Random Trivia Questions

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If you go to a restaurant and order sweetbreads, what kind of food would you be ordering? Be specific !

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On September 9, 1983, which region with more than half a million population unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Congress to become the 51st State of the United States?

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In which Charles Dickens novel does Sydney Carton die on the guillotine in place of Charles Darnay, whom he resembles?

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Which actor earned his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his role in the film 'Sinners'?

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In his amazing career, George Lucas has written and produced dozens of films, but he directed only three - in 1971, 1973, and 1977. Name them.

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UNESCO World Heritage Centre published a State of Conservation Report in December 2025 for what historic capital city?

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What small space telescope was launched by NASA on January 11, 2026, with the aim of studying exoplanet atmospheres?

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Beloved actor and director Charlie Chaplin, accused of being a Communist sympathiser, left the USA in 1952 and settled in what country for the remaining 25 years of his life?

12

What product did Walter Hunt invent in 1849 to pay off a fifteen dollar debt?

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A great milestone in human science occurred in 1628, when the English physician William Harvey first described what important bodily function or system?

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A new mouse opossum species, Marmosa chachapoya, was identified in Peru's Río Abiseo National Park in December 2025. What type of animal is a mouse opossum?

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What is the number of the US interstate highway on which you can drive from New York City to San Francisco?

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What memory specification, critical for gaming PC performance, describes the speed at which RAM can transfer data, measured in megatransfers per second?

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Which men's tennis player won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2025?

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The British leaders Robert Walpole, Earl Grey, and Lord Melbourne, and the Americans Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Wm. Henry Harrison, and Millard Fillmore were all associated with which political party?