Random Trivia Questions

7

In 1847, Michigan became the first state to abolish this, and since that time, less than half the states have followed. What is it?

10

What video game series features a character named Master Chief?

15

Which King and Queen were executed by rebellious French citizens in 1793?

16

Which two countries form the eastern border of Iran?

8

Around what year was coffee first consumed as a beverage? Was it around 1000 B.C., 1000 A.D., or the 16th century?

6

Shaped like a flat disk, it's about 100,000 light years in diameter, and about 10,000 light years thick. What is it?

6

Asteroids are small irregularly shaped bodies, sometimes called minor planets, which orbit the sun, and are most frequently found between which two planets?

12

What was the name of the film with a sports theme that won the Academy Award as Best Film in 1976?

4

This island in the Pacific Ocean has an area of 200 sq. miles, and a population of 130,000. Its inhabitants are considered U.S. citizens, and they have one delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the eastern-most U.S. territory in the world

16

Which person, in which year, said, "I do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States"

17

In 1972, just after this person had vowed never to step foot again on U.S. soil, he flew to America to receive a special Academy Award for "the incalculable effect he had on motion pictures". Who was he?

7

In which country did the Solidarity trade union movement begin in 1980?

15

In which country would you find the Bay of Pigs?

16

What advisory group, composed of the commanders of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marines, counsels the President on military affairs?

9

Evaluate the given trigonometric expression: The sine of a 420 degree angle, in non-decimal form (exact answer)