Trivia For February 27, 2026

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Question 1:

There are over eight hundred thousand speakers of the Basque language, most of whom reside in this European country.

Spain
  • Most speakers live in Basque Country, which is in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain. 93% of the speakers are in Spain, with most of the remainder in France.


Question 2:

The Battle of Gallipoli was a major engagement in this war.

World War I
  • The goal of the Entente Powers was to take control of the Dardanelles and weaken the Ottoman Empire. After eight months of fighting in 1915-1916, the campaign was abandoned and the Central Powers scored a great victory.


Question 3:

Fill in the blank to complete the acronym GIF: _______ Interchange Format.

Graphics
  • A GIF is an image format created at commercial service provider CompuServe in 1987. For space and file quality reasons, GIF usage has declined significantly since the early days of the web, replaced by PNG for static images and MP4 for videos.


Question 4:

"Heigh Ho Silver!" is the rallying cry of this fictional crime fighter who first appeared in a 1933 radio show on WXYZ out of Detroit, Michigan.

The Lone Ranger
  • Silver was the Lone Ranger's horse, whose life he saved. There is some controversy over whether the spoken phrase is "Heigh Ho, Silver!" or "Hi-Yo, Silver!"


Question 5:

Originally known as the Millennium Dome, this stadium in Greenwich, London is today known by this name.

The O2
  • The dome was opened in 1999 to celebrate the millenium. The controversial project only got a fraction of the visitors that were anticipated, and the building was converted into a multi-purpose arena.


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