Random Trivia Questions

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When 24-year old John Singleton was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director for the 1991 season, he became both the youngest film director and the first black director ever nominated for a directing Oscar. What film did he direct?

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Which R-rated Marvel film became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time in 2024 with over $1.3 billion worldwide?

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The world's largest empire covered the territory between the Danube River in Europe and China in the 13th century. Which person ruled this empire?

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What is a more common name in this country for an item originally called an "India rubber"?

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

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BONUS: In what year did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels collaborate to write The Communist Manifesto ? within 2

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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After the death of a famous person, the Tennessee Medical Board filed a malpractice charge against Dr. George Nichopoulos in 1977. For what reason?

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What short word can refer to a cooking utensil, a bad movie review, or a search for gold?

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What 1975 Stanley Kubrick historical drama, celebrated for its stunning cinematography achieved largely with natural light, chronicles the picaresque adventures of an 18th-century Irish opportunist who attempts to ascend the British aristocracy?

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Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of frontiersman Hugh Glass in this 2015 survival thriller, where he seeks revenge after being left for dead by his fur trapping crew. What is the title of this film?

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The number 222, written in base three number system, would be equal to what number in base 10?

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What tiny, rice-sized midge, the southernmost insect on Earth, was discovered to be ingesting microplastics in Antarctica in February 2026?

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Which WNBA team won its third championship in four years in 2025, sweeping the Phoenix Mercury?

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CHECK ON CINEMANIA: This actress, daughter of a male movie actor, starred in the films Halloween I and II, Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, and My Girl . Name her and her father.