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.

Bonnie Tyler represented the United Kingdom with the song Believe in Me, composed by Desmond Child, Lauren Christy, and Christopher Braide. Tyler finished in 19th place with 23 points in the final.

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.

Another Brick in the Wall is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera, The Wall.

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.

Pretty Woman is a 1990 American film set in Los Angeles. It is written by J. F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall. Richard Gere plays Edward Lewis, a businessman from New York who is alone for a week in Los Angeles. Julia Roberts plays Vivian Ward, a prostitute on Hollywood Boulevard.

Taxi Driver is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The film stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle.

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.

Line of Duty is a British television series created by Jed Mercurio that premiered on 26 June 2012. The series features Martin Compston as Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, Vicky McClure as Detective Sergeant Kate Fleming, and Adrian Dunbar as Superintendent Ted Hastings.

Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its central hub located in Hong Kong.

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

English author H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds. It first appeared in Pearson's Magazine in the UK and Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The book was published a year later, in 1898. Among the most well-known adaptations is the 1938 radio broadcast narrated and directed by Orson Welles.

Cujo is a 1981 novel by Stephen King about a rabid dog. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983.

Michael is the most successful and decorated Olympian, with 28 medals. Phelps also holds the record for Olympic gold medals with 23 from 2004 to 2016.

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

New York City metro area has a population of approximately 20 million people. Los Angeles is the second-largest metro area in the United States, with a population of 13 million. The Chicago area contains nearly 10 million people, and San Francisco has 5 million.

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

They have all been Secretaries-General of the United Nations. U Thant was in office between 1961 and 1971, Kurt Waldheim between 1972 and 1981, and Kofi Annan between 1997 and 2006. Although Kofi Annan and U.N. was awarded the Peace Price in 2001, the others have not.

Hades is the God of the underworld and the dead. His consort is Persephone.