Totally Random Trivia - 2026

Questions for Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are currently tied for the record of most Moonmen, with 30 each. “Moonman” is the nickname for what award?
2. In the ancient world, Thebes was the name of a city in Greece as well as the name of a city in what other country?
3. What field of linguistic research takes its name from a Greek word meaning “the study of the sense of truth”?
4. Cyrano de Bergerac’s love interest was an inspiration to both Steve Martin and Sting. What was her name?
5. A kind of boat with fully battened sails takes its name from a Javanese word for “boat.” Despite what it sounds like to an English-speaker, they’re actually quite dependable. What’s that boat’s name?

4.  Roxanne

5. Junk

2. Egypt

3. Etymology 

1. MTV VMA

Answers to Tuesday, May 26, 2026

1. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are currently tied for the record of most Moonmen, with 30 each. “Moonman” is the nickname for what award?
MTV Video Music Award

2. In the ancient world, Thebes was the name of a city in Greece as well as the name of a city in what other country?
Egypt

3. What field of linguistic research takes its name from a Greek word meaning “the study of the sense of truth”?
Etymology

4. Cyrano de Bergerac’s love interest was an inspiration to both Steve Martin and Sting. What was her name?
Roxane

5. A kind of boat with fully battened sails takes its name from a Javanese word for “boat.” Despite what it sounds like to an English-speaker, they’re actually quite dependable. What’s that boat’s name?
Junk

Questions for Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller is a mythical retelling of the Trojan War from the perspective of what friend and possible lover of Achilles?
2. The only other single-digit country code aside from +1 in the U.S. and Canada is +7, which will connect you to Kazakhstan and what neighbor with 11 time zones?
3. Shooting a plane crash in Hawai'i with a very large cast quickly adds up: ABC chairman Lloyd Braun was fired in 2004, primarily for greenlighting what expensive pilot?
4. British authors C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley both died on November 22, 1963, the same day as what Pulitzer-winning author of "Profiles in Courage"?
5. In 2011, a taxidermist hired by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame used food dye and formaldehyde to preserve and display a stage outfit worn by whom?

2. Russia

4. John F. Kennedy 

3  Lost ? 

5. Lady Gaga

1. Patroclus

Answers to Wednesday, May 27, 2026

1. “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller is a mythical retelling of the Trojan War from the perspective of what friend and possible lover of Achilles?
Patroclus

2. The only other single-digit country code aside from +1 in the U.S. and Canada is +7, which will connect you to Kazakhstan and what neighbor with 11 time zones?
Russia

3. Shooting a plane crash in Hawai'i with a very large cast quickly adds up: ABC chairman Lloyd Braun was fired in 2004, primarily for greenlighting what expensive pilot?
“Lost”

4. British authors C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley both died on November 22, 1963, the same day as what Pulitzer-winning author of "Profiles in Courage"?
John F. Kennedy

5. In 2011, a taxidermist hired by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame used food dye and formaldehyde to preserve and display a stage outfit worn by whom?
Lady Gaga (the meat dress she wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards)

Questions for Theme Thursday, May 28, 2026

Who What Where When Wyoming: Five questions whose answers share the name of a town in the state of Wyoming.

1. Marlon, Randy, and Tito are brothers who are all musicians. What is their surname?

2. A mattress brand, a 1995 film starring an affable phantom in the title role, and the DJ who gave us the “Cha Cha Slide” all share what name?

3. What brand, owned by Procter & Gamble, sounds like (but is not spelled like) the surname of half of a famous magician duo?

4. Chiefs Black Kettle, Morning Star, and Two Moons all belonged to what Native American tribe — also the name of a TV character played by Clint Walker from 1955 to 1962?

5. The largest independent film festival in the United States is named after a 1969 Robert Redford role. What is that film festival?

5.  Sundance Film Festival

Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?

5. Sundance

2. Casper

1. Jackson

4. Cheyenne

3. Gillette

I believe all questions were answered before Jup recoo the site on Friday so I didn't repost these.

