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Twenty Things You Ought to Know

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Twenty Things You Ought to Know game quiz
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1. What is Hillary Clinton's middle (not maiden) name?
    Rodham
    Diane
    Henrietta
    Lucretia


2. Who was Playboy Magazine's first "Playmate of the Month?"
    Marilyn Monroe
    Janet Pilgrim
    Bette Paige
    Margie Harrison


3. What year were the last U.S. silver coins minted for general circulation?
    1969
    1970
    1964
    They are still being minted


4. Who was the second Pope?
    Linus
    Paul of Tarsus
    St. Peter
    Leo the Great


5. Which of these is thought to be a "lost" play by William Shakespeare?
    Cardenio
    The Miller's Tale
    Edward II
    The Marriage of Falstaff


6. Put these naval ranks in order, from the lowest to the highest.
    Ensign, lieutenant, commander, captain, commodore
    Lieutenant, ensign, commodore, captain, commander
    Ensign, lieutenant, captain, commander, commodore
    Commodore, ensign, lieutenant, commander, captain


7. What makes Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson unique among First Ladies?
    The only First Lady born outside the United States
    She was illegitimate
    She was the tallest, at 5' 9"
    There is no known portrait of her


8. What was the only year the St. Louis Browns won the pennant?
    1922
    1944
    1952
    1937


9. Who was the first horse to win thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown?
    Sir Barton
    War Admiral
    Omaha
    Secretariat


10. What is the most anthologized poem in the English language?
    "The Tiger," by William Blake
    "The Raven," by Edgar Allen Poe
    "Ode to a Grecian Urn," by John Keats
    "How Do I Love Thee?' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning


11. What is the largest state, in land area, east of the Mississippi River?
    Illinois
    Georgia
    Michigan
    Wisconsin


12. What was the first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
    Wings
    Birth of a Nation
    City Lights
    Greed


13. The novel "Gone With the Wind" is set in which state?
    Mississippi
    South Carolina
    Georgia
    Alabama


14. If your ring is marked 14K, how much gold does it contain?
    58.33%
    50%
    100%
    66.66%


15. Bauxite is an important ore of what metal?
    Aluminum
    Mercury
    Iron
    Uranuim


16. Who was Lincoln's first Vice-President?
    Hannibal Hamlin
    Horace Greeley
    Andrew Johnson
    John C. Fremont


17. What planet comes closest to Earth?
    Mars
    Jupiter
    Mercury
    Venus


18. Place these titles of nobility in order, from lowest to highest.
    Baron, earl, marquess, viscount
    Marquess, earl, baron, viscount
    Baron, viscount, earl, marquess
    Earl, viscount, baron, marquess


19. In what state is the county known as "Bloody Williamson" located?
    Illinois
    Georgia
    Kentucky
    Maryland


20. What country won the most medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics?
    Great Britain
    United States
    Germany
    Italy


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