All questions related to events that happened on this day in history

1. In 1800, President John Adams became the first person to live at what address?
2. In 1894, who became the last Tsar of Russia after the death of his father Alexander III?
3. In 1938, what horse defeated War Admiral by 3 lengths at the Pimlico Special?
4. In 1944, what play by Mary Chase about a six foot, three and one half inch, rabbit opened on Broadway?
5. In 1959, Canadiens player Jacque Plante was the first person to use what piece of equipment during an NHL game?
6. In 1966, what team joined the NFL and names themselves after the day?
7. In 1997, what film had its world premier and eventually made Gloria Stewart the oldest Oscar nominated actress?
8. In 2023, Collins Dictionary names what 2 letter word as it’s word of the year?

Answers:

1. !1600 Pennsylvania Ave!<

2. !-----Tsar Nicolas II-----!<

3. !------Seabiscuit------!<

4. !---------Harvey---------!<

5. !--------Goalie Mask------!<

6. !-New Orleans Saints-!<

7. !------Titanic--------!<

8. !-----------AI-------------!<

Woo! Friday!

This week for the 20 question Friday Quiz I've gone for just General Knowledge as a bit of a breather from Halloween. Have fun!

https://www.sundayquiz.com/friday-20-question-quiz-01-11-2024/

Sample Questions - GK

1. What paint removing fluid is obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines?
2. What name is given to any of various scientific recording devices designed to register a person's bodily responses to being questioned?
3. Which 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott, won the 1979 Oscar for best visual effects?
4. In Greek mythology, which monster had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird?
5. What is the unit of length approximately equal to 3.26 light-years used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System?
6. What name is given to the transformation of inhospitable planets into hospitable ones?
7. Popularised in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, what drink is made with fresh fruit pureed with milk, yoghurt, or ice cream?
8. Who plays Captain Jean Luc Picard in the series Star Trek, The Next Generation?
9. What is the medical term given to the study of the brain and nervous system?
10. Which island country to the South of Malaysia has a flag with a which crescent and stars, on a red background?

Answers

1. !Turpentine##!<

2. !A Polygraph#!<

3. !Alien#######!<

4. !A Sphinx####!<

5. !The parsec###!<

6. !Terraforming#!<

7. !Smoothies###!<

8. !Patrick Stewart!<

9. !Neurology###!<

10. !Singapore####!<

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Here are a few questions I've written. It's heavily geography based because that's what I know. Any feedback is appreciated.

There are two world capitals named after U.S. Presidents. One is Washington, D.C.  What is the other one?

!Monrovia, Liberia is named after James Monroe.!<

Who are these people better known as?

Francis Ethel Gumm >!Judy Garland!<

Issur Danielovitch >!Kirk Douglas!<

Caryn Elaine Johnson >!Whoopi Goldberg!<

Peter Gene Hernandez >!Bruno Mars!<

Who is the only U.S. President with a Ph.D.?

!Woodrow Wilson!<

What year was the Battle of the Alamo? (within 8 years)

!1836!<

What was the first movie (and only silent movie) to win the Oscar for Best Picture?

!Wings (1927)!<

What country has the world’s highest capital city?

!Bolivia (La Paz, 11,975 feet)!<

In what year was Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus first published? (Within 10 years)

!Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was 18, and it was first published in 1818 when she was 20.!<

What U.S. City is known as the “City of Bridges?”

!Pittsburgh, PA, which has 446 bridges.!<

In what year was the first dishwasher patented? (within 8 years)

!Josephine Cochran patented the first modern dishwasher in 1886.!<

In which country is Kathmandu?

!It is the capital of Nepal.!<

All questions relate to events that happened on this day in history

1. In 1517, who nailed his 95 Theses to a church door in Germany?
2. In 1756, what Italian adventurer and lover escaped from the Leads Prison in Venice?
3. In 1864, what Silver State was admitted to the union as the 36th US State?
4. In 1950, The Big Cat Earl Lloyd became the first black athlete to play in what American sports league?
5. In 1992, the Catholic Church formally apologized to what 17th century scientist?
6. In 1994, what girl group released their first hit single Creep?
7. In 2010, what hit television series directed by Frank Darabont premiered on AMC?
8. In 2011, The United Nations predicted this as the day the world population hits what milestone?

