trivia questions for high school students

Trivia Questions for High School Students

Trivia questions can be fun, as well as interesting. You can arrange a trivia quiz at your school with the help of some fun trivia questions. Here are some for high school students, to help you out.

Trivia is gaining importance, as well as popularity nowadays. Trivia questions can help in increasing general knowledge. Trivia questions can be from diverse fields of history, geography, economics, current affairs, general knowledge, music, and sports. Apart from being informative, such quizzes can be a fun activity to arrange. Fun Trivia Questions for High School Students How many number of musicians constitute a big band?
10
What is the meaning of the Italian word 'adagio'?
Slow
Which is the top-selling album to sell more than 10 million copies?
Garth Brooks
Which is the largest state in the United States of America?
Alaska
Which Beatles song lasted longest on the charts for 19 weeks?
Hey Jude
Which famous document starts with 'When in the course of human events...'?
Declaration of Independence
Who said these words - 'I am the president of United States and I am not going to eat any more broccoli'.
George Bush
Besides a dagger and spear, what more is the gladiator armed with?
Net
Which single name is applied to Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great?
Charlemagne
Which 20th century war was dubbed as 'forgotten war', even after 54,246 U.S. deaths?
Korean War
Dover is the capital of which state?
Delaware
Which Soviet dictator was training to be a priest when he turned to Marxism?
Joseph Stalin
Which were the two most popular rock operas of 1969?
Hair and Tommy
Which civil rights leader did Dorothy Parker leave her bulk of estate to?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which nation issued the five dollar bill which was found in the pocket of Abraham Lincoln, when he was shot?
The Confederate States of America
Which Junior High School musical was canceled in 1994 when Shinnecock Indians objected to the 'Ug-a-wug' song?
Peter Pan
Which Michael Jackson album spawned five chart-topping singles?
Bad
Which fruit was forbidden for Hawaiian women to eat by law?
Coconut
Which vehicle was invented to circumvent trench warfare?
Tank
Which jazz musician had got his pet name by shortening the name 'Satchel Mouth'?
Louis Armstrong
What is the unit of measurement used to measure the height of horse?
Hands (1 Hand is equal to 4 inches)
Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
Angel Waterfall (around 1000 m)
Where was the sky city concept introduced for the first time?
Japan
Lake Tahoe has only one outlet, name the outlet?
Truckee River
Which is the world's first national park?
Yellowstone National Park, USA
What is Alaska's second most populous city?
Fairbanks
Which U.S city is at the highest altitude above the sea level?
Santa Fe
Which is the lowest point on the land of the United States continent?
Death valley (California)
SLR is the abbreviation of what in the field of photography?
Single Lens Reflex camera
Which company is the largest producer of computer software for personal computers?
Microsoft
What does the abbreviation GUI stand for?
Graphical User Interface
Which element was discovered by the French chemists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie?
Radium
This American actor grew up believing that the couple raising him were his parents. It turned out that they were in fact his grandparents, and the woman he called his sister was in fact his mother. Name the actor.
Jack Nicholson
What do you call a village that does not have a church?
A hamlet
Who was the first African-American player to join Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
A sports player's jersey number may sometimes be retired (so that no player is ever allowed to wear the same jersey number again) to recognize and honor his/her contribution to the particular sport. Who was the first ever sportsperson whose uniform number was retired?
Ace Bailey. He was an ice-hokey player, who played for Toronto Maple Leafs. His jersey number was 6.
In the book Eat Pray Love, author Elizabeth Gilbert says her favorite Italian word is attraversiamo. What does the word mean?
to cross over
The Paramount Pictures logo depicts a mountain peak, hooded by an arc of stars. The mountain peak used in the logo was taken from a painting. Who created the painting?
Dario Campanile
These were some interesting trivia questions for high school students. These would have given you an idea on the types of questions that should be chosen for trivia quizzes. So, go ahead, and organize a trivia quiz. Have fun!

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