Popular Trivia Questions

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Name the authors of each of these books: a. The Fountainhead b. The Day of the Jackal c. Bright Lights, Big City

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In December, 1860, an event occurred which lead eventually to the Civil War: what was the first state to secede from the Union?

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As you sit in your stopped car at a railroad crossing, a train travelling at 60 miles per hour takes twenty seconds to pass you. How many feet long is the train?

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MISCELLANEOUS One of the most famous hairstyle for women in the 1960's contained the name of an animal. What was it?

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Of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, about two-thirds of these men were lawyers, judges, and merchants, but about ten of them had what down-to-earth vocation?

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What was the automobile speed record for one running mile, in 1906? Was it closer to 25 miles per hour, 75 miles per hour, or 125 miles per hour?

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The Mosquito Coast, named after Miskito Indians rather than the insects, is a strip of land along the coastline of two countries. Name either one.

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The American cartoonist entertained his followers with drawings of extremely complicated contraptions designed to perform extremely simple tasks. Who was he?

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If, the first number of an arithmetic sequence is 200, and the 100th number is 2, what is the 40th number of this sequence?

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Which early 20th century Turkish leader abolished the use of the Arabic alphabet, Islamic traditions, Islamic legal system, Muslim schools and the wearing of the veil by women in Turkey?

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This Pittsburgh radio station is considered to be the first to broadcast in the U.S. Do you know its call letters?

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One of the great comebacks of the 1990's belongs to a tennis star who returned to the sport two years after being stabbed by a tennis fan. Who is she?

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In 1976 at what Olympic city did Nadia Comaneci score a perfect 10 in gymnastics?

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From February 24 to March 6, 1836, 180 people, including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, were killed at which chapel?

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Which author wrote Terms of Endearment, The Last Picture Show and Lonesome Dove ?