Popular Trivia Questions

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The first Broadway "rock musical" opened in 1968 and became a film in 1979. What was the title?

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What major global event, with the theme 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods,' was celebrated on March 3, 2026?

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Which Paul Thomas Anderson film received 13 Oscar nominations and starred Leonardo DiCaprio?

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Who played the film role of the nervous parents in the 1991 movie, Father of the Bride ?

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The first Nobel Prize for physics was awarded in 1901 to the German physicist who discovered a short-wave ray called the x-ray. In Europe, they refer to x-rays by his name. Who was he?

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Which English idiom evolved from of the ancient legend about a bird, silent throughout its lifetime, that sings loudly just before death?

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A cylindrical soup can four inches in diameter and four inches tall is completely surrounded by a paper label. What is the area of that label? (to the nearest whole number)

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Sometimes called the "Napoleon of Crime," who was Sherlock Holmes' arch rival?

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In 1783, the French brothers Montgolfier helped people go where no one had gone before, when they invented what?

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The first talking picture in Britain was called Blackmail. It was made in 1929, and was directed by which well-known director?

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By what three-word phrase do we name the index used to measure the quantity of harmful particles and chemicals in the air?

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A famous line from Shakespeare is Othello's description of himself as “ ONE THAT LOVED NOT .... what?

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The only English word with five consecutive vowels is something the British do while waiting for a bus. What is it?

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Which controversial television celebrity, mostly popular in the 60's and 70's, was described as a "brash, arrogant inquisitor with a staccato delivery and unparalleled penchant for verbal arabesques"?

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Where would you visit each of the following attractions? a. Taj Mahal- what city? b. Angkor Wat - what country? c. Machu Picchu- what country?