72921 Intermediate Trivia Questions
72921 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Who was the first Scottish entrepreneur to become a dragon on the British show Dragons' Den?
Answer
Duncan Bannatyne
Which entrepreneur became a Dragons' Den investor in 2021 after co-founding Social Chain?
Answer
Steven Bartlett
What is the title of Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 painting that became famous as the most expensive American artwork sold at auction in 2014?
Answer
Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1
What Leonardo da Vinci invention was a mechanical knight that could sit and move its arms?
Answer
Leonardo’s robot
What is the name of the battle in which Éomer defeats Saruman’s army in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
Answer
Battle of Helm’s Deep
What event destroyed Númenor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium?
Answer
The Downfall of Númenor
In New York City, which annual New Year's Eve event takes place in Times Square?
Answer
The Times Square Ball Drop
In the song “Auld Lang Syne,” which Scottish poet is credited with the words?
Answer
Robert Burns
Which concert is traditionally broadcast from Vienna on New Year's Day after New Year's Eve?
Answer
Vienna New Year's Concert
What is the name of the New Year's Eve celebration in Edinburgh?
Answer
Hogmanay
House M.D. is primarily based on which famous fictional detective?
Answer
Sherlock Holmes
In House M.D., what medical department does Dr. House lead?
Answer
Diagnostic Medicine
In House M.D., who created the TV series and served as its main showrunner?
Answer
David Shore
Who is the main detective in J.K. Rowling’s Cormoran Strike novels?
Answer
Cormoran Strike
Which C.S. Lewis book explores four kinds of human love?
Answer
The Four Loves
Which C.S. Lewis work is a collection of letters to a fictional young demon?
Answer
The Screwtape Letters
Which C.S. Lewis novel introduces the character Digory Kirke as a child?
Answer
The Magician’s Nephew
What is the title of C.S. Lewis’s 1942 epistolary satire narrated by a senior demon?
Answer
The Screwtape Letters
What is the title of C.S. Lewis’s science-fiction trilogy set partly on Mars?
Answer
The Space Trilogy
Which meridian is internationally recognized as 0° longitude?
Answer
Prime Meridian
At what time did General MacArthur open Japan’s 1945 surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay?
Answer
9:02 a.m. Tokyo time
Which B-29 bomber dropped Fat Man on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945?
Answer
Bockscar
What was the common English nickname for Hirohito's 1945 surrender broadcast?
Answer
Jewel Voice Broadcast
What lyric phrase from Taylor Swift’s “august” inspired the annual late-summer social-media trend?
Answer
August slipped away