Random Trivia Questions

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What is the Yiddish expression for being drunk?

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What company, producer of products worn primarily by men, was founded by men named Bradley, Voorhies, and Day?

10

After a break of 1500 years since the ancient Olympic Games, the first modern Olympic games occurred in 1896 in which city, and continued four years later, in 1900, in which city?

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What was the only part of the current United States invaded by the Japanese during WWII?

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Probably in every room of your home you have examples of what significant invention dating from about 1500 B.C.?

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The 1975 film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won the four major Oscars: Actor, Actress, Director and Film. Can you name the Oscar-winning actor, actress, and director?

13

What is the largest instrument in the string section of an orchestra?

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After this singer recorded the song, Pata Pata in 1967, she became the first African singer to have a hit on the American charts. Who is she?

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39,370 inches is equivalent to what unit of distance?

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In 1981, the Academy Award Winning film was about two runners Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddel competing in the 1924 Olympics. What was the name of the film, and in which city did the 1924 Olympic Games take place?

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Born in Paris in 1694 with the name Francois Marie Arouet, he was a philosopher, poet, essayist, and author of Candide. Who was he?

3

Place the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, Socrates in historical order starting with earliest:

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Was Abraham Lincoln assassinated during his first or second term of office?

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In 1925 in Tennessee a teacher went on trial for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. What was his name, which lawyer defended him, and which famous lawyer was on the prosecution side?

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At 11,900 feet above sea level, what is the highest capital city in the world?