Random Trivia Questions

14

Name a Shakespearean play containing TWO people's names in the title.

4

In which year did the US federal minimum wage first reach $1.00 per hour?

18

99% of the inhabitants of Somalia observe what religion?

14

Who said 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'?

12

Which baseball team set an all-time record when they lost 120 games in 1962?

13

At the age of twenty-three, in 1740, she became Empress of Austria. During her forty year reign she had sixteen children, one of whom was Marie Antoinette, future Queen of France. Who was she?

3

The female Danish writer Isak Dineson spent 20 years in Kenya on a coffee plantation, and wrote what autobiographical work in 1937 which became a film in the 1980's?

2

Which musician teamed up with his wife and Denny Laine to form a musical group in the early 1970's, and what was the name of that group?

20

What are the dark, flat areas on the Moon's surface called, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions?

10

In a suspenseful film where a secluded community finds itself under constant surveillance from an unseen presence in the towering peaks above, leading to paranoia and a desperate search for answers, what title suggests this omnipresent threat?

16

What international film festival debuted in France in 1946?

5

This peninsula is about 150 miles long and 60 miles wide, projects into the Irish Sea, and is dominated by the Cambrian Mountains. What is it called?

2

Which 20th Century political leader's motto was, "Never Give In. Never Give In. Never. Never. Never."

8

If you go to a restaurant and order sweetbreads, what kind of food would you be ordering? Be specific !

9

What does the Latin phrase 'e pluribus unum' mean?