Trivial Pursuit Classic Edition Quiz

Questions and Answers

Which British explorer first circumnavigated Antarctica?

Captain James Cook (correct)

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

James Cook

Which bearded Kiwi directed The Lord of The Rings film trilogy?

Peter Jackson

Which head of state was colorfully labeled 'Pootie Poot' by George W. Bush?

Vladimir Putin

Dancer Frederick Austerlitz leapt to Broadway and silver-screen stardom under which famous name?

Fred Astaire Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a name for an 11-sided polygon: Undecagon, Dodecagon, or Hendecagon?

Dodecagon Signup and view all the answers

What's the nickname for the fixed-gear bicycle made popular by bike messengers and urban hipsters?

Fixie Signup and view all the answers

What is the longest above-ground mountain range in the world?

Andes Signup and view all the answers

The iPod name was inspired by which Stanley Kubrick sci-fi classic?

2001: A Space Odyssey Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of President Roosevelt's cure for the U.S. economy after the Great Depression?

New Deal Signup and view all the answers

Which 19th-century gothic American author is often depicted with a raven?

Edgar Allan Poe Signup and view all the answers

What is the actual color of the Sun?

White Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the stadium in which the French Open tennis tournament takes place?

Roland-Garros Signup and view all the answers

Which U.S. bridge is painted a memorable International Orange?

Golden Gate Bridge Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of David Bowie's final album, released two days before his death in 2016?

Blackstar Signup and view all the answers

How many years is the term for a U.S. senator?

Six Signup and view all the answers

Which magazine, established in 1911 by an 18-year-old Scout, is delivered to more than one million subscribers every month?

Boys' Life Signup and view all the answers

Baby zebras are born without stripes.

False Signup and view all the answers

In which sport do you wear a lamé, a plastron, and a mask?

Fencing Signup and view all the answers

How many days did it take Pony Express riders to go from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California?

10 Signup and view all the answers

In the quiz show Jeopardy, what is the second round of the game called?

Double Jeopardy Signup and view all the answers

How many U.S. states designate themselves commonwealth?

Four Signup and view all the answers

Which comic strip was named after a 16th-century theologian and a 17th-century philosopher?

Calvin and Hobbes Signup and view all the answers

What notable filmmaker is responsible for founding Pixar?

George Lucas Signup and view all the answers

Which is not a room in the game of Clue?

Cellar Signup and view all the answers

What windmill-topped Parisian landmark opened its doors in 1889?

Moulin Rouge Signup and view all the answers

Which actor, frequently cast in Wes Anderson films, was the director's roommate at the University of Texas?

Owen Wilson Signup and view all the answers

Another word for the historical undergarment known as 'stays' is what?

Corset Signup and view all the answers

What was the London building that the Tate Modern now occupies, before it became an art museum?

Power plant Signup and view all the answers

A tiger's stripes are unique to each animal.

True Signup and view all the answers

Which island drink, invented in Puerto Rico in the 1950s, has a Spanish name that translates into English as 'strained pineapple'?

Piña colada Signup and view all the answers

The Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery was based on which French landmark?

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arc de Triomphe) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of Maroon 5's debut studio album?

Songs About Jane Signup and view all the answers

Which five-digit mail-sorting system went into effect in the United States on July 1, 1963?

Zip Code Signup and view all the answers

Who are the co-creators of both South Park and the Book of Mormon?

Trey Parker and Matt Stone Signup and view all the answers

Which icon film actor gave IBM computers 'a human face,' according to a 1963 TIME magazine article?

Charlie Chaplin Signup and view all the answers

Who manufactured the first iconic green Masters jackets awarded to golf champions?

Brooks Brothers Signup and view all the answers

In which country is the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat located?

Cambodia Signup and view all the answers

Which composer was the first person to score an EGOT by winning all four American entertainment awards?

Richard Rodgers Signup and view all the answers

Which computer pioneer was fired from his job before returning to launch one of the first digital music players?

Steve Jobs Signup and view all the answers

Under what pen name does Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling write a series of detective novels?

