Totally Random Trivia - 2026

Posted by: @zwak

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Olympia

Jefferson City

Annapolis

Augusta

Frankfort

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Thought maybe Helena. You have Helena, East Helena then Helena Valley which is divided up in several incorporated subdivisions.

Answers to Wednesday, July 15, 2026

1. What theme park — first established in Billund, Denmark in 1968 — features attractions like Ninjago World, Emmet’s Super Suite, and the Duplo Valley?
LEGOLAND

2. Thousands of valuable works by one of the most prolific painters in U.S. history have been stored in a Virginia office since his death in 1995. That's because his estate makes more money licensing his image than it would selling his paintings. Name him!
Bob Ross

3. A 2014 political movement in Hong Kong, a villainous corporation in the “Resident Evil” franchise, and a hip-hop/R&B song that topped the charts in 2007 are all covered by what name?
Umbrella

4. The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River in what U.S. city?
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

5. What NBC series debuted in 1965 with actor Barbara Eden saying, in Farsi, “You have the face of a wise and fearless caliph”?
“I Dream of Jeannie”

Questions for Theme Thursday, July 16,2026

Let’s Build a House Out of Trivia: Every answer in this round will contain a component in building a house.

1. The Hugo Awards are the pre-eminent awards for science fiction writing. In 1966, a Hugo for the “Best All-Time Series” was awarded for the first and, to date, only time. It was given to what series of books by Isaac Asimov?

2. What radio broadcaster, author, and oral historian — whose given name was Louis — won a Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for the oral history “The Good War”?

3. Globally, only the governments of the United States and Denmark define what limiting mechanism as a specific number, rather than a percentage of their gross domestic product?

4. The viral disease herpes zoster is better known by what name?

5. Computer scientist Scott McGregor became the lead developer for a project called “Interface Manager” in September 1983. What was it called when it was finally released in 1985?

5. Windows

1 Foundation

3. Debt ceiling?

4. Shingles

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1 Foundation

really outstanding series. One of my all time favorites 

Had to look up #2. All timer of a name

Answers to Thursday, July 16, 2026 

Let’s Build a House Out of Trivia: Every answer in this round will contain a component in building a house.

1. The Hugo Awards are the pre-eminent awards for science fiction writing. In 1966, a Hugo for the “Best All-Time Series” was awarded for the first and, to date, only time. It was given to what series of books by Isaac Asimov?
“Foundation”

2. What radio broadcaster, author, and oral historian — whose given name was Louis — won a Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for the oral history “The Good War”?
Studs Terkel

3. Globally, only the governments of the United States and Denmark define what limiting mechanism as a specific number, rather than a percentage of their gross domestic product?
Debt ceiling

4. The viral disease herpes zoster is better known by what name?
Shingles

5. Computer scientist Scott McGregor became the lead developer for a project called “Interface Manager” in September 1983. What was it called when it was finally released in 1985?
(Microsoft) Windows

Questions for Friday, July 17, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are five types of ships you must sink to win a game of Battleship. Name as many of those ships as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. The Romans called it “Mare Nostrum.” In Turkish, it’s called “Akdeniz” or the “White Sea.” What do English-speakers call it?

3. The name of what Pennsylvania women’s liberal arts college, one of the Seven Sisters, translates to “big hill” in Welsh?

4. “Eureka!” is a transliteration of the Greek for “I have found it!” and is famously attributed to what Greek scientist and mathematician?

5. Today is July 17. On this day in 1994, Brazil defeated Italy in a 3–2 overtime shootout in the World Cup Finals, held at what floral Pasadena, California venue?

4.  Archimedes

Thank you Monty Python Philosophers soccer sketch!

1. Aircraft carrier, Battleship, Cruiser, Destroyer, and Submarine

2. The Mediterranean Sea

5. The Rose Bowl

5. Rose Bowl

3. Bryn Mawr

Answers to Friday, July 17, 2026

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are five types of ships you must sink to win a game of Battleship. Name as many of those ships as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
Battleship, Carrier, Cruiser (or Patrol Boat), Destroyer, Submarine

2. The Romans called it “Mare Nostrum.” In Turkish, it’s called “Akdeniz” or the “White Sea.” What do English-speakers call it?
Mediterranean Sea

3. The name of what Pennsylvania women’s liberal arts college, one of the Seven Sisters, translates to “big hill” in Welsh?
Bryn Mawr

4. “Eureka!” is a transliteration of the Greek for “I have found it!” and is famously attributed to what Greek scientist and mathematician?
Archimedes

5. Today is July 17. On this day in 1994, Brazil defeated Italy in a 3–2 overtime shootout in the World Cup Finals, held at what floral Pasadena, California venue?
Rose Bowl

Questions for Monday, July 20, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. When listed alphabetically, which U.S. national park is first?

