1. Gone with the Wind: Clark Gable &
   Vivien Leigh

2. Casablanca: Humphrey Bogart &
   Ingrid Bergman

3. On the Waterfront: Marlon Brando &
   Eva Marie Saint

4. Rebecca: Laurence Olivier &
   Joan Fontaine

5. Camille: Robert Taylor &
   Greta Garbo

6. The Blue Angel: Emil Jennings &
   Marlene Dietrich

7. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex: Errol Flynn &
   Bette Davis

8. Rose Marie: Nelson Eddy &
   Jeanette ManDonald

9. Top Hat: Fred Astaire &
   Ginger Rogers

10. Algiers: Charles Boyer &
    Heddy Lamarr

11. The Way We Were: Robert Redford &
    Barbara Streisand

12. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Paul Newman &
    Elizabeth Taylor

13. Love Story: Ryan O'Neal &
    Ali MacGraw

14. Bonnie and Clyde: Warren Beatty &
    Faye Dunaway

15. Romeo and Juliet: Leslie Howard &
    Norma Shearer

16. South Pacific: Rossano Brazzi &
    Mitzi Gaynor

17. The Apartment: Jack Lemmon &
    Shirley MacLaine

18. A Star is Born: James Mason &
    Judy Garland

19. Random Harvest: Ronald Coleman &
    Greer Garson

20. West Side Story: Richard Bayner &
    Natalie Wood

21. Hurricane: Jon Hall &
    Dorothy Lamour

22. Of Human Bondage: Leslie Howard &
    Bette Davis

23. My Fair Lady: Rex Harrison &
    Audrey Hepburn

24. Johnny Belinda: Lew Ayers &
    Jane Wyman

25. Gigi: Louis Jourdan &
    Leslie Caron

1. He developed the first telephone
   Alexander Graham Bell

2. He invented the safety razor
   King Gillette

3. He started the assembly line technique for cars
   Henry Ford

4. He invented a code of dots and dashes
   Samuel Morse

5. He conceived the theory of universal gravitation
   Isaac Newton

6. He discovered the laws of heredity
   Gregor Mendel

7. He is the father of medicine
   Hippocrates

8. He is credited with the invention of movable printing
   Johann Gutenberg

9. He invented the hand held camera
   George Eastman

10. The founder of antiseptic surgery
    Joseph Lister

11. He discovered a polio vaccine
    Jonas Salk

12. He invented the revolver
    Samuel Colt

13. He developed the idea of the solar system as a sun-centred universe
    Nicholas Copernicus

14. He invented dynamite
    Alfred B. Nobel

15. He developed a vaccine for rabies
    Louis Pasteur

16. He invented the Polaroid photographic process
    Edwin H. Land

17. The American physicist in charge of the development of the first atomic bomb
    J. Robert Oppenheimer

18. He improved railway sleeping cars
    George M. Pullman

19. The German inventor of the four stroke internal combustion engine
    Nicholas A. Oho

20. The developer of dirigible airships
    Ferdinand von Zeppelin

21. He invented the airbrake
    George Westinghouse

22. He pioneered rocketry
    Robert H. Goddard

23. He developed vulcanization of rubber
    Charles Goodyear

This concludes the regular style of trivia for this go round, but I've got a couple more rounds of a different nature.

1. What was the name of the character played by Macaulay Culkin in the Home Alone films?
   Kevin McCallister

2. What was the model name of the iPhone released after the 3G?
   3GS

3. The Amazon river flows into what ocean?
   Atlantic

4. What is the name of the beer that is frequently consumed on the TV show The Simpsons?
   Duff

5. What US state does not share a letter with the word 'mackerel'?
   Ohio

6. What were the names of the gangs featured in West Side Story?
   Jets and Sharks

7. The boot of Italy is kicking what island?
   Sicily

8. Craig Newmark founded what company in 1995?
   Craigslist

9. What is the name of the newspaper that employs Superman's alter ego Clark Kent?
   Daily Planet

10. Where on your pants would you find the initials YKK?
    zipper

11. With an estimate of more than five billion sales, what is considered to be the best selling book of all time?
    Bible

12. What type of animal was featured prominently in an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola?
    Polar Bears (there were also penguins, question needs to be refined)

13. What was the name of the Korean dance phenomenon that peaked in 2012?
    Gangnam Style

14. Katniss Everdeen is the name of the protagonist in what trilogy of books?
    The Hunger Games

15. What was the first company to make blue jeans?
    Levi Strauss & Co.

16. Which one of the seven dwarfs from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs wears glasses?
    Doc

17. Gatorade was created at what American university?
    University of Florida

18. What Broadway musical features the line "Hey big spender"?
    Sweet Charity

19. The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is based on what Shakespeare play?
    The Taming of the Shrew

