Today's Trivia Questions

18

They married (when she was 18), later divorced, then got back together again. Both are actors - she in films and he in TV shows, currently starring as Nash Bridges. Who are they?

9

Which 1975 horror film, which caused a slowdown in summer tourism, starred Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss?

10

Which two actors played movie roles of The Nutty Professor?

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?

13

From this U.S. city you can take a tunnel directly southwards into a Canadian city. Name both of these cities.

13

Who was the first European explorer to travel from Europe overland to the Pacific Ocean and what was his home town?

19

According to the 1990 census, which is the largest state capital city in the U.S. in population?

14

Which former tennis champion announced in January, 1996 that he was going to run for mayor of his home town of Bucharest, Romania?

8

Which U.S. state borders eight other states?

2

This mountain, 11,000 feet above sea level, is snow-capped most of the year, and is the highest active volcano in Europe. What is its name?

4

Which pair of brothers played in the Major League baseball all-star game during the 1990's?

9

This magnificent cathedral with a huge dome in Istanbul, Turkey was once the central church building of the eastern orthodox church, and is now a museum. What is the name of this structure?

1

In the 17-18th centuries he was employed by the British government to help stop piracy on the high seas, but he turned to piracy himself, was caught and executed in England. Who was he?

15

Meryl Streep received a 12th Oscar nomination for her role in what 1995 romantic film co-starring Clint Eastwood?

11

In 1905, this woman opened her own architecture office in San Francisco. One year later, after the earthquake and fire of 1906, the interior of the Fairmont Hotel was rebuilt by her. Who was she?