Trivium Spectaculum

Question 1

Which actor has 'won' the most Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor?

Accepted Answer

Madonna

Question 2

What is the Master Chief S-117's actual name?

Accepted Answer

John

Question 3

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first on the moon. Who was the third man of Apollo 11?

Accepted Answer

Michael Collins

Question 4

Which is the most frequently visited website?

Accepted Answer

google.com

Question 5

When was Julius Caesar assassinated?

Accepted Answer

15 March, 44 BCE

Question 6

What is the fear of long words?

Accepted Answer

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Question 7

In Norse Mythology, which of the following actions is attributed to Loki?

Accepted Answer

Give birth to an eight legged horse.

Question 8

Which word in the English language has the most meanings?

Accepted Answer

Set

Question 9

Which actor has won the most Academy Awards for Best Performance/ Best Supporting Performance?

Accepted Answer

Katharine Hepburn

Question 10

Which of these is NOT one of the Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'?

Accepted Answer

Beatrix Bennet

Question 11

Allowing for inflation, which is the highest grossing film of all time?

Accepted Answer

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Question 12

Which Pokemon species is the first in the National Pokedex?

Accepted Answer

Bulbasaur

Question 13

Which insect order contains the most species?

Accepted Answer

Coleoptera (beetles)

Question 14

What is the oldest complete piece of music that we know?

Accepted Answer

The Seikilos Epitaph, est. 100 AD

Question 15

What are the four bases of DNA?

Accepted Answer

Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine

Question 16

Where is the driest place on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A collection of valleys in Antarctica

Question 17

What is the origin of the word 'trivia'?

Accepted Answer

Trivial, as in pointless and irrelevant, Trivium, the meeting of three roads

Question 18

Respectively, what are Harry, Ron and Hermione's middle names?

Accepted Answer

James, Billius and Jean

Question 19

What subtitle was the novel 'Frankenstein' published with?

Accepted Answer

the Modern Prometheus

Question 20

Cecilia Payne made which key scientific discovery of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

That the Sun and stars are composed primarily of hydrogen.

Question 21

"Family. Duty. Honour." Which great house of Westeros are these the words of?

Accepted Answer

Tully

Question 22

How long does it take from light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?

Accepted Answer

About 8.5 minutes.

Question 23

Which character (from which play) is the largest of Shakespeare's female roles?

Accepted Answer

Rosalind, As You Like It

Question 24

How old was Ned Kelly when he was hanged in 1880?

Accepted Answer

25

Question 25

Which of the following US Presidents is NOT on Mt Rushmore?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson

Question 26

What was Mario's original name?

Accepted Answer

Jumpman

Question 27

Which of the following inventions is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

Photograph

Question 28

In 1804, the second of Australia's capital cities was founded. Which one?

Accepted Answer

Hobart

Question 29

Whom of the following is NOT on an Australian banknote?

Accepted Answer

Governor Arthur Phillip

Question 30

How many symphonies did Ludwig van Beethoven write?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 31

How many wives did Henry VIII have? And how many did he have executed?

Accepted Answer

Six, and two.

Question 32

In '1984', what hour are the clocks striking in the opening line?

Accepted Answer

Thirteen

Question 33

Which of these species is most closely related to the Tyrannosaurus?

Accepted Answer

Canary

Question 34

What is the collective noun for a group of ravens?

Accepted Answer

A conspiracy.

Question 35

Which is the northernmost capital city in the world?

Accepted Answer

Reykjavik, Iceland

Question 36

Which album holds the record for the longest time on the Billboard Top 200 list, at 933 weeks?

Accepted Answer

The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT attributed to Genghis Khan?

Accepted Answer

He forced his faith onto all of the nations he conquered.

Question 38

In 2001, which became the first country to legally recognise gay marriage?

Accepted Answer

The Netherlands

Question 39

In Classical Greek Mythology, which of the following was NOT one of Artemis' domains?

Accepted Answer

The air and storms

Question 40

How many members of Parliament, respectively, does Australia have for the Senate and House of Representatives?

Accepted Answer

76 and 150

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