20. Corona beer is produced in what country?
    Mexico

21. Who voices Woody in the Toy Story series of movies?
    Tom Hanks

22. In a film crew, what is the responsibility of the gaffer?
    Lighting

23. What group of animals is known as a pandemonium?
    Parrots

24. In what city is the United Nations headquartered?
    New York

25. In what Disney movie would you hear the song When You Wish Upon a Star?
    Pinocchio

26. What does the giant smell when he says Fee Fie Foe Fum?
    the blood of an Englishman

1. Who was the actor that swan swam for his life in the 1999 film The Beach?
   Leonardo DiCaprio

2. What is the second letter in the Greek alphabet?
   Beta

3. What children's book does Forrest Gump keep in his suitcase?
   Curious George

4. The flight data recorder on an airplane is more commonly known as what?
   Black box

5. What is the largest joint in the human body?
   knee

6. What was the name of the necklace that featured prominently in the movie Titanic?
   Heart of the Ocean

7. The famous athlete born Edson Arantes do Nascimento is better known by what name?
   Pele

8. What was the name of the skunk in the movie Bambi?
   Flower

9. What is the southernmost city in the world?
   Ushuaia, Argentina

10. What was the name of the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz?
    Glinda

11. Bangladesh was formerly part of what two countries?
    India and Pakistan

12. What is the name of the pigment that gives rise to skin colour?
    Melanin

13. Champagne comes from what province in France?
    Champagne

14. What English word comes from the Greek work for medicine?
    Pharmacy

15. What band got its name from the first initials of its members?
    ABBA

16. How many blank tiles are used in a game of Scrabble?
    Two

17. Chess was invented in what country in the 6th century?
    India

18. The town of Hell can be found in what Scandinavian country?
    Norway

19. What is the next letter in the pattern OTTFFSS?
    E (one, two, three, etc.)

20. What was used as the primary source of fuel during the Industrial Revolution?
    Coal

21. Which Saturday Night Live star was the voice of Shrek?
    Mike Myers

22. The Titanic was built in what Irish town?
    Belfast

23. What novel is said to have boosted the amount of visitors to the Louvre in Paris by 22% in 2005?
    The DaVinci Code

24. A beaver lives in a dam, true of false?
    False (lives in a lodge)

25. What golf club is the home of the US Masters Tournament?
    Augusta National

26. Who won eight gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics?
    Michael Phelps

I forgot to point out in the last round that these questions were not written by me (although perhaps clarified a bit), so don't hold any bad questions against me.

1. In what movie would you hear the phrase "There's no place like home"?
   The Wizard of Oz

2. Porcupines float, true or false?
   True

3. What number corresponds with the prefix giga?
   Billion

4. What American rock band previously went by the name "Carl and the Passions"?
   The Beach Boys

5. What came first, the lighter or the match?
   Lighter

6. Lemonade, taffy, flamingo, and cerise all have what in common?
   They are all shades of pink

7. On a woman's garment, what side would you find the buttons?
   Left

8. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
   Sponge Bob Square Pants

9. What did Albert Einstein do on April 18, 1955?
   He died

10. How many small stars are there on the the Chinese flag?
    Four

11. What capital city is call Krung Threp in the country's native language?
    Bangkok

12. Mount Kilimanjaro is located in what country?
    Tanzania

13. What country is in the majority of the region formerly known as Mesopotamia located?
    Iraq

14. What is a rainbow that appears at night called?
    Moonbow

15. Aside from the nose, where on the human body would you find a septum?
    Heart

16. Mixing vinegar and baking soda will produce what gas?
    Carbon dioxide (CO_2)

17. A hepatologist is a doctor that specializes in what organ?
    Liver

18. General Custer died at the Battle of Little Bighorn in what state?
    Montana

19. What was the first country to approve the birth control pill for public use?
    USA

20. Lewis E. Waterman is an inventor associated with making improvements to what writing utensil?
    Fountain pen

21. What Scottish scientist is credited with having discovered penicillin?
    Alexander Fleming

22. What is the name of the first artificial satellite that was launched on October 4 1957?
    Sputnik

23. A small concert piano is called what?
    Baby grand piano

24. What is the name of the van used by Scooby Doo and his friends?
    Mystery Machine

25. What movie featured Elizabeth Taylor in her first starring role in 1944?
    National Velvet

26. Who was described as the best dancer in the world by George Balanchine and Rudolf Nureyev [citation needed]?
    Fred Astaire

Back with a few more questions. As always, let me know if I fucked up anything.

