What candle, lit during Easter worship, represents the light of the risen Christ?
Answer
Paschal candle
90556 Intermediate Trivia Questions
90556 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What is the traditional Easter Monday egg-rolling contest held annually at the White House called?
Answer
White House Easter Egg Roll
Which smartphone battery defect led to Samsung’s worldwide Galaxy Note 7 recall in 2016?
Answer
Overheating batteries
In the 2016 hoverboard recalls, what component most often caused overheating fires?
Answer
Lithium-ion battery
Which mobile-phone company did Google acquire in 2012 for approximately $12.5 billion?
Answer
Motorola Mobility
Which personal-computer business did Lenovo acquire from IBM in 2005?
Answer
IBM's PC division
Which British luxury car brands did Tata Motors acquire from Ford in 2008?
Answer
Jaguar and Land Rover
Which company did IBM acquire for about $34 billion in 2019?
Answer
Red Hat
Which 1950s Clairol slogan asked whether a woman dyed her hair or simply had naturally beautiful color?
Answer
Does She or Doesn’t She?
What phrase did the 1944 U.S. Forest Service campaign popularize to warn about human-caused wildfires?
Answer
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Which phrase became the title of Coca-Cola’s 1971 “Hilltop” commercial sung by a multicultural group?
Answer
I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke
On which stock exchange did Alibaba Group make its 2014 initial public offering?
Answer
New York Stock Exchange
What does the acronym ASOS originally stand for in the name of the British fashion retailer?
Answer
As Seen On Screen
Which annual shopping event did Alibaba popularize in China beginning in 2009?
Answer
Singles’ Day
Which 1998 event caused a global market shock when Russia defaulted on domestic debt and devalued the ruble?
Answer
Russian financial crisis
Which company’s collapse became the symbol of the 1720 South Sea Bubble?
Answer
South Sea Company
Which country's currency was devalued at the start of the 1997 Asian financial crisis?
Answer
Thailand's baht
Which company launched the first instant noodle, Chicken Ramen, in 1958?
Answer
Nissin Foods
What was the first name of the Starbucks store opened at Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1971?
Answer
Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spice