Trivia Night

Question 1

"The Whitechapel Murderer" is the nickname given to which serial killer?

Accepted Answer

Jack the Ripper

Question 2

Which type of creature is a Barramundi?

Accepted Answer

fish

Question 3

What is the Fahrenheit equivalent of 100 degrees Celsius?

Accepted Answer

212 degrees

Question 4

Who is the Greek goddess of love?

Accepted Answer

Aphrodite

Question 5

The destruction of Pompei in 79 AD was a result of the eruption of which active volcano?

Accepted Answer

Mount Vesuvius

Question 6

What novel written in 1851 was originally titled The Whale?

Accepted Answer

Moby-Dick

Question 7

On "Cheers", what position did Sam Malone play in Major League Baseball?

Accepted Answer

Pitcher

Question 8

In which country is badminton the national sport?

Accepted Answer

Indonesia

Question 9

Who plays George Bailey in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life?

Accepted Answer

James Stewart

Question 10

This Nickelodeon parazoa lives in a pineapple.

Accepted Answer

Spongebob Squarepants

Question 11

Which color is not included in the olympic rings?

Accepted Answer

orange

Question 12

What is the tallest mountain on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Question 13

Who invented dynamite and left his fortune to create a series of prizes?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Nobel

Question 14

What is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 15

This mountain range separates the countries of Argentina and Chile.

Accepted Answer

Andes

Question 16

What is the flattest U.S. state?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 17

How many wings does a mosquito have?

Accepted Answer

Two

Question 18

What is one of the two letters that is not located on the periodic table of elements?

Accepted Answer

J

Question 19

Which of the following movies has the shortest run time?

Accepted Answer

Star Wars: A New Hope

Question 20

Which team won the first Super Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Green Bay Packers

Question 21

How many players are there in a volleyball team?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 22

What is the value of "K" in Scrabble?

Accepted Answer

5 points

Question 23

What is the distance of one lap on the Daytona International Speedway?

Accepted Answer

2.5 miles

Question 24

What color is the 8 ball in pool?

Accepted Answer

black

Question 25

A Banksy painting of 'Girl with Balloon' self-shredded at auction in which city?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 26

Cynophobia is the fear of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

dogs

Question 27

The satirical essay A Modest Proposal suggests the poor sell this as food to the rich.

Accepted Answer

children

Question 28

What is the nationality of Napolean Bonaparte?

Accepted Answer

French

Question 29

Who wrote the book The Shawshank Redemption?

Accepted Answer

Stephen King

Question 30

What is the name of the purple teletubby?

Accepted Answer

Tinky Winky

Question 31

This US city lies directly north of Canada.

Accepted Answer

Detroit, MI

Question 32

Which countries are separated by the 38th parallel?

Accepted Answer

North Korea & South Korea

Question 33

This bone connects the humerus with the clavicle.

Accepted Answer

Scapula

Question 34

In the movie "Monsters, Inc." what does the company Monsters, Inc. do?

Accepted Answer

generates electricity

Question 35

Which two cities provide the setting for Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities?

Accepted Answer

London and Paris

Question 36

Which part of the light spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

gamma rays

Question 37

What is the southernmost state in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii

Question 38

What percentage of the River Nile is located in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

22%

Question 39

This author, who grew up on a homestead in De Smet, SD, wrote the book The Long Winter.

Accepted Answer

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Question 40

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, who was the last astronaut to leave the moon?

Accepted Answer

Eugene Cernan

Question 41

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 42

Who played Gumby on Saturday Night Live?

Accepted Answer

Eddie Murphy

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