89002 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89002 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
In Disney’s 1998 animated film Mulan, what does Mushu claim to be after waking Mulan?
Answer
A great stone dragon
In Rudyard Kipling’s “Toomai of the Elephants,” what is Toomai’s father’s job?
Answer
Elephant keeper
Which U.S. stock exchange was at the center of the 1873 Panic of 1873 after Jay Cooke and Company failed?
Answer
New York Stock Exchange
What was the name of the 1720 British stock-market bubble involving the South Sea Company?
Answer
South Sea Bubble
Which 1997 crisis began after Thailand devalued the baht and spread across Asian markets?
Answer
Asian financial crisis
What was the date of the 2010 U.S. stock-market “Flash Crash”?
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May 6, 2010
In The Spy Who Loved Me, which AMC model is transformed into a flying car?
Answer
AMC Matador
In Spectre, which Jaguar model does Mr. Hinx drive during the Rome car chase?
Answer
Jaguar C-X75
Who designed the Harley-Davidson FX Super Glide, introduced in 1971?
Answer
Willie G. Davidson
What was the theme of the Met’s 2021 exhibition marking the Costume Institute’s 75th anniversary?
Answer
In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
What was the dress code for the 2011 Met Gala celebrating Alexander McQueen?
Answer
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
What was the title of the Met’s 2006 exhibition about British fashion and style?
Answer
AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion
At which university did J.K. Rowling deliver her 2008 commencement address?
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Harvard University
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s first published book for adults?
Answer
The Casual Vacancy
What was the original UK title of the first Harry Potter novel before its American retitling?
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s 2016 play about Harry Potter’s son?
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Which Harry Potter novel won J.K. Rowling the 1999 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award for ages 9–11?
Answer
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
What was the first Cormoran Strike novel by J.K. Rowling?
Answer
The Cuckoo’s Calling
What title did J.K. Rowling receive in the 2001 New Year Honours?
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Which playwright created Lulu, the central character in the 1929 film Pandora’s Box?
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Frank Wedekind
What was the original German title of the 1929 film Pandora’s Box?
Answer
Die Büchse der Pandora
What act by Prometheus led Zeus to send Pandora into the human world?
Answer
Stealing fire
At which Oxford college did C.S. Lewis teach English literature for nearly three decades?
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Magdalen College
Which C.S. Lewis novel features the space-traveler Elwin Ransom as its protagonist?
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Out of the Silent Planet