Which Tolkien book was published posthumously in 1977 by Christopher Tolkien?
Answer
The Silmarillion
85259 Intermediate Trivia Questions
85259 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which Oxford academic post did J.R.R. Tolkien hold from 1925 to 1945?
Answer
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Which Oxford discussion group included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis?
Answer
The Inklings
What is the name of Pokémon Pokopia’s floating-island region?
Answer
Sparkling Skylands
Rocky Ridges in Pokémon Pokopia is based on which former Kanto city?
Answer
Pewter City
What kind of bridge did Leonardo da Vinci design to be rapidly assembled and dismantled?
Answer
Self-supporting bridge
What musical instrument did Leonardo da Vinci design using keyboards and bowed strings?
Answer
Viola organista
What type of lock did Leonardo da Vinci design for canals and waterways?
Answer
Miter lock
What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to lift water using a screw-shaped mechanism?
Answer
Archimedes’ screw
Which Dragon was the first woman to join the UK Dragons' Den investment panel?
Answer
Rachel Elnaugh
In the UK television programme Dragons' Den, what company did Peter Jones found in 1998?
Answer
Phones International Group
Which Dragons' Den investor joined the panel in 2015?
Answer
Touker Suleyman
Which entrepreneur joined the Dragon's Den panel in series 3, replacing Rachel Elnaugh?
Answer
Deborah Meaden
Which strait separates the European and Asian parts of Istanbul?
Answer
Bosphorus
What is the usual English translation of “quinceañera”?
Answer
Fifteen-year-old girl
In a traditional quinceañera, what does the ceremony symbolically mark?
Answer
Transition to womanhood
What was Oracle’s original company name when it was founded in 1977?
Answer
Software Development Laboratories
What caused Dr. House’s permanent leg pain in House, M.D.?
Answer
A quadriceps infarction