Although the word 'Trivia' signifies something of small importance, trivia questions and answers are gradually gaining popularity, especially among students. Such questions can be based on several topics. Common ones may include science, geography, history, general knowledge, music, sports, animals, etc. The importance of such questions is that they provide participants with the basic knowledge of the simplest of things which we tend to miss out considering that they are too trivial to be known about. However, as they say, no question is silly and no knowledge is petty... For Kids... 1) In the movie "Finding Nemo", what kind of fish swallows Marlin and Dory? 2) Which country does the famous physicist James Maxwell hail from? 3) What is the number of outfielders in the game of baseball? 4) A caterpillar does not remain a caterpillar forever? What does it change to? 5) Where do the unicorns go in the song 'Unicorn song'? 6) Which flower is known to bloom on rare occasions, and only at night. (Note: the flower may take a year to bloom, and when it does, it wilts before it sees the dawn.) 7) Which rocks are known to grow 1 millimeter per million year? 8) What is a group of vultures known as? 9) In 1975, a Chinese expedition took place to climb Mount Everest. How many members did the expedition comprise? 10) A 77 year old sherpa summit ed the Everest on his first attempt. What's his name? For Adults... 1) Hawaiian women were once forbidden by law to consume one fruit. What was the fruit? 2) How much do you think the average person's left hand types? 3) Which element in the Mendeleev's Periodic Table has the shortest name? 4) The only US state whose name begins with the letter 'P' is... 5) Name the longest word in the English alphabet that requires only the left hand to type it. Some More... 1) Sleeping burns more calories! Watching TV burns more calories! Which one of them stands true? 2) What is the most popular method for burning calories and lowering blood pressure? 3) Where do orange trees originally hail from? 4) Why do porcupines never drown? 5) What is common in every Seinfield's episode? 6) What is meant by 'laundry bag' in Air Force? 7) How did Ian Fleming come up with the name 'James Bond'? 8) What is a rabbit's tail correctly known as? 9) Why is the Red Sea called so? 10) Who was the inventor of the elevator? On The Bible... 1) The King James Bible has a word in it which is known to appear for about 773,692 times. What is that word? 2) Who was the person who climbed the sycamore tree to get a glimpse of Jesus as he was making his entrance in Jericho? 3) According to the Bible, two men never died. Who were they? 4) Which animal has never been mentioned in the Bible? (Hint- the animal is a domesticated one!) 5) Leonardo's Last Supper depicts a particular fruit, which actually never arrived in the Holy Land, even long after Jesus' death. What fruit is it? On Baseball... Let's see how much do you know about baseball! 1) What is the player called who crouches behind home plate? 2) This player is known to have scored the first run in the history of the Major League baseball? Who is he? 3) Who is known to have hit 4 home runs twice in a World Series? 4) Who won the pitching triple crown in consecutive years? 5) Both American League and the National League saw one player to earn the Most Valuable Player award? Who was this player? On Music... And this segment is for music lovers... 1) From the year 1950 to 1971, the sale of a particular musical instrument rose from a figure of 228,000 to 2.3 million. What is it? 2) 'Adagio' is a musical term in Italy. What does it mean? 3) 10 million copies of an album was the sale of which country artist? 4) 191 songs were recorded by the Beetles in one studio? Name the studio. 5) Who was fondly called the "Prince of Darkness"? Now that you have a few trivia questions and answers on quite a few subjects, why not arrange a quiz competition and have fun with your friends this weekend! Aloha!