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TGV Trivia Game #348 - 09-02-2025

Question 1: Where do emperor penguins live?

Emperor penguins are the largest penguin species and they are endemic to Antarctica. They are well adapted to the extreme cold, with a thick layer of blubber and dense feathers that trap air for insulation.


Question 2: Who was the youngest player to ever win the NBA MVP award?

Derrick Rose was just 22 years and 191 days old when he won the 2010-11 NBA MVP award, making him the youngest MVP in NBA history. He was playing for the Chicago Bulls at the time.


Question 3: What year was the Berlin Wall torn down?

The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 was a pivotal event that marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and the start of the reunification of East and West Germany. The wall had divided Berlin for 28 years since its construction began in 1961.


Question 4: When was the first episode of The Simpsons aired?

The Simpsons debuted as a series of animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. But the first official episode, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", aired as a Christmas special on December 17, 1989.


Question 5: Where did the reality TV show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" take place?

While the Kardashian-Jenner family often traveled to other glamorous locations, their main residence featured on the show was in Calabasas, a city in Los Angeles County known for celebrity residents.


Question 6: Where did the Caesar salad originate?

The Caesar salad was created by Italian-American restaurateur Caesar Cardini in Tijuana, Mexico in 1924. Cardini owned a restaurant in the tourist destination to attract Americans during Prohibition.


Question 7: What day of the week does Thanksgiving fall on in the United States?

In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year. The holiday originated in 1621 when the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts shared an autumn feast with the Wampanoag Native Americans.


Question 8: When did Canada adopt the maple leaf flag?

The red and white maple leaf design was proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II on January 28, 1965 and inaugurated on February 15, 1965. It replaced the Canadian Red Ensign which had been used as a civil ensign and unofficially as a national flag since the 1890s.


Question 9: Which of the world's oceans is the largest?

The Pacific Ocean covers an area of about 165 million square kilometers (64 million square miles). It contains more than half of the free water on Earth and could hold all of the world's continents.


Question 10: If someone believes in their superiority or exaggerates their talents and achievements, what psychological term describes this behavior?

The term narcissism comes from the Greek myth of Narcissus, a man who fell in love with his own reflection. Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and a constant need for admiration.


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