Random Trivia Questions

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What prison in France was stormed by the common people on July 14, 1789?

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In 1981, after more than 300 years of colonial presence in Central America, the British granted self-government to what country?

5

What Christian denomination was founded by Martin Luther's protest against the Catholic Church?

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On March 18, 2025, Israel broke the Gaza ceasefire by launching surprise airstrikes, with Netanyahu declaring what?

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The Magna Carta was signed by King John at Runnymede in June of what year?

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Since it became a city in 1991, this southern California city of 11,000 population has been victim of floods, mudslides, earthquake, and wildfires. What city is it?

19

Meher Baba, Indian God-Man who lived from 1894-1969, had a personal mantra or philosophical phrase which influenced the title of a 1988 pop musical hit. What was it?

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"It" was established in 1694 and was nationalized in 1944. Located on Threadneedle Street in the City of London, what is it?

10

Who was the first female Justice on the US Supreme Court?

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Which classic novel opens with the lines: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." And who was the author?

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Woody Allen's first movie screenplay was a 1965 film that starred Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole and Ursula Andress, and featured music by Burt Bacharach. What was the title?

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What is the name of the delightful 198O South African film about an African bushman sent by his tribe to get rid of the evil thing that dropped out of the sky: a Coke bottle?

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If, after the Presidential election, no candidate would have a majority of the electoral votes, how would the President be determined?

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For more than 40 years, the Empire State building was the tallest building in the world, until 1972, when "what" was built?

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Many military leaders have gone on to rule a country. This person waged a personal battle against a superior enemy, then went on to rule his country, around three thousand years ago. Who was he?