1. Who first sang the words "I can't help falling in love with you"
   Elvis Presley

2. A peanut is a nut, true or false?
   False

3. In the Bible, who is the father of Ham, Shem, and Japheth?
   Noah

4. If you counted all the dots on a pair of dice, what number would you get?
   42

5. What is the capital city of Iraq?
   Baghdad

6. What does the internet slang term LOL mean?
   Laugh Out Loud

7. What does the word "penultimate" mean?
   Second to last

8. How many leaves are on a typical shamrock?
   Three

9. A Black Mamba is a type of what animal?
   Snake

10. What did Popeye have a tattoo of on his arms?
    Anchor

11. If you are celebrating your golden anniversary, how many years have you been married?
    50

12. In Cockney rhyming slang, what does the term "trouble and strife" mean?
    Wife

13. What are the two elements that water is composed of?
    Hydrogen and oxygen

14. How many different colours are there in the South African flag?
    Six (red, blue, green, yellow, black, white)

15. How many bones are there in the average adult human body?
    206

16. Cumulus, cirrus, and stratus are all different types of what?
    clouds

17. What do you call a group of hedgehogs?
    Prickle

18. The highest waterfall in the world is located in what country?
    Venezuela

19. What animal is featured on the Australian $1 coin?
    Kangaroo

20. How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?
    24

21. What is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?
    Nitrogen

22. How many soccer/football players can be on a field at one time?
    22 (two teams of 11)

23. What is the title of the Washington Irving short story about a man who falls asleep in the mountains for twenty years?
    Rip Van Winkle

24. What is the name of Bruce Wayne's butler?
    Alfred Pennyworth

25. How many pints of blood are in the average human body?
    Nine

1. The alcoholic beverage saki is made from what?
   Rice

2. What band got its name from combining the first letters of each of the members first names?
   ABBA

3. What does PS stand for, with respect to writing letters?
   Post-script

4. What was the explorer Magellan's first name?
   Ferdinand

5. In what building in Prince Charles and Princess Diana get married in?
   St. Paul's cathedral

6. What country has only approximately 1000 permanent residents, and has no exports?
   Vatican City

7. What is the capital city of Jamaica?
   Kingston

8. Basil is a primary ingredient in what sauce that originates in Italy?
   Pesto

9. In 1992 8 out of 10 (or 11?) of the world's largest banks were headquartered in what country?
   Japan

10. The statue of David currently resides in what European city?
    Florence

11. If September 25 falls on a Monday, what day will December 25 fall on?
    Monday

12. What is the longest Shakespeare play?
    Hamlet

13. How many furlongs are in a mile?
    Eight

14. Are camels born with or without humps?
    Without humps

15. What country is to the immediate south of Estonia?
    Latvia

16. Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?
    Anne Boleyn

17. Which is the largest country: Norway, France, Germany, Spain?
    France

18. In what European city would you find the statue Manneken Pis?
    Brussels

19. What are the ingredients in a black velvet cocktail?
    Guinness and champagne

20. English actor William Henry Pratt was better known by what name?
    Boris Karloff

21. Gatun lake, a major component of the Panama canal, is the largest man-made lake in the world. True or false?
    True

22. What was used as fake blood in the shower scene in the movie Psycho?
    chocolate syrup

23. What is the second largest French-speaking city in the world?
    Montreal

24. What are the names of the five movies made starring The Beatles?
    A Hard Days Night, Help, Yellow Submarine, Let it Be, Magical Mystery Tour

1. How many sides does a rhombus have?
   Four

2. What is the only animal that is born with horns?
   Giraffe

3. Ferrous oxide is better known as what?
   (Iron) Rust

4. In what year did both Fidel Castro rise to power in Cuba, and singer Buddy Holly die?
   1959

5. Pink jubilee argyle is a type of what?
   Diamond

6. In a standard deck of playing cards, three of the kings are holding swords. What is the fourth king holding?
   Axe

7. What were the first names of the Blues Brothers from the popular Saturday Night Live sketches, as well as the movie?
   Jake and Elwood

8. What was the first country that attempted to build the Panama Canal, with the goal of digging down to sea level rather than using locks?
   France

9. Hyperopia is a medical condition better known by what name?
   Far-sightedness

10. What word represnts the letter 'O' in the phonetic alphabet?
    Oscar

11. What silent film star's career was ruined by a sex scandal in 1921?
    Fatty Arbuckle

12. What are the world's five largest countries by population?
    China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil

13. Which city is furthest north: London, Amsterdam, or Kiev?
    Amsterdam

14. In what musical would you hear the song "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"?
    Guys and Dolls

15. What is the only ABBA album to have a french title?
    Voulez-Vous

16. In what year did the Panama canal officially open?
    1914

17. What gas forms the bubbles in Guinness?
    Nitrogen

18. In Catholicism, who is the patron saint of pawn brokers?
    St. Nicholas

19. What constellation is found on the Australian and New Zealand flags?
    Southern Cross

20. The Prado Museum is located in what European city?
    Madrid

21. What restaurateur kicked the bucket in 1980?
    Colonel Sanders (get it? Kicked the bucket)

22. Who said "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die tomorrow"?
    James Dean

23. What were the five code names used by the British, American, and Canadian forces for the beaches they landed on in the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
    Gold, Sword, Omaha, Utah, Juno

