Random Trivia Questions

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If you add the numerical value of all seven Roman numerals, what is the sum?

9

What government agency is responsible for collecting federal taxes in the US?

6

This American physician and army surgeon proved in 1901 that yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted by mosquito. A medical center outside Washington, D.C. is named for him. Who is he?

8

The Caribbean coast of Central America, as well as the native people inhabiting the region, have the same name as an insect. What are they called?

14

What bouncing toy on a stick was a popular fad in the 1960s and 1970s?

1

For creating the best-kept movie secret of 1992, writer-director Neil Jordan won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Achievement in Directing, while his film was also nominated for Best Picture of the Year. For which film?

19

George W. Bush was the second person to follow in his father's footsteps as President of the United States. Who was the first son of a President to become a President?

7

Can you name three countries whose spelling begins with the letter D?

1

On a large hill in the city of Athens, you can find a 2400 year old temple. What is it called, and on which hill is it situated?

16

Born in 1847 in Hungary, he grew to become an American journalist and publisher who eventually purchased the New York Sun and the St. Louis Evening Dispatch newspapers. Who was he?

13

Celine Dion recorded two songs that won the Academy Award as Best Song from what two films?

1

Which 1995 film, based on an 1811 Jane Austin novel, starred Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant?

17

In 1492, the Spanish expelled all Jews from Spain, and also rescued the country from Moslem control. What was the last city in Spain controlled by the Moslems?

18

Is Mike Tyson unbeatable? On February 10, 1990, in the heavyweight championship fight in Tokyo, this boxer knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round, the only fighter ever to defeat Tyson for the heavyweight boxing crown. Who was he?

7

Which game is played on a marked board divided into two halves, each side containing 12 alternately colored points?