2. As “Breaking Bad” fans may know, what German physicist’s “Uncertainty Principle” states that the location and momentum of a nuclear particle cannot be known at the same time?

3. Which came first: “The Great Train Robbery” the movie, or “The Great Train Robbery” the actual train robbery?

4. Three German composers are sometimes referred to as the “Three Bs.” Two of them are Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. Who is the third?

5. What one-named R&B singer, who is also an accomplished chef, released a recipe for a boozy milkshake on National Chocolate Milkshake Day in 2017?

1.  Acadia NP

2. Heisenberg

4. Brahms

3. I would assume since they are asking the question the movie would have come first.

5. Kelis (after that, her backyard was filled with boys)

Answers to Monday, July 20, 2026

1. When listed alphabetically, which U.S. national park is first?
Acadia

2. As “Breaking Bad” fans may know, what German physicist’s “Uncertainty Principle” states that the location and momentum of a nuclear particle cannot be known at the same time?
Werner Heisenberg

3. Which came first: “The Great Train Robbery” the movie, or “The Great Train Robbery” the actual train robbery?
The movie  (1903 vs 1963)

4. Three German composers are sometimes referred to as the “Three Bs.” Two of them are Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. Who is the third?
Johannes Brahms

5. What one-named R&B singer, who is also an accomplished chef, released a recipe for a boozy milkshake on National Chocolate Milkshake Day in 2017?
Kelis

Questions for Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. If you ask for a miel at your local coffee shop, you’ll receive a drink made with what type of sweetener?

2. The Achilles tendon connects the heel bone to the gastrocnemius and what other calf muscle with a much shorter name?

3. A state quarter was released in 2000 with a picture of a monument and the inscription “Live Free or Die.” Three years later, the monument depicted on the quarter collapsed. Which state’s quarter was it?

4. Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak, and Cody Flanagan played the title character at various ages in what 2024 film based on a Stephen King novella?

5. Chappell Roan’s co-writer has said it took her less than three minutes to write the bridge of what 2024 song, which became her first hit on the Billboard Hot 100?

3.  New Hampshire (The Old Man in the Rock - or something like that)

2. Soleus

1. Honey 

4. The Life of Chuck

Answers to Tuesday, July 21, 2026

1. If you ask for a miel at your local coffee shop, you’ll receive a drink made with what type of sweetener?
Honey

2. The Achilles tendon connects the heel bone to the gastrocnemius and what other calf muscle with a much shorter name?
Soleus

3. A state quarter was released in 2000 with a picture of a monument and the inscription “Live Free or Die.” Three years later, the monument depicted on the quarter collapsed. Which state’s quarter was it?
New Hampshire  (The monument was The Old Man of the Mountain)

4. Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak, and Cody Flanagan played the title character at various ages in what 2024 film based on a Stephen King novella?
“The Life of Chuck”

5. Chappell Roan’s co-writer has said it took her less than three minutes to write the bridge of what 2024 song, which became her first hit on the Billboard Hot 100?
“Good Luck, Babe”

Questions for Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.

1. According to the official charter of the Olympics, “The Olympic symbol expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the BLANK.” What do the five Olympic rings represent?

2. Retinol is a vitamin supplement often found in skincare products. What letter vitamin is it?

3. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt holds the world record for the men's 100-meter dash. What American sprinter holds the women's world record, which she set in 1988?

4. What name is shared by a 19th-century philanthropist, a radio and television award, and a cartoon dog?

5. There are two South American countries with coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. One is Chile. What’s the other one?

5.  Colombia

3. Florence Griffith Joyner

2. Vit A

4. Peabody

1 Continents

Answers to Wednesday, July 22, 2026

1. According to the official charter of the Olympics, “The Olympic symbol expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the BLANK.” What do the five Olympic rings represent?
The continents (North and South America are one; there is no ring for Antarctica)

2. Retinol is a vitamin supplement often found in skincare products. What letter vitamin is it? 
Vitamin A (technically vitamin A1)

3. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt holds the world record for the men's 100-meter dash. What American sprinter holds the women's world record, which she set in 1988?
Florence Griffith Joyner

4. What name is shared by a 19th-century philanthropist, a radio and television award, and a cartoon dog?
Peabody (George Peabody)

5. There are two South American countries with coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. One is Chile. What’s the other one?
Colombia

Questions for Theme Thursday, July 23, 2026
Nut Nowledge: Five nutty questions!

