Random Trivia Questions

1

Which 19th century British physician discovered the condition and coined the term, Mongolism (which is currently considered ethnically offensive today)?

7

Which company in 1935 produced the first color photographic film: America's Kodak, Japan's Fuji, or Germany's Agfa?

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This word came to English from the Turkish and Persian languages, and referred to a beverage of sweetened, diluted fruit juice. Later in Europe this word referred to a carbonated drink. Today it refers to a fruit-flavored treat. What is this word?

17

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

20

Under the Liberation Day tariffs, what tariff rate did the United States impose on Chinese imports?

2

Around 1499, which Italian navigator sailed to the West Indies, along the north coast of South America, and discovered the mouth of the Amazon river?

13

The finger which strikes the letter "M" on the typewriter normally sits on which letter in the normal "at rest" position?

16

French army officer Alfred Dreyfuss and Henri Charriere, author of Papillon, were two of the most famous residents of which penal colony off the coast of French Guiana?

15

The name for which European food specialty comes from the French word meaning "melted"?

15

What 2014 viral challenge involved dumping a bucket of ice water over one's head for charity?

7

In the insect world, certain male bees have the enviable task of performing no work. Their primary function is to mate with the queen bee. What are they called?

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The 98th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for which date in 2026?

1

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

16

This 19th century American frontierswoman was a companion of Wild Bill Hickok. She dressed like a man and frequented bars in the Dakota Territory where she told stories of her adventures. By what name do we know her?

10

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