Popular Trivia Questions

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Generally speaking, where would you find the Van Allen belts? In a hockey game, in an automobile, near the north pole, or in space?

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Ted Turner, founder of CNN and TNT and TBS, is one of the most influential non-politicians in the world. In 1977, he had an influential position in an international sporting event. Specifically what was it?

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In 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?

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Prophetically, just a few months before the Three-Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in Pennsylvania, a 1979 film dealt with the subject of a nuclear accident. That film was entitled The China Syndrome. Who were three stars?

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Can you name the two land-locked countries of South America?

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What is the traditional gift for a 50th wedding anniversary?

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If you roll three dice at the same time, what's the probability of rolling a sum of 3 or 4?

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Actor John Derek had three actress wives, all of whom he photographed for Playboy Magazine. Can you name them?

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There are about 6 sports team names shared by different cities in different sports. For example, Giants - S.F. in baseball and N.Y. in football. Can you think of up to 4 more team names, in baseball, football, basketball, or hockey?

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In the world of wines, what is the name for the aroma or perfume given off by wine?

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This Scottish missionary and explorer discovered the Zambesi River in 1851, Victoria Falls in 1855, and later looked for the source of the Nile River. Who was he?

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From this U.S. city you can take a tunnel directly southwards into a Canadian city. Name both of these cities.

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What is the highest mountain in each of these places? a. United States? b. Japan? c. Africa?

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The lyrics of which 1965 folk-rock hit came from the Book of Ecclesiastes and who recording it?

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This explorer, conservationist, and author was born in April, 1838. He helped create national parks in the USA, and the longest trail in the Sierras is named after him. Who is he?