Fun Trivia Quiz Questions
Who flew in The Spirit Of St...Louis?
A: Charles Lindbergh.
Who was US President when America entered World War II?
A: Franklin Roosevelt.
In which sport could the
Knicks take on the Nets?
A: Basketball.
Who duetted with Phil Collins on Separate Lives?
A: Marilyn Martin.
What is the postal abbreviation for
South Dakota?
A: SD.
Most bar quizzes depend on answers being what?
A: Written in response to questions which may themselves be written.
Which country took the name Myanmar officially in 1989?
A: Burma.
What was the third James Bond film for which Shirley Bassey sang the
title song?
A: Moonraker.
In which country is the deepwater port of Townsville?
A: Australia.
What has been the commonest name for
Popes through the
Millennium?
A: John.
Which singer "ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more?"
A: Bob Dylan.
Boy George fronted which Club?
A: Culture.
Who succeeded Nixon as President of the USA in 1974.
A: Ford.
In which state is Fort Knox.
A: Kentucky.
In which country was Keanu Reeves born?
A: Lebanon.
Often bar trivia questions may be drawn from the realm of 'everybody knows' trivia, therefore leading to what?
A: Controversies when the answers are false or unverifiable.
Who wrote that "the female of the species is deadlier than the
male?"
A: Rudyard Kipling.
Who called her autobiography Stand 'by Your Man?
A: Tammy Wynette.
Who had a 90s No 1 with Coming Out Of The Dark?
A: Gloria Estefan.
Where is the National Tennis Center?
A: Flushing Meadow New York.
Waterfalls was a 90s No 1 hit single for which act?
A: TLC.
What was Bing Crosby's last Road movie?
A: Road to Hong Kong.
Which two Gemini spacecraft had the first rendezvous in
space?
A: Gemini 6 & 7.
Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
A: USSR.
In which decade of the 20th century was Ronny Cox born?
A: 1930s.
Which 20th century US President and Vice President was not
elected to either office?
A: Gerald Ford.
In which decade of the 20th century was Lauren Bacall born?
A: 1920s
Which canal was the work of Ferdinand de Lesseps?
A: Suez.
In which state was "Roseanne" set?
A: Illinois.
What was the first movie made in Cinemascope?
A: The Robe.
Who had a 90s No 1 hit with One More Try?
A; Kristine W.
What type of puzzle first appeared in New York World in
1913?
A: Crossword.
Terry Biddlecombe was connected with which
sport?
A: Horse Racing.
At which Ohio university were four students shot dead in 1970?
A: Kent State.
Who had an 80s No 1 with Centerfold?
A: The J. Geils Band.
The Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett settled in which city?
A: Paris.
Who wrote Bitter Sweet and Private Lives?
A: Noel Coward.
In which country is the deepwater port of Ashdod?
A: Israel.
Findel international airport is in which county?
A: Luxemburg.
Dying in 1972, under which name was Emmanuel Goldberg better
known?
A: Edward G. Robinson.
The Dutch East Indies have become known as what?
A: Indonesia.
Which film company made The Jazz Singer?
A: Warner Brothers.
Who had 50s hits with Shrimp Boats and Jambalaya?
A: Jo Stafford.
Who had a 90s hit with Sadness Part 1?
A: Enigma.
Crick, Watson and Wilkins determined the structure of what?
A: DNA.
Which instrument is particularly associated with bandleader Buddy
Rich?
A: Drums.
In which country was Julie Christie born?
A: India.
Who wrote East Of Eden?
A: John Steinbeck.
In the 40s and 50s what was tested at "Bikini Atoll"?
A: Hydrogen bomb.
