Popular Trivia Questions

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True or False: George Washington was born in England?

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Edward Teach, an Englishman who turned to an extremely savage form of piracy, was better known by what colorful name?

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According to the United Nations and international law, the territorial waters of most countries extend how many miles out to sea from their shorelines?

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What is the name of the TV quiz show where celebrities occupied the spaces on a Tic-Tac-Toe board?

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The 19th century baseball poem, “Casey at the Bat,” is set in what town?

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Name the films with people's names in the title: a. 1980 film in which Goldie Hawn enlists in the army? b. 1976 interpretation of a medieval story starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn? c. Bawdy 1963 film about an adventurous 18th Century Englishman

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Did Benjamin Franklin sign the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, both, or neither?

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For creating the best-kept movie secret of 1992, writer-director Neil Jordan won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Achievement in Directing, while his film was also nominated for Best Picture of the Year. For which film?

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Legend has it that travellers would meet at the intersection of three crossroads to exchange news, gossip, and tiny interesting facts. What English word just might derive from this idea?

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What is the world's largest inland sea?

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What is the largest instrument in the string section of an orchestra?

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Analysts claim the British "Mad cow disease" has been caused by cows which have eaten what?

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This mysterious number, the base of a natural logarithm, is related to natural and exponential growth. What is this number called, and what is its decimal value?

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The amount of chemicals in our drinking water is measured in milligrams per liter. The ratio of one milligram per liter is the same as the ratio of one dollar to ... how many?

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What fragrant cosmetic is named for a city in Germany?