# Trivia questions which, amazingly, have two answers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 7, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849 "2017-12-07T22:56:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/201 "2017-12-13T04:58:48Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What was the Babylonian Captivity? This one doesn’t work. The second “instance” was simply being called that a historical reference to the first. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/202 "2017-12-13T07:09:17Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > What well known person died in New York City on September 11, 2001? There are obviously more than two answers to this. I don’t think you understand the OP. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/203 "2017-12-13T12:18:52Z")
This English rock drummer appeared in the 1964 film _A Hard Day’s Night_; his band dominated the pop charts for nearly a decade. Phil Collins and Ringo Starr ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/204 "2017-12-13T12:55:31Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > This one doesn’t work. The second “instance” was simply being called that a historical reference to the first. Why doesn’t it work? It’s a question with two legitimate answers. That one was derived from the other ought not to disqualify it. ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/205 "2017-12-13T13:10:06Z")
What movie ends with the destruction of the Death Star? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/206 "2017-12-15T04:21:04Z")
Who invented calculus? Who predicted the existence and location of Neptune before it was discovered? Who discovered oxygen? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/207 "2017-12-15T13:54:16Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > What Hollywood movie whose production began in 1938 featured a Southern belle during the 1850’s and 1860’s whose headstrong ways cost her the man she loves? The leading lady won two Oscars for Best Actress, one for her work in this film. The leading man was also an Oscar winner, though only for a different film. Okay, the one obvious answer is **Gone with the Wind** , but I’m not up on 1938 non-genre movies enough to know what the other one was. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/208 "2017-12-15T14:29:10Z")
**Jezebel**. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/209 "2017-12-15T14:41:48Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Okay, the one obvious answer is **Gone with the Wind** , but I’m not up on 1938 non-genre movies enough to know what the other one was. _Jezebel_, starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda. IIRC this film was proposed _after_ _GWTW_ (trying to capitalize on the big hoopla for that film), but released much sooner. A big difference between _Jezebel_ and _Gone With The Wind_ is that the former was black-and-white. Despite this, a key plot element is the Bette Davis character wearing a _ **red dress** _ to the big ball, with everyone staring at her for wearing this shameful apparel! ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/210 "2017-12-15T19:17:50Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > _Jezebel_, starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda. IIRC this film was proposed _after_ _GWTW_ (trying to capitalize on the big hoopla for that film), but released much sooner. > > A big difference between _Jezebel_ and _Gone With The Wind_ is that the former was black-and-white. Despite this, a key plot element is the Bette Davis character wearing a _ **red dress** _ to the big ball, with everyone staring at her for wearing this shameful apparel! Even more ironic, in GWTW, Scarlett scandalizes the big ball by wearing a black dress (she was supposed to be in mourning and not partying). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/211 "2017-12-15T21:00:03Z")
> [@Remember\_me](#): > > What is the Capital of Georgia? During the Cold War, which Georgia native was the leader of one of the opposing superpowers for a time, and which nation did he lead? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/212 "2017-12-15T22:07:36Z")
When did the Defenestration of Prague take place? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/213 "2017-12-15T23:49:24Z")
Who received an Academy Award nomination for her 1998 portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/214 "2017-12-16T00:19:41Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > During the Cold War, which Georgia native was the leader of one of the opposing superpowers for a time, and which nation did he lead? Might want to reword slightly, there were 24 years in between. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/215 "2017-12-16T02:17:31Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Might want to reword slightly, there were 24 years in between. Looks okay to me. “For a time” doesn’t imply “at the same time,” to me. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/216 "2017-12-16T03:57:53Z")
Especially since the question is phrased with the expectation of one answer. You wouldn’t say “Which Georgian became the leader of a superpower at the same time?”. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/217 "2017-12-16T05:13:32Z")
Roger Taylor was the drummer for which British rock band that had a #1 hit single and several other Top 10 hits in the 1980s? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/218 "2017-12-16T05:20:49Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > Roger Taylor was the drummer for which British rock band that had a #1 hit single and several other Top 10 hits in the 1980s? > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk HINT: The second letter is U and the last letter is N. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/219 "2018-02-18T02:31:20Z")
Here’s one that recently occured to me: What privately-held aerospace company, founded and run by a well-known billionaire who made his fortune in an unrelated business, is planning on launching its first manned space mission this year? ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-which-amazingly-have-two-answers/803849/220 "2018-02-18T03:32:52Z")
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