Trivia For September 17, 2026

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Question 1:

Name the chemical symbol for gold.

Au

  • The chemical symbol for gold is Au because it comes from aurum, the Latin word for gold, which means "shining dawn".

Question 2:

With over 700 losses, this university was one of the least successful in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history. However, the team would go undeafeated in 2025 to win its first national championship.

Indiana University

  • Indiana has primarily been known as a basketball school, with football playing second fiddle. However, after Curt Cignetti was hired as their head coach in 2024, the team went 28–2 in his first two seasons.

Question 3:

Easter Island is a territory of this South American nation.

Chile

  • The island is renowned for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people.

Question 4:

The fourth segment of Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940) depicts Earth's prehistory. What musical piece by Igor Stravinsky was used for the score?

The Rite of Spring

  • The segment progresses from the planet's formation to the first living creatures, followed by the reign and extinction of the dinosaurs. The sequence was animated to matched the raw, rhythmic intensity of Stravinsky’s score.

Question 5:

In the third century AD, the Palmyrene Empire broke away from Rome. The empire was centered in what is now this country.

Syria

  • Acting as the regent for her son, the empire was ruled by Queen Zenobia from the ancient city of Palymra. She conquered much of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and in 271 declared herself to be emperor. But, after a brief war, the Roman emperor Aurelian conquered Palmyra and captured Zenobia, sentencing her to exile.

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