A Random General Trivia Quiz – 20 Trivia Questions

Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94. Phosphorus is P, Potassium is K, and Palladium has the symbol Pd.

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.

Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 Danish film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Icelandic singer Björk.

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 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.

Irreplaceable is a song recorded by Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day (2006). The record was the best-selling US single of 2007.

In 1940, Gone with the Wind won eight Oscars from 13 nominations. It was the first color movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture.

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

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.

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.

Antipasto means before the meal and is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal.

The Sazerac is a local New Orleans variation of a Cognac or whiskey cocktail. It is named for the Sazerac de Forge et Fils brand of Cognac brandy that served as its original main ingredient.

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.

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.

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

The bullpen (sometimes referred to as the pen) is where baseball pitchers warm up before entering a game.

August got its name from Augustus, the first Roman emperor.

The average life expectancy rate in Japan is above 86. Afghanistan and Ethiopia have a rate close to 60, and Pakistan close to 67. The overall life expectancy in India is 66. (Life expectancy equals the average number of years a person born in a given country would live if mortality rates at each age were to remain constant in the future.)

Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Peace Prize in 1906, Jimmy Carter in 2002, and Barack Obama in 2009.

Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur.