Random Trivia Questions

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Which two people played the romantic couple in the 199? film, Green Card?

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Which word, meaning confusion and noise, comes from the name of a structure in the Bible?

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Which classic novel opens with the lines: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." And who was the author?

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The first person to win an Oscar while playing the role of a person of the opposite sex occurred in 1983. The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to a woman who played the role of a male photographer. What was the name of the film and the name of the w

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What is the largest species of shark?

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What mathematician wrote the first computer algorithm in 1843, before computers existed?

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What 2000s fashion fad involved wearing rubber wristbands in various colors for different causes?

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This television series, involving the good guys against the bad guys, had won more awards than any other dramatic series ever, yet was cancelled by NBC in the year 1987. Which show was it?

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What name did Trump give to his comprehensive tax and spending law signed on July 4, 2025?

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According to the proverb, what is the Mother of Invention?

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What is the name of the famous game developer who created Minecraft?

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On June 28, 1914, a young man named Gavril Princip darted out of a crowd in a Bosnian city and fired two bullets into a car, killing two passengers. Who were they?

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

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When this Ohio college was founded in 1833, it became the first co-ed college in the US, and in 1841, first to award degrees to women. Which school?

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In 1925, Pauline and Marvin Pierce of Rye, New York had a daughter whom they named Barbara. She attended Smith College from 1943 to 1944, and in 1945 she got married, later giving birth to six children. Who is she?