Which French company stood at the center of the Mississippi Bubble, which burst in 1720?
Answer
Mississippi Company
83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which 2008 crisis followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the freezing of global credit markets?
Answer
Global financial crisis
Which club finished the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend with a 4–0 win over Aston Villa?
Answer
Brighton & Hove Albion
What documentary followed Metallica during The Black Album era and its tour?
Answer
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
What was the name of the Japanese emperor whose radio broadcast announced surrender in 1945?
Answer
Emperor Hirohito
Which photographer took the best-known V-J Day kiss photograph in New York’s Times Square?
Answer
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Who served as commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
George Washington
What 1773 event saw American colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor?
Answer
Boston Tea Party
What 1787 meeting in Philadelphia produced the United States Constitution?
Answer
Constitutional Convention
What wheeled machine did Leonardo da Vinci design that is often called the first self-propelled cart?
Answer
Self-propelled cart
Which Oxford university was J.R.R. Tolkien’s longtime academic institution?
Answer
University of Oxford
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthplace in South Africa?
Answer
Bloemfontein
In Pixar’s Cars, what town does Lightning McQueen accidentally damage while traveling to a race?
Answer
Radiator Springs
Which Narnia book by C.S. Lewis features the voyage of the ship Dawn Treader?
Answer
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
In which ancient Greek poem does Hesiod give the fullest account of Pandora?
Answer
Works and Days
In Genesis, how long was Noah’s Ark in cubits from bow to stern?
Answer
300 cubits
On which album did Taylor Swift release the song “august”?
Answer
Folklore
Which New Year's Eve event in London has featured fireworks beside the London Eye since 2000?
Answer
London New Year's Eve fireworks
Which British Dragon's Den investor is the founder of Amstrad?
Answer
Alan Sugar
On what date did the first episode of the British television programme Dragon's Den air?
Answer
4 January 2005