Popular Trivia Questions

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Can you name three countries that begin with "J"?

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What term for a smug, ignorant, uncultured person is named for ancient people of the early Middle east region?

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One of the ingredients of LSD is lysergic acid, which is found in the seeds of what common flower?

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Which has a higher boiling temperature? Water or alcohol?

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This war in 1853 was triggered by a dispute between France, Russia, and Turkey over control of the Holy Places in Palestine, and during this war Florence Nightingale performed her heroic nursing deeds. What was it?

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Two people dig cylindrical holes in the earth: one hole is two feet in diameter by two feet deep, and the other hole is one foot in diameter by one foot deep. The big hole is how many times the size of the small hole? is it twice as large, three times as

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What product did the Grey Poupon company begin producing in 1777? (2 words)

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On March 2, 1962, the all time record for points scored in a single NBA basketball game was set, when what great athlete scored how many points?

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Each of these scientific words or phrases begins with the letter, "T." a. The metal with the highest melting point? b. A communicable disease marked by fever, diarrhea, headache, and intestinal inflammation and caused by a bacterium. c. A 4-sided solid

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The 1955 film The Blackboard Jungle was the first to feature a rock and roll song in the opening film soundtrack. The song was so popular that another film was made in 1956, with the song title as film title. Name this song classic from 1955.

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In December, 1913, one of the editors at the New York World newspapaper created a form of intellectual entertainment which proved so popular that it can be found in every newspaper still today. What was it?

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If, after receiving a 20% discount when buying a television set, and after paying 7% tax, you paid $642, what was the original marked price of the TV set?

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Top phrases from 1995: To whom was Jay Leno speaking when he asked, "What the hell were you thinking." ?

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From which Shakespearean plays do the following lines come? a. "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." b. If music be the food of love, play on."

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On May 18, 1980, this mountain in the Pacific northwest erupted after being dormant for 123 years. Which mountain is it?