Today's Trivia Questions

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Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it is required to participate in the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, called in Arabic … what?

5

Which actress starred in the 1987 classic film, Fatal Attraction?

13

Generally speaking, who lives longer: cats or dogs?

5

This British soldier and statesman from the late 18th Century drove the French out of Spain and helped to defeat Napoleon at Waterloo. His picture is on the back of the British £5 note. Who was he?

16

In air miles, is San Francisco closer to Honolulu or New York?

16

98% of the composition of each U.S. penny is what metal?

2

British soldiers called the Royal Irish Constabulary were sent to Ireland from 1919 to 1921 to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion. What brand of beer is named after their uniform colors?

13

He established a tire factory in Akron, Ohio in 1900. His rubber research allied him with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, planting rubber forests and at the same time searching for substitutes for natural rubber. Who was he?

16

Children of the Queen of England have had rocky married lives. Can you name the Queen's son and daughter-in-law whose 6 year old marriage is on the rocks, and can you name the Queen's daughter and son-in-law who recently divorced, ending 18 years of marri

8

A frightening escalation of tensions in the Middle east erupted 9/25/1996. Palestinians and Israelis fought and exchanged gunfire, based on Palestinian mistrust of what Israeli engineering project?

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The world's first underground railway, subway, tube, metro, etc.was built in which city?

5

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world is this 5th century BC statue built at Olympia, a colossal 40-foot high figure in gold and ivory, of whom?

17

In April of 1993, the writer John Grisham had four novels in the list of bestselling books. Can you name any three of them?

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Someone, in June of 1988, earned $22 million for 91 seconds of work. Now he's in jail. What is his name, and how did he earn this money?

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This U.S. psychologist and author was the primary advocate of Behaviorism. He wrote the books Science and Human Behavior in 1955, Walden Two in 1961, and Beyond Freedom and Dignity in 1971. What is his name?