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Arts




  1. Which war novel follows the life of Captain John Yossarian?


“Catch-22”


  1. What Athenian comic poet wrote “Lysistrata”?


Aristophanes


  1. What 1904 play was subtitled “ The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up”?


Peter Pan


  1. What literary locale is called “Manor Farm” at the start of the novel?


Animal Farm


  1. Who was the son of Saturn and Ops, and the husband of Juno?


Jupiter


  1. Which Wagner opera shares its name with a doomed ship?


The Flying Dutchman


  1. It is considered bad luck to mansion what Shakespeare plays by name while inside a theater?


MacBeth


  1. What century did John Milton write the epic poem “Paradise Lost”?


17th Century


  1. What was John Grisham’s first number one bestseller?


The Firm


  1. What classic novel was originally published with the title “Fiesta” in the U.K.?


The Sun Also Rises



Science



  1. What is the explosion at the end of a star’s life cycle called?


Supernova


  1. What black stone is the most common volcanic rock on Earth?


Basalt


  1. Cynophobia is the irrational fear of what?


Dogs


  1. How many toes do ostriches have on each foot?


2


  1. What do you have if you are suffering from circadian dysrhythmia?


Jet lag


  1. What does the “c” in “E=mc2”  represent?


The speed of light


  1. Samhainophobia is the fear of what?


Halloween


  1. What psychiatrist developed the principle of “synchronicity”?


Carl Jung


  1. What aquatic reptile can hold its breath underwater for up to 15 minutes?


The crocodile


  1. What planet has the shortest day, at 10 hours?


Jupiter




Entertainment 



  1. Who played Rachel Green on the TV show “Friends”?


Jennifer Aniston


  1. Which famous English actor was charged with lewd conduct in 1995?


Hugh Grant


  1. Who played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars movies?


Carrie Fisher


  1. What instrument does Jack White play in the band White Stripes?


Guitar


  1. What is the Name of Donald Duck’s sister?


Della Duck


  1. Which 1980’s band took their name from a Vulcan in Star Trek?


T’Pau


  1. Who played Tim in the cult U.K. sitcom “Spaced”?


Simon Pegg


  1. Who was the first character Walt Disney created?


Oswald the Lucky Rabbit


  1. Which Mario character has appeared in all but one “Mario Party” game?


Wario


  1. Who was Stan Laurel’s partner?


Oliver Hardy




History



  1. Who was the Bolshevik leader that was exiled by Joseph Stalin after Vladimir Lenin’s death?


Leon Trotsky


  1. Who Uttered the line “Who Am I? Why am I here during a debate?


James Stockdale


  1. What term is coined on July 17th, 1942 issue to Yank magazine?


G.I. Joe


  1. In 2001, who gave the first concert in Oslo’s Vallhall football arena?


A-ha


  1. What were Eggo frozen waffles originally called?


Froffles


  1. Who was the second man to set foot on the moon?


Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin


  1. In which U.S. state was water-skiing invented?


Minnesota


  1. In what decade was the Social Security Act signed into law?


1930’s


  1. What country’s Meiji Restoration began in 1866?


Japan


  1. When did the Comoros gain its independence from France? 


July 6, 1975



General



  1. Wild Turkey is what kind of alcohol?


Straight Bourbon


  1. What is a more common name for a “double-eagle” on a golf hole?


An Albatross


  1. What large US city calls its newspaper the Bee?


Sacramento


  1. Which American colonial beverage was produced by freeze-distilling cider throughout the cold winter months?


Applejack


  1. What city was host to the first official Association football game in 1863?


London


  1. The fashion icon born in 1939 as Ralph Lifshitz is better known as what?


Ralph Lauren


  1. Which racing team introduced a six-wheeled race car in 1974 and began it in 1976?


Tyrrell Racing


  1. How many players are there in a standard ultimate frisbee team?


Seven


  1. In what U.S. City was French’s mustard first produced?


Rochester, New York


  1. Taal is an alternative name for what language?


Afrikaans



Geography



  1. What bay does the Ganges River flow into?


Bay of Bengal


  1. What US city’s skyline boasts the Gateway Arch?


St. Louis’


  1. What Ivy League University is Located in New Haven, Connecticut?


Yale University


  1. In what US state is the Grand Coulee Dam?


Washington


  1. What currency is dispensed from Antarctica only by ATM?


U.S. dollar


  1. The Black Hills, home to Mount Rushmore, are located in which state?


South Dakota 


  1. What currency is used in Djibouti?


Djiboutian franc


  1. Which European city is nicknamed “The Eternal City”?


Rome


  1. Which country borders North Macedonia to the west?


Albania


  1. What is the capital of Hungary?


Budapest



Work Cited

“Random Trivia Generator.” https://www.randomtriviagenerator.com/category/geography. Accessed 21 2 2025.




Daniel Jacobsen




​Daniel Jacobsen is a junior at Poudre High School in his first year working with the Poudre Press. He is involved in robotics, trap and skeet, and is taking a few AP classes and many other year-long classes in his free time at the school. Come back every other week for a look into nature and environmentalism with his weekly column.


 
 
 

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