Previous TriviaToday questions, answers, and winners are listed below.
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| 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. |
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: Retired American track and field sprinter Michael Johnson competed in how many Olympic Games?
Answer: Three (Barcelona, Atlanta, and Sydney)
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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.)
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: What song is this?
Answer: "Southern Man" by Neil Young from the album After the Gold Rush (1970)
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Winner: Lainna |
Question: What actor played young Indiana Jones in 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?
Answer: River Phoenix
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Winner: Lainna |
Question: Ulan Bator (or Ulaanbaatar) is the capital city of what landlocked Asian country?
Answer: Mongolia
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: The City of Petra was built by what group of ancient nomadic people?
Answer: The Nabataeans
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Winner: Bob |
Question: How many stitches does a baseball have?
Answer: 108
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Winner: Olivia |
Question: What is the largest known mammal ever to have lived?
Answer: The Blue Whale
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of Mexican forces over the French in what 1862 battle?
Answer: The Battle of Puebla
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Winner: Bob |
Question: Who founded the first laboratory dedicated to psychological research?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt in 1879
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Winner: Benjamin |
Question: What city claims to have more hotel rooms than any other on Earth?
Answer: Las Vegas, Nevada
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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)
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Winner: Benjamin |
Question: The Nile empties into what body of water?
Answer: The Mediterranean Sea
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Winner: Olivia |
Question: Who painted this?
Answer: René Magritte, The Son of Man (1964)
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Winner: Bob |
Question: Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Answer: John Glenn
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: Who created the cubist style of painting?
Answer: Pablo Picasso
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell lend their voices to what animated SNL sketch?
Answer: "The Ambiguously Gay Duo"
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Winner: Benjamin |
Question: Who was the shortest U.S. President?
Answer: James Madison at 5'4"
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: In what country were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid allegedly killed?
Answer: Bolivia
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Winner: Claire |
Question: What song is this?
Answer: Paradise City by Guns N' Roses
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: Mr. T stared in what 1980s television program?
Answer: The A-Team
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Winner: Olivia |
Question: Who wrote the novel Primary Colors?
Answer: Anonymous aka Joe Klein
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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)
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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
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Winner: Courtney |
Question: What film holds the all-time box office earnings record?
Answer: Titanic (1997)
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Winner: Suzanne |
Question: Who was the only U.S. President never to marry?
Answer: James Buchanan
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Winner: Claire, Lainna |
Question: How many times has Larry King married?
Answer: Seven times to six women
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Winner: Jenna |
Question: Who wrote "The Lottery"?
Answer: Shirley Jackson
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Winner: Olivia |
Question: Who is this?
Answer: Ed Bradley
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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
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Winner: Jenna |
Question: How many Academy Awards have James Bond films won?
Answer: Two; Goldfinger for Sound Editing and Thunderball for Special Effects
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Winner: Olivia |
Question: Which is the smallest ocean?
Answer: The Arctic Ocean
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Winner: Benjamin |
Question: What are Alvin, Simon, and Theodore?
Answer: Chipmunks
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Winner: Benjamin |
Question: How many U.S. Presidents were born British subjects?
Answer: Eight; Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Harrison
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Winner: Peter D. |
Question: Who is this?
Answer: Boris Yeltsin
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Winner: Smita |
Question: What is the most common religious affiliation among U.S. Presidents?
Answer: Episcopalian
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