General Trivia
In what year did World War II end?
1945
Who is the Greek god of the sea?
Poseidon
Which movie features a character named Jack Dawson?
Titanic
True or false: The Shining was Stephen King’s first novel to be adapted into a movie
False—1976’s Carrie was actually the first movie to be adapted from a Stephen King novel.
What African nation with a two-word "green" name is a group of islands off the western coast of Senegal with a population of around half a million people?
Cape Verde
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the capital city of South Africa?
Pretoria
Who played Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate?
Anne Bancroft
Who took home an Oscar for Best Actor in 1998? A. Matt Damon
B. Jack Nicholson
C. Liam Neeson
D. Sean Penn
Jack Nicholson
How many U.S. state capitals lie west of Los Angeles?
Six
What is the currency of Japan?
Japanese Yen
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Who directed ‘Jurassic Park’?
Steven Spielberg
Who is the narrator in the classic film Stand By Me?
Richard Dreyfuss
Established on November 11, 1926 and stretching 2,448 miles across the United States, what famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway?
Route 66
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
Which famous scientist formulated the laws of motion?
Sir Isaac Newton
Which country does Forrest Gump travel to as part of the All-American Ping-Pong Team?
China
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film There Will Be Blood?
Daniel Day-Lewis
Name the 7 continents of the world.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe & Australia
What is the smallest prime number?
2
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
True or false: Sean Connery wore a toupee in every James Bond movie (some of the best spy movies out there!).
True
What year was the movie Gone With The Wind released?
1939
The isthmus of which country connects Costa Rica and Colombia, and therefore, links North America to South America?
Panama