Answers:

1. !---Martin Luther--!<

2. !----Casanova-----!<

3. !-----Nevada-------!<

4. !-------NBA---------!<

5. !---Galileo Galilei--!<

6. !-------TLC---------!<

7. !The Walking Dead!<

8. !------7 Billion-----!<

Happy Halloween! Some of you may remember me from my Common Bond Thursday posts I used to do around here. I'm too busy these days to keep up with a regular posting schedule, but I still write a couple Common Bond rounds every week for the bar trivia nights I host, and I thought it would be fun to share a few that have Halloween-themed connections. So here goes!

Connection 1:

1. Cillian Murphy stars in what 2007 movie about a group of astronauts on a mission to save a freezing Earth?

2. Of the four classical elements, which one is associated with the zodiac signs Leo and Sagittarius?

3. What method of execution is the favorite threat of the Lewis Carroll character the Queen of Hearts, although the sentence seems to be very rarely carried out?

4. In a Catholic church, what would you find contained in a stoup?

5. Also called a straight punch, what basic boxing technique is performed when the rear hand is thrown powerfully and directly at the target?

6. Spaghetti aglio e olio is a traditional Neapolitan dish whose name means spaghetti with what and oil?

7. What is the common bond shared by all the above answers?

Connection 2:

1. The “Campaign for Real Beauty” is a marketing push intended to build self-confidence in women and girls that was launched in 2004 by what Unilever brand?

2. At the time of her death in 2017, Sue Grafton was planning on publishing the final novel in her “Alphabet” mystery series, set to be titled “Z is for” what?

3. Where can you find the three enormous volcanoes Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascraeus Mons, collectively known as the Tharsis Montes?

4. William Sydney Porter, author of short stories including “The Duplicity of Hargraves” and “The Gift of the Magi” is better known by what pen name?

5. What tune, composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond and named for its non-standard time signature, is the best-selling jazz single of all time?

6. The epilogue to what novel says that one character enters a monastery, one marries a rich woman, and one retires to a country home?

7. What is the common bond connecting all the above answers?

Connection 3:

1. The singer of what Yahoo Music called the worst song ever shares what first name with the biblical wife of Isaac and mother to Jacob and Esau?

2. What silicate crystal is the birthstone for the month of November and the state gemstone of Utah?

3. In cricket, the boundary can technically be any physical object marking the edge of the playing field, like a fence or a series of cones, but it's most commonly what item, introduced to reduce injury caused by fielders running into walls and fences?

4. Neil Kadakia and Emily Stagg are among the competitors followed in what award-winning documentary about the Scripps National Spelling Bee?

5. What was the title of the 2009 biopic in which Jamal Woolard played rapper Biggie Smalls?

6. What U2 song, the opening track from the 2004 album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, was featured in a TV commercial for a special U2 edition iPod?

7. What is the common bond shared by all the above answers?

Connection 4:

1. Referred to in the press variously as “freedom fighters” and “cyberterrorists”, what decentralized collective’s first major coordinated campaign was Project Chanology, a 2008 series of hacks and protests targeting the Church of Scientology?

2. The Palais Garnier is the primary setting for what 1910 story by Gaston Leroux, as well as its numerous stage and screen adaptations?

3. At the end of every season, the 32 NHL general managers vote to award the Vezina Trophy to the person “adjudged to be the best at” what position?

4. What French electronic duo’s first global hit was 1997’s appropriately titled “Around the World”?

5. In Japan, “shinobi” is the much more common word for the feudal-era mercenaries and assassins better known in the West as what?

6. In the final scene of Deadpool 2, the title character travels back in time to kill actor Ryan Reynolds, preventing him from starring in what poorly-reviewed 2011 Warner Bros movie?

7. What is the common bond that connects all the above answers?

Connection 5:

1. What word from Dutch origin for a large and violent whirlpool is also the collective noun used for a group of salamanders?

2. What band’s 1987 debut album Scream Bloody Gore is widely regarded as the first album in the heavy metal subgenre that bears their name?

