Random Trivia Questions

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This person made his fortune by supplying meat to the Union soldiers during the Civil War. In 1870 he built his first meat-packing plant in Chicago, which soon made that city the meat-packing center of the U.S.A. What was his name?

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In tennis, what is a score of zero called?

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Can you name two US states whose names contain the complete names of other states?

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What do these names all have in common? Waterloo, Victoria, Paddington, and King's Cross?

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What actually happens when "mitosis" takes place?

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Adapted from a 2010 South Korean film, this Taiwanese drama centers on a group of female inmates in a prison choir. They form the choir as a final, heartfelt gift for a fellow inmate's baby, who must be separated from her mother due to a serious eye condition. What is this emotional film called?

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What visible electric discharge on the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane during an electrical storm is named after the fourth-century patron saint of sailors, and is also the title of a 1985 movie starring Robe Lowe and Demi Moore?

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Which AI model became the default for all ChatGPT users in February 2026 after OpenAI retired six older models?

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What classic cocktail combines gin, vermouth, and an olive garnish?

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

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What new species of luminous deep-sea fish, with bioluminescent organs, was discovered in the Mariana Trench in March 2026?

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Claire Danes stars as Carrie Mathison, a bipolar CIA officer, in this acclaimed espionage thriller television series that explores themes of terrorism and national security.

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In 1492, the Spanish expelled all Jews from Spain, and also rescued the country from Moslem control. What was the last city in Spain controlled by the Moslems?

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In 1963 a British sex scandal almost brought down Harold MacMillan's government when the Secretary of War resigned after a relationship with an expensive call girl who may have passed on British secrets to a Russian secret agent. Name these two people.

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What is the two-word name for the type of vehicle that is capable of taking off from Earth, carrying a load into space, and returning to earth to be used again?