Popular Trivia Questions

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Name the films with people's names in the title: a. 1980 film in which Goldie Hawn enlists in the army? b. 1976 interpretation of a medieval story starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn? c. Bawdy 1963 film about an adventurous 18th Century Englishman

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According to the United Nations and international law, the territorial waters of most countries extend how many miles out to sea from their shorelines?

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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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Legend has it that travellers would meet at the intersection of three crossroads to exchange news, gossip, and tiny interesting facts. What English word just might derive from this idea?

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In Great Britain on October 5, 1962, the Beatles released their first single record, which reached # 17 on the British charts. What was the title?

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England's first and second Civil Wars took place in what six-year range? Name any year, and if it's within 10 years, o.k.

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If a cone has a circular base of diameter 10 cm. and a slant height of 10 cm. then the volume is what?

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What tropical lizard has the ability to change colors?

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In 1910, the US Congress passed the Mann Act, making it illegal for anyone to transport across state lines, for immoral purposes, ... what ...?

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Almost three-fourths of the gambling revenue in casinos comes from which form of gambling?

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When in December, 1996, his daughter asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he replied, "another Christmas." Who were they - father and daughter?

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In April, 1982, war broke out in a neutral location between two very unlikely enemies -- countries located almost 7,000 miles apart. Who were the opponents; where did they fight?

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Who was Queen Elizabeth's father -- the popular British King from 1936-1952?

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This British pop musician, born in 1940, had dozens of hits in Britain, but never met with great popularity in the USA. He is sometimes called the Elvis of England. Who is this superstar of British rock music?

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Which 19th century French chemist, who discovered that diseases are caused by microorganisms, is considered the founder of modern microbiology?