Popular Trivia Questions

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In Bay Area there is an organization called "Lovers of the Stinking Rose," dedicated to what miracle bulb?

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Which two musicians make up the pop music group, Steely Dan?

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Which U.S. state's official song comes from a Broadway musical?

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What part of speech is the word "the"?

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His history of the invasion of Greece by the Persian Empire was the beginning of all Western history writing. What ancient Greek historian is often called the father of history?

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In 1507 German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller was first mapmaker to use what name on a map of the new world?

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BONUS 3: Which U.S. capital city lies at the highest altitude above sea level?

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Primarily from which chemical element are semiconductors made?

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There are five pairs U.S. Presidents who share the same last name. What are they?

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Which rhythm and blues singer was shot and killed by his father in April, 1984?

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This ten-year old boy, son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, became King of England and Ireland in 1547 and died of tuberculosis six years later. Who was he?

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Michael Jackson is one of how many children?

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What visible electric discharge on the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane during an electrical storm is named after the fourth-century patron saint of sailors, and is also the title of a 1985 movie starring Robe Lowe and Demi Moore?

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What is feldspar? A flower, a type of coral, or a mineral?

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He was easily elected president of his country in 1946, but lost a great deal of his popularity after the death of his wife in 1952, and he was overthrown in 1955 by a military coup. Who was this person, two-time president of Argentina?