What conflict began when the Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945?
Answer
Soviet–Japanese War
72921 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which U.S. president publicly called for Japan's surrender after the Hiroshima bombing?
Answer
Harry S. Truman
What animal-shaped parade machine did Leonardo da Vinci design for the French king?
Answer
Mechanical lion
Who is the protagonist called Elwin Ransom in C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy?
Answer
Elwin Ransom
Who narrates C.S. Lewis’s 1942 novel The Screwtape Letters?
Answer
Screwtape
What is the name of C.S. Lewis’s Christian autobiography?
Answer
Surprised by Joy
What title is given to C.S. Lewis’s wartime radio talks about Christianity?
Answer
Mere Christianity
In Pixar’s Cars 2, which country hosts the World Grand Prix races?
Answer
Japan, Italy, and England
In Pixar’s Cars 2, what is the name of the British spy who becomes Mater’s ally?
Answer
Finn McMissile
How long did Metallica's The Black Album remain number one on the Billboard 200?
Answer
Four consecutive weeks
What was the name of the McDonald's restaurant business founded by the McDonald brothers in 1940?
Answer
McDonald's Bar-B-Q
Which McDonald's character was created to promote breakfast foods in 1980?
Answer
Birdie the Early Bird
Which McDonald's character promoted the Filet-O-Fish sandwich in McDonaldland?
Answer
Captain Crook
Which New York institution hosted Georgia O'Keeffe's 1946 retrospective?
Answer
Museum of Modern Art
What family role do padrinos commonly have at a quinceañera?
Answer
Sponsors
What symbolic gift may a quinceañera receive to represent her childhood?
Answer
A last doll
What symbolic footwear change is traditionally performed at some quinceañera celebrations?
Answer
Flats to high heels
What is the name of the formal group of attendants at many quinceañera celebrations?
Answer
Court of honor
Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Answer
Jeannette Rankin
What federal commission was created in 2016 to organize the United States' 250th anniversary?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Who was the principal sculptor of Mount Rushmore?
Answer
Gutzon Borglum
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
Where was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House