Popular Trivia Questions

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From 1859 to 1869, the Suez Canal was designed, engineered, and constructed by a company from which country?

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In 1492, the Spanish expelled all Jews from Spain, and also rescued the country from Moslem control. What was the last city in Spain controlled by the Moslems?

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Which two chemical elements are most commonly used as disinfectant or antiseptic?

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The classical design of acoustic guitars as we know them today was created in the 19th century in what country?

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Which person selected the location which later became the District of Columbia (by act of Congress in 1790)?

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This sport, invented in the USA in 1895, is played in every country of the world, indoors or out, by men or women, with various number of players on a side. It became an official Olympic sport in 1964. What is it?

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Probably in every room of your home you have examples of what significant invention dating from about 1500 B.C.?

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Which magazine, named for a type of wood, has been popular since 1945, primarily among black readers?

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The world's highest waterfall, 980 m (3,212 ft) high, has what heavenly name, and is located in which country?

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Which British author created a world of elves, orcs, ents, and of course hobbits, and what is the title of his famous trilogy?

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If tourists in Switzerland pay $1.00 to get 1.5 Swiss Francs, then they pay the equivalent of how many dollars for a meal that costs 80 Francs?

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What was the title of the 1990 fantasy directed by Tim Burton about a young man with multi-bladed appendages, and who played the lead role?

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Actor Michael Caine received the Oscar as as Best Supporting Actor in 1986 for his role in which Woody Allen film?

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The Coptic religion is a Christian minority found mostly in which non-Christian country?

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In 1894 this French Jewish army officer was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment, but ultimately acquitted when the evidence against him was shown to have been falsified by anti-Semites. Who was he?