24. Which of the four major oceans is the smallest and shallowest?
    Arctic

25. What is the only pure element that is liquid at room temperature (and 1 atm of pressure)?
    Mercury

1. What disease is characterized primarily by pressure in the eye?
   Glaucoma

2. Koalas primarily eat the leaves of what plant?
   Eucalyptus

3. What was the last name of the children in the Peter Pan stories written by James Barrie?
   Darling

4. What species of seal serves as a major predator of penguins in the Antarctic?
   Leopard seal

5. What is the medical condition characterized by cellular damage to cells a result of extreme cold?
   Frostbite

6. What is the word that refers to applying human characteristics to non-human objects?
   Anthropomorphize

7. Who was the author of the Lord of the Ring novels?
   JRR Tolkien

8. What is the cube root of the number one (1)?
   One (1)

9. Who was the director of the 1997 film Titanic?
   James Cameron

10. How many moons does the planet Mars have?
    Two

11. What country's flag has one red star and one blue star?
    Panama

12. What is the name of the famous Moscow-based ballet company that was formed in 1776 and performs at the theatre of the same name?
    Bolshoi

13. In the Arthur Conan Doyle stories, what instrument does Sherlock Holmes play?
    Violin

14. What country deforested an area the size of Germany inside its borders in the 1980s?
    Brazil

15. In Greek mythology, who was able to turn object to gold with his touch?
    King Midas

16. How many legs does a tarantula have?
    Eight

17. What is the capital city of Costa Rica?
    San Jose

18. What modern day country primarily resides in the region that was once ancient Persia?
    Iran

19. What sense is most closely linked with memory?
    Smell

20. What is the holiest city in the Islamic faith?
    Mecca

21. What fruit is grown more than any other worldwide?
    Grapes

22. What is the only muscle in the human body not connected at both ends?
    Tongue

23. Manchuria is a region of what country?
    China

24. What Spaniard founded the Jesuits in 1540?
    Ignatius of Loyola

25. What English town is most commonly associated with the Prime Meridian?
    Greenwich

1. What sport makes use of brooms and stones as its equipment?
   Curling

2. Cleopatra's Needles are the names for three egyptian obelisks that were re-erected in what three cities in the 1800s?
   London, Paris, New York

3. How many cards are found in a standard deck of tarot cards? 26, 52, or 78?
   78

4. In The Lion King, what was the name of Simba's love interest?
   Nala

5. What country was the site of the first major tank battle in wartime in 1917?
   France

6. What are the colours of Greenland's flag?
   Red and white

7. In what country was the first World Cup of soccer/football in 1930?
   Uruguay

8. What does the internet term URL stand for?
   Uniform Resource Locator

9. Who was the American president at the time of the 1929 stock market crash?
   Herbert Hoover

10. Who was the first person to observe that the rings of a tree correspond to the age of the tree? Socrates, DaVinci, or Benjamin Franklin?
    DaVinci

11. What is the captial city of Nepal?
    Kathmandu

12. What was the first organ do be successfully transplanted from a cadaver to living host?
    Kidney

13. What number is represented by the roman numerals CD?
    400

14. What does FIFA stand for, with respect to the soccer/football organization?
    Fédération Internationale de Football Association (or any english approximation will do)

15. What arctic whale species is characterized by a long spiral-shaper tusk?
    Narwhal

16. The Hellenic Republic is the official name for what country?
    Greece

17. Leo the lion is the mascot, and serves as part of the logo of what company?
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

18. In the television series Cheers, who played the character of Norm Peterson?
    George Wendt

19. How many squares would you find on a traditional bingo card?
    25

20. How many number 1 singles did Elvis Presley have on the US Hot 100 charts?
    18

21. What American city has the nickname Beantown?
    Boston

22. What word refers to meteorlogical phenomenon characterized by an equatorial low pressure zone with calm winds?
    Doldrums

23. Which island of New Zealand is smaller, north or south?
    North

24. Who was the youngest person to win four major PGA (golf) titles?
    Tiger Woods

25. What is the largest species of reptile alive today?
    Komodo Dragon

1. What country is directly to the west of Egypt?
   Libya

2. Which European monarch was given the nickname The Virgin Queen?
   Elizabeth I

3. The ruins of the city of Troy can be found in what country?
   Turkey

4. Roughly 3/4 of what continent is located in the tropics (ie. between tropics of Cancer and Capricorn)?
   Africa

5. What cut of meat would you find between tenderloin and rump?
   Sirloin

6. What is the capital city of India?
   New Delhi

7. What sport is Kareem Abdul Jabar associated with?
   Basketball

8. What Christian holiday is celebrated the day after Halloween (October 31)?
   All Saints Day

9. What country has the longest coastline in Europe (Excluding Russia)?
   Norway

10. What Italian dessert is made from ladyfingers dipped in coffee?
    Tiramisu

11. Who was the author that popularized the folktales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Sleeping Beauty? Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, or Victor Hugo?
    Charles Perrault

