Random Trivia Questions

8

If there is a 40% chance that you will get a red light at a certain traffic intersection, what is the probability of you passing through the intersection with green lights three times in a row?

2

In 1981, which person defeated Giscard d'Estaing to become the first left-wing French president since Charles de Gaulle?

3

Which author wrote Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove and the TV special, Dead Man's Walk ?

12

Where do flies go in the winter? Do they die, fly to warmer climates, or hibernate?

6

Which city is used as the reference point for 0 degrees of longitude?

3

What three animals appear in the nursery rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle”?

17

In his amazing career, George Lucas has written and produced dozens of films, but he directed only three - in 1971, 1973, and 1977. Name them.

5

If you traveled due west from Tokyo, what country on the mainland of Asia would you hit first?

14

Which well-known brand of beer was named in 1876 for the town in today's Czech Republic where its recipe was born?

3

What capital city lies on the Tigris River?

7

In the 1980's, which company advertised with the slogan, "We make money the old fashioned way - we earn it."

4

Can you name four resort locations mentioned in the chorus of the Beach Boys song, Kokomo?

14

In the summer of, 1971, a pair of performers began to host a summer replacement series. The show was so popular that it launched their individual and combined careers. Who are they?

5

From 1859 to 1869, the Suez Canal was designed, engineered, and constructed by a company from which country?

18

If you wanted to travel from the birthplace of Mohammed to the birthplace of Jesus, in which of these directions would you travel? Northeast, northwest, southeast, or southwest?