Daily Trivia - 2026-11-02
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Q1. History
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II?
Answer: Winston Churchill
Q2. General Knowledge
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died from complications of which form of cancer?
Answer: Pancreatic
Q3. Science: Computers
In any programming language, what is the most common way to iterate through an array?
Answer: 'For' loops
Q4. General Knowledge
In what year did Halley's Comet, which will not appear again until the year 2061, previously approach Earth?
Answer: 1986
Q5. Geography
Guyana is in which continent?
Answer: South America
Q6. Entertainment: Video Games
In the remake of "Resident Evil 2", which medallion does not exist?
Answer: Dragon Medallion
Q7. General Knowledge
Which of these cities does NOT have a United States Minting location?
Answer: St. Louis, MO
Q8. History
What year was the first Pizza Hut restaurant opened?
Answer: 1958
Q9. Science: Computers
Which coding language was the #1 programming language in terms of usage on GitHub in 2015?
Answer: JavaScript
Q10. Geography
Which city is the capital of Michigan?
Answer: Lansing
Q11. Entertainment: Video Games
How do you tame a horse in Minecraft?
Answer: By continually mounting it
Q12. Science & Nature
What does the letter 'S' stand for in 'NASA'?
Answer: Space
Q13. Science: Computers
On which computer hardware device is the BIOS chip located?
Answer: Motherboard
Q14. Sports
What team did England beat in the semi-final stage to win in the 1966 World Cup final?
Answer: Portugal
Q15. Entertainment: Video Games
In the fighting game "Skullgirls," which character utilizes a folding chair called the "Hurting" as a weapon?
Answer: Beowulf
Q16. General Knowledge
Which language is NOT Indo-European?
Answer: Hungarian
Q17. Entertainment: Video Games
In the video game "Team Fortress 2", which class is able to double jump?
Answer: Scout
Q18. General Knowledge
What year was the RoboSapien toy robot released?
Answer: 2004
Q19. Entertainment: Video Games
The acronym DOTA stands for
Answer: Defense of the Ancients
Q20. Sports
What is the full name of the footballer "Cristiano Ronaldo"?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Q21. General Knowledge
According to Fair Works Australia, how long do you have to work to get Long Service Leave?
Answer: 7 years
Q22. General Knowledge
Which country has the Union Jack in its flag?
Answer: New Zealand
Q23. Science & Nature
71% of the Earth's surface is made up of
Answer: Water
Q24. Sports
What was Sir Donald Bradman's batting average in test matches?
Answer: 99.94
Q25. Geography
Where is Hadrian's Wall located?
Answer: Carlisle, England
Q26. General Knowledge
What are the tallest twin buildings in the world, with a height of 1,483 ft (451.9 m)?
Answer: Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia
Q27. Science: Computers
What vulnerability ranked #1 on the OWASP Top 10 in 2013?
Answer: Injection
Q28. Geography
How many countries does the United States share a land border with?
Answer: 2
Q29. General Knowledge
What was the height of Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world from 2005 to 2024?
Answer: 456 ft
Q30. Geography
In which Indian city can the Taj Mahal be found?
Answer: Agra
Q31. Sports
In 2016, who won the Formula 1 World Constructor's Championship for the third time in a row?
Answer: Mercedes-AMG Petronas
Q32. Science: Computers
In CSS, which of these values CANNOT be used with the "position" property?
Answer: center
Q33. Sports
Etihad Stadium is the home stadium for which team?
Answer: Manchester City
Q34. Geography
Which of the following European languages is classified as a "language isolate?"
Answer: Basque
Q35. History
Which Louis was known as 'The Sun King of France'?
Answer: Louis XIV
Q36. Sports
Which year did Jenson Button won his first ever Formula One World Drivers' Championship?
Answer: 2009
Q37. Science & Nature
Which of these bones is hardest to break?
Answer: Femur
Q38. Science: Computers
Laserjet and inkjet printers are both examples of what type of printer?
Answer: Non-impact printer
Q39. Science: Computers
What does the term USB stand for?
Answer: Universal Serial Bus
Q40. Sports
What city did the Lakers represent before relocating to Los Angeles?
Answer: Minneapolis
Q41. Geography
What is Laos?
Answer: Country
Q42. General Knowledge
The American company "Campbell's" is most well known for making what food product?
Answer: Canned soups
Q43. General Knowledge
"Gum arabic" is a natural gum consisting of the hardened sap of which tree species?
Answer: Acacia
Q44. Sports
Who is Manchester United's leading appearance maker?
Answer: Ryan Giggs
Q45. Science & Nature
What is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere named?
Answer: Troposphere
Q46. History
What year did Australia become a federation?
Answer: 1901
Q47. Science: Computers
How many kilobytes in one gigabyte (in decimal)?
Answer: 1000000
Q48. General Knowledge
Which of these anatomical terms refers to the tail end of the creature?
Answer: Caudal
Q49. Sports
Who won the "Champions League" in 1999?
Answer: Manchester United
Q50. Science & Nature
How many moons does the Earth have?
Answer: 1