On what date did the 1929 U.S. stock-market crash reach its infamous “Black Tuesday” sell-off?
Answer
October 29, 1929
83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was the name of the 2000–2002 crash in technology shares?
Answer
Dot-com crash
Which global health event triggered the 2020 stock-market crash?
Answer
COVID-19 pandemic
Which artist and photographer became Georgia O’Keeffe’s husband?
Answer
Alfred Stieglitz
In the American Revolutionary War, which 1775 engagement began the major fighting remembered by America250?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What city was the U.S. federal capital when George Washington took office in 1789?
Answer
New York City
Which U.S. president signed the 1872 law creating Yellowstone National Park?
Answer
Ulysses S. Grant
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, the document celebrated by America250?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
How many British colonies formed the United States after declaring independence in 1776?
Answer
Thirteen Colonies
What is the name of the New Year's Eve celebration held on Sydney Harbour with fireworks near the Opera House?
Answer
Sydney New Year's Eve
What is the name of the giant illuminated orb dropped at midnight in New York City's Times Square?
Answer
Times Square Ball
What is the name of Edinburgh's major New Year's Eve festival, one of Scotland's best-known Hogmanay events?
Answer
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
What sport did J.K. Rowling create for the Harry Potter universe?
Answer
Quidditch
What was the name of the mountain where Noah's Ark came to rest, according to Genesis?
Answer
The mountains of Ararat
Which novel closes C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia series?
Answer
The Last Battle
What was C.S. Lewis’s full first name, traditionally shortened to “Jack”?
Answer
Clive Staples
What does the “V” in V-J Day stand for in the 1945 victory designation?
Answer
Victory over Japan
What date did U.S. President Harry Truman declare as the official V-J Day in 1945?
Answer
September 2, 1945
What was the official document called that formally ended Japan’s participation in World War II?
Answer
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Which producer co-wrote Taylor Swift's “august” with Swift?
Answer
Jack Antonoff
Which craft business did Dragon's Den investor Sara Davies found in 2005?
Answer
Crafter's Companion
On Dragon's Den, which Dragon was the founder of Amstrad?
Answer
Alan Sugar