Random Trivia Questions

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Just before the US Civil war, what were the first two states to secede from the union?

5

America's first sales tax was imposed on jewelry, gold, silverware, and watches. It was made necessary because of the high cost of a war. Was this tax imposed in 1812, 1863, or 1917?

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Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in February 2026, experts refined the orbit of what asteroid, ruling out its chance of lunar impact in December 2032?

13

In which musical did Barbra Streisand sing the song 'Second Hand Rose'?

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What 2012 Ridley Scott film follows a crew aboard a scientific vessel searching for the origins of humanity on a distant moon, only to uncover a terrifying threat?

16

When Louise Brown was born in London on July 25, 1978, she was the world's first baby that... what?

78

Which Amazonian city hosted the COP30 climate summit in November 2025?

38

This 2018 Japanese anime film, the second in a trilogy, is set in Tokyo and focuses on a girl who becomes a military experiment to save the world from destruction at the cost of her own self, battling an enemy known as 'Eureka Seven'. What is the film's shortened title?

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What programming language is expected to achieve its 1.0 stable release in 2026, aiming to be a practical replacement for parts of C++?

19

This word came to English from the Turkish and Persian languages, and referred to a beverage of sweetened, diluted fruit juice. Later in Europe this word referred to a carbonated drink. Today it refers to a fruit-flavored treat. What is this word?

41

The Louvre Crown Jewels theft in October 2025 saw thieves disguised as what to gain access?

28

PSG won which European club competition for the first time in 2025 as part of their historic treble season?

19

Which city is identified with each of these women: a. Singer Diana Ross began recording in which city? b. Mother Theresa founded her religious order in which city? c. Opera character Carmen is mostly identified with which city?

12

After Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali, he defended his heavyweight boxing title for the first time in May, 1965, against which opponent?

10

The Hindu Kush mountain range runs for 500 miles, westward from Pakistan to what country?