75286 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which fictional wizarding book by J.K. Rowling contains five tales, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers”?
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s fictional school textbook author in Fantastic Beasts?
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Newt Scamander
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding-world stage play that premiered in London in 2016?
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Which London railway station inspired J.K. Rowling’s name for Platform 9¾?
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King’s Cross Station
Who directed the first two Harry Potter films based on J.K. Rowling’s novels?
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Chris Columbus
Which J.K. Rowling novel introduced the character Albus Dumbledore?
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s detective in The Cuckoo’s Calling?
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Cormoran Strike
Which stadium hosted the United States bracket games scheduled on August 23 at the 2026 Little League World Series?
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Howard J. Lamade Stadium
What annual parade takes place in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day after New Year's Eve?
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Tournament of Roses Parade
Which annual concert by the Vienna Philharmonic is broadcast worldwide on New Year's Day?
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Vienna New Year's Concert
Which character’s perspective does Taylor Swift’s “august” use in the Folklore love triangle?
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The unnamed summer-romance girl
Which three Taylor Swift songs form Folklore’s teenage love-triangle storyline with “august”?
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“Cardigan,” “august,” and “Betty”
On what date was Japan’s World War II surrender ceremony held in Nanjing, China?
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9 September 1945
Who was the second Japanese signatory of the 1945 Instrument of Surrender?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
Which 1951 peace treaty ended the legal state of war between Japan and most Allied countries?
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Treaty of San Francisco
Which country declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945?
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The Soviet Union
What was the planned second stage of the Allied invasion of Japan called?
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Operation Coronet
What was the overall Allied plan for invading Japan’s home islands in 1945 called?
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Operation Downfall
Which 1945 Allied declaration called for Japan’s unconditional surrender before V-J Day?
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Potsdam Declaration
Which senior U.S. naval officer signed Japan’s 1945 surrender instrument for the United States?
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Chester W. Nimitz
Who was the first Japanese representative to sign the 1945 surrender document?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
What document did Japan sign aboard USS Missouri to formalize its 1945 surrender?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What was the title of Beyoncé's 2008 album featuring “If I Were a Boy”?
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I Am... Sasha Fierce
Which Tolkien work was published posthumously in 1980 as a collection of unfinished stories?
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Unfinished Tales
At which battle does Théoden die in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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Battle of the Pelennor Fields
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s wife and longtime literary partner?
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Edith Tolkien
In which English county did J.R.R. Tolkien spend much of his childhood?
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Warwickshire
Who illustrated the original editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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J.R.R. Tolkien