Trivia
Selections from our extensive library of Arcane Knowledge.
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Aside from Nova Scotia, where did Scotland establish a colony in the New World?
Why do the Queen's Guards wear those big fuzzy black hats?
Who wrote "Convoy", the truck-driving hit from the 1970's?
(hint: the answer is not C.W. McCall)
How many individuals have been executed by the US federal government since
the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988 (and subsequently expanded
in 1994)?
What country is the world's largest exporter of pork?
(Since there are a limited number of pork producing countries, your first
answer will be final.)
Donald Kaufman was recently nominated for an Academy Award.
No one like Donald Kaufman has ever been nominated before.
What is so unusual about Donald Kaufman?
For what purpose was duct tape first used?
(Hint, just to clarify - by "duct tape" we mean the unique style of three
layer tape, with a thick, waterproof outer layer of ...
What six republics made up the former Yugoslavia?
In what city did the word "ok" originate?
What is the most frequently used word on the planet?
What does the word "kumbaya" mean?
This week's question is inspired by a series of physics questions currently
appearing on city buses in Amherst, Massachusetts...
Say you are out fishing, in a boat on a lake, ...
Why do the Pittsburgh Steelers have their logo on only one side of their
helmets?
What was the Orteig Prize?
What are the titles of the two autobiographies written by Leonard Nimoy?
How did modem company U.S. Robotics get its name?
How long, exactly, is a second?
(Or, put another way, what is the exact definition of a second?)
What are the titles of these three paintings?
Why was a tavern in Cokesburg, Pennsylvania chosen as the setting for the
last episode of Quantum Leap?
What is the best selling candy bar in Russia?
Who holds the record for falling from the greatest height without a
parachute, and surviving?
What were the original names of the baseball teams known
today as the San Francisco Giants and the Anaheim Angels?
On what continent did the camel originate?
(Since there are only seven continents, your first answer will be final.)
What is a Racketeer Nickel?
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