Popular Trivia Questions

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Which non-American actor was paid $13 million to star in the film about Alcatraz, The Rock ?

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In human reproduction, the X-and Y-chromosomes determine gender. Is the X-chromosome associated with male or female characteristics?

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This person had so many musical hits in the 1950's that he became the first artist ever to release a "Greatest Hits" album. It stayed in the Billboard top album charts for over 7 years! Which musical artist is this?

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When the product which we call ice cream first made its appearance in the English language, around the year 1673, it wasn't called ice cream, as we know it today. By what two word phrase was it called?

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This 19th-20th social reformer was a strong advocate of abstinence from alcohol. With her hatchet she led raids of saloons, breaking bottles and destroying furniture. Who was she?

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In addition to English, about 100,000 inhabitants of Scotland and thousands more in Nova Scotia speak what language?

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What is the two-word name for the type of vehicle that is capable of taking off from Earth, carrying a load into space, and returning to earth to be used again?

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What is the title of the 1986 film written by Nora Ephron, directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep?

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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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Which pop music star was born Henry John Deutschendorf in Roswell, New Mexico in 1943, and died in the late 1990's near Monterey, California?

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When Hugh Grant was caught in Los Angeles with a prostitute, it helped publicize his upcoming film with what title?

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Paramount's studio's single most lucrative property, has generated more than $1 billion. It was a TV series until 1969, generateed at least six movies, two syndicated TV shows, an animated series, hundreds of books and comics, fan clubs, conventions, clot

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This marial art has existed for 2,000 years, but was never an olympic medal event until the Sydney Olympics, in the year 2000. Generally speaking, Korean athletes excel at this sport. What is it?

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These two black athletes raised a great controversy in the 1968 Olympics, when they raised their fists in the "Black power" salute while receiving their medals. What were their names?

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Who is the creator of television's most popular dysfunctional family, The Simpsons ?