Today's Trivia Questions

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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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In the 1840's, Henry Wells (of Wells Fargo bank) established a company to transport people and their valuables. This company name is very well known today. What is it?

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What potentially hazardous asteroid was identified on a close approach trajectory in January 2026?

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Which constellation is home to the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse, visible throughout January 2026?

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In what 1987 dystopian action film does Arnold Schwarzenegger play Ben Richards, a contestant forced to participate in a deadly game show for survival in a totalitarian future United States?

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What is the term for a presidential rejection of a bill passed by Congress?

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What major global event, celebrating women's achievements, was observed in March 2026?

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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

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In this anime series, high school student Hibiki Manabe is transported to a fantasy world where he discovers his seemingly weak "Appraiser (Provisional)" skill allows him to analyze hidden information and become surprisingly powerful as he seeks a way home. What is the lengthy title of this show?

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What financial performance management software provider did private equity firm Hg acquire for $6.4 billion in January 2026?

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Born in New York in 1965, she scored her first film success playing a juvenile streetwalker in the film, "Pretty Baby" at the age of 13. Who is she?

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What are the only two U.S. state capitals located adjacent to an ocean?

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What film title might describe a dark tale where a protagonist sheds their old identity to embrace a dangerous new one, or a mystery involving deception and hidden truths, metaphorically linked to a reptile's shedding process?

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Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of frontiersman Hugh Glass in this 2015 survival thriller, where he seeks revenge after being left for dead by his fur trapping crew. What is the title of this film?

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This classic Russian novel features Rodya Raskolnikov, who kills two old women because he believes that he is beyond the bounds of good and evil. What's the title, and who wrote it?