Today's Trivia Questions

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Which U.S. state was named by the U.S. Congress in 1800, and meant "land of the Indians"?

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What 2000 miniseries, starring Alec Baldwin as Robert H. Jackson and Brian Cox as Hermann Göring, dramatizes the post-World War II trials of Nazi war criminals?

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Which famous sex therapist and media personality, known simply as 'Dr. Ruth,' passed away in July 2024 at age 96?

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What is the name of the new international rugby union tournament scheduled to begin in 2026?

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What classic JRPG, originally released in 2000, received a fully rebuilt 'Reimagined' version in February 2026?

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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?

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Who is credited with saying 'I think, therefore I am'?

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Martin Scorsese directed this iconic 1990 crime film, based on the non-fiction book "Wiseguy," which depicts the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over three decades. What is this classic gangster movie called?

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Major Motoko Kusanagi leads an elite task force in a futuristic cyberpunk world, pursuing a mysterious hacker known as the Puppet Master in this influential 1995 Japanese animated film. What is the title of this movie?

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French army officer Alfred Dreyfuss and Henri Charriere, author of Papillon, were two of the most famous residents of which penal colony off the coast of French Guiana?

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If a foreign born person becomes a U.S. citizen, that person receives all the rights and privileges of natural-born citizens, except for one. What is it?

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What common objects, that most of us carry around much of the time, measure about 6 inches in length and about 2.5 inches in width?

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Osso Buco is an Italian dish consisting primarily of what ingredient?

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What religion originated in Japan and involves the worship of kami, or nature spirits?

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Title roles in films: a. Who played the title role in the 1981 film, Gandhi? b. Which female played the role of the object of Gene Wilder's desire in the 1984 film, The Woman in Red? c. In the 1963 film, who played the title role of Zorba the Greek?