Random Trivia Questions

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One of the indicators of the progress of the stock markets is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The stocks of how many companies makes up the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

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literature challenging

Who wrote "The Annals of the Chosen": Piers Anthony, John Crowley, Lawrence Watt-Evans or Mark Chadbourn?

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During the great depression of the 1930's, encampments of poor and homeless people were often named after the President in office when the depression started. What were these homeless encampments called?

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What is the scientific name for the unit of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C?

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Which talented young man was not only a Major League Soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, but also a star of the popular TV show Melrose Place?

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The National Academy of Sciences honored 19 individuals in January 2026 for contributions to what broad field?

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The title of this occupation contains three consecutive pairs of double letters in its name. What is it?

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What board game, invented in ancient India, involves moving pieces based on dice rolls along a numbered grid?

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Which animated Disney film features a brilliant robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada who teams up with a lovable inflatable robot named Baymax and a group of friends to form a high-tech hero team?

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Around 500 B.C., during the golden age of the Greek civilization, what were the three most important city-states of Greece?

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What is the name of the political scandal that led to President Nixon's resignation?

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literature normal

Who wrote "Orientalism": Pliny the Elder, Edward Said, Charles Darwin or Viktor Frankl?

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What type of government is ruled by religious leaders?

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technology challenging

Who designed "Remington Model 51": John Pedersen, Shin-Chuō Industries, A.A. Oznobischev or Friedrich Langenhan?

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Each year an award is given for exceptional and outstanding achievement in the field of atomic energy. This award is named after the person who produced the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, in 1942. After whom is this award named?