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Hard Trivia Questions with Answers: Page 3
Page 3 of 6: hard trivia questions 101 to 150 of 271, with the answer hidden under each one.
This page holds 50 hard questions. Every page of the list has its own questions, so each one makes a fresh round for quiz experts, pub quiz teams and anyone who finds normal trivia too easy. They were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format as the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Questions 101 to 150
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Who is often called the first computer programmer?
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Ada Lovelace Hard question
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What is a piece for a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra called?
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A concerto Hard question
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In cricket, how many balls are in a standard over?
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6 Hard question
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Who was the first emperor of Rome?
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Augustus Hard question
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Saint Valentine is traditionally said to have lived in which city?
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Rome Hard question
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Who was the first European to sail from Europe around Africa to India, in 1498?
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Vasco da Gama Hard question
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Which of these places is one of the last inhabited places to reach the new year?
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American Samoa Hard question
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What is a baby turkey called?
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A poult Hard question
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In which city did hip hop begin in the 1970s?
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New York City Hard question
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Which was Walt Disney's first feature-length animated film, released in 1937?
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Hard question
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In Scotland, what is the first visitor to a home after midnight on New Year called?
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The first-footer Hard question
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Which bright orange flower decorates Day of the Dead altars in Mexico?
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Marigold Hard question
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Which scientist used a telescope to spot four moons of Jupiter in 1610?
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Galileo Galilei Hard question
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Which planet has the shortest day, spinning once in about 10 hours?
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Jupiter Hard question
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In which year was the first commercial Christmas card sent in England?
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1843 Hard question
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In which country is decorating an outdoor Easter egg tree a popular tradition?
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Germany Hard question
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What is the highest score you can get with three darts?
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180 Hard question
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What is the medical name for the kneecap?
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Patella Hard question
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Which queen ruled England from 1558 to 1603?
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Elizabeth I Hard question
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Persian New Year, celebrated at the spring equinox, is called what?
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Nowruz Hard question
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Which unit is used to measure how loud a sound is?
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Decibel Hard question
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Which country won the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
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Germany Hard question
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Which small organ stores bile?
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The gallbladder Hard question
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What was the original title of the 1823 poem known as The Night Before Christmas?
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A Visit from St. Nicholas Hard question
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Which ancient people created cuneiform, one of the first writing systems?
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The Sumerians Hard question
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Which Scottish inventor greatly improved the steam engine in the 1760s?
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James Watt Hard question
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How many frames per second is the standard for most cinema films?
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24 Hard question
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What is the highest possible score in one game of ten-pin bowling?
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300 Hard question
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About how fast does light travel?
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About 300,000 km per second Hard question
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How many semitones, or half steps, are in one octave?
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12 Hard question
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Who were the first climbers confirmed to reach the top of Mount Everest, in 1953?
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Hard question
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Which Founding Father praised the turkey over the bald eagle in a 1784 letter?
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Benjamin Franklin Hard question
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Foil, epee and sabre are weapons used in which sport?
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Fencing Hard question
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In Mexico, what are the nine nights of processions before Christmas called?
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Las Posadas Hard question
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Which scale, created in 1935, rates the size of earthquakes?
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The Richter scale Hard question
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In snooker, how many points is the black ball worth?
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7 Hard question
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What is the largest predatory fish in the sea?
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Great white shark Hard question
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Rust forms when iron reacts with water and which gas?
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Oxygen Hard question
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Which musical symbol raises a note by a half step?
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A sharp Hard question
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What technique records an actor's movements with sensors to animate a digital character?
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Motion capture Hard question
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The Aztec capital Tenochtitlan stood where which modern city is today?
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Mexico City Hard question
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Which gas high in the atmosphere shields Earth from ultraviolet rays?
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Ozone Hard question
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Which item was traditionally hidden in a British Christmas pudding for luck?
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A silver coin Hard question
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Which was the first artificial satellite, launched in 1957?
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Sputnik 1 Hard question
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With eyes on the sides of its head, about how wide is a turkey's field of view?
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About 270 degrees Hard question
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How many players does a netball team have on the court?
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7 Hard question
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What are the three primary colors of light?
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Red, green and blue Hard question
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Which winter sport combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting?
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Biathlon Hard question
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Who composed Messiah, the oratorio often performed at Christmas?
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Handel Hard question
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Which tuned steel drum instrument comes from Trinidad and Tobago?
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Steelpan Hard question
Frequently asked questions
How many hard trivia questions are on this page?
There are 271 hard trivia questions in this list (193 hard and 78 impossible), spread over 6 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.
What are 10 good hard trivia questions?
1) Which Hollywood studio was founded by brothers named Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack? Warner Bros.. 2) Who sold some of the first mass-produced valentines in the US in the 1840s? Esther Howland. 3) Which Paris bridge was famous for couples' love locks until they were removed in 2015? Pont des Arts. 4) What is the Japanese day on March 14 when Valentine's gifts are returned called? White Day. 5) In which city did hip hop begin in the 1970s? New York City. 6) In snooker, how many points is the black ball worth? 7. 7) Which 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart is set in a cafe in Morocco? Casablanca. 8) Which country won the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Spain. 9) Which part of a flower makes pollen? The stamen. 10) Which music genre began in Jamaica in the late 1960s? Reggae.
What is the hardest hard trivia question here?
One of the hardest is: Which Hollywood studio was founded by brothers named Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack? The answer is Warner Bros.. 78 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Can I play these questions as a quiz?
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