3. Also a place where you can find dead bodies, In newspaper jargon, what do you call a file or archive of old article clippings kept by reporters for future reference?

4. In what body part can you find the intervenous tubercle, Bachmann’s bundle, and the mitral valve?

5. Who is the R&B singer who collaborated with Pitbull on the 2010 song DJ Got Us Fallin In Love?

6. In 1656, Christiaan Huygens invented a more accurate timekeeper when he put what device in a clock for the first time?

7. What is the common bond shared by the above answers?

Hope you have fun with these!

What are some cover songs that sound a lot like the original song?

I'm hosting a baby shower and I need ideas for tie breakers that are fun! Any ideas other than flipping a coin?

Today's game of Dead Celebrity Trivia is canceled. In fact, there will be no more games of DCT in the future, as I will be leaving Reddit after today...

Just kidding! Did I succeed in scaring you? Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls, and welcome to today's game!

If you're new here, or if you just want to refresh your memory on how the rules work, click here.

Let's begin...if you dare!

EDIT: Congratulations to u/Low_Poet4771 for locking in the correct answer first! It was >!William Henry Harrison!<. Thanks for playing, everyone!

All questions relate to events that happened on this day in history

1. In 1864, what Montana state Capital is founded after 4 prospectors find gold in Last Chance Gulch?
2. In 1938, Orson Welles reads excerpts from what book over the radio, reportedly causing mass hysteria?
3. In 1975, Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in a Zaire fight with what nickname?
4. In 1995, a referendum in what Canadian Province fails, narrowly voting to stay part of Canada?
5. In 2003, Lebron James plays his first pro Basketball game while part of what midwest team?
6. In 2003, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel share the broadway stage in what musical based on a novel by Winnie Holzman
7. In 2005, what civil rights icon became the first woman to lie in honor in the US Capitol Building?
8. In 2012, Disney announces the purchase of what San Francisco based production company for $4b?

Answers:

1. !----------Helena----------!<

2. !--War of the Worlds--!<

3. !Rumble in the Jungle!<

4. !---------Quebec---------!<

5. !Cleveland Cavaliers!<

6. !-----------Wicked--------!<

7. !--------Rosa Parks------!<

8. !-------Lucasfilms--------!<

Edit: question 5 was the wrong year, I listed 2001 when it was really 2003. Also, I was a day off as his first game was the 29th, not 30th. I usually fact check where I find info but this one slipped through the cracks. Either way, this shouldn't lead you too a wrong answers. The core question is what team did LeBron first play with.

Edit 2: spelling

Hi all!

This year for Halloween I've put together a 60 question quiz. I've also made it free to download the quiz, pictures, and access the audio. You'll see the post with the link on my subreddit or in my post history.

The quiz features rounds on; Connection Round, Horror Computer Games, Horror Film Posters, Spooky Tunes Audio, Horror Literature, and Halloween Dingbats. I hope you enjoy it.

https://www.sundayquiz.com/60-question-halloween-quiz-2024/

Sample Round - Horror Literature

1. The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of which Anglo-American horror writer?
2. Focusing on a fictional documentary film titled the Navidson Record, what was the debut novel by American author Mark Z. Danielewski?
3. Which novel by pseudonymous author Riley Sager is told in split narrative, alternating chapters, focusing on Maggie Holt and her father Ewan?
4. Which novel 1959 by American author Shirley Jackson has been made into two feature films, a play, and is the basis of a 2018 Netflix series?
5. With two sequels - Spiral and Loop - what Japanese mystery horror novel by Koji Suzuki was first published in 1991 and has been turned into a series of films?
6. In which Stephen King novel are the setting and characters influenced by King's personal experiences, including his visit to The Stanley Hotel?
7. First published online as a webserial beginning in 2001, John Dies at the End is a comic Lovecraftian horror novel by Jason Pargin, written under which pseudonym?
8. Regarded as the first true science fiction story because of deliberate laboratory experiments by the central character, what novel was originally published anonymously in 1818?
9. With no single protagonist, which 1897 gothic horror novel is an epistolary novel, with the narrative being related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles?
10. Also a 1973 film, what novel by William Peter Blatty details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil - the daughter of a famous actress?