Robert Galbraith Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the digital currency established in 2009 with no central authority or middlemen?

Bitcoin Signup and view all the answers

Which sister of an NBA Hall of Famer was a four-time All-American basketball player at USC?

Cheryl Miller Signup and view all the answers

The active volcano Popocatepetl is located about 40 miles from which capital city?

Mexico City Signup and view all the answers

Which pop star started the halftime show of the 2015 Super Bowl atop a 14-foot tall, 24-foot long robotic lion?

Katy Perry Signup and view all the answers

What milestone number of monthly users did Facebook reach on October 4, 2012?

1 billion Signup and view all the answers

Which Broadway rap musical is set in a Dominican American neighborhood in New York City?

In the Heights Signup and view all the answers

Which mobile app started out under the name 'Picaboo'?

Snapchat Signup and view all the answers

Which Seattle Seahawk football player was voted by users to appear on the cover of the video game Madden NFL 15?

Richard Sherman Signup and view all the answers

In which country is Kronborg Castle, a Renaissance edifice built in the city of Elsinore, where Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet is set?

Denmark Signup and view all the answers

Which restaurant chain, founded by Mark, Donnie, and Paul Wahlberg, is the subject of an A&E television series?

Wahlburgers Signup and view all the answers

Which June 4, 1989 Chinese military crackdown effectively ended a vibrant student democracy movement?

Tiananmen Square Signup and view all the answers

What is the artistic term for the radiant light or halo that surrounds sacred or mythological figures in classical art?

Nimbus Signup and view all the answers

Which virtual assistant was reintroduced in 2013 with the option for a male voice?

Siri Signup and view all the answers

The oldest public park in New York City was originally dedicated to playing which sport?

Bowls or lawn bowling Signup and view all the answers

In which state should Bugs Bunny have taken a left turn?

New Mexico Signup and view all the answers

In the 1975 film Jaws, which brand of beer can does Captain Quint famously crush?

Narragansett Signup and view all the answers

What Founding Father, who died in a duel in Weehawken, NJ, had a son who lost his life in the same way, in the same place?

Alexander Hamilton Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the second book in the classic sci-fi Hitchhiker series written by Douglas Adams?

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Signup and view all the answers

Weighing in at approximately three pounds, what is the most complex object in the known universe?

Human brain Signup and view all the answers

Which legendary hockey player practiced the pre-game ritual of drinking a Diet Coke, an iced water, a Gatorade, and another Diet Coke?

Wayne Gretzky Signup and view all the answers

The flag of which South Asian country looks similar to that of the United States, complete with red and white stripes and a field of blue?

Malaysia Signup and view all the answers

Who is the deputy director of the Pawnee department of Parks and Recreation?

Leslie Knope Signup and view all the answers

Which germ-fighting mouthwash was once sold as a floor cleaner?

Listerine Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the illustrated gentleman who frequently graces the front cover of The New Yorker magazine?

Eustace Tilley Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main types of honey bees in a hive?

Queen, drone, worker Signup and view all the answers

Which American athlete set a world record and took home the gold in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Bruce Jenner Signup and view all the answers

The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed sits on which city's central square?

Moscow Signup and view all the answers

Which Man in Black sang a painfully beautiful cover of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt,' one of the country's legends' final hits?

Johnny Cash Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?

Benazir Bhutto Signup and view all the answers

Who leads the company of dwarves on the quest to reclaim their treasure from Smaug in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit?

Thorin Oakenshield Signup and view all the answers

What part of a flower contains bright yellow sacs that produce and contain the pollen grains?

Anther Signup and view all the answers

Which broadcasting organization airs a weekly radio quiz show called 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me'?

NPR Signup and view all the answers

Which Greek alphabet letter was reimagined in 1996 to become the currency symbol for the euro?

Epsilon Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was not written by Aaron Sorkin?

Veep Signup and view all the answers

In what year did the Treaty of Paris officially end the American Revolutionary War?

1783 Signup and view all the answers

Who does the garden belong to that Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit wanders into?

Mr. McGregor Signup and view all the answers

Which company, founded by British mogul Sir Richard Branson, has a space plane called SpaceShip Two?

