95 pop culture trivia questions
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Which film features a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City?
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AnswerThe Wizard of Oz
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz?oldid=1365044818#Plot
- 2
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
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AnswerSpongeBob SquarePants
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants?oldid=1365958032#Characters
- 3
What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
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- 4
Which actor stars alongside Kate Winslet in Titanic?
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AnswerLeonardo DiCaprio
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)?oldid=1366054107
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In Friends, what is the name of Ross’s sister?
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AnswerMonica Geller
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1365331208#Season_1
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What is the name of the cowboy toy in Toy Story?
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Which movie princess has a pet tiger named Rajah?
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AnswerJasmine
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_(Aladdin)?oldid=1365337923#Miscellaneous
- 8
What catchphrase does Buzz Lightyear shout before taking action?
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AnswerTo infinity and beyond
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Lightyear?oldid=1365940095
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Which fictional American town is The Simpsons set in?
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AnswerSpringfield
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons?oldid=1365375528#Setting
- 10
Which franchise centers on a fictional professor of archaeology?
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- 11
Who directed Jurassic Park in 1993?
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- 12
What is the surname of the family in Home Alone?
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- 13
Which television series follows a time-travelling character called the Doctor?
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- 14
In The Lion King, who is Simba’s father?
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- 15
What color pill does Neo take in The Matrix?
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- 16
When was Frozen released theatrically in the United States?
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AnswerNovember 27, 2013
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)?oldid=1365745263#Release
- 17
What kind of musician is the ambitious student in Whiplash?
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AnswerAspiring jazz drummer
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_(2014_film)?oldid=1366025571
- 18
Which film follows Riley as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions?
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- 19
In Mrs. Doubtfire, which role does the title character take on?
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AnswerAn elderly British nanny
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Doubtfire?oldid=1365841704#Plot
- 20
Who portrayed Black Panther in the Marvel films?
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- 21
Which American mockumentary sitcom follows the staff of a paper company's office in Scranton?
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AnswerThe Office
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)?oldid=1365954989
- 22
Who joined the Ghostbusters as their fourth member?
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AnswerWinston Zeddemore
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters?oldid=1365340202#Plot
- 23
Gotham City, the Bat-Signal, and Wayne Manor are all associated with which superhero?
easy
- 24
Which actor voiced Darth Vader while David Prowse wore the suit?
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- 25
What word do people shout at Wallace Shawn because of The Princess Bride?
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AnswerInconceivable
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Bride?oldid=1362599074#Legacy
- 26
What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?
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AnswerCentral Perk
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1365331208#Series_finale
- 27
Which series is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?
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AnswerGame of Thrones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones?oldid=1365331574
- 28
What powers Doc Brown’s modified DeLorean time machine?
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AnswerPlutonium
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future?oldid=1365140017#Plot
- 29
In which year was the Oscar for Best Animated Feature first awarded?
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Answer2002, for films released in 2001
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature?oldid=1365314590
- 30
What fictional mineral weakens Superman?
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- 31
Who played both Gollum’s motion capture and voice in The Lord of the Rings films?
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- 32
Which television detective lives at 221B Baker Street in many adaptations?
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AnswerSherlock Holmes
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes?oldid=1365649282#Honours
- 33
In Stranger Things, which brand of frozen waffles does Eleven love?
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AnswerEggo
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven_(Stranger_Things)?oldid=1365316305#Cultural_impact
- 34
Which director wrote and directed My Neighbor Totoro?
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- 35
At the end of Casablanca, Rick puts Ilsa on a plane to which city?
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- 36
What does the acronym TARDIS stand for in Doctor Who?
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AnswerTime And Relative Dimension In Space
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS?oldid=1362647574#Name
- 37
Which actor won an Oscar for playing the Joker in The Dark Knight?
medium
- 38
Which 1995 animated adventure comedy film was directed by John Lasseter?
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- 39
What fictional newspaper appears in American comic books with Superman?
medium
- 40
Which Alfred Hitchcock film is famous for its shower scene?
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- 41
Which 1941 film was directed, produced by, and starred Orson Welles?
medium
- 42
Which television show made the phrase Winter is coming famous?
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AnswerGame of Thrones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Is_Coming?oldid=1360938095
- 43
Which assassination squad was the Bride formerly a member of?
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AnswerThe Deadly Viper assassination squad
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Bill%3A_Volume_1?oldid=1364888717#Plot
- 44
The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first feature-length film with what?
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AnswerSynchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer?oldid=1363547582
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What filmmaking effect combines separately filmed images into one shot?
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- 46
Which 1937 film was the first cel animated feature film?