Answers

1. !H. P. Lovecraft (Howard Phillips Lovecraft)!<

2. !House of Leaves########!<

3. !Home Before Dark######!<

4. !The Haunting of Hill House!<

5. !Ring / Ringu###########!<

6. !The Shining###########!<

7. !David Wong###########!<

8. !Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus!<

9. !Dracula##############!<

10. !The Exorcist###########!<

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All questions related to events that happened on this day on history

1. In 1787, what Mozart opera about a libertine who refuses to repent premiers in Prague?
2. In 1901, Leon Czolgosz was executed for shooting which US president less than 2 months prior?
3. In 1929, the Stock Market crashes on a day of the week now known as what?
4. In 1959, what comic strip about Gaulish warriors premiers in the French magazine Pilote?
5. In 1960, Muhammad Ali entered the ring for his first professional fight while still using what birth name?
6. In 1998, the Space Shuttle Discovery launches with what 77 year old astronaut aboard?
7. In 2012, what largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded makes landfall in New Jersey?
8. In 2018, Klay Thompson surpassed Steph Curry’s record for most 3 pointers in a single game. Both hitting their record while playing for what team?

Answers:

1. !---------Don Giovanni -----!<

2. !--William McKinley-!<

3. !---Black Tuesday---!<

4. !---------Asterix---------!<

5. !-----Cassius Clay----!<

6. !-----John Glenn-----!<

7. !-----Hurricane Sandy----!<

8. !Golden State Warriors!<

I am looking for unique pub quiz rounds! I have previously done ‘cheese or motorway services’ and ‘south African rugby player or nazi war criminal’. Any suggestions for good rounds for a pub quiz?

How do you all manage reservations? I do a biweekly trivia and we usually sell out in advance. I do preregistration so people can assure a spot and also so I know how many are coming and how to setup (my restaurant has lots of 2 tops and we get a lot of 6 person teams so I have to rearrange before)

I’ve used things like tickettailor and eventbrite but it adds some unnecessary steps. I’d love just an easy form people click and get their name and team amount. Any advice on managing the registrations?

All questions relate to events that happened on this day in history

1. In 1636, what University that is now the oldest in the US, was founded?
2. In 1726, what adventure comedy by Johnathan Swift was first published?
3. In 1793, Eli Whitney applied for a patent for what device that would reshape the southern economy?
4. In 1858, what department store first opens in New York City, now the largest department store chain in the US?
5. In 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated with the first ever what type of New York City parade?
6. In 1965, what 630ft monument is completed along the Mississippi River?
7. In 1971, who recorded their hit single “Happy Xmas” to be released a month later?
8. In 2023, Matthew Perry passed away at age 54. Famous for playing Chandler on the hit sitcom Friends, what was Chandler’s last name?

Answers:

1. !-----------Harvard----------!<

2. !------Gulliver's Travels------!<

3. !-------The Cotton Gin-------!<

4. !------------Macy's----------!<

5. !-----Ticker Tape Parade----!<

6. !-------Gateway Arch--------!<

7. !John Lennon and Yoko Ono!<

8. !------Chandler Bing--------!<

All questions relate to events that happened on this day in history

1. In 1787, the first in what series of essays is published by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton?
2. In 1938, DuPont announced what material as the “first man-made organic textile fiber”?
3. In 1975, what New Jersey based rock star appears on the cover of both Time and Newsweek?
4. In 1995, what film that would win Nicolas Cage his first Oscar premiers in theaters?
5. In 2004, Pedro Martinez helps what team win the World Series, ending an 84 year drought?
6. In 2017, Catalonia unconstitutionally declares itself independent from what nation?
7. In 2022, Elon Musk formally takes control of what tech company?
8. October 27 is US National Navy Day. At what east coast city will you find the US Naval Academy?

Answers

1. !The Federalist Papers!<

2. !-------------Nylon-----------!<

3. !---Bruce Springsteen--!<

4. !--Leaving Las Vegas--!<

5. !-The Boston Red Sox-!<

6. !------------Spain------------!<

7. !-----------Twitter----------!<

8. !---- Annapolis, MD----!<

Hi all!

