Popular Trivia Questions

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Of all African nations, this country most successfully avoided European colonization. Except for a short period of occupation by Italy from 1935-1941, this country has remained independent for more than 2000 years. Which country is this?

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Many alternative rock musicians consider this Asian woman to be a foremother of alternative rock music. Who is she?

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The wife of Nicholas II was the last czarina of Russia (1894-1917). After the Bolshevik revolution, she and her family were imprisoned and executed. Who was she?

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What animal is the larva of a butterfly or moth?

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The name of which subordinate military position comes from the French language and means, in place of the holder of the rank?

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In the summer of, 1971, a pair of performers began to host a summer replacement series. The show was so popular that it launched their individual and combined careers. Who are they?

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The title of a book about Charles Manson was taken from the title of a Beatles song. What was it?

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It began in the 1950's as a rebellion against the conservative policies and high production costs of New York City's commercial theaters. Lately, in theaters, coffeehouses, churches, lofts, and basements throughout New York City, it serves as a forum for experimental plays. What is it called?

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The numbers game: if I said, 24 = h. in a d., you would say "hours in a day." See if you can figure out this one: 206 = b. in the h.b.

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In the center of Australia, in mostly flat desert land, lies a huge rock, which towers over 1000 feet above the flat land, and measures six miles around. Nobody knows how it got there. People come from all over the world to see it. What is the name?

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This classic film was written by, directed by, and starred Charlie Chaplin. It was his last totally silent film, from 1930. The plot involved the Chaplin character who falls in love with a blind flower girl and raises money for her to have an operation. What is its title?

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What major tech company announced in March 2026 it would be cutting 1,600 employees, about 10% of its workforce, as it invests in AI?

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Name the stars of TV's Mad About You.

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Which well-known brand of beer was named in 1876 for the town in today's Czech Republic where its recipe was born?

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Drivers in the Indianapolis 500 motor race cover 200 laps of the course. If a race car driver maintained a speed of 200 miles per hour for an entire lap, how long would it take him to negotiate that lap?