Random Trivia Questions

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The largest lake in Africa, (also the third largest lake in the world), was named after a person of royalty. What is this lake?

19

In 1947 the Norwegian ethnologist and author Thor Heyerdahl confirmed that ancient Indians could have sailed from Peru to Polynesia, and in 1970, he confirmed that ancient Egyptians could have settled the West Indies. What were the names of the two boats

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Which popular 2021 South Korean romantic comedy-drama centers on Yoon Hye-jin, a pragmatic dentist who moves to the seaside village of Gongjin and becomes entangled with an unemployed jack-of-all-trades known as Chief Hong?

11

Jesse Owen's world record in which sporting event stood from 1935 until 1960?

2

His presidential inauguration speech in winter, 1841 took well over an hour to read, during which time he caught a chill that led to pneumonia and death a month later. Name this ninth President who had the shortest term of office.

14

The largest freshwater lake in the world is Lake Superior. The second largest is in Africa. What's its name?

2

Who is the main female character in Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind?

22

What quantum computing company announced a breakthrough in 'scalable, on-chip cryogenic control for gate-model qubits' in January 2026?

12

How many numbers between 1 and 100 can be written using only the digits {1,2,3,4, and 5}? repeating digits o.k.

13

Absolute zero registers at how many degrees Celsius?

55

Who won the women's figure skating gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan?

6

Which country had banned the sale of the original "Grand Theft Auto"?

20

How many square millimeters are there in a square hectometer?

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What kind of blood test, able to detect around 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear, is expected to be introduced in UK hospitals if clinical trial results are convincing in 2026?

1

Alcatraz, "The Rock," was a military prison from 1859 to 1933 and a federal prison until what year? (within 2 years)