On what date did Emperor Hirohito's recorded surrender speech air in Japan?
Answer
August 15, 1945
83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
For how many days and nights did rain fall during the biblical Flood?
Answer
Forty days and forty nights
Which Tolkien work was first published in 1937?
Answer
The Hobbit
Which Tolkien novel features the dragon Smaug as its central antagonist?
Answer
The Hobbit
Which Leonardo da Vinci invention is widely considered an early self-propelled cart?
Answer
Self-propelled cart
Which Leonardo da Vinci invention was a wooden armored vehicle powered by cranks?
Answer
Leonardo's tank
Which Dragon founded the electronics company Amstrad?
Answer
Alan Sugar
Which Dragon invested in Levi Roots's Reggae Reggae Sauce on the British television programme Dragon's Den?
Answer
Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh
What type of clothing is traditionally worn by the quinceañera?
Answer
A formal gown
What dance is traditionally featured at a quinceañera?
Answer
The waltz
In Pixar’s Cars, who provides the voice of the retired race car Doc Hudson?
Answer
Paul Newman
In Pixar’s Cars, what fictional town is home to the film’s main roadside community?
Answer
Radiator Springs
Which actor played the title character, Gregory House, in House M.D.?
Answer
Hugh Laurie
In the television series House M.D., what is the name of the teaching hospital where Gregory House works?
Answer
Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital
What is the name of Beyoncé’s husband?
Answer
Jay-Z
Which C.S. Lewis book takes the form of letters from a senior demon to a junior tempter?
Answer
The Screwtape Letters
What phrase did McDonald's use in its 1960s advertising to direct customers toward its restaurants?
Answer
Look for the Golden Arches
In Greek mythology, Pandora was created as punishment for what act?
Answer
Prometheus stealing fire
In Hesiod’s Greek myth, which Titan was Pandora married to?
Answer
Epimetheus
What phrase describes Pandora’s container as a source of many troubles?
Answer
Pandora’s box
In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which Titan was her brother-in-law?
Answer
Prometheus
What New Mexico ranch became one of Georgia O'Keeffe's favorite subjects?
Answer
Ghost Ranch
What is the name of Madrid’s New Year’s Eve tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight?
Answer
Las doce uvas de la suerte