This week in the 50 question Sunday Quiz I've done rounds on the following subjects; 10 Largest African Countries, Captains, Music Intros - Animals, Pictures - Album Covers (2000-2009), and a General Knowledge round. I hope you enjoy it.

https://www.sundayquiz.com/weekly-general-knowledge-quiz-27-10-2024/

Sample Round - Captains

1. Initially played in the MCU by Chris Evans, which superhero first appeared in 1940 in Timely Comics, a corporate predecessor to Marvel?
2. Which British Royal Navy officer is best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which included the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia?
3. Who is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations?
4. Who was serving as captain of the ocean liner Titanic, and went down with the ship when she sank on her maiden voyage?
5. In the Pirates of the Caribbean film series the ship the Black Pearl is captained by Hector Barbossa, and who else?
6. Which British explorer, cartographer and naval officer is particularly famous for his voyages between 1768 and 1779 to New Zealand and Australia?
7. Which mysterious character was created by Jules Verne and appears in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, and The Mysterious Island?
8. With his five human "Planeteers" , who is the eponymous character in an animated environmentalist superhero television series from the early 1990's?
9. Who was the Lithuanian-born, Soviet Union sub commander of the Red October, a Soviet Typhoon-class submarine who appeared in The Hunt for Red October novel?
10. Which protagonist in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is the monomaniacal captain of the whaling ship Pequod - the white whale Moby Dick bit off his leg?

Answers

1. !Captain America##########!<

2. !Captain George Vancouver##!<

3. !Captain James Hook#######!<

4. !Captain Edward John Smith RD RNR!<

5. !Captain Jack Sparrow#######!<

6. !Captain James Cook FRS#####!<

7. !Captain Nemo / Prince Dakkar!<

8. !Captain Planet############!<

9. !Captain First Rank Marko Alexandrovich Ramius!<

10. !Captain Ahab#############!<

!I would give yourselves some leeway on 4 and 9, I've just included the full names.!<

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Hey! I'd like to do a round similar to Guesspionage (jackbox game)

According to a recent survey, xx% of people do Y daily.

Is there any site that anyone knows of that would have just useless surveys?

It's Saturday afternoon yet again...once again time for another fun and frantic episode of DCT! Let's get started...

If you're new here, or you just want to review the rules, click here

Have at it, y'all...

EDIT: Congratulations to u/Jsmule for finding the correct answer first! It was >!Al Capone!<. Thanks for playing, everyone!

All questions relate to events that happened on this day in history

1. In 1825, what canal that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean finished construction?
2. In 1881, a team of lawmen led by Wyatt Earp faced off against the Cochise County Cowboys outside of what saloon in Tombstone AZ?
3. In 1918, Cecil Chubb gifted what prehistoric monument to the British government?
4. In 1955, what alternative newspaper based in New York was co-founded by Norman Mailer?
5. In 1968, what future world champion and kitchen entrepreneur won the boxing gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics?
6. In 1981, David Bowie and Queen collaborated on what hit single?
7. In 1984, James Cameron released what science fiction film starring Michael Biehn?
8. In 2017, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as Prime Minister of what country, making her the worlds youngest female head of state?

Answers

1. !Erie Canal!<

2. !OK Corral!<

3. !Stonehenge!<

4. !Village Voice!<

5. !George Foreman!<

6. !Under Pressure!<

7. !The Terminator!<

8. !New Zealand!<

All questions relate to events that happened this day in history

1. In 1701, what city along the Delaware River is incorporated?
2. In 1929, Albert Fall becomes the first US Cabinet member to go to jail after being a part of what scandal?
3. In 1971, what show premiered on PBS intended for kids who have graduated from Sesame Street?
4. In 1978, what horror film starring Jamie Lee Curtis premiered in cinemas?
5. In 1982, what sitcom about an author running a Vermont B&B aired on CBS?
6. In 2001, Microsoft begins sales of what operating system to succeed Windows 2000?
7. In 2011, Speak Now, the third studio album by what artist, is released?
8. In 2020, who surpasses Michael Shumacher as the most winning F1 Driver with his 92nd win?

