Printable Trivia Questions and Answers

Trivia questions, page 1

1. The word "clue" comes from "clew," which first meant what?

   1. A hidden note
   2. A ball of thread
   3. A footprint
   4. A small key

2. In Citizen Kane (1941), what name is painted on Charles Foster Kane's childhood sled?

   1. Buttercup
   2. Xanadu
   3. Daisy
   4. Rosebud

3. In which city does boxer Rocky Balboa live in Rocky (1976)?

   1. Pittsburgh
   2. Boston
   3. Baltimore
   4. Philadelphia

4. Which is the coldest continent on Earth?

   1. Europe
   2. North America
   3. Asia
   4. Antarctica

5. Who wrote 'Blue Suede Shoes' and had the first hit with it in 1956?

   1. Jerry Lee Lewis
   2. Roy Orbison
   3. Chuck Berry
   4. Carl Perkins

6. Who made the first successful powered airplane flight, in 1903?

   1. Samuel Langley
   2. Glenn Curtiss
   3. Charles Lindbergh
   4. The Wright brothers

7. Bill Russell won 11 NBA titles as a player with which team?

   1. Los Angeles Lakers
   2. New York Knicks
   3. Philadelphia 76ers
   4. Boston Celtics

8. Which New York mechanic patented the safety pin in 1849?

   1. Eli Whitney
   2. Isaac Singer
   3. Walter Hunt
   4. Elias Howe

9. The ozone layer high above Earth absorbs much of the Sun's what?

   1. Ultraviolet light
   2. Microwaves
   3. Radio waves
   4. Visible light

10. In the Bible, which Jewish queen of Persia saved her people from Haman's plot?

    1. Deborah
    2. Esther
    3. Vashti
    4. Jezebel

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Trivia questions, page 2

11. What is the capital of New York State?

    1. Buffalo
    2. Albany
    3. New York City
    4. Syracuse

12. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year falls in June. What is it called?

    1. Summer solstice
    2. Winter solstice
    3. Autumn equinox
    4. Spring equinox

13. What is the capital of Japan?

    1. Tokyo
    2. Kyoto
    3. Osaka
    4. Hiroshima

14. Who wrote "Common Sense," the 1776 pamphlet urging independence?

    1. Samuel Adams
    2. Patrick Henry
    3. Benjamin Franklin
    4. Thomas Paine

15. What is the name of the Brady family's housekeeper on The Brady Bunch?

    1. Hazel
    2. Mrs. Garrett
    3. Florence
    4. Alice

16. Kimchi, the spicy fermented side dish, comes from which country?

    1. Korea
    2. China
    3. Japan
    4. Vietnam

17. In Jesus's parable of the lost son, what did the father have prepared for the feast?

    1. A goat
    2. A pig
    3. The fatted calf
    4. A young lamb

18. Which great river flows north through Egypt to the Mediterranean?

    1. Nile
    2. Euphrates
    3. Tigris
    4. Jordan

19. In Genesis, what did Lot's wife become when she looked back at Sodom?

    1. A pile of ash
    2. A pillar of stone
    3. A gold statue
    4. A pillar of salt

20. Who played Kevin Arnold, the boy growing up in the 1960s, on The Wonder Years?

    1. Fred Savage
    2. Neil Patrick Harris
    3. Kirk Cameron
    4. Jason Bateman

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Answers

1. B. A ball of thread
2. D. Rosebud
3. D. Philadelphia
4. D. Antarctica
5. D. Carl Perkins
6. D. The Wright brothers
7. D. Boston Celtics
8. C. Walter Hunt
9. A. Ultraviolet light
10. B. Esther
11. B. Albany
12. A. Summer solstice
13. A. Tokyo
14. D. Thomas Paine
15. D. Alice
16. A. Korea
17. C. The fatted calf
18. A. Nile
19. D. A pillar of salt
20. A. Fred Savage

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