Today's Trivia - A daily selection of new trivia questions

• 17
  science

  A deficiency of Vitamin C can cause a disorder characterized by bleeding gums and extreme weakness, called what?

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  SCURVY

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• 15
  mathematics

  The fastest runners in the world, people who can run 100 yards in about 10 seconds, are moving at how many miles per hour?

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  20.45 MPH

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• 0
  history

  The largest witch hunt in America resulted in the execution of 20 people, both men and women. 19 of these people were hanged, and one was pressed to death with large stones. These sad events took place in which city in which year?

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  SALEM, MASS. / 1692

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• 12
  history

  Which explorer wrote the books, in 1878 Through the Dark Continent and in 1890, Darkest Africa ?

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  HENRY MORTON STANLEY

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• 11
  entertainment

  This British artist, a flower power pop icon in the 1960's, released his first album in 12 years in September, 1996. However, his entrance to the USA has been held up because of a marijuana bust more than 20 years ago. Who is he?

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  DONOVAN

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• 14
  sports

  College bowl games: a. Name the bowl game named after a Spanish party? b. Name the bowl game named after an animal. c. Name the bowl game named after a greeting:

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  a. FIESTA BOWL b. GATOR BOWL C. ALOHA BOWL

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• 2
  sports

  Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali is the only boxer to ever win the title of heavyweight champion of the world on three separate occasions. Name the three boxers he defeated to win the titles.

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  64--GEORGE FORMAN / 4--LEON SPINKS / 78--SONNY LISTON

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• 20
  history

  This German field marshal commanded the African Korps during World War II. After he was implicated in a plot to kill Hitler in 1944, he took his life. He was nicknamed the "desert fox." Who was he?

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  ERWIN ROMMEL

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• 11
  other

  What is inside each kernel of popcorn that makes it pop when heated?

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  MOISTURE or WATER

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• 3
  mathematics

  At Gettysburg, PA, during the Civil War, President Lincoln began his speech, "Four score and seven years ago ...". Speaking of today, how many score and years has it been since the Gettysburg Address?

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  6 SCORE AND 13 YEARS AGO = 1863 + 133 = 1996

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