89002 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89002 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was C.S. Lewis’s childhood nickname?
Answer
Jack
What service system did the McDonald brothers introduce when they redesigned their restaurant in 1948?
Answer
Speedee Service System
Who designed the Golden Arches used in McDonald’s early restaurant architecture?
Answer
Stanley Clark Meston
Who first played Ronald McDonald in McDonald’s television advertising?
Answer
Willard Scott
In Rudyard Kipling’s “The Elephant’s Child,” what does the crocodile pull to stretch?
Answer
The elephant’s nose
On what date did Disney’s 2016 film The Jungle Book open in the United States?
Answer
April 15, 2016
Which index fell 22.6% on 19 October 1987, the largest one-day percentage drop in its history?
Answer
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Which 1998 crisis caused Russia's stock market to collapse after it defaulted on domestic debt?
Answer
Russian financial crisis
Which 1994–1995 crisis began when Mexico devalued the peso and triggered international market turmoil?
Answer
Mexican peso crisis
Which 1973–1974 stock-market crash followed the 1973 oil crisis and ended the postwar bull market?
Answer
1973–1974 stock-market crash
What event caused the Dow Jones to lose nearly 1,000 points in minutes on 6 May 2010?
Answer
2010 Flash Crash
In Genesis, what was Noah’s first recorded act after leaving the Ark?
Answer
Building an altar
In Genesis, how wide was Noah’s Ark?
Answer
50 cubits
In Genesis, on which day of the second month did the flood begin?
Answer
The seventeenth day
What mountain range does Genesis associate with Noah’s Ark coming to rest?
Answer
The mountains of Ararat
Who edited J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published novel The Children of Húrin?
Answer
Christopher Tolkien
Which Tolkien work was published posthumously in 1977 as a mythology of Middle-earth?
Answer
The Silmarillion
What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design for grinding lenses?
Answer
Lens-grinding machine
What type of machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to lift water using a rotating screw?
Answer
Archimedes’ screw
What wheeled machine designed by Leonardo da Vinci is often described as an early self-propelled cart?
Answer
Leonardo’s self-propelled cart
Which country is the smallest sovereign state whose official language is Latin?
Answer
Vatican City
Which mountain range contains the ancient rock towers of Zhangjiajie in China?
Answer
Wuling Mountains
Which mountain range divides Antarctica into eastern and western regions?
Answer
Transantarctic Mountains
In Pixar's Cars 2, what is the name of the villainous scientist called Professor Z?
Answer
Professor Zündapp
In Pixar's Cars, which singer performs the end-credits song “Our Town”?
Answer
James Taylor
In Pixar's Cars, what is the name of the diner owned by Flo?
Answer
Flo's V8 Café