79846 Intermediate Trivia Questions
79846 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which 1977 book edited by Christopher Tolkien was based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology?
Answer
The Silmarillion
Which fictional city is home to the White Tree in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Gondor?
Answer
Minas Tirith
Which Mesopotamian epic includes a flood story featuring Utnapishtim?
Answer
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Which composer wrote the waltz “The Blue Danube,” often associated with New Year's concerts?
Answer
Johann Strauss II
Where did C.S. Lewis and the Inklings commonly meet in Oxford?
Answer
The Eagle and Child
What is the title of C.S. Lewis’s final completed novel in The Chronicles of Narnia?
Answer
The Last Battle
What was the name of C.S. Lewis’s Christian apologetics book published in 1942?
Answer
The Case for Christianity
Who played oncologist Dr. James Wilson in House M.D.?
Answer
Robert Sean Leonard
Which university received J.K. Rowling’s 2008 commencement address?
Answer
Harvard University
Which international human-rights organization employed J.K. Rowling as a researcher?
Answer
Amnesty International
What was J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults, published after the Harry Potter series began?
Answer
The Casual Vacancy
Which interior designer joined the BBC's Dragons' Den panel in 2013?
Answer
Kelly Hoppen
Which business did Peter Jones found before he became an investor on Dragons' Den?
Answer
Phones International Group
Which British business did Duncan Bannatyne establish before appearing on Dragons' Den?
Answer
Bannatyne Group
What self-moving machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to enter court performances without a visible driver?
Answer
Self-propelled cart
At what time did World War II officially end in the Pacific on September 2, 1945?
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9:25 a.m. JST
Who signed Japan’s surrender document first on September 2, 1945?
Answer
Mamoru Shigemitsu
What was the recorded radio address by Emperor Hirohito called?
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Gyokuon-hōsō
What was the Allied codename for the planned invasion of Japan that became unnecessary after surrender?
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Operation Downfall
What was McDonald’s first global advertising tagline, launched in 2003?
Answer
I’m Lovin’ It
Who designed the early McDonald’s restaurant buildings that featured the famous golden arches?
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Stanley Clark Meston