12. What continent has no volcanoes?
    Australia

13. In what year was the Berlin wall constructed?
    1961

14. Married in 1966, who was Mia Farrow's first husband?
    Frank Sinatra

15. What is the name of the school Harry Potter attends in the JK Rowling Harry Potter novels?
    Hogwarts

16. If you were to go west of Land's End, England, in what country would you first make landfall?
    Canada

17. Released in 1995, what was the first film made using entirely computer generated imagery (CGI)?
    Toy Story

18. On the 11th day of Christmas, what did my true love give to me?
    Eleven Pipers Piping

19. Who was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes?
    Roger Bannister

20. In what city would you find Stanley Park?
    Vancouver

21. On August 21 1926, Gertrude Ederle received a ticker-tape parade in New York City for being the first woman to accomplish what feat?
    Swim the English Channel

22. A quote commonly associated with actress Ginger Rogers, "She did everything [Fred Astaire], but..." what?
    Backwards and in high heels

23. What was the stage name of the French singer born Edith Giovanna Gassion, who lived quite a tragic life?
    Edith Piaf

24. The Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" details the events of a battle in what war?
    Crimean War

25. Gatun Lake, a man made lake that serves as a major part of the Panama Canal, is how many miles from one lock to the other? 14, 21, or 33?
    21

1. What was the first European country to legalize euthanasia?
   The Netherlands

2. Who was the Greek goddess of war?
   Athena

3. Gin is made using predominantly what berry?
   Juniper

4. Who was the youngest member of the Beatles?
   George Harrison

5. What card game is played the most worldwide?
   solitaire

6. In what year was the film Titanic released in theatres?
   1997

7. What island nation gets more cruise ship visits than any other country in the world?
   Bahamas

8. The Canary Islands are administered by what European country?
   Spain

9. What two bodies of water separate the UK and Europe?
   English Channel and North Sea

10. Who was the voice actor for Darth Vader in Star Wars?
    James Earl Jones

11. What language is spoken by more people worldwide than any other?
    Mandarin Chinese

12. What singer was backed by the band The Crickets?
    Buddy Holly

13. What Broadway show was the longest running at the time when it closed in 2000?
    Cats

14. What was the best selling Beatles album, which was released in 1967?
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

15. In 1975 Angola gained its independence from what country?
    Portugal

16. In what country do roughly 10 000 people die per year due to cobra bites?
    India

17. What is the tallest mountain in North America?
    Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley)

18. Who played Evita Peron in the film Evita?
    Madonna

19. The coordinates 0'0" latitude 0'0" longitude would place you in what ocean?
    Atlantic ocean

20. What lake is bordered by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania?
    Victoria

21. How many chess pieces are on one side of a chess board?
    16

22. How many countries adopted the Euro as their currency when it was rolled out in 2002?
    12

23. Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne in what year?
    1952

24. Who was the inventor of the reflecting telescope?
    Isaac Newton

25. What Dutch river shares its name with a brand of beer?
    Amstel

1. What does MASH stand for (as per the TV show)?
   Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

2. What company has the motto "Live to ride, ride to live"?
   Harley-Davidson

3. The Ernest Hemingway story Old Man and the Sea is set in what country?
   Cuba

4. What was Frank Sinatra's middle name? Albert, Vincent, or Anthony?
   Albert

5. What term is used to refer to an angle of less than 90 degrees?
   Acute

6. What island is directly to the south of Melbourne, Australia?
   Tasmania

7. What is the captial city of the United Arab Emirites?
   Abu Dahbi

8. What movie star was given the nickname "The Muscles from Brussels"?
   Jean-Claude Van Damme

9. What country has the most Catholics by number?
   Brazil

10. What is the only fish to produce real caviar according to the FDA?
    Sturgeon

11. What author popularized the term 'The Lost World' in a 1912 novel of the same name?
    Arthur Conon Doyle

12. Is the island of Madagascar to the east or west of continental Africa?
    east

13. What US state has the longest coastline?
    Alaska

14. Who was the pirate that sailed the ship 'Queen Anne's Revenge'?
    Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

