Random Trivia Questions

7

After his conquest in Asia, Julius Caesar made what three-word Latin announcement to the Roman senate?

16

What advisory group, composed of the commanders of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marines, counsels the President on military affairs?

4

Before her untimely death in a car accident at the age of 34 in 1967, this voluptuous actress was once described by the New York Times as a "weak imitation of Marilyn Monroe." Who was she?

18

What is the busiest sea port in Southeast Asia?

10

Can you identify two National Hockey League teams from the Canadian province of Alberta?

1

What do we call hollowed-out pumpkins with a face cut into one side?

17

What do we call a person or animal that lacks normal pigmentation, so that the skin and hair are unusually white?

18

Can you name the Russian physiologist well known for his experimental work on animal behavior, especially the study of conditioned reflexes in animals?

11

The well-known line: “Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die” comes from the English poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” written by whom?

17

The second largest state, Texas; is it more or less than half the size of Alaska?

17

What is the name of the classification of crime which is less serious than a felony?

2

Which one of Star Fox's teammates has been deemed one of the most-annoying videogame characters ever?

9

This fictional character had an accident - he lost his seating on a lofty perch, and despite efforts by representatives of the local government, he could not be relieved of his injuries. Who was he?

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What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

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Which military general is said to have wept because there were no worlds left to conquer?