A Random General Trivia Quiz – 20 Trivia Questions

The candela (cd) is a base unit for luminous intensity. The name refers to candlepower, dating back to when candles were the most common illumination source.

The ducat was a gold or silver coin used as a trade coin in Europe from the later medieval centuries until as late as the 20th century.

Drunk in Love is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé featuring rapper Jay-Z. The song topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) and reached #2 on Billboard Hot 100.

Whitney Houston recorded a version of the song for the 1992 film The Bodyguard. Dolly Parton wrote and recorded the song in 1974.

Black or White is a recording by Michael Jackson. It starts:
I took my baby on a Saturday bang
Boy is that girl with you
Yes we're one and the same.
The song is from his eighth studio album, Dangerous. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 35. A week later, it shot up to number three, and in its third week, December 7, 1991, it peaked at number one, making it the fastest chart topper since The Beatles' Get Back.

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.

In the original trilogy of films, Alec Guinness plays Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the prequel trilogy, the role is played by Ewan McGregor.

Johnny Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow. Sparrow first appears in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

The Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies wrote and recorded the Big Bang Theory theme song. The song describes the history and formation of the universe and the Earth.

Mad Men is an American period drama series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series ran on the cable network AMC from 2007 to 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. The series' main characters are the womanizing advertising executive Don Draper and his secretary Peggy Olson, played by Elisabeth Moss.

Hugh Hefner published the American adult magazine Playboy and founded Playboy Enterprises.

The Jolly Roger is any of the flags flown to identify a ship's crew as pirates about to attack. The most common Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones.

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.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set in Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet.

Pelota mixteca is a team sport similar to a net-less tennis game.

Baseball was dropped from the Olympic Games in 2005. A new application for baseball was made in 2008, but the sport did not win approval. It was not included in the 2016 Olympics.

The national flag of Belgium is a tricolor of three bands of black, yellow, and red.

The national flag of Saudi Arabia is green, featuring an Arabic inscription and a sword in white.

Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur.

Britain granted independence to India and Pakistan in 1947. The Proclamation of the People's Republic of China happened in 1949. The Republic of South Africa was declared in 1961. Eritrea declared independence from Ethiopia in 1993.