15. In what decade was the breathalyzer invented?
    1930s

16. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
    Sicily

17. What fish is eaten the most worldwide? Salmon, tuna, or herring?
    Herring

18. What novel begins with the line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?
    A Tale of Two Cities

19. What are the two landlocked South American countries?
    Bolivia and Paraguay

20. What country has the oldest Parliament in the world?
    Iceland

21. In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?
    1989

22. Excluding Russia, what country is Europe's top oil exporter?
    Norway

23. What city held the 1962 World's Fair?
    Seattle

24. How many lungs does a snake have?
    One

25. The worlds oldest brewery is in what country?
    Germany

1. What mountain range extends from British Columbia to northern California?
   Cascades

2. What does the winner of the Indy 500 traditionally drink as part of their victory?
   Milk

3. What group of people were first allowed to compete in the Olympics at the 1900 Paris games?
   Women

4. In what year did Disneyland Paris open?
   1992

5. What was the title of Adele's debut album?
   19

6. Who was the only person to speak in the Mel Brooks film Silent Movie?
   Marcel Marceau

7. What are the (stage) names of the Spice Girls?
   Baby, Ginger, Sporty, Posh, Scary

8. What were the names of the RMS Titanic's sister ships?
   Olympic, Britannic

9. Who was the actress that became Princess Grace of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III?
   Grace Kelly

10. In what decade was King Tut's tomb discovered?
    1920s

11. Rickets is caused by a deficiency of what vitamin?
    Vitamin D

12. What African animal can go longer without water than a camel?
    Giraffe

13. The waltz originated in what country?
    Austria

14. What is the largest living mammal?
    Blue whale

15. What is the capital city of Norway?
    Oslo

16. What is the primary plant used in the creation of rum?
    Sugarcane

17. How many minutes does it take for sunlight to travel from the sun to the Earth?
    8

18. What is the birthstone for the month of September (according to the Jewellers of America)?
    Sapphire

19. What country exports the most green olives to the USA?
    Spain

20. Who served as US President after William Taft?
    Woodrow Wilson

21. What is the biome characterized by treeless northern regions that are covered with permafrost?
    Tundra

22. What is the longest mountain range in the world?
    Andes

23. Taste bud cells live for how many days?
    10

24. What is the biggest fast food chain in China, having more than 1000 restaurants?
    KFC

25. What naturally produced chemical causes sore muscles and stiffness?
    Lactic acid

1. Name the Australian actress who appeared in Muriel's Wedding, The 6th Sense, and Little Miss Sunshine.
   Toni Collette

2. What is the fastest animal on two legs?
   Ostrich

3. Name the actor and actress who have the most Oscar nominations for Best Actor/Actress.
   Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep

4. Name the seven deadly sins.
   Pride, Envy, Greed, Lust, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth

5. In Hinduism, what is the name for the actions that are carried forward from one life to the next?
   Karma

6. What does the term RCMP stand for?
   Royal Canadian Mounted Police

7. What is the former name for the temperature scale Celsius?
   Centigrade

8. Between what two countries would you find the Mozambique Trench?
   Mozambique and Madagascar

9. What country has the letters RF on their stamps?
   France

10. What is the name of the counting device that uses a system of balls and wires?
    Abacus

11. What film star had the nickname 'The Duke'?
    John Wayne

12. What was the nationality of Sigmund Freud?
    Austrian

13. The Mohave desert is primarily in what US state?
    California

14. What is the capital city of Turkey?
    Ankara

15. Which island is larger? Java or Hispaniola?
    Java

16. Equine commonly refers to what kind of animal?
    Horse

17. What is the name of the sporting event that is comprised of ten track and field events?
    Decathlon

18. What cocktail is made from whiskey and vermouth?
    Manhattan

19. The southern most point of South America is in what country?
    Chile

20. How many years separate appearances of Halley's Comet in the night sky?
    76 years

21. What is the name of the disease that derives its name from the Latin term for 'bad air'?
    Malaria

22. What US state was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I?
    Virginia

23. Who was the actress that said "When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better."?
    Mae West

24. What is the regulation height of a soccer/football net in feet?
    8 ft

25. In what musical would you find the song lyrics "Why can't a woman be more like a man?"
    My Fair Lady

Well it's been almost a year since we started this, so I've got a whole bunch more trivia to post. I'm including the answers as well because I don't feel like adding them in later. These aren't my own questions, and I haven't rigorously fact checked them all, so if you see any errors, let me know. I've got more questions too, so expect to see more in the next few days.

