Popular Trivia Questions

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In the 1960's, London Bridge was moved from London to which place in Arizona?

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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 English speaking nation leads the world in the number of daily newspapers, over 2,300 of them (about 50% more than the USA)?

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This tiny country of 8 sq. miles in the Pacific Ocean is the third smallest country in the world. Because of its phosphates, it has one of the highest per-capita incomes in the world. What is its name?

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He was Hollywood's first million-dollar superstar. He signed a contract in 1917 to direct and star in eight films. Who was he?

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The Berlin wall, a symbol of the cold war that restricted free movement between East and West Berlin, stood for how many years?

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For creating the best-kept movie secret of 1992, writer-director Neil Jordan won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Achievement in Directing, while his film was also nominated for Best Picture of the Year. For which film?

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He was born in Texas in 1936. He was a football star, creative writer, Rhodes Scholar, singer of folk-rock and country-and-western music, and film personality. Who is he?

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The Chinese are generally given credit for how many of these three inventions: the abacus, gunpowder, the magnetic compass?

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The custom of fooling friends and relatives on the first of April began in the late 1500's in which country? Was it England, Ireland, France, or the United States?

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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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Which constellation in the southern sky has the same name as an organization containing many intelligent people?

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Dick Cheney served in what position on the cabinet of President George H. Bush?

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Name the title and the authors of the stage musical work named after a town in southwestern England?

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Born in 1943, he studied at Cambridge University, trained as a lawyer, played football for Real Madrid, won the 1968 Spanish Song Festival, and became one of the most popular singers in the world. Who is he?