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21 Random Trivia Questions

These questions are sure to get your mind spinning in no time.

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21 Random Trivia Questions
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Why do we need trivia? It's really just the accumulation of random pieces of knowledge that often have no practical use - they just float around in your head aimlessly, like space junk orbiting the Earth. Yet the world of trivia does have one thing going for it: it's a measure of of how much stuff one knows. If you've been exposed to a variety of different backgrounds, fields and cultures, chances are you'd make a competitive trivia player.

So "Jeopardy!" fans, get ready to test your knowledge. The following questions are related to movies, T.V. shows, outer space, languages, tennis and everything in between. The questions increase in difficulty as the quiz progresses, with the final question bordering on insanity (write a comment below if you get it!). Good luck!

1. What is the most commonly spoken language in the world?

a) Chinese

b) English

c) Spanish

d) Cantonese

2. The highest grossing movie of all time is:

a) Titanic

b) Jurassic World

c) Avatar

d) Star Wars: The Force Awakens

3. The 2016 Summer Olympics were recently held in Rio de Janeiro - where were the previous Summer Olympics held?

a) Beijing

b) Athens

c) Sydney

d) London

4. Venus, Mars, Saturn,...

a) Uranus

b) Earth

c) Neptune

d) Pluto

5. The biggest country in the world by surface area is:

a) The United States

b) Africa

c) Australia

d) Russia

6. The highest grossing movie of all time when adjusted for inflation is:

a) Gone With The Wind

b) Star Wars

c) Rebecca

d) The Wizard Of Oz

7. The first time people physically visited Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth, occurred in:

a) 1890

b) 1930

c) 1960

d) 2012

8. John D. Rockefeller Sr., the richest American in history, made his fortune in:

a) Real estate

b) Railroads

c) Oil

d) Steel

9. Liliane Bennecourt, the world's richest woman with Forbes listing her fortune at $36.1 billion, is associated with what brand?

a) Forever 21

b) L'Oreal

c) Ralph Lauren

d) Walmart

10. Which king is portrayed by actor Patrick McGoohan in the Academy Award winning film "Braveheart?"

a) Henry I

b) Richard I

c) Richard II

d) Edward I

11. Aaron Paul won this many Emmy awards for his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman in "Breaking Bad":

a) Zero

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

12. Roger Federer holds the most Grand Slam titles in men's tennis at:

a) 14

b) 17

c) 20

d) 23

13. How many ridges does a quarter have?

a) 47

b) 88

c) 119

d) 134

14. The fifth official James Bond movie is titled:

a) You Only Live Twice

b) Thunderball

c) From Russia With Love

d) Diamonds Are Forever

15. The most expensive roller coaster of all time (by $50 million) is:

a) "Kingda Ka" at Six Flags Great Adventure

b) "Top Thrill Dragster" at Cedar Point

c) "Steel Dragon" at Nagashima Spa Land

d) "Expedition Everest" at Disney World

16. The oldest woman to have ever lived was ____ years-old when she died:

a) 117

b) 122

c) 129

d) 141

17. The very first Chinese dynasty, dating back to 2070 BC, was named the "what" dynasty?

a) Zhou

b) Xia

c) Shang

d) Mao

18. The bacteria that caused the Black Death of the 14th Century is called:

a) Yersinia Pestis

b) Clostridium Botulinum

c) Staphylococcus

d) Treponema pallidum

19. The winner of the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physics was:

a) Albert Einstein

b) Neils Bohr

c) Johannes Stark

d) Max Plank

Answers: (1) B, (2) C, (3) D, (4) C, (5) D, (6) A, (7) C, (8) C, (9) B, (10) D, (11) D, (12) B, (13) C, (14) A, (15) D, (16) B, (17) B, (18) A, (19) C

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