Random Trivia Questions

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What 1975 fad involved a rock packaged in a cardboard box as a pet?

7

Which famous person was stabbed to death on March 15, 44 B.C.?

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What 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury, killed by king's men, is featured in plays by T.S. Eliot (Murder in the Cathedral) and the French playwright Jean Anouilh?

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In the summer of 1998, 3.7 billion people world-wide viewed what televised event?

12

What is the name of a non-alcoholic beer typically served in British pubs?

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Which country of Europe is called the land of humane bullfights: where the bulls are not killed?

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If the length, width, and height of a rectangular solid box were each increased by 50%, by what percentage would the volume be increased?

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After his country gained independence from Britain in 1980, Robert Mugabe became the first Prime Minister of what nation?

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Although this island is the smallest in the Greater Antilles, after Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica, it is by far the most affluent. Which island is this?

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An interrogative sentence ends with what kind of symbol?

10

The title of a book about Charles Manson was taken from the title of a Beatles song. What was it?

18

Who is the creator of television's most popular dysfunctional family, The Simpsons ?

5

Can you name the first black man to manage in the World Series?

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If you travelled directly south from London until you reached a foreign country, which one would it be?

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In what 1989 Spike Lee film does Danny Aiello play a Brooklyn pizzeria owner involved in a racial conflict?