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TriviaToday... Question Archive

 
 

Previous TriviaToday questions, answers, and winners are listed below.


TriviaToday Leaderboard
Benjamin
8/43
18.60%
Suzanne
10/43
23.26%
Olivia
9/43
20.93%
Bob
7/43
16.28%
Lainna
3/43
6.98%
Jenna
2/43
4.65%
Note: The leaderboard only takes into account credit awarded for questions in the archive. Only players with two or more correct answers are listed on the leaderboard.
Question Date & Winner
Question & Answer
May 18, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: Retired American track and field sprinter Michael Johnson competed in how many Olympic Games?
Answer: Three (Barcelona, Atlanta, and Sydney)
May 16, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: Who holds the Major League Baseball career record for home runs hit by a pitcher?
Answer: George Herman "Babe" Ruth (Note: I was looking for Wes Ferrell, as he holds the record for home runs hit while appearing as a pitcher. Babe Ruth played the position of pitcher but did not score the most home runs in MLB history while pitching. The poor wording of the question is such that Babe Ruth is an acceptable answer.)
May 15, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: What song is this?
Answer: "Southern Man" by Neil Young from the album After the Gold Rush (1970)
May 14, 2007
Winner: Lainna
Question: What actor played young Indiana Jones in 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?
Answer: River Phoenix
May 13, 2007
Winner: Lainna
Question: Ulan Bator (or Ulaanbaatar) is the capital city of what landlocked Asian country?
Answer: Mongolia
May 10, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: The City of Petra was built by what group of ancient nomadic people?
Answer: The Nabataeans
May 8, 2007
Winner: Bob
Question: How many stitches does a baseball have?
Answer: 108
May 6, 2007
Winner: Olivia
Question: What is the largest known mammal ever to have lived?
Answer: The Blue Whale
May 5, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of Mexican forces over the French in what 1862 battle?
Answer: The Battle of Puebla
May 3, 2007
Winner: Bob
Question: Who founded the first laboratory dedicated to psychological research?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt in 1879
May 2, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: What city claims to have more hotel rooms than any other on Earth?
Answer: Las Vegas, Nevada
May 1, 2007
Winner: Olivia, Bob
Question: What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo formerly known as?
Answer: Credit given for Zaire (1971-1997) and Belgian Congo (1908-1960)
April 30, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: The Nile empties into what body of water?
Answer: The Mediterranean Sea
April 29, 2007
Winner: Olivia
Question: Who painted this?
Answer: René Magritte, The Son of Man (1964)
April 27, 2007
Winner: Bob
Question: Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Answer: John Glenn
April 26, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: Who created the cubist style of painting?
Answer: Pablo Picasso
April 23, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell lend their voices to what animated SNL sketch?
Answer: "The Ambiguously Gay Duo"
April 22, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: Who was the shortest U.S. President?
Answer: James Madison at 5'4"
April 21, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: In what country were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid allegedly killed?
Answer: Bolivia
April 20, 2007
Winner: Claire
Question: What song is this?
Answer: Paradise City by Guns N' Roses
April 19, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: Mr. T stared in what 1980s television program?
Answer: The A-Team
April 18, 2007
Winner: Olivia
Question: Who wrote the novel Primary Colors?
Answer: Anonymous aka Joe Klein
April 17, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: What point on Earth’s surface is farthest away from its center?
Answer: Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador (read NASA's explanation here)
April 16, 2007
Winner: Bob
Question: Who were the first five players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
Answer: Ty Cobb, George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter "Big Train" Johnson
April 15, 2007
Winner: Courtney
Question: What film holds the all-time box office earnings record?
Answer: Titanic (1997)
April 14, 2007
Winner: Suzanne
Question: Who was the only U.S. President never to marry?
Answer: James Buchanan
April 13, 2007
Winner: Claire, Lainna
Question: How many times has Larry King married?
Answer: Seven times to six women
April 12, 2007
Winner: Jenna
Question: Who wrote "The Lottery"?
Answer: Shirley Jackson
April 11, 2007
Winner: Olivia
Question: Who is this?
Answer: Ed Bradley
April 10, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: Who was the first U.S. President to fly in an aircraft while in office?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943 aboard a Boeing 314 bound for Casablanca
April 9, 2007
Winner: Jenna
Question: How many Academy Awards have James Bond films won?
Answer: Two; Goldfinger for Sound Editing and Thunderball for Special Effects
April 8, 2007
Winner: Olivia
Question: Which is the smallest ocean?
Answer: The Arctic Ocean
April 7, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: What are Alvin, Simon, and Theodore?
Answer: Chipmunks
April 4, 2007
Winner: Benjamin
Question: How many U.S. Presidents were born British subjects?
Answer: Eight; Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Harrison
April 3, 2007
Winner: Peter D.
Question: Who is this?
Answer: Boris Yeltsin
March 31, 2007
Winner: Smita
Question: What is the most common religious affiliation among U.S. Presidents?
Answer: Episcopalian
 
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