over 1000 feet above the flat land, and measures six miles around. Nobody knows how it got there. People come from all over the world to see it. What is the name?

14

What things are referred to as the "painted ladies" of San Francisco?

20

This town in southern France is a health resort, famous for its mineral springs and its bottled drinking water. During World War II, it was the headquarters of the French Nazi-collaborators. What is the name of this town?

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What was the name of the container ship that struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore?

14

In 1513, this Spanish explorer was searching for something supernatural, and discovered Florida. Who was he and what was he searching for?

11

What type of degree is typically earned after two years of study at a community college?

7

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

8

Today, marmalade refers to a kind of jelly containing the fruit and rind of many kinds of fruits, but originally, around 400 years ago, the first kind of marmalade was made from what fruit that resembles a hard yellow apple?