Today's Trivia Questions

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What meteor shower peaked overnight on January 3rd and 4th, 2026, known for its intense but short duration?

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The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of what spiral galaxy, located 65 million light-years away, in March 2026?

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Set in the fictional borough of Walford in London's East End, this long-running British soap opera has depicted the lives of working-class residents since 1985, tackling various social issues. What is the title of this iconic BBC series?

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Which gaseous chemical element glows reddish orange when an electric charge passes through it?

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Paul Thomas Anderson directed this 2025 black comedy action-thriller, inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland, about an ex-revolutionary forced back into his combative lifestyle. What is this film called?

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BONUS: Halloween received its name because, around the year 800 A.D., the night of October 31 was called all hallow e'en, the night before the all hallow mass was recited, coinciding with which holiday?

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This 2018 VR creative documentary offers a room-scale experience, utilizing multi-narrative and volumetric capture to immerse viewers in the mind of Lisa, who revisits fragmented memories of her lost love, Erik, culminating in the shocking moment of his death. What is this poignant film called?

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What European Space Agency (ESA) satellite, set for launch by the end of 2026, is designed to hunt for exoplanets?

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From one of America's major cities you can drive south under a body of water, and arrive in Canada. Which cities, and which body of water?

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If you travel directly north from Lima, Peru, until you hit the United states, which of these cities do you come closest to: Phoenix, Houston, New Orleans, or Miami?

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Egyptian pharaohs claim to be descended from the Egyptian god of the sun, whose name is ... ?

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What cold, rocky islands in the Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles north of Scotland are politically related to Denmark, even though their name sounds Egyptian?

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Windermere is the largest ... what... in England?

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What Canadian police procedural drama features detective Charlie Hudson and his German Shepherd police dog Rex, solving crimes in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador?

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Which TV series won the Emmy Award as best comedy five consecutive years in the 1990's?