Hard Trivia - Fun Trivia for Everyone - Questions and Answers

Hard Trivia about such things as states, presidents, countries, comic strips, places, people and more.

Who wrote the novel Delta Connection?
A: Hammond Innes.

In the 70s George Lee was a world champion in which sport?
A: Gliding.

Which river is spanned by the world's longest cantilever bridge?
A: St. Lawrence.

Which branch of the arts is Karen Kane linked with.
A: Ballet.

Who preceded Hosni Mubarak as President of Egypt?
A: Anwar El-Sadat.

What would an Englishman mean by a minim?
A: Half not - in music.

What instrument is associated with Illinois-born John Lewis?
A: Piano.

What type of aid was developed my Miller Hutchinson in the early years of the 20th century?
A: Hearing Aid.

Who said, "My whole life has been one of rejection. Women. Dogs. Comic strips."
A: Charles Schulz.

John Singer Sargent worked in which branch of the arts?
A: Painting.

Who was the defending champion when Martina Navratilova first won Wimbledon singles?
A: Virginia Wade.

Cuscatlan international airport is in which country?
A: El Salvador.

In The Rockford Files, what was Jim Rockford's daily fee?
A: $200 plus expenses.

Who was Pope for the shortest length of time in the 20th century?
A: John Paul I.

What was Gene Kelly's middle name?
A: Curran.

What was the profession of William Eugene Smith?
A: Photographer.

What replaced the KGB in 1991?
A: Russian Federal Security Agency.

Which country does the airline Pluna come form?
A: Uruguay.

Who had a 60s No 1 hit with Play That Funky Music?
A: Barry Crocker.

Who directed A Passage To India?
A: David Lean.

What are the international registration letters of a vehicle form Uganda?
A: EAU.

Which state celebrated its centenary of joining the Union in 1920?
A: Maine.

What is Gregory Peck's real first name?
A: Eldred.

Golfer Bobby Jones was born in which state?
A: Georgia.

In the media, who went under the name Sparky?
A: Charles Schulz.

Who was the first US-born winner of golf's British Open?
A: Walter Hagen.

What was the world's first atomic-powered ship called?
A: Lenin.

Who had a 60s No 1 hit with Duke of Earl?
A: Gene Chandler.

Which soap boasted a cafe called the Hot Biscuit?
A: Dallas.

Which architect designed the Seagram Building, New York City?
A: Philip Johnson.

To a thousand square miles, what is the area of Connecticut?
A: 4,844 Square miles.

Who first coined the term Apartheid?
A: Rev J C du Plessis.

Which gossip columnist was born in the same day as Sir Alexander Fleming who discovered penicillin?
A: Louella Parsons.

In what year was the first performance of Copland's ballet Rodeo?
A: 1942.

Ferihegy international airport is in which country?
A: Hungary.

Which country of islands was declared a republic in 1987?
A: Fiji.

Who was the defending champion when Virginia Wade won the Wimbledon singles?
A: Chris Evert.

Who is the youngest female tennis player to win the US Open?
A: Tracey Austin.

What was the first top ten hit single for Foreigner?
A: Feels Like The First Time.

In which country is the Sky Train Rail bridge?
A: Canada.

How many 'victories' did The Red Baron claim in aerial dogfights?
A: 80.

Which great guitarist had the first names Aaron Thibodaux?
A: T-Bone Walker.

Vehicles from which country use the international registration letter LT?
A: Lithuania.

Who first coined the term paradigm for all the factors that influence the scientist's research?
A: TS Kuhn.

In which country was Sam Neill born?
A: N. Ireland.

What was the Paramount Film Company originally called?
A: Famous Players Film Company.

What was Dorothy Parker's maiden name?
A: Rothschild.