Popular Trivia Questions

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In 1936, Hialeah in Florida was the world's first horse race track to make use of what new innovation?

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This comic strip, created in 1931, is one of the most popular of all time. It was turned into films in the 1930's, 40's, 60's, and 90's. What is this comic strip created by Chester Gould?

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Called the world's most successful board game, it was unveiled in 1935, has sold more than 200 million copies in 26 languages. What is it?

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According to the Guiness Book of Records, the most money ever paid to a film actor was the $50-$60 million that Jack Nicholson earned playing which unusual character in which 1989 Tim Burton film?

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In the 1850's, this escaped slave made 19 secretive trips to the South, and led more than 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, despite a bounty of $40,000 on her head. She was never caught. What was her name?

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In the famous TV series, "I Love Lucy," what was Lucy's married name and maiden name?

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In the film, Easy Rider, Jack Nicholson played the role of a person who decided to drop-out from society, leaving what profession?

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Which actor played the role of which bumbling inspector in the 1964 film, The Pink Panther?

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If you go out to eat at a restaurant in a foreign country, and you must pay a 15% service fee, followed by a 12% tax on everything, even the service fee, what actual exact percentage did you pay above the base price?

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What is the approximate distance from the surface fo the earth to the center of the earth? Closer to 4,000, 7,000 or 10,000 miles?

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This island in the Pacific Ocean has an area of 200 sq. miles, and a population of 130,000. Its inhabitants are considered U.S. citizens, and they have one delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the eastern-most U.S. territory in the world

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The first starring role for both Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw came about in which 1969 film based on a Philip Roth novel?

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Can you name two Woody Allen films with the same flower in the title?

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What is the name for the type of Japanese verse form having three lines with 5, 7, and 5 syllables?

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Alan and Brigitte are beginning a bike race. Alan begins riding at 12 miles per hour, and ten minutes later Brigitte begins riding at 15 miles per hour. How many minutes will it take her to catch up to Alan?