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A hundred questions for a grown-up crowd: tougher history and science, the 80s and 90s, cocktails and money. Every answer is underneath, and every set plays live.

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Trivia for adults

Cocktails, grown-up life, 80s throwbacks and famous firsts.

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  1. 01Cocktail Hour 100Which spirit is the base of a margarita? Tequila
  2. 02Cocktail Hour 200Most wine is made from which fruit? Grapes
  3. 03Cocktail Hour 300A mojito is made with rum, lime, sugar, soda water and which herb? Mint
  4. 04Cocktail Hour 400Which spirit gets its flavor from juniper berries? Gin
  5. 05Cocktail Hour 500True champagne must come from a region of which country? France
  6. 06Grown-Up Life 100What does the D in DIY stand for? Do
  7. 07Grown-Up Life 200An invitation that says RSVP is asking you to do what? Reply
  8. 08Grown-Up Life 300Which wedding anniversary is the golden anniversary? The 50th
  9. 09Grown-Up Life 400A sommelier is an expert in what? Wine
  10. 10Grown-Up Life 500Which wedding anniversary is traditionally marked with a gift of paper? The first
  11. 1180s Throwbacks 100Which yellow video game hero eats dots and runs from ghosts? Pac-Man
  12. 1280s Throwbacks 200Which colorful cube puzzle became a craze in the early 1980s? Rubik's Cube
  13. 1380s Throwbacks 300Which 1985 film features a DeLorean time machine? Back to the Future
  14. 1480s Throwbacks 400Which band released "Don't Stop Believin'" in 1981? Journey
  15. 1580s Throwbacks 500Which TV channel launched in 1981 by playing "Video Killed the Radio Star"? MTV
  16. 16Famous Firsts 100In what year did astronauts first land on the moon? 1969
  17. 17Famous Firsts 200Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Amelia Earhart
  18. 18Famous Firsts 300Who was granted the first US patent for the telephone in 1876? Alexander Graham Bell
  19. 19Famous Firsts 400Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Marie Curie
  20. 20Famous Firsts 500Whose team was the first to reach the South Pole, in 1911? Roald Amundsen
  21. 21TV Classics 100Which sitcom was set in a Boston bar "where everybody knows your name"? Cheers
  22. 22TV Classics 200In "Friends," what is the name of the coffee shop? Central Perk
  23. 23TV Classics 300Which drama follows chemistry teacher Walter White? Breaking Bad
  24. 24TV Classics 400In "Seinfeld," what is Kramer's first name? Cosmo
  25. 25TV Classics 500Which 1970s sitcom starring Bea Arthur was a spin-off of "All in the Family"? Maude

Hard trivia questions

History, science, the arts and money, for people who win pub quizzes.

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  1. 26History 100Which empire was ruled by Suleiman the Magnificent? The Ottoman Empire
  2. 27History 200In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989
  3. 28History 300Who was the first emperor of Rome? Augustus
  4. 29History 400Which treaty ended World War I? The Treaty of Versailles
  5. 30History 500Which queen ruled England for 63 years in the 1800s and 1900s? Queen Victoria
  6. 31Science 100What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere? Nitrogen
  7. 32Science 200What particle has a negative charge? The electron
  8. 33Science 300What is the chemical symbol for potassium? K
  9. 34Science 400What is the speed of light, roughly, in miles per second? About 186,000
  10. 35Science 500Which element has the atomic number 1? Hydrogen
  11. 36Arts 100Who painted "The Starry Night"? Vincent van Gogh
  12. 37Arts 200Who composed "The Four Seasons"? Antonio Vivaldi
  13. 38Arts 300Which Shakespeare play features the line "Et tu, Brute?" Julius Caesar
  14. 39Arts 400Who wrote "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? Gabriel García Márquez
  15. 40Arts 500Which artist cut off part of his own ear? Vincent van Gogh
  16. 41Geography 100What is the capital of Brazil? Brasília
  17. 42Geography 200Which African country was formerly called Abyssinia? Ethiopia
  18. 43Geography 300What is the deepest point in the ocean? The Challenger Deep (Mariana Trench)
  19. 44Geography 400Which country has the longest coastline? Canada
  20. 45Geography 500What is the capital of New Zealand? Wellington
  21. 46Money and business 100What is the currency of Japan? The yen
  22. 47Money and business 200What does the "S" in S&P 500 stand for? Standard (Standard and Poor's)
  23. 48Money and business 300Which company was originally called BackRub? Google
  24. 49Money and business 400What is the currency of the United Kingdom? The pound sterling
  25. 50Money and business 500In what year did the US stock market crash that began the Great Depression? 1929
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80s trivia

Movies, music, TV, toys and the big events of the decade.