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AnswerSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)?oldid=1366025454
- 47
Which 2008 release was the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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Music
- 48
How many strings does a standard guitar usually have?
easy
- 49
By what title is Michael Jackson known?
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- 50
What family of instruments includes the violin and cello?
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AnswerString instruments
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_instrument?oldid=1358450490#Bowing
- 51
Which band recorded Hey Jude?
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AnswerBeatles
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude?oldid=1364208072#Trident_Studios_recording
- 52
What is the highest female classical singing voice?
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- 53
How many black and white keys do modern pianos usually have?
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- 54
Who sang Rolling in the Deep?
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- 55
Which symbol tells a musician to play a note one semitone higher?
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AnswerThe sharp symbol (♯)
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_(music)?oldid=1365904422
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What is a piece for two pianists on the same piano called?
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- 57
Which brass instruments use a slide instead of valves?
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- 58
Freddie Mercury is associated with which band?
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AnswerQueen
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)?oldid=1363286202#1980%E2%80%931982%3A_The_Game%2C_Hot_Space_and_stadium_tours
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Which singer released the album 21?
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- 60
What instrument consists of a collection of percussion instruments arranged for one musician?
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- 61
Whose Fifth Symphony opens with the famous da-da-da-dum?
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AnswerLudwig van Beethoven
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._5_(Beethoven)?oldid=1364875978
- 62
What Italian dynamic marking means "soft"?
medium
AnswerPiano
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_(music)?oldid=1363925464#Purpose_and_interpretation
- 63
By which decade had compact discs gained a larger market share than records?
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AnswerThe 1980s
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph_record?oldid=1363388406#Overview
- 64
What genre grew from African American communities in New Orleans?
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- 65
Which U2 member has received 22 Grammy Awards?
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- 66
What is Taylor Swift’s global fanbase called?
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- 67
What does a conductor use to guide an orchestra besides hand gestures?
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- 68
Which instrument did Louis Armstrong famously play?
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AnswerTrumpet
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong?oldid=1365359824#Horn_playing_and_early_jazz
- 69
When did five-line musical staves appear in Italy?
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AnswerThe 13th century
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_(music)?oldid=1365949333#History
- 70
Which four musicians comprised the Beatles?
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AnswerJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles?oldid=1365620680
- 71
Which pop group included Ginger, Sporty, Posh, Scary, and Baby?
easy
- 72
What does practicing with a metronome help a musician keep?
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- 73
What is an album released after an artist’s death called?
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AnswerA posthumous album
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album?oldid=1365601226#Posthumous_album
- 74
Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?
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AnswerAntonio Vivaldi
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Seasons_(Vivaldi)?oldid=1364836830
- 75
Which woodwind instrument is usually made of metal and played with a single reed?
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- 76
Which musical dynamic symbol opens to the right?
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AnswerCrescendo
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_(music)?oldid=1363925464#Changes
- 77
Who wrote and first recorded Jolene?
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- 78
Which country is strongly associated with the musical style reggae?
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AnswerJamaica
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae?oldid=1365962231#Cultural_connections
- 79
What do you call singing with no instruments at all?
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- 80
Which Fleetwood Mac album was released on 4 February 1977?
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- 81
Who composed the opera The Magic Flute?
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AnswerWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Flute?oldid=1365787361
- 82
What is it called when a DJ moves a record back and forth under the needle to make rhythmic sounds?
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AnswerScratching
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratching?oldid=1354392180#Turntablism
- 83
Which electronic instrument is played without physical contact by moving the hands near antennas?
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- 84
What is the lowest standard adult male singing range?
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- 85
Which composer continued writing music after becoming profoundly deaf?
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AnswerBeethoven
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven?oldid=1366046655#Deafness
- 86
How many strings does the kokyu usually have?
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- 87
Where does the direction da capo tell a performer to resume?
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- 88
What 1961 album of Robert Johnson recordings did Columbia release?
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AnswerKing of the Delta Blues Singers
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson?oldid=1363801381
- 89
What kind of dance is the waltz?
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AnswerA ballroom and folk dance
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz?oldid=1360223344
- 90
Which instrument provides the opening solo in George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue?
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AnswerClarinet
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue?oldid=1361743493#Form_and_analysis
- 91
What is a short musical phrase called that returns with a particular character, place or idea?
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- 92
What themes do troubadour songs deal with mainly?
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AnswerChivalry and courtly love
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadour?oldid=1361415168
- 93
Under the A440 standard, how many hertz is the A above middle C?
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- 94
Which singer-songwriter released Fast Car as her debut single in 1988?
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- 95
What musical term means a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in one voice?
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