Popular Trivia Questions

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What is the only bird known to fly backwards?

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What is the largest ocean on Earth?

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Who was the first woman elected to lead a major American labor union, heading the Service Employees International Union?

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What do the 18th Century novelist Henry Fielding, the actor named Albert Finney, and an entertainer born with the name Thomas Woodward all have in common?

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Name the three elements found in greatest percentage in the human body.

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In the 1970's there was a Broadway musical entitled "Minnie's Boys." Her name was Minnie Schoenberg, and her sons' names were Leonard, Adolph, Julius, Milton, and Herbert. By what collective name were her sons bettter known?

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The key of C major can be played on a piano entirely on the white keys, needing no sharps or flats. What minor key can be played using the same all-white keys, with no sharps or flats?

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If a clock started ticking on January 1, by which date would it reach one million seconds? By January 12 or February 12?

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What do tourists travel to Cork, Ireland to kiss?

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Who was the mother of King Solomon?

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Which actors played the following roles in the film, "The Wizard of Oz"? a. Cowardly Lion? b. Scarecrow? c. Tin Man?

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Name the Elton John songs: a. This song is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. B. A song about a blind Viet Nam veteran. C. A musical tribute to Billie Jean King's tennis team.

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This very old city on the Ganges River in northeastern India is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, with over fifteen hundred temples, shrines, and palaces. In the river Ganges, people bathe, wash their clothes, wash their animals, brush their teeth, and bury

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In the film, Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart used the same line four times. What was that line?

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Presidents: a. George Washington moved into the first presidential mansion in 1789. In which city was this house located? b. In which state was Abe Lincoln born? c. In which state is Lincoln buried?