Random Trivia Questions

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When this Indonesian volcanic island exploded in August 1883, it blew the island apart and caused a tidal wave that killed more than 36,000 people. What was it?

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Which Italian city hosted the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics?

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Who was named 2025 WNBA Finals MVP while also winning league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year?

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From which building in Dallas, Texas, did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot the bullets that killed President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963?

2

Featuring over 13,000 exhibits from all over the world, the world's first World's Fair was held in 1851, and attracted millions of visitors from all over the world. In which city was it held?

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The name of which subject or science is derived from the Greek language, and means "love of wisdom"?

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BONUS: The Beatles song most recorded by different artists was never released by the Beatles as a single record. What is the title of that song?

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Prophetically, just a few months before the Three-Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in Pennsylvania, a 1979 film dealt with the subject of a nuclear accident. That film was entitled The China Syndrome. Who were three stars?

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In 1962, European countries joined forces to establish an international astronomical project. They set up a space observatory, with some of the most powerful telescopes in the world, at La Silla, in which southern country?

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What major astronomical phenomenon did the James Webb Space Telescope observe evidence of in January 2026, described as a 'moon building zone'?

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What toy craze caused widespread panic buying and even fights during the 1996 holiday season?

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One of the seven wonders of the ancient world is this 5th century BC statue built at Olympia, a colossal 40-foot high figure in gold and ivory, of whom?

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What NASA mission, carrying four astronauts, returned to Launch Complex-39B on March 20, 2026, after maintenance?

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This African-American botanist and agricultural chemist developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Who was he?

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Name three major sports figures with the same name as a fruit, vegetable or flower.