Random Trivia Questions

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Hong Kong is not only home to many large international businesses, but also world-famous for a certain kind of hand work. What is it?

4

In 1981, a new category was added to the Academy Award Ceremony, and the first film to win an award in this category was "An American Werewolf in London." What was this new category?

18

What is the title of the 1953 play about the Salem Witch Trials, and who was the author?

5

Which soft drink was invented by pharmacist John Pemberton in 1886?

7

Which luxury brand is famous for its interlocking 'CC' logo?

5

The world's longest trade route connected China and India with the Mediterranean. For thousands of years camel caravans moved along this route transporting what most valuable commodity?

8

In the fall of 1992, which singer tore up a photo of the pope as a protest during her performance on Saturday Night Live?

3

In 1910, the US Congress passed the Mann Act, making it illegal for anyone to transport across state lines, for immoral purposes, ... what ...?

18

Napoleon was forced to step down as emperor of France as a result of a disastrous military campaign in the winter of 1812, in which country?

3

The Parthenon was built around 440 B.C. a. To which goddess was the temple dedicated? B. On which hill is it located?

15

What word can refer to a place of transition for lost souls, or a Carribbean dance?

15

This sequence of letters forms some kind of consistent, simple pattern. Which letter would come next? B, F, J, P...?

2

Sir Laurence Olivier won an Academy Award in the 1940s for his film portrayal of which Shakespearean character?

5

Can you give the specific names of the 3rd and 4th living people mentioned in the Bible, after Adam and Eve?

2

In 1964 a phenomenal female group from Detroit hit the pop music scene, and their first #1 hit had a question in the title. What group and what song title?