Daily Trivia - 2026-10-31

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Q1. Entertainment: Video Games
In "Clash Royale" what is Arena 4 called?
Answer: Spell Valley
Q2. Geography
Which German city is located on the River Isar?
Answer: Munich
Q3. Entertainment: Video Games
One of the early prototypes of the Sega Dreamcast controller resembled which of the following?
Answer: Television Remote
Q4. Science & Nature
The element involved in making human blood red is which of the following?
Answer: Iron
Q5. History
What event marked the start of World War II?
Answer: Invasion of Poland (1939)
Q6. General Knowledge
According to the United States' CDC, one in how many Americans die annually due to smoking?
Answer: Five
Q7. Geography
What is the name of the ocean that Hawaii is located in?
Answer: Pacific
Q8. Entertainment: Video Games
Which of the following was NOT a playable character in the game Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep?
Answer: Ignis
Q9. Science & Nature
Which color cannot be produced in Roses, even through genetic alteration?
Answer: Blue
Q10. Geography
What is the capital of Wisconsin, USA?
Answer: Madison
Q11. Science: Computers
America Online (AOL) started out as which of these online service providers?
Answer: Quantum Link
Q12. Sports
Who scored the injury time winning goal in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich?
Answer: Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Q13. Entertainment: Video Games
What company develops the Rock Band series of rhythm games?
Answer: Harmonix
Q14. Sports
The AHL affiliate team of the Boston Bruins is named what?
Answer: Providence Bruins
Q15. Geography
Which of these countries is NOT the only country to start with that letter of the alphabet?
Answer: Zambia
Q16. History
Who assassinated President James A. Garfield?
Answer: Charles Guiteau
Q17. General Knowledge
What is a Burgee?
Answer: A flag
Q18. Geography
About how many countries are there in the world?
Answer: 200
Q19. Geography
Where is Timbuktu located?
Answer: Mali, Africa
Q20. Science & Nature
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
Answer: 8
Q21. Sports
Which city features all of their professional sports teams' jersey's with the same color scheme?
Answer: Pittsburgh
Q22. Science & Nature
What is the scientific name of the knee cap?
Answer: Patella
Q23. Science: Computers
Which kind of algorithm is Ron Rivest not famous for creating?
Answer: Secret sharing scheme
Q24. History
Joseph Smith was the founder of what religion?
Answer: Mormonism
Q25. Geography
Which US state is also known as the "Lone Star State"?
Answer: Texas
Q26. Science & Nature
What did Gregory Mendel use to test genetic crossovers?
Answer: Peas
Q27. Sports
A stimpmeter measures the speed of a ball over what surface?
Answer: Golf Putting Green
Q28. Science & Nature
What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Answer: Jupiter
Q29. General Knowledge
Five dollars is worth how many nickels?
Answer: 100
Q30. General Knowledge
Which of the following Ivy League universities has its official motto in Hebrew as well as in Latin?
Answer: Yale University
Q31. Sports
Prior to 2018, which car company is the only Japanese company which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Answer: Mazda
Q32. History
Who was the first President of the People's Republic of China?
Answer: Mao Zedong
Q33. Science & Nature
About what percentage of the Earth's surface is water?
Answer: 70%
Q34. History
On which day did construction start on "The Pentagon", the headquarters for the United States Department of Defense?
Answer: September 11, 1941
Q35. Geography
What is the capital of the US state Nevada?
Answer: Carson City
Q36. Science: Computers
Who is the founder of Palantir?
Answer: Peter Thiel
Q37. Science: Computers
What does GHz stand for?
Answer: Gigahertz
Q38. Sports
What team won the 2016 MLS Cup?
Answer: Seattle Sounders
Q39. Geography
What is the official national language of Pakistan?
Answer: Urdu
Q40. Geography
What is the capital of Spain?
Answer: Madrid
Q41. Entertainment: Video Games
What is the code name of Morgana the cat in Persona 5?
Answer: Mona
Q42. Geography
Which of the following is the longest river in Europe?
Answer: Volga
Q43. Science & Nature
Human cells typically have how many copies of each gene?
Answer: 2
Q44. Science: Computers
On which day did the World Wide Web go online?
Answer: December 20, 1990
Q45. General Knowledge
Which of these fast-food chains is NOT mainly known to sell pizza?
Answer: Wendy's
Q46. Geography
Where is Fort Marlborough located?
Answer: Bengkulu
Q47. General Knowledge
What was the name of the WWF professional wrestling tag team made up of the wrestlers Ax and Smash?
Answer: Demolition
Q48. Science & Nature
When was the first mammal successfully cloned?
Answer: 1996
Q49. General Knowledge
What is the German word for "spoon"?
Answer: Löffel
Q50. History
Which one of these countries was NOT in the Central Powers during WWI?
Answer: Spain