Random Trivia Questions

1

In a scale model drawing of a car, the linear scale is 1:20. If it would take 1/4 liter of paint to cover the outside of the model of the car, how much paint would it take to cover the real car?

7

This comic strip, created in 1931, is one of the most popular of all time. It was turned into films in the 1930's, 40's, 60's, and 90's. What is this comic strip created by Chester Gould?

3

Foods: If you order arroz con pollo, what, in English, did you order?

20

In Oakland, California in 1966 Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded what militant organization which called upon blacks to arm themselves for a confrontation against their white oppressors?

13

The first oil well in the United States was drilled in 1859 in which state? Was it Oklahoma, West Virginia, or Pennsylvania?

11

Under which law had Trump originally imposed his global tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down?

11

When this college, located in South Hadley, Massachusetts was founded in 1837, it was the first institute of higher education for women in the United States. Today it is still a woman's college with about 2000 students. What is the name?

17

This town in Switzerland is a famous winter sports center and year-round resort town. The Winter Olympics were held there in 1928 and 1948. What is the town's name?

4

Canada is composed of ten provinces and three territories, the last of which was created in 1999 and given to the native Inuit peoples to govern. Can you name the three territories of Canada?

3

Which person revolutionized the mass-production process when, in 1913, he introduced the first moving assembly line?

10

Which actress starred in the films Dick Tracy and Desperately Seeking Susan?

19

What was the name of the hurricane which devastated South Florida in August 1992, especially the Homestead area, south of Miami, leaving 250,000 people homeless?

19

What weapon was so powerful that Epic Games pulled it from "Fortnite" after only four days in December 2018?

8

What popular American radio show featured ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy?

11

Name the U.S. President whose encouragement of business speculation lead the stock market from boom to bust in 1929?