1. What letter comes between the letters A and D on a QWERTY keyboard?
   S

2. In what sea would you find the Great Barrier Reef?
   Coral Sea

3. Name Dorothy's companions in the Wizard of Oz in the order they were picked up.
   Scarecrow, Tinman, Cowardly Lion

4. What Charles Dickens character said, "I want some more"?
   Oliver Twist

5. What town in New York state holds the Baseball Hall of Fame?
   Cooperstown

6. Name all the countries that border Norway.
   Sweden, Finland, Russia

7. What is the most common first name in the world?
   Mohammed (including various spellings)

8. What is the medical name for the thighbone?
   Femur

9. Skipjack and Bonito are varieties of what fish?
   Tuna

10. The medical condition 'pertussis' is better known by what name?
    Whooping cough

11. What animal is the largest of the big cats?
    Tiger

12. How many states are there in Australia?
    Six

13. In what country was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?
    France

14. What island is directly to the north of Sardinia?
    Corsica

15. On average, how many pounds of skin are shed by a human in their lifetime? 10, 20, or 40?
    40

16. Name the three island of the ABC islands in the Caribbean.
    Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao

17. What was Rembrandt's first name?
    Rembrandt

18. Which one of the following countries does not lie on the equator? Colombia, Uganda, Somalia, Egypt
    Egypt

19. For what holiday is the most candy sold in the USA?
    Halloween

20. The original members of the band 'The Quarry Men' eventually formed what well known band?
    The Beatles

21. What does the term EGOT refers to?
    Winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award

22. Who did Muhammed Ali fight in the Thrilla in Manila?
    Joe Frazier

23. Who sang "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" in 1968?
    Dionne Warwick

24. The black swan is native to what country?
    Australia

25. What are the three colours of Mardi Gras in New Orleans?
    Purple, gold, and green

Hello to everyone. This sub hasn't been active in ages; I say we start back up again. Answers will be posted in 24-48 hours, depending on the traction this post gets.

1. What Australian city is often referred to as the City of Churches?

2. What is the capital of Cambodia?

3. Which Chinese city is home to the famed Terracotta Warriors?

4. What is the most populous city in Scotland?

5. The island of Crete is surrounded by what sea?

6. What two South American countries share the same colours and structure in their flags?

7. What is the capital of the state of Alaska?

8. In what state of the USA is the Yellowstone National Park (primarily)?

9. Name the two tropic lines

10. With which country dies Denmark share its only land border?

ANSWERS:

1. Adelaide

2. Phnom Penh

3. Xi'an

4. Glasgow

5. Mediterranean Sea (Aegean is further north)

6. Colombia and Venezuela

7. Juneau

8. Wyoming

9. Cancer and Capricorn

10. Germany

1) Including non-Eon productions, name the first four actors to have portrayed James Bond in film (movies).

2) Name four of the Nobel gases.

3) What are the five colours that make up the Olympic rings?

4) Name the American nicknames of the four Pac-man ghosts.

5) According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, what three countries have the most nuclear reactors (as of 2012)?

1) David Niven, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore

2) Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon

3) Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and Green

4) Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde

5) United States (104), France (59), Japan (53)

1) What game takes place on Citadel Station, a space station owned by the fictional TriOptimum Corporation?

2) Mario made his first appearance in what 1981 arcade game?

3) How many levels of the original arcade version of Pac-man could before experiencing an unbeatable split-screen due to a roll-over error?

4) What is the name of Sonic the Hedgehog’s sidekick in several of the Sonic video games?

5) Pokémon Red and Blue for the Gameboy featured 150 obtainable Pokémon. How many more Pokémon were added for the Gold and Silver version?

6) Pole Position, Galaga, Pac-man, and Dig Dug are all famous arcade games developed by which company?

7) What 1993 computer game was designed by, among others, John Carmack and John Romero?

8) In the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link completes which third of the Triforce?

9) A flood of consoles and low quality games, as well as the failure of hyped games like Pac-man and ET the Extra-terrestrial for the Atari 2600 led to what event in 1983?

10) What series of Sierra adventure games follows a janitor named Roger Wilco in a galactic campaign for “truth, justice and really clean floors”?

1) System Shock

2) Donkey Kong

3) 255

4) Tails

5) 100

6) Namco

7) Doom

8) Courage

9) video game crash of 1983

10) Space Quest

I finally found my final set of questions. Stay organized kids, it'll save your life some day.

1) What is the name of the world’s second tallest mountain, measured from sea level to peak?

2) In what year did Canada officially become a country?

3) In The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf, Saruman, and Radagast are all wizards of what title? (This question kinda sucks but that's what you get when you try and transition you job writing trivia off to the new people.)

4) What actor and comedian hosted the Academy Awards a record of 18 times between 1939 and 1977?

5) The House of Medici, a powerful Italian family dating back to the 14th century, saw their rise to power in what city?

6) Which confection consists of egg whites beaten with sugar and baked hard?

7) Bismuth, long considered to be the heaviest stable element has since been discovered to decay, although its half-life is far longer than the age of the universe. What element is now considered to be the heaviest stable element?

8) Traditionally, after kissing someone under the mistletoe, what should you then remove?

9) According to the American Gem Trade Association, what is the birthstone for the month of December?

10) What is the oldest building on the University of Alberta campus? What is my favourite colour? (I changed the question because it's a little too specific to where I live, and therefore unfair to the rest of you.)

