Ten free trivia questions to try
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- Which camera maker's 2003 Digital Rebel was one of the first digital SLRs sold for under 1,000 dollars?
- A Nikon
- B Canon
- C Olympus
- D Pentax
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B: Canon With a kit lens it cost about 999 dollars, and it helped bring interchangeable-lens digital cameras to hobbyists.
- In which Canadian province was the first Need for Speed made, in 1994?
- A Alberta
- B Quebec
- C British Columbia
- D Ontario
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C: British Columbia It was developed by Electronic Arts' Canadian studio near Vancouver.
- What special power does the scout have in Stratego?
- A It can defuse bombs
- B It moves any distance in a line
- C It can cross the lakes
- D It can swap places
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B: It moves any distance in a line Scouts are the cheap way to probe unknown pieces.
- How many surahs does the Quran have?
- A 99
- B 114
- C 120
- D 150
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B: 114 Each except one begins with the Basmala.
- What is a "neural network" loosely modeled on?
- A The brain
- B The internet
- C A circuit board
- D A spreadsheet
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A: The brain It stacks layers of simple connected units that learn from examples.
- Which country has the most languages, with over 800?
- A Papua New Guinea
- B India
- C Nigeria
- D Indonesia
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A: Papua New Guinea Many valleys developed their own languages.
- Laurence Olivier's Hamlet was the first British film to win which award?
- A The Golden Bear
- B The Golden Lion
- C The Palme d'Or
- D Best Picture at the Oscars
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D: Best Picture at the Oscars It won in 1949, and Olivier also took Best Actor.
- Which Serbian-American inventor developed the AC induction motor?
- A Nikola Tesla
- B Guglielmo Marconi
- C Reginald Fessenden
- D Charles Steinmetz
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A: Nikola Tesla The tesla is the unit of magnetic flux density.
- Who directed "Frankie and Johnny" (1991), reuniting Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer?
- A Ron Howard
- B Penny Marshall
- C Norman Jewison
- D Garry Marshall
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D: Garry Marshall Marshall also directed "Pretty Woman" the year before.
- Mount Elbrus, often named as Europe's highest peak, rises in which mountain range?
- A The Alps
- B The Caucasus
- C The Urals
- D The Carpathians
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B: The Caucasus It is a dormant volcano in southern Russia, about 5,642 meters high, with two summits.