Answers

1. !---Philadelphia---!<

2. !---Teapot Dome--!<

3. !Electric Company!<

4. !-----Halloween---!<

5. !------Newhart----!<

6. !----Windows XP--!<

7. !---Taylor Swift----!<

8. !--Lewis Hamilton-!<

Hey all. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas/platforms that could cut down on latency? I'd love to do some live streaming where people can take part in real time so that there isn't a delay between asking the question and the person getting a chance to answer on their device. I tried doing this in lockdown using Youtube and Ahaslides, but the latency meant I was asking the question and the viewers weren't seeing it until 20 or 30 seconds after I had initiated the ability to answer on their devices. Other than asking the question and waiting 20 seconds (which relies on consistent latency and kills the flow), I'd love to know if there's another option. I know that Zoom works instantly, but that requires hosting a chat and individually inviting people, rather than people being able to stumble across your stream on twitch or Youtube. Hard to build a viewership that way!

Happy Friday!

This week I've done a Film round themed on colours, and a Sport and Games round. No general knowledge for a change. I hope you enjoy it.

https://www.sundayquiz.com/friday-20-question-quiz-25-10-2024/

Sample Round - Film - Colours

1. Written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on a 1996 novel of the same name, which film stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard during the Great Depression?
2. Which 1985 coming-of-age period drama directed by Steven Spielberg was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker?
3. Which American media franchise primarily focuses on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau?
4. Which 1971 dystopian crime film employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian near-future Britain?
5. A Russian crime syndicate steals a secret space-based weapons program and James Bond has to stop them from using it in which Pierce Brosnan Bond film?
6. Loosely based on the comic book series, which 1997 film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organisation who supervise extra-terrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth?
7. What 2010 psychological thriller stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, with the plot revolving around a production by the New York City Ballet company?
8. The situation plunges into chaos when multiple genetically engineered mako sharks go on a rampage and flood an isolated underwater facility, where a team of scientists are researching Alzheimer's disease in which film?
9. In which film is a retired FBI agent with psychological gifts assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy" with help from Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter?
10. What 1968 animated musical comedy adventure film inspired by the music of the Beatles, was directed by animation producer George Dunning?

Answers

1. !The Green Mile###!<

2. !The Color Purple##!<

3. !The Pink Panther##!<

4. !A Clockwork Orange!<

5. !Goldeneye#######!<

6. !Men in Black#####!<

7. !Black Swan#######!<

8. !Deep Blue Sea####!<

9. !Red Dragon######!<

10. !Yellow Submarine##!<

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All questions relate to events that happened this day in history

1. In 79AD, this date is commonly thought of as the day what Italian volcano erupted?
2. In 1861, what became the only state to secede from the Confederate States of America?
3. In 1881, US Ambassador to France Levi Morton drove the first rivet into what National Monument?
4. In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first known person to survive the force of what natural landmark?
5. In 1926, what Vaudeville performer took the stage for the last time before dying of Peritonitis seven days later?
6. In 1945, the charter for what group of 51 countries first went into effect?
7. In 1963, what left handed Dodgers pitcher wins his first of three Cy Young Awards?
8. In 1978, what musical starring Richard Pryor and Michael Jackson premiered in cinemas?

Answers

1. !-------Vesuvius-----------!<

2. !-------West Virginia-------!<

3. !-----Statue of Liberty-----!<

4. !-------Niagara Falls-------!<

5. !--------Harry Houdini-----!<

6. !-------United Nations-----!<

7. !-------Sandy Koufax------!<

8. !-----------The Wiz---------!<

I'm pretty confident in my last question here, but if'n anybody knows of an alternate answer, I'd appreciate being corrected.

I list 3 films; you list the only actor or actress to appear in each.

1. She’s Having a Baby, Working Girl, the Hunt for Red October
2. Black Mass, The Imitation Game, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
3. Don’t Look Up, X-Men: First Class, Winter’s Bone
4. Continental Divide, National Lampoon’s Animal House, The Blues Brothers
5. The First Wives’ Club, Hocus Pocus, Footloose
6. The Shawshank Redemption, Mystic River, The Hudsucker Proxy
7. A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride, Best in Show
8. Apollo 13, You’ve Got Mail, Saving Private Ryan
9. Leaving Las Vegas, Hollow Man, Adventures in Babysitting 
10. As best as I can determine, only one actor has appeared in at least one film with every actor or actress from the first nine films questions. That shared credit is part of each question. Who?