Virgin Galactic Signup and view all the answers

What are the four events that women's artistic gymnastics compete in?

Vault, floor exercise, uneven bars, balance beam Signup and view all the answers

Which landmark, nicknamed 'La Dame de fer,' is one of the most visited tourist spots in the world?

Eiffel Tower Signup and view all the answers

Which 'Frat Pack' comedian was Conan O'Brien's first and last guest on his short-lived stint as The Tonight Show host?

Will Ferrell Signup and view all the answers

Which Founding Father became the first Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service?

Benjamin Franklin Signup and view all the answers

Which comedian paired up with an NYU sociology professor to write Modern Romance, a book about dating in the digital era?

Aziz Ansari Signup and view all the answers

How many pixels in a megapixel?

1 million Signup and view all the answers

What was the occupation of the winner of the first recorded Olympics, held in 776 B.C. in Ancient Greece?

Cook Signup and view all the answers

Which is the busiest stop in the London Underground?

Waterloo Station Signup and view all the answers

Which camera-shy Australian singer scored her first Billboard Top 10 hit as a solo artist with her song 'Chandelier'?

Sia Signup and view all the answers

Which mineral from the western United States helped fund the Civil War?

Gold Signup and view all the answers

Who paints with a 'palette of blue and gray' according to a 1971 song by 'American Pie' singer Don McLean?

Vincent van Gogh Signup and view all the answers

What was the cost of the first Ford Model A, ordered by a dentist in Chicago in 1903?

$850 Signup and view all the answers

Which Japanese video game company started out producing playing cards?

Nintendo Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

British Exploration and Geography

Captain James Cook was the first to circumnavigate Antarctica, covering 60,000 miles in three years aboard two ships.
The Andes is the longest above-ground mountain range in the world, spanning seven South American countries.
The term "fixie" refers to a fixed-gear bike popular among urban cyclists.
The Sun's actual color is white; it appears yellow or red due to atmospheric effects.

Entertainment and Film

Peter Jackson directed the acclaimed film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.
Fred Astaire, originally Frederick Austerlitz, became a dance and film icon.
Edgar Allan Poe is often associated with the imagery of a raven in his works.
Richard Rodgers was the first to achieve an EGOT, receiving Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards.

Historical Figures and Events

Vladimir Putin, nicknamed "Pootie Poot" by George W. Bush, serves as a prominent head of state.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal to combat the Great Depression.
Benazir Bhutto was Pakistan’s first female prime minister, elected twice in the late 20th century.

Famous Places and Structures

Roland-Garros is the venue for the French Open tennis tournament.
The Golden Gate Bridge in the U.S. is uniquely painted in International Orange.
The Eiffel Tower, known as "La Dame de fer" or "the Iron Lady," receives around 7 million visitors annually.

Arts and Literature

The second book in the Hitchhiker series, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe," continues Douglas Adams’ famous saga.
Vincent van Gogh's palette is described as "blue and gray" in Don McLean's song "Vincent."

Science and Nature

A nimbus is an artistic term for the radiant light surrounding sacred figures in classical art.
A tiger's unique stripes are specific to each individual.

Technology and Innovations

Bitcoin, a digital currency founded in 2009, operates without central authority.
The first iPod drew inspiration from Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Pop Culture and Media

NPR airs a popular radio quiz show titled "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
Snapchat was initially released under the name "Picaboo."
Owen Wilson frequently appears in Wes Anderson films and collaborated with him during university.

Sports

Bruce Jenner won gold in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.
The four events in women's artistic gymnastics are vault, floor exercise, uneven bars, and balance beam.

Miscellaneous Facts

The five-digit mail-sorting system in the U.S. is known as the Zip Code, established on July 1, 1963.
Listerine was originally marketed as a surgical antiseptic before its commercial use as mouthwash.
The first Ford Model A, ordered in 1903, cost $850.

Trivia

Cheryl Miller, a notable NCAA and Olympic basketball player, is the sister of NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller.
Way back in 776 B.C., the first Olympic winner was a cook named Coroebus.

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