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  1. 5180s movies 100Which 1982 movie features an alien who wants to "phone home"? E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  2. 5280s movies 200In "The Breakfast Club," what day do the students spend in detention? Saturday
  3. 5380s movies 300Which 1984 movie has the line "Who you gonna call?" Ghostbusters
  4. 5480s movies 400In "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," what city does Ferris spend the day in? Chicago
  5. 5580s movies 500Which 1989 movie features a baseball field in an Iowa cornfield? Field of Dreams
  6. 5680s music 100Who released the album "Thriller" in 1982? Michael Jackson
  7. 5780s music 200Which singer was known as the Material Girl? Madonna
  8. 5880s music 300Which band sang "Livin' on a Prayer"? Bon Jovi
  9. 5980s music 400Which Prince album and movie came out in 1984? Purple Rain
  10. 6080s music 500Who sang "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"? Cyndi Lauper
  11. 6180s TV 100Which sitcom followed the Keaton family and their son Alex? Family Ties
  12. 6280s TV 200What alien from Melmac lived with the Tanner family? ALF
  13. 6380s TV 300Which show starred the Huxtable family? The Cosby Show
  14. 6480s TV 400Which detective show starred Tom Selleck in Hawaii? Magnum, P.I.
  15. 6580s TV 500Which show featured four older women living in Miami? The Golden Girls
  16. 66Toys and games 100Which dolls came with adoption papers? Cabbage Patch Kids
  17. 67Toys and games 200Which 1985 Nintendo game sent Mario through the Mushroom Kingdom? Super Mario Bros.
  18. 68Toys and games 300What toy line had the tagline "more than meets the eye"? Transformers
  19. 69Toys and games 400Which handheld Nintendo console came out in 1989? The Game Boy
  20. 70Toys and games 500What block-dropping game from the Soviet Union became a hit? Tetris
  21. 7180s events 100Which space shuttle broke apart shortly after launch in 1986? Challenger
  22. 7280s events 200Who became the first woman on the US Supreme Court in 1981? Sandra Day O'Connor
  23. 7380s events 300Which British royal wedding in 1981 was watched by millions? Prince Charles and Lady Diana
  24. 7480s events 400Which 1985 concert raised money for famine relief? Live Aid
  25. 7580s events 500What cable news network launched in 1980? CNN

90s trivia

Blockbusters, boy bands, sitcoms and Tamagotchis.

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  1. 7690s Movies 100In which 1997 film does Jack shout "I'm the king of the world"? Titanic
  2. 7790s Movies 200Which 1993 film brings dinosaurs back to life from ancient DNA? Jurassic Park
  3. 7890s Movies 300"Life is like a box of chocolates" comes from which 1994 film? Forrest Gump
  4. 7990s Movies 400In which 1999 film does Neo take the red pill? The Matrix
  5. 8090s Movies 500In which 1993 comedy does Bill Murray's weatherman live the same day over and over? Groundhog Day
  6. 8190s Music 100Who sang "...Baby One More Time" in 1998? Britney Spears
  7. 8290s Music 200Justin Timberlake sang in which 90s boy band? NSYNC
  8. 8390s Music 300Which British girl group had a 1996 hit with "Wannabe"? The Spice Girls
  9. 8490s Music 400Which Seattle band released "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in 1991? Nirvana
  10. 8590s Music 500Which Canadian singer released the 1995 album "Jagged Little Pill"? Alanis Morissette
  11. 8690s TV 100Which sitcom about six pals in New York premiered in 1994? Friends
  12. 8790s TV 200Which animated family lives in Springfield? The Simpsons
  13. 8890s TV 300In "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," which city does Will come from? Philadelphia
  14. 8990s TV 400Which 90s show followed a team of lifeguards in red swimsuits? Baywatch
  15. 9090s TV 500In which kids' game show did teams face a talking stone head named Olmec? Legends of the Hidden Temple
  16. 91Toys and Tech 100Which digital pet lived in an egg-shaped keychain? Tamagotchi
  17. 92Toys and Tech 200Which furry talking toy was the must-have gift of 1998? Furby
  18. 93Toys and Tech 300Which small plush animals with heart-shaped tags set off a collecting craze? Beanie Babies
  19. 94Toys and Tech 400Which video game console did Sony first release in 1994? PlayStation
  20. 95Toys and Tech 500Pokemon Red and Green first came out in 1996 on which handheld system? Game Boy
  21. 9690s Events 100Which country reunified in 1990, after the Berlin Wall fell? Germany
  22. 9790s Events 200Which space telescope was launched in 1990? The Hubble Space Telescope
  23. 9890s Events 300What was the name of the sheep that became the first cloned mammal in 1996? Dolly
  24. 9990s Events 400In 1997, the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong back to which country? China
  25. 10090s Events 500Which currency was introduced in 1999 for banks and markets in much of Europe? The euro
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What makes trivia good for adults?

Questions that reward what grown-ups know: history, the decades they lived through, and everyday adult life. The hard set is for crowds that want a challenge.

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