Answers:

1. !Alec Baldwin#######!<

2. !Benedict Cumberbatch!<

3. !Jennifer Lawrence####!<

4. !John Belushi########!<

5. !Sarah Jessica Parker##!<

6. !Tim Robbins########!<

7. !Christopher Guest####!<

8. !Tom Hanks#########!<

9. !Elizabeth Shue######!<

I'm writing a quiz on 'cool'/ interesting adjectives along the lines of: 1. Of or related to rivers (Riparian) 2. Of or related to cats (Feline) 3. The adjective 'Hellenic' is used to refer to things or people pertaining to which country? (Greece)

Etc etc. Got any others you can share?

This week I'm putting on a Halloween themed quiz, and one of the rounds is 'Trick or Treat', comprising of either a trick question, or a really easy, straightforward question (a treat). For example, a trick question would be, what animal are the Canary Islands named after? And of course the answer is dogs (Canariae... canine... dogs), but a lot of people, without knowing Latin or this specific trivia, may guess a bird... An example of a treat question would be, 'Where was Leonarda da Vinci born', the answer being 'Vinci' - in my view this is still a bit of a trick question, but is what I'm aiming for... The quiz is easy going and friendly. I was just wondering if anyone has any trick questions that may work well, because this type of trivia is hard to come by - thanks!

I’ve been hosting a trivia night through my bar for three years - looking for new categories/ideas/themes.

General game play - I hand out a sheet with 30 blank lines broken into 6 categories. I announce what the category is about 5 minutes before I ask the questions, and these categories vary every week (pretty general like movies/music/sports/human anatomy/us states/presidents etc.) We’ve also done some fun ones like “what’s this celebrity’s real name” “dead or alive” “the 70s/80s/90s” “famous band leaders” etc.

Just looking for some fun ways to bring in new categories, or a way to break up the monotony. We’re in our slow season, so this is perfect to get some feedback before the tourists come back.

Cheers!

All questions relate to events that happened this day in history

1. In 1941, Disney released what movie with a mute title character?
2. In 1964, what French existentialist playwright turned down the Nobel Prize for literature?
3. In 1991, who was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice, and now the longest serving Justice currently on the bench?
4. In 1993, what team won their second world series in a row while playing a home game at the SkyDome?
5. In 1998, Britney Spears released what debut hit single?
6. In 2003, Steve Jobs announced what product that Forbes Magazine called “The 21st Century Walkman”?
7. In 2006, My Chemical Romance released what rock opera concept album?
8. In 2018, the world's longest sea crossing bridge opened, connecting Hong Kong to what other SAR?

Answers

1. !------Dumbo-----!<

2. !--Jean Paul Sartre__!<

3. !--Clarence Thomas--!<

4. !Toronto Blue Jays!<

5. !Hit Me Baby One More Time!<

6. !---------Ipod----------!<

7. !Welcome to the Black Parade!<

8. !------Macau---------!<

I'm not sure where I got this idea. Thought maybe it was from this sub, but I can't track it down. So thought I'd share what I ended up writing and people can add their own.

The concept is Google search histories of well-known historical figures (had Google existed at the time, of course). This could also be done for fictional characters.

1. ”Snakes with most venom and least painful bite”

2. “Why do adults treat me like a caged bird?”

3. “How come members of my family only get to serve one term?”

4. “Public ferry schedule Elba Italy”

5. “Best ways to kill your ex-wives”

6. “Four Seasons near me”

7. “Lorraine motel balcony sight lines”

8. “How did my Petri dishes clean themselves?”

We're a little over a week away from the scariest time of the year...and in the spirit of the season, it is once again time to try to guess the identity of another famous cadaver! Welcome to Dead Celebrity Trivia!

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You may proceed...

EDIT: Congratulations to u/Low_Poet4771 for deciphering the correct answer first! It was >!Sonny Bono!<. Thanks for playing, everyone!