A Random General Trivia Quiz – 20 Trivia Questions

A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn that originated in the Edo period (1603 - 1868).

Gold has the symbol, Au. Atomic numbers, names, and symbols all serve independently as unique identifiers for chemical elements.

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' is a song written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil and first recorded by the Righteous Brothers in 1964. Opening lyrics are:
And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips
You're trying hard not to show it

The Rolling Stones performed at the Super Bowl XL in 2006. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers performed in 2008. The Black Eyed Peas performed in 2011.

It's Raining Men is a song by the American duo The Weather Girls from their third studio album, Success (1983). In 2001, Geri Halliwell released a cover version on her album Scream if You Wanna Go Faster. It was also featured as the lead single internationally to the soundtrack of the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary. The single became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one hit single on the UK Singles Chart.

The Phantom of the Opera is originally a novel by Gaston Leroux. It is set in Paris and partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century. It has been adapted for film and stage several times; the most notable is perhaps Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical.

Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American crime film. It was the debut of director and writer Quentin Tarantino.

Emma Watson made her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. She appeared in all eight original Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011.

The first season of Lost begins with the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 and its surviving passengers on what seems to be a deserted tropical island.

Raymond Reddington is the main character in The Blacklist. This American crime drama series premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013.

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink. It was initially intended as a patent medicine when John Pemberton invented it in the late 19th century. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases, including morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache, and impotence.

Mastretta is a Mexican car maker established by industrial designer Daniel Mastretta in Mexico City in 1987.

Eeyore is a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. He is an old grey stuffed donkey characterized as pessimistic, gloomy, and depressed.

Peter Pan is a story about a bout who never grows up. He spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the small island of Neverland. Captain Hook is the enemy and the brig Jolly Roger pirate captain. Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie created Peter Pan and Captain Hook characters.

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Great Britain won the men's ice hockey competition. U.K. Canada got the silver medal, and the United States the bronze.

Sebastian Coe won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 meters gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984.

Hagia Sophia is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Galapagos Islands are a part of Ecuador. They are located around the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador.

Alexandra of Denmark was the Princess of Wales between 1863 and 1901. Diana Spencer was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married in 1981. Camilla Shand is the second wife of Charles and has been the Princess of Wales since 2005. Camilla Shand does not use the title because of the strong association between Princess of Wales and Princess Diana.

The Falklands War was a ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982.