Random Trivia Questions

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Most people have 20 of these, but in 1921 a boy born in England had 29 of them. What were they?

3

What famous 1938 radio broadcast caused panic when listeners believed Martians were invading Earth?

3

Which 1975 film, a satire on the lack of commitment and shallow behavior in California, starred Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, and Goldie Hawn?

15

Can you name the Australian aborigine who won the Wimbledon Women's singles tennis championship in 1980?

2

Which female runner lost her chance to win a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984, when she fell down during the 3,000 meter race?

19

Who were the next three actors, after Sean Connery and Roger Moore, to play dramatic roles as James Bond, 007?

6

The programming language used to prepare documents for the World Wide Web is called HTML, which is the abbreviation for what phrase?

13

What art movement of the 1920s explored the unconscious mind through dream-like imagery?

9

Which automobile was first introduced as a "people's automobile" in 1937?

12

Name the official national language in each of these islands: a. Canary Islands b. Tahiti c. Papua New Guinea

7

In 1989, Oliver Stone directed a film about real-life Vietam vet Ron Kovic, who enthusiastically joined the Marines and came back from Vietnam as a quadriplegic, only to endure hostility at home. What was the name of the film, and which actor played the r

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In the Atlantic or East Pacific Oceans they are called hurricanes. What are they called in a. The western Pacific Ocean? b. The Indian Ocean?

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This person made his fortune by supplying meat to the Union soldiers during the Civil War. In 1870 he built his first meat-packing plant in Chicago, which soon made that city the meat-packing center of the U.S.A. What was his name?

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A few questions about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor: a. On which island is Pearl Harbor located? b. On which date did this attack occur? c. What three-word phrase did President Roosevelt use to describe the day of this attack?

5

When students graduate from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, they can join the Navy as officers at which rank?