Popular Trivia Questions

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Which major city of England lies closest to Sherwood Forest?

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What single word do these all these have in common: gemstones, baseball fields, and playing cards?

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If 20 people are drinking beer, 16 are eating fish, and 12 are doing both, what fraction of the people are eating fish and drinking beer?

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On July 16, 1945, three weeks before the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, it was tested for the first time where?

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In the Earth's southern hemisphere, what season begins in March?

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When she won the Best Actress Oscar in 1989, she became the oldest person to ever win the Academy Award as Best Actress. Who was she, and for what film?

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What is the most popular table gambling game in Las Vegas?

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For the last 25 years of his life, Howard Hughes was a recluse, and spent the last six years wasting away in a drug stupor, in which islands?

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According to the U.S. Constitution, what is the minimum age for a person to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.?

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The first brand-name product ever to be featured on a cover of Time Magazine was displayed on May 15, 1950 (not as an advertisement). What consumable product, which sold for about 5¢ per unit, was it?

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The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after which real person? Identify by name, if possible.

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This Greek poet from the sixth century B.C. reputedly originated Greek tragedy; after his name certain actors are named. Who was he?

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Star Wars was the third film directed by George Lucas. What were the first two?

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Who was the first actress to make $20 million dollars to star in a film?

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When she won the 1986 Academy Award as Best Actress, she became the first hearing-impaired person to do so. What was her name and the title of the film?