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Answers to Friday, May 29, 2026

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: The human gastrointestinal tract begins at the mouth and ends at the anus. In between there are five hollow organs that make up the GI tract. Name as many of those organs as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
Pharynx (or throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

2. An old Russian word meaning "beautiful" — not the communists — gave us the name of what colorful public space in Moscow?
Red Square

3. In baseball, a lazy fly ball that is easy to catch is known as what kitchen pantry staple?
Can of corn

4. A tornado’s intensity is measured on a scale between EF0 and EF5. The “E” stands for “enhanced.” The “F” stands for the surname of the Japanese American scientist who introduced the original scale. What was his name?
Fujita

5. Today is May 29. On this day in 2024, Minnesota’s professional women’s team beat Boston 3–0 to take home the inaugural season’s Walter Cup, for what sport?
Hockey

Questions for Monday, June 1, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. By population, what is the largest city in the U.S. named after a saint?

2. Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle are both characters who had their own segments on what animated TV show, even though neither of them lived in the fictional Jellystone park?

3. When the sun travels along the equator, that’s the equinox. On the Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice, the sun travels along a line of latitude known as… what?

4. What Grammy winner and “Big Girls Don't Cry” singer was the voice of Charlie Brown’s sister Sally on multiple animated “Peanuts” specials in the 1980s?

5. Designed by British artist Gerald Holtom, what symbol was introduced as the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958?

1.  San Antonio, TX

2. Yogi Bear

3. Tropic of Cancer

4. Fergie

5. Peace sign ☮️ 

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5. Peace sign ☮️ 

the peace sign is a combination of the semaphore signs for D and N and are short for Disarmament Now

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5. Peace sign ☮️ 

the peace sign is a combination of the semaphore signs for D and N and are short for Disarmament Now

 

Be careful which way you flash that sign!  🤣 

Great scene from a tremendous film.

Answers to Monday, June 1, 2026

1. By population, what is the largest city in the U.S. named after a saint?
San Antonio (Texas)

2. Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle are both characters who had their own segments on what animated TV show, even though neither of them lived in the fictional Jellystone park?
“The Yogi Bear Show”

3. When the sun travels along the equator, that’s the equinox. On the Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice, the sun travels along a line of latitude known as… what?
The Tropic of Cancer

4. What Grammy winner and “Big Girls Don't Cry” singer was the voice of Charlie Brown’s sister Sally on multiple animated “Peanuts” specials in the 1980s?
Fergie (Stacy Ferguson)

5. Designed by British artist Gerald Holtom, what symbol was introduced as the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958?
Peace sign (☮)

Questions for Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. At Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt’s wedding, the bride was given away by her famous uncle. Who was he?

2. “He and I have a mutual respect — sort of.” That’s Stephen King speaking about what author, who is credited with being the first to have sold 1 million e-books, and in recent years has collaborated with Dolly Parton and Bill Clinton?

3. Which East African country and neighbor of Somalia is the only nation on the African continent whose capital city and country share the same name?

4. What four-word title was granted to Henry VIII by the pope in 1521 and re-established by Parliament in 1544, the latter time referring to Anglican beliefs rather than Catholic ones?

5. In 1928, New York governor Alfred Smith ran for president with the slogan, “Make your wet dreams come true.” He was pledging to accomplish what goal, which happened without him five years later?

1.  Theodore Roosevelt 

2. James Patterson

5. The end of Prohibition

3. Djibouti

4. Defender of the Faith

Answers to Tuesday, June 2, 2026

1. At Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt’s wedding, the bride was given away by her famous uncle. Who was he?
Theodore Roosevelt  (Eleanor and Franklin were fifth cousins once removed)

2. “He and I have a mutual respect — sort of.” That’s Stephen King speaking about what author, who is credited with being the first to have sold 1 million e-books, and in recent years has collaborated with Dolly Parton and Bill Clinton?
James Patterson

3. Which East African country and neighbor of Somalia is the only nation on the African continent whose capital city and country share the same name?
Djibouti

4. What four-word title was granted to Henry VIII by the pope in 1521 and re-established by Parliament in 1544, the latter time referring to Anglican beliefs rather than Catholic ones?
“Defender of the Faith”

5. In 1928, New York governor Alfred Smith ran for president with the slogan, “Make your wet dreams come true.” He was pledging to accomplish what goal, which happened without him five years later?
Ending prohibition

Questions for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.

