Today's Trivia Questions

15

In 1961, he was the first man launched into space. He was killed in 1968 while flying a routine aircraft training mission. Today he is buried within the Kremlin walls. Who is he?

15

What word can refer to a place of transition for lost souls, or a Carribbean dance?

11

This Academy-award winning actor played the 1980 film role of a boxer. Name the actor, the athlete, and the film title.

19

One of the ancient wonders of the world is a 105-foot high bronze statue of Helios (Apollo) completed in 280 B.C. but destroyed during an earthquake in 224 B.C. What is the common name for this statue in Greece?

2

The Million Man March brought 400,000 African-American men together in 1995 for speeches urging them to shoulder the responsibilities of raising families. Where was this event held, and which radical person organized it?

21

This organ in the human body, about the size of your fist, is located behind the stomach. Its most important function is filtering foreign substances from the blood, as well as helping the body fight infections. What is the name of this organ?

3

What two oceans meet at the Cape of Good Hope?

6

In what 1989 Spike Lee film does Danny Aiello play a Brooklyn pizzeria owner involved in a racial conflict?

2

What word can refer to a donkey or a vain stupid person?

11

In what country did the Arab Spring begin in December 2010?

72

What is the sum of angles in a triangle?

3

What was the title of the 1989 film starring Michelle Pfeiffer as a nightclub singer who joins forces with a pair of lounge lizards played by Jeff and Beau Bridges?

1

Former New York policeman Edward Mahoney dropped a few letters from his name and became a 1970's music star. Who is he?

5

What is the name of the 2100 year old 75 mile long protective wall that extends across northern England?

10

What is the name of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that takes place entirely on roller skates?