Hard Trivia Quiz Questions
Free Hard Printable Trivia about people, places, things, countries, plays, movies, music, comic strips, and more.
Who wrote the novel Delta Connection?
A: Hammond Innes.
In the 70s George Lee was a world champion in which sport?
A: Gliding.
Which river is spanned by the world's longest cantilever bridge?
A: St. Lawrence.
Which branch of the arts is Karen Kane linked with.
A: Ballet.
Who preceded Hosni Mubarak as President of Egypt?
A: Anwar El-Sadat.
What would an Englishman mean by a minim?
A: Half not - in music.
What instrument is associated with Illinois-born John Lewis?
A: Piano.
What type of aid was developed my Miller Hutchinson in the early
years of the 20th century?
A: Hearing Aid.
Who said, "My whole life has been one of rejection. Women. Dogs.
Comic strips."
A: Charles Schulz.
John Singer Sargent worked in which branch of the arts?
A: Painting.
Who was the defending champion when Martina Navratilova first won
Wimbledon singles?
A: Virginia Wade.
Cuscatlan international airport is in which country?
A: El Salvador.
In The Rockford Files, what was Jim Rockford's daily fee?
A: $200 plus expenses.
Who was Pope for the shortest length of time in the 20th century?
A: John Paul I.
What was Gene Kelly's middle name?
A: Curran.
What was the profession of William Eugene Smith?
A: Photographer.
What replaced the KGB in 1991?
A: Russian Federal Security Agency.
Which country does the airline Pluna come form?
A: Uruguay.
Who had a 60s No 1 hit with Play That Funky Music?
A: Barry Crocker.
Who directed A Passage To India?
A: David Lean.
What are the international registration letters of a vehicle form
Uganda?
A: EAU.
Which state celebrated its centenary of joining the Union in
1920?
A: Maine.
What is Gregory Peck's real first name?
A: Eldred.
Golfer Bobby Jones was born in which state?
A: Georgia.
In the media, who went under the name Sparky?
A: Charles Schulz.
Who was the first US-born winner of golf's British Open?
A: Walter Hagen.
What was the world's first atomic-powered ship called?
A: Lenin.
Who had a 60s No 1 hit with Duke of Earl?
A: Gene Chandler.
Which soap boasted a cafe called the Hot Biscuit?
A: Dallas.
Which architect designed the Seagram Building, New York City?
A: Philip Johnson.
To a thousand square miles, what is the area of Connecticut?
A: 4,844 Square miles.
Who first coined the term Apartheid?
A: Rev J C du Plessis.
Which gossip columnist was born in the same day as Sir Alexander
Fleming who discovered penicillin?
A: Louella Parsons.
In what year was the first performance of Copland's ballet Rodeo?
A: 1942.
Ferihegy international airport is in which country?
A: Hungary.
Which country of islands was declared a republic in 1987?
A: Fiji.
Who was the defending champion when Virginia Wade won the
Wimbledon singles?
A: Chris Evert.
Who is the youngest female tennis player to win the US Open?
A: Tracey Austin.
What was the first top ten hit single for Foreigner?
A: Feels Like The First Time.
In which country is the Sky Train Rail bridge?
A: Canada.
How many 'victories' did The Red Baron claim in aerial dogfights?
A: 80.
Which great guitarist had the first names Aaron Thibodaux?
A: T-Bone Walker.
Vehicles from which country use the international registration
letter LT?
A: Lithuania.
Who first coined the term paradigm for all the factors that
influence the scientist's research?
A: TS Kuhn.
In which country was Sam Neill born?
A: N. Ireland.
What was the Paramount Film Company originally called?
A: Famous Players Film Company.
What was Dorothy Parker's maiden name?
A: Rothschild.
