Random Trivia Questions

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When this Ohio college was founded in 1833, it became the first co-ed college in the US, and in 1841, first to award degrees to women. Which school?

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As you sit in your stopped car at a railroad crossing, a train travelling at 60 miles per hour takes twenty seconds to pass you. How many feet long is the train?

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By what name do we call the series of European power struggles fought from 1618-48?

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What do we call those cells in the retina that respond to low levels of light and allow seeing in the dark?

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What well known mountain, located in eastern Turkey, is considered holy to the Armenians?

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How many Californias could fit inside Alaska? Closer to 2, 3, or 4?

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... The first television trivia quiz game with money prizes debuted in 1955 and lasted until 1958, and was the highest rated TV show in 1956. What was the title?

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How many total degrees are there among all the angles of a hexagon?

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This English woman organized the hospital and nursing services during the Crimean War, in 1854, and later became known as the originator of modern nursing techniques. What was her name?

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What two Middle Eastern cities formed the eastern and western end-points for eastern Mediterranean trade routes?

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What product did King Camp Gillette patent in 1904?

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Which U.S. city has these three nicknames: air crossroads of the world, Chicago of the north, largest city in the largest state?

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As the waters of the great flood receded, Noah's Ark supposedly came to rest on what mountain, located today in what country?

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Which actor won the Best Actor Oscar at the 2025 ceremony for his role in The Brutalist?

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What is the name of the protocol used to send email over the internet?