General Trivia

Question 1

Which was the only leader to have arrested and detained a pope?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon

Question 2

Which historical figure is on the $50 bill USD?

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 3

Where did an important convention for the women's suffrage movement take place?

Accepted Answer

Seneca Falls

Question 4

How many Spartans defended against 300,000 Persians in the Battle of Thermoplyae?

Accepted Answer

300

Question 5

Which of these people was not a serial killer?

Accepted Answer

Robert Luis

Question 6

What's the capital of Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

Providence

Question 7

How many people joined Lewis and Clark in the Corps of Discovery?

Accepted Answer

31

Question 8

What do platelets do?

Accepted Answer

Clot blood

Question 9

What 1986 John Hughes movie was set in Chicago and launched the career of Matthew Broderick?

Accepted Answer

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Question 10

What does the leader Charlemagne's name translate to in English?

Accepted Answer

Charles the Magnificent

Question 11

Who was Nadia Comanieci?

Accepted Answer

A Gymnast

Question 12

Which sport has the highest paid female athlete?

Accepted Answer

Tennis

Question 13

Which of these does not mean thank you?

Accepted Answer

Ciao

Question 14

When a goalkeeper is said to have a "clean sheet", how many goals has he/she given up?

Accepted Answer

0

Question 15

What forms earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

Tectonic plates

Question 16

Which term is not used in cheerleading?

Accepted Answer

Foul

Question 17

Who is the most successful athlete of the modern Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Question 18

In which war was the phrase "trench warfare" associated with?

Accepted Answer

World War 1

Question 19

Which state is known for its peaches?

Accepted Answer

Georgia

Question 20

How many points are scored from the arch line in basketball?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 21

The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building in 1995 took place in what city?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma City

Question 22

Which of the following is a congenital condition?

Accepted Answer

All of them

Question 23

What are the names of the Dukes in the TV show Dukes of Hazard?

Accepted Answer

Bo, Luke, Daisy, Jessie

Question 24

Which of the following woods is a dark wood?

Accepted Answer

Mahogany

Question 25

What would movie critics Siskel and Ebert give a film if they liked it?

Accepted Answer

Two thumbs up

General Trivia

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