Popular Trivia Questions

6

In 1715 the English Parliament enacted a law requiring any group of twelve or more people gathered to disturb the peace to disperse within one hour. What was this law called?

6

What was the name of the 1987 film which starred Danny Devito and Richard Dreyfuss, playing aluminum-siding salesmen in Baltimore?

6

The programming language used to prepare documents for the World Wide Web is called HTML, which is the abbreviation for what phrase?

6

During World War II the Japanese foot soldiers invaded a land region that is today part of United States. What is it?

6

According to Greek mythology, the ingenious inventor Daedalus designed an intricate maze with a monstrous animal at the center, that could kill the people unfortunate enough to arrive there. What was the name of the maze and the animal?

6

Prohibition, the legal outlawing of alcoholic beverages, was in effect from 1920 to what year?

6

Which 19th-century American publisher compiled the first standard reference work for quotations?

6

What is the legal term for a voluntary written statement made under oath?

6

In 1893, inspired by the view from atop Pikes Peak, Katharine Lee Bates, Massachusetts educator and author, wrote a song that begins, "O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain." What's the title of that song?

6

What occupation was portrayed on the television screen by each of these actors: Bill Cosby, Robert Vaughn, Diana Rigg, Don Adams?

6

Which rebellious Irish singer around 1990, tore up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live?

6

John Lennon's first son is also a recording artist. What is his name?

6

Tom Hanks won Best Actor Oscars in 1993 and 1994 for his roles in which films?

6

One of the three main acting stars of the 1969 film, Easy Rider also directed the film. Who was it?

6

Whom did America's most famous widow, Jackie Kennedy, marry in 1968?