1. If you’re sailing the coast from southeastern India to southwestern Sri Lanka, you’re traveling in what bay?

2. Formed in New York City in 1987 and using a pink triangle as its symbol, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power is better known by what two-word name?

3. Emilia Clarke is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones,” but you may also know her for playing what character in the fifth “Terminator” movie, “Terminator Genisys”?

4. “Wig in a Box” and “Midnight Radio” are songs from what 1998 musical about a genderqueer rock singer from Cold War-era East Germany?

5. New Mexico was the first U.S. state to adopt an official state question. The question they picked is “red or green?” What food is that question referring to?

5.  Chili peppers

1. Bay of Bengal

3. Sarah Connor 

4. Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2. ACT UP

Answers to Wednesday, June 3, 2026

1. If you’re sailing the coast from southeastern India to southwestern Sri Lanka, you’re traveling in what bay?
Bay of Bengal

2. Formed in New York City in 1987 and using a pink triangle as its symbol, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power is better known by what two-word name?
ACT UP

3. Emilia Clarke is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones,” but you may also know her for playing what character in the fifth “Terminator” movie, “Terminator Genisys”?
Sarah Connor

4. “Wig in a Box” and “Midnight Radio” are songs from what 1998 musical about a genderqueer rock singer from Cold War-era East Germany?
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”

5. New Mexico was the first U.S. state to adopt an official state question. The question they picked is “red or green?” What food is that question referring to?
Chile pepper

Questions for Theme Thursday, June 4, 2026

Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe!: June 1 would have been the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe. Here are five questions about her enduring legacy.

1. True or false: Marilyn Monroe was never nominated for an Academy Award.

2. A 1985 music video pays homage to Marilyn Monroe’s role as a showgirl from Little Rock, seeking love, fortune, and diamonds in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Name that music video.

3. Marilyn Monroe learned how to play the guitar for her role in “River of No Return.” Perhaps more famously, she learned how to play the ukulele for her role in what 1959 film co-starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis?

4. “Egghead Weds Hourglass” was the headline from Variety Magazine when Marilyn Monroe married what playwright in 1956?

5. 2022’s “Blonde” is a dramatic film about the life and career of Marilyn Monroe. What actor plays Marilyn in that film?

3.  "Some Like It Hot" 

4. Arthur Miller

2. Material Girl, by Madonna

5. Ana de Armas

1. True

Answers to Thursday, June 4, 2026

Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe!: June 1 would have been the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe. Here are five questions about her enduring legacy

1. True or false: Marilyn Monroe was never nominated for an Academy Award.
True

2. A 1985 music video pays homage to Marilyn Monroe’s role as a showgirl from Little Rock, seeking love, fortune, and diamonds in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Name that music video.
“Material Girl”  (by Madonna)

3. Marilyn Monroe learned how to play the guitar for her role in “River of No Return.” Perhaps more famously, she learned how to play the ukulele for her role in what 1959 film co-starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis?
“Some Like It Hot”

4. “Egghead Weds Hourglass” was the headline from Variety Magazine when Marilyn Monroe married what playwright in 1956?
Arthur Miller

5. 2022’s “Blonde” is a dramatic film about the life and career of Marilyn Monroe. What actor plays Marilyn in that film?
Ana de Armas

Questions for Friday, June 5, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: Pixar released seven feature-length films between “Toy Story 2” in 1999 and “Toy Story 3” in 2010. Name as many of those Pixar movies as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. One of the structures of the brain that is most associated with memory is located in the medial temporal lobe and gets its name from the Greek for “seahorse,” due to its shape. What is it?

3. A complete solar eclipse can only take place when the moon is in what phase, which is also the name of the most-shelved book released in 2006, according to Goodreads?

4. What “unsinkable” Titanic survivor, who encouraged the crewmember in charge of her lifeboat to go back and look for survivors, has been portrayed by Kathy Bates, Debbie Reynolds, and twice by Cloris Leachman?

5. Today is June 5. Happy 70th birthday today to the author of the 2024 celebrity memoir “Life in the Key of G.” That book is by what best-selling musician, whose surname you probably don’t know?

5.  Kenny G  

3. New moon

4. Molly Brown