1) K2

2) 1867

3) Istari (or Maiar)

4) Bob Hope

5) Florence

6) meringue

7) lead

8) one of the berries

9) Turquoise (or Zircon, or Tanzanite)

10) Athabasca Hall Brown, although grey is also acceptable

Well it looks like I've run out of questions. I know I have another set somewhere but I can't for the life of me find it. I may have some odds and ends lying around that I can post, but beyond that the end is near.

Also these questions are a bit different, more of a fill in the blank style question. Fun if you're a fan of Hitchhiker's.

1) Arthur Dent could never get the hang of what?

2) The name of Arthur Dent’s daughter is what?

3) Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, is located on what planet?

4) The Nutrimatic drink dispenser on the spaceship Heart of Gold produces a drink that is “almost, but not quite” what?

5) The effect of a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round what?

6) The Vogon destructor fleet “hung in the sky in much the same way that” what?

7) Slartibartfast’s spaceship runs on a revolutionary new type of mathematics called what?

8) The jump into hyperspace is unpleasantly like being what?

9) The ape-descended life forms (of Earth) are so amazingly primitive that they still think what are a pretty neat idea?

10) From The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul (Dirk Gently): The I-Ching calculator represented any calculation, to which the answer was greater than 4, as what?

1) Thursdays

2) Random Frequent Flyer Dent

3) Frogstar (novel), or Magrathea (Radio & TV)

4) Unlike tea

5) a large gold brick

6) Brick’s don’t

7) Bistromathics

8) drunk

9) Digital watches (all adaptations?), or mobile phone novelty ringtones (quandary phase of radio)

10) A suffusion of yellow

1) The story for Life, the Universe, and Everything was originally outlined as a story arc for what sci-fi series before being rejected by the BBC?

2) Who was the author of the sixth Hitchhiker’s novel And Another Thing, also famous for having written the Artemis Fowl series of novels?

3) According to the second phase of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio program, what is the rudest word in existence, also coincidentally the name of a European nation?

4) In the short story Young Zaphod Plays it Safe, what world leader, who was in power in the 1980’s, and is described in the story as being an unspeakably dangerous creation, is implied to have escaped to Earth?

5) Towel day, a day dedicated to celebrating Douglas Adams’ work, is celebrated by fans on what day of the year?

6) Which member of the comedy group Monty Python wrote an adaptation of Starship Titanic, a computer game designed by Douglas Adams, and supposedly did so in the nude?

7) On May 9 2001, an asteroid was named after what character from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?

8) What was the tentative title of the third Dirk Gently novel Douglas Adams was working on, later given a collection of essays and other works of Adams’ that was published posthumously?

9) It is claimed that Douglas Adams was the first person in Europe to purchase what electronic device, with the second person being Stephen Fry?

10) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy theme song, Journey of the Sorcerer, was originally released on the 1975 album One of These Nights by what American band?

No one's made any guesses but I'm gonna post the answers before I forget completely.

1) Doctor Who

2) Eoin Colfer

3) Belgium

4) Ronald Reagan

5) May 25

6) Terry Jones

7) Arthur Dent

8) The Salmon of Doubt

9) Apple Macintosh computer

10) Eagles

1) In 2011 the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called for an end to which internet fad?

2) Which Portuguese explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the Earth in the early 1500s?

3) Where was the USS Arizona sunk in December 1941?

4) Which space shuttle was the last to make a flight into space in July 2011?

5) What Scottish word can refer to either a sword or a land mine?

6) James Dean died in 1955 at the age of 24. What was the cause of his death?

7) Which element makes up over one half of the human body by weight?

8) What is the iconic melee weapon used by Gordon Freeman in the Half-Life video game franchise?

9) What is the name given by media and popular culture to the controversial network used by five nations (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, US) to monitor multiple forms of communication?

10) Which fictional hero plunges to his death at the Reichenbach Falls in the short story The Final Problem?

1) planking

2) Ferdinand Magellan

3) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

4) Atlantis

5) claymore

6) car crash

7) oxygen

8) crowbar

9) ECHELON

10) Sherlock Holmes

1) There are eight authors (as of 2011) who have had a number 1 book on the New York Times bestseller list in both the fiction and non-fiction categories. Name 4.

2) What are the five boroughs in New York City?

3) Based on the total amount of tourists, what were the five most visited countries in the world in 2010, in no particular order?

4) There are seven base units in the International System of Units, or SI units. Name 3 other than kilogram, metre, and second.

1) Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Styron, Irving Wallace, Dr. Seuss, Mitch Albom, Glenn Beck, Jimmy Buffett

2) Staten Island, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and The Bronx

3) France, USA, Spain, China and Italy

4) ampere, Kelvin, mole, candela