Lightning Round 4
Our continuing general trivia series with super-short questions and answers for a lightning-fast round. Hurry up... each question is only ten-seconds!
15 questions · Published December 12, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Who was the last Pope to retire the position?
When he stepped down in 2013, Benedict XVI became the first Pope to abdicate in nearly six hundred years.
- Multiple Choice
2. What soft drink billed itself as "The Uncola" in the 1970s?
After years of attempting and failing to market to a younger demographic, 7-Up finally succeeded in 1973 with its slogan, "The Uncola." Kids were definitely interested in trying something different.
- Multiple Choice
3. What cut of steak consists of both a tenderloin and a short loin?
Also known as a T-bone, the porterhouse steak is generally seen as a steak for two, comprising both a tenderloin, aka filet mignon, and a short loin.
- Multiple Choice
4. What platinum-selling R&B trio was formed in 1989 by three members of New Edition?
New Edition went on hiatus in 1988, following the success of founding member Bobby Brown's solo debut. All the members pursued side projects, with Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe, encouraged by mega-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, forming Bell Biv DeVoe.
- Multiple Choice
5. What style of men's hat is named for a female theatrical character?
First worn by French actress Sarah Bernhardt in 1883 in a play called "Fédora," the stylish soft-brimmed hat did not have a name until a review of the play, in which Bernhardt played a character named Princess Fédora Romanoff, referred to the style of Bernhardt's hat as a "fedora."
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