Trivia Questions

(Literature, Sports, Movies, Geography, Animals, Science,

1. Which American author wrote The Great Gatsby in 1922?

a. F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. What do the “C” and “S” stand for in C.S. Lewis?
a. Clive Staples
3. Which poet wrote the poem, “The Road not Taken?”
a. Robert Frost
4. In Romeo & Juliet, what is Romeo’s last name?
a. Montague
5. Which is the only American football team to go a whole season undefeated, including the Super Bowl.
a. Miami Dolphins, 1972
6. How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?
a. Six
7. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, gymnast Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to score a perfect
10. Which country was she representing?
a. Romania / Uneven Bars
8. After Retiring as a player, which team did baseball great Babe Ruth spend one year as a coach?
a. The Brooklyn Dodgers
9. "After all, tomorrow is another day!" is the last line from which movie that won the Academy Award for Best
Picture in 1939?
a. Gone with the Wind
10. Which Disney Movie boasts the only soundtrack for an animated film to be certified diamond (ten times
platinum) by the Recording Association of America?
a. The Lion King
11. Which classic thriller movie stars Roy Schieder as the police chief Martin Brody?
a. Jaws
12. Who's the only actor to receive a best acting nomination for a performance in any of the Star Wars movies?
a. Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan)
13. Who plays fat Amy in the movie 'Pitch Perfect'?
a. Rebel Wilson
14. The beaver is the national emblem of which country?
a. Canada
15. The Pyrenees mountain range separates which two European countries?
a. France & Spain
16. What is the highest waterfall in the world?
a. Angel Falls / Venezuela
17. Canada has the longest coastline. Which country has the second longest coastline?
a. Indonesia
18. What is the name of the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse?
a. Mule
19. Which snake, whose bite is almost 100% fatal when untreated, is the world’s fastest snake on land?
a. Black Mamba
20. Which of the traditional five senses are dolphins believed not to possess?
a. Smell
21. A flamboyance is a group of what?
a. Flamingos
22. Hg is the chemical symbol of which element?
a. Mercury
23. In humans, what is the only internal organ capable of regenerating lost tissue?
a. Liver
24. How many pairs of chromosomes are in found in the average human?
a. 23
25. What is the largest 3-digit prime number?
a. 997
26. What does the acronym DNA stand for?
a. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
27. Which Broadway show holds the record with the most Tony nominations with 16?
a. Hamilton
28. What was the name of the Eminem single that set the world record in 2013 for the most words used in a song?
a. Rap God
29. Victoria Beckham was apart of what pop group that formed in 1994?
a. Spice Girls *Posh Spice
30. What American punk rock band released their best selling album, “Dookie” in 1994?
a. Green Day
31. Which singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
a. Lady Gaga
32. Award winning artist Shakira was born and raised in what country?
a. Colombia
33. What are the names of the Powerpuff Girls?
a. Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup
34. What are the 3 US National Holidays that occur in the Fall?
a. Veteran’s Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
35. In Back to the Future, which 3 years were visited?
a. 1955, 2015, 1885
36. In the Bible, what do the four horsemen of the apocalypse represent?
a. Conquest/Pestilence (white), War (red), Famine (black), Death/Plague (pale)
37. In physics, what are the four fundamental forces in nature?
a. Strong, Weak, Electromagnetic, Gravitational
38. What are the 4 ingredients of a “Denver Omelette?”
a. Egg, ham, onion, green pepper
39. The UN Security Council has 15 countries represented. Which 5 countries are permanent members?
a. US, UK, France, China, Russia
40. In 2003, the American Film Institute (AFI) released a list of the 100 greatest villains in film history. How many of
the top 5 can you name?
a. Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, Darth Vader, Wicked Witch, Nurse Ratched