Daily Trivia - 2026-11-01
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Q1. Science: Computers
Approximately how many Apple I personal computers were created?
Answer: 200
Q2. Geography
Which of these countries is not written in its native language?
Answer: Slovaško
Q3. General Knowledge
What was the height of Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world from 2005 to 2024?
Answer: 456 ft
Q4. Science & Nature
Which country first successfully farm-hatched and raised bluefin tuna in 1979?
Answer: Japan
Q5. Science: Computers
Which of these is the name for the failed key escrow device introduced by the National Security Agency in 1993?
Answer: Clipper Chip
Q6. Geography
Where is the "Sonoran Desert" located?
Answer: North America
Q7. Sports
What was Sir Donald Bradman's batting average in test matches?
Answer: 99.94
Q8. Geography
Bikini Atoll is in which country?
Answer: Marshall Islands
Q9. Science: Computers
Color model CMYK stands for?
Answer: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black
Q10. Entertainment: Video Games
Which popular First Person Shooter (FPS) franchise, got a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game developed based on its universe?
Answer: Halo
Q11. General Knowledge
When was the website reddit founded ?
Answer: 2005
Q12. General Knowledge
What is the Italian word for "tomato"?
Answer: Pomodoro
Q13. History
When was Adolf Hitler appointed as Chancellor of Germany?
Answer: January 30, 1933
Q14. History
In which year did the Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq occur?
Answer: 1990
Q15. Entertainment: Video Games
Which was the first M-rated video game developed by Squaresoft/Square Enix?
Answer: Parasite Eve
Q16. Sports
Which of these teams has Jaromir Jagr not played for?
Answer: New York Islanders
Q17. Entertainment: Video Games
In which video game did Michael Fassbender star?
Answer: Fable 3
Q18. Science: Computers
On a standard American QWERTY keyboard, what symbol will you enter if you hold the shift key and press 1?
Answer: Exclamation Mark
Q19. Entertainment: Video Games
Who was the first jedi that Starkiller had to kill in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed?
Answer: Rahm Kota
Q20. Science: Computers
What port does HTTP run on?
Answer: 80
Q21. General Knowledge
What direction does the Statue of Liberty face?
Answer: Southeast
Q22. Science: Computers
What does CPU stand for?
Answer: Central Processing Unit
Q23. History
The pantheon in Rome was used to worship what god?
Answer: Any god they wanted
Q24. Science: Computers
Which programming language was developed by Sun Microsystems in 1995?
Answer: Java
Q25. History
Which of these founding fathers of the United States of America later became president?
Answer: James Monroe
Q26. General Knowledge
Which church's interior in Vatican City was designed in 1503 by renaissance architects including Bramante, Michelangelo and Bernini?
Answer: St. Peter's Basilica
Q27. Entertainment: Video Games
Which of these blocks in "Minecraft" has the lowest blast resistance?
Answer: Sand
Q28. Science: Computers
How many bits are commonly in a single byte?
Answer: Eight bits
Q29. General Knowledge
The American company "Campbell's" is most well known for making what food product?
Answer: Canned soups
Q30. Sports
What year did the New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl?
Answer: 2010
Q31. General Knowledge
What is the romanized Russian word for "winter"?
Answer: Zima
Q32. History
What country joined the EU in 2013?
Answer: Croatia
Q33. Science & Nature
Which type of rock is created by intense heat AND pressure?
Answer: Metamorphic
Q34. Geography
What is the Polish city known to Germans as Danzig?
Answer: Gdańsk
Q35. Geography
What is the name of rocky region that spans most of eastern Canada?
Answer: Canadian Shield
Q36. Science: Computers
This mobile OS held the largest market share in 2012.
Answer: iOS
Q37. Entertainment: Video Games
In the "Halo" franchise, in what country is New Mombasa?
Answer: Kenya
Q38. Science: Computers
The computer OEM manufacturer Clevo, known for its Sager notebook line, is based in which country?
Answer: Taiwan
Q39. Science & Nature
What is the common name of the chemical compound "dihydrogen monoxide"?
Answer: Water
Q40. Science & Nature
What is the standard atomic weight of a Plutonium nucleus?
Answer: 244
Q41. Sports
Which African American is in part responsible for integrating Major League baseball?
Answer: Jackie Robinson
Q42. Geography
Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Superior
Q43. Geography
What is the region conjoining Pakistan, India, and China with unknown leadership called?
Answer: Kashmir
Q44. Entertainment: Video Games
In "Magicka", which two elements are combined to cast the spell, "Nullify"?
Answer: Arcane + Shield
Q45. Sports
What is the full name of the footballer "Cristiano Ronaldo"?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Q46. Geography
Which of the following countries banned the use of personal genetic ancestry tests?
Answer: Germany
Q47. Entertainment: Video Games
In the "PAYDAY" series, what is the real name of the character known as "Dallas"?
Answer: Nathan Steele
Q48. Science: Computers
What does the DOS in Microsoft's first operating system "MS-DOS" stand for?
Answer: Disk Operating System
Q49. History
Who was the first mammal successfully launched into Earth's orbit?
Answer: Laika, the dog
Q50. General Knowledge
The Flag of the European Union has how many stars on it?
Answer: 12