Today's Trivia Questions

2

In 1995, Connie Chung was fired from her role as anchorperson on which news show?

2

Which British woman wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1900?

17

Founded around 600 B.C. by the Greeks, what is the oldest city in France?

2

Around 1680, when King Charles II repaid a debt owed to his father, this 35-year-old man received a huge parcel of land on the western bank of the Delaware River which eventually became a state bearing his name. What was his name?

9

What 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, killed by king's men, is featured in plays by T.S. Eliot (Murder in the Cathedral) and the French playwright Jean Anouilh?

14

What animal is the larva of a butterfly or moth?

9

The Republican Party first appeared on the U.S. Presidential ballot in which of these years: 1826, 1856, or 1860?

7

Of the chemical elements between #95 and 100, three are named for humans. Name the three.

8

The heaviest human ever recorded was the American Jon Minnoch, who died in 1983 at the age of 42. Within 200 pounds, what was his maximum weight?

10

In surface area, what is the smallest of the Great Lakes?

15

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

13

In autumn, 1991, music promoter Bill Graham was killed in a helicopter crash after leaving Concord Pavilion, and a concert by which musical group?

10

In 1939, the English King escorted his daughter to the New York World's Fair. Who were these two people?

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Founded in 1609, and now the capital city of its state, what is the oldest city in America west of the Mississippi?

13

Which musical instrument, found in most symphony orchestras, is named after a country?