50461 Hard Trivia Questions
50461 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which 1989 crash occurred when the U.S. stock market plunged after computerized trading and program selling intensified a brief panic?
Answer
Friday the 13th mini-crash
Which stock exchange crashed in Vienna during the Panic of 1873, helping trigger a worldwide financial crisis?
Answer
Vienna Stock Exchange
Which former BBC Dragons' Den investor invested in Reggae Reggae Sauce with Peter Jones?
Answer
Richard Farleigh
Which BBC Dragons' Den investor was replaced by Nick Jenkins in 2015?
Answer
Piers Linney
Which New Year's Eve celebration in New York City uses a crystal ball covered with Waterford crystal panels?
Answer
Times Square Ball Drop
Which McDonald’s slogan from 1984 emphasized the company’s broad appeal to customers?
Answer
It's a Good Time for the Great Taste of McDonald's
Which architect designed the early McDonald’s restaurants whose roof arches inspired the logo?
Answer
Stanley Clark Meston
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s official Oxford professorship from 1945 to 1959?
Answer
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Who wrote the 1951 film Pandora and the Flying Dutchman?
Answer
Albert Lewin
On what date was Operation Olympic scheduled to begin before Japan surrendered?
Answer
November 1, 1945
At the 2021 Grammys, which two songs joined Taylor Swift’s performance of “august”?
Answer
“Cardigan” and “Willow”
In the 2014 film Noah, which actor portrays Noah's son Shem?
Answer
Douglas Booth
Which Metallica song from The Black Album features Jason Newsted playing a 12-string bass?
Answer
Wherever I May Roam
In Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, what machine used a large screw to lift water?
Answer
Archimedes' screw
What was the Japan-only 1998 Nintendo 64 Pokémon game that came before Pokémon Stadium?
Answer
Pocket Monsters Stadium
Which Pokémon game versions first launched the franchise outside Japan?
Answer
Pokémon Red and Blue
What were the original Japanese names of the two 1996 Pokémon Game Boy versions?
Answer
Pocket Monsters Red and Green
Which 1775 battle in Charlestown, Massachusetts, saw British forces capture Breed’s Hill after three assaults?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
What is the name of the New Year's Eve church service held in many African American congregations?
Answer
Watch Night service
What slogan appeared on McDonald’s 1960s advertising campaign inviting customers to find its arches?
Answer
Look for the Golden Arches
What is the name of the ancient order opposed by the Hidden Ones in Assassin's Creed Origins?
Answer
Order of the Ancients
What was the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture that helped renew interest in Beowulf as literature?
Answer
Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics