Trivia For March 7, 2026

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Question 1:

Christ the Redeemer is a 38-meter (124-foot) tall statue that can be found in this city.

Rio de Janeiro
  • The art-deco statue was created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa. It was built between 1922 and 1931 at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain.


Question 2:

What is the most common tick-borne disease among humans in North America?

Lyme disease
  • Originally mistaken for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, the disease was first diagnosed as a separate condition in 1975 in Lyme, Connecticut. is caused is caused by several bacteria species of genus Borrelia that spread to humans via tick bites.


Question 3:

Among this director's many hit films were Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Some Like It Hot (1959).

Billy Wilder
  • After seeing the Nazi's rise to power, Wilder moved to Hollywood in 1934. Although he spoke no English when he arrived, within five years he co-wrote Ninotchka (1939) with two others. The film was a major success and launched his career.


Question 4:

According to Greek mythology, Scylla and Charybdis were sea monsters found in this narrow body of water that separates Sicily from the Italian mainland.

Strait of Messina
  • Scylla was a rock shoal (described as a six-headed sea monster) on the Calabrian side of the strait and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. The phrase "between Scylla and Charybdis" has become an idiom used to describe navigating between two equally dangerous situations.


Question 5:

In September 1995, Pierre Omidyar founded this internet startup. Just three years later, it would go public with a market cap of nearly $2 billion.

eBay
  • Among the first items sold on eBay (then called AuctionWeb) was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the laser pointer was broken; the buyer explained: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers."


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