1. On July 4, 2026, what American competitive eater defended his title when he won the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 18th time?

2. The heads of the most common nuts and bolts have how many sides?

3. As the late Doyle Brunson knew, in what game is the best possible hand referred to as the “nut hand”?

4. What American company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KO” — a nod to an ingredient that used to feature prominently in their products?

5. Nut is the goddess of the sky in the pantheon of what ancient civilization?

2. Six

3. Poker (or more specifically, Texas Hold 'em)

1. Joey Chestnut

4. Coca-Cola

Answers to Thursday, July 23, 2026
Nut Nowledge: Five nutty questions!

1. On July 4, 2026, what American competitive eater defended his title when he won the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 18th time?
Joey Chestnut

2. The heads of the most common nuts and bolts have how many sides?
Six

3. As the late Doyle Brunson knew, in what game is the best possible hand referred to as the “nut hand”?
Poker (Texas Hold’em)

4. What American company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KO” — a nod to an ingredient that used to feature prominently in their products?
The Coca-Cola Company  (the kola nut)

5. Nut is the goddess of the sky in the pantheon of what ancient civilization?
Egypt

Questions for Friday, July 24, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are eight U.S. states that have two or more Major League Baseball teams. Name as many of those states as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. Who was the first vice president of the United States who was not later elected president?

3. The Rosetta Stone has three written languages from two different countries engraved into it. Name those two countries.

4. Björk, the 2008 silver medal-winning Olympic handball team, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski are three notable recipients of the Order of the Falcon, the honor bestowed for chivalry in what country?

5. Today is July 24. On this date in 1847, religious leader Brigham Young and a group of 148 settlers arrived at the site of what future U.S. state capital?

1.  NY, PA, IL, MO, OH, CA, FL, TX

4. Iceland

5. Salt Lake City, Utah

2. Aaron Burr

3. Egypt, Greece

Answers to Friday, July 24, 2026

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are eight U.S. states that have two or more Major League Baseball teams. Name as many of those states as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas

2. Who was the first vice president of the United States who was not later elected president?
Aaron Burr

3. The Rosetta Stone has three written languages from two different countries engraved into it. Name those two countries.
Egypt, Greece  (Hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Greek)

4. Björk, the 2008 silver medal-winning Olympic handball team, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski are three notable recipients of the Order of the Falcon, the honor bestowed for chivalry in what country?
Iceland

5. Today is July 24. On this date in 1847, religious leader Brigham Young and a group of 148 settlers arrived at the site of what future U.S. state capital?
Salt Lake City (Utah)

Questions for Monday, July 27, 2026

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. “Hatch chile” refers to the chiles grown in the Hatch Valley in which U.S. state?

2. Clive Rosfield, good-natured savior of Valisthea, is the protagonist of the 16th installment of what video game franchise?

3. In 2004, ESPN released a biopic with the title “3.” What NASCAR driver was the subject of that film?

4. The Taedong River rises in the Rangrim Mountains and runs through what Asian capital city?

5. Loosely based on Portland mobster “Diamond” Jim Purcell, “Diamond Joe” is a nickname given to a recurring politician character who would “vote for you if you were running for mayor” on what long-standing animated series?

5.  The Simpsons

3. Dale Earnhardt

1. New Mexico 

4. Pyongyang 

2. Final Fantasy

Answers to Monday, July 27, 2026

1. “Hatch chile” refers to the chiles grown in the Hatch Valley in which U.S. state?
New Mexico

2. Clive Rosfield, good-natured savior of Valisthea, is the protagonist of the 16th installment of what video game franchise?
“Final Fantasy”

3. In 2004, ESPN released a biopic with the title “3.” What NASCAR driver was the subject of that film?
Dale Earnhardt Sr.

4. The Taedong River rises in the Rangrim Mountains and runs through what Asian capital city?
Pyongyang  (North Korea)

5. Loosely based on Portland mobster “Diamond” Jim Purcell, “Diamond Joe” is a nickname given to a recurring politician character who would “vote for you if you were running for mayor” on what long-standing animated series?
“The Simpsons”  (Mayor Joe Quimby)