Random Trivia Questions

1

He was an 18th century Venetian adventurer, author, gambler, spy, and seducer of women. Today his name can describe any womanizing male. Who was he?

6

Which best-selling author, who studied medicine at Harvard, created the TV series ER?

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What 1993 made-for-television drama, often associated with the true story of Betty Broderick, depicts a woman seeking revenge after a bitter divorce?

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Which 2013 biographical drama, directed by Steve McQueen, tells the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man from New York who is abducted and sold into slavery in the antebellum South?

18

Jack Nicholson famously starred as Randle McMurphy, a rebellious patient who challenges the oppressive Nurse Ratched, in this 1975 drama set in a psychiatric hospital that won the "Big Five" Academy Awards. Name the film.

2

Which musician teamed up with his wife and Denny Laine to form a musical group in the early 1970's, and what was the name of that group?

10

What does the acronym GPU stand for?

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In March 2026, Meta announced four new generations of custom AI chips, designed to reduce its reliance on Nvidia. What is the name of these chips?

2

Since this city hosts the headquarters of the European Union, you might call it the capital city of Europe. Which city is this?

8

The Seahawks held the Patriots scoreless through the first how many quarters of Super Bowl LX?

5

Each of these four letter words begin with the same letter. Find the word: a. U.S. President b. Civil wrong c. Southwestern art colony

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On what date did the Israel-Hamas ceasefire take effect in January 2025, with the first hostages and prisoners released?

9

The first brand-name product ever to be featured on a cover of Time Magazine was displayed on May 15, 1950 (not as an advertisement). What consumable product, which sold for about 5¢ per unit, was it?

12

What NHL record, often called the most unbreakable in sports, is Wayne Gretzky's career points total?

3

The largest sculptures in the world are 90 feet high, on the face of Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia. Which three people are depicted on these sculptures?