Popular Trivia Questions

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Which talk show on National Public Radio is hosted by Click and Clack?

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Sir Laurence Olivier won an Academy Award in the 1940s for his film portrayal of which Shakespearean character?

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The framework of the Statue of Liberty was designed by which well-known European engineer?

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Mt. Livermore is the highest point on which local island?

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What is the geographical term for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?

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Since this city hosts the headquarters of the European Union, you might call it the capital city of Europe. Which city is this?

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This river with a short name is the longest river in Italy, flowing 640 km (400 miles) from Torino towards Venice. What is this river?

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The British call a certain game draughts. What do the Americans call it?

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Which one of these people did not sign the Declaration of Independence: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin?

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Around 1790 Spanish explorers, and later Captain George Vancouver, discovered the San Juan Islands, located today in which state?

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She was the outstanding female tennis player of the 1970s and early 1980s. She was ranked number one in the world seven times. In 1974 won a record 56 consecutive matches. Who was she?

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Which country is the world's largest producer of bicycles?

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Famous for his beret, be-bop sunglasses, and his trumpet whose horn points diagonally upward toward the heavens, who was this jazz all-star who died in 1993?

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What type of musical composition is named after a state of ecstasy?

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Global warming